Nashville, Tennessee - The 2026 Country Music Association Awards will honor the late Dolly Parton, but is Taylor Swift part of the planned tribute?

The 60th annual event will have a segment dedicated to the country icon who passed away at 80 in August.

While it was rumored that the Life of a Showgirl artist would be part of the lineup, an insider has now confirmed to E! News that she won't be participating.

Taylor sweetly dedicated her Video of the Year award to Dolly at this year's MTV Video Music Awards.

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"I want to thank and dedicate this award to one person, without whom just this wouldn't be happening, and that person is the ultimate showgirl, Dolly Parton," she told the crowd.

The I Knew It, I Knew You singer called the 9 to 5 hitmaker "the gift that kept on giving" in her emotional statement after the news of Dolly's death broke.

Taylor added, "Because of the eternally generous way she spent her time on this earth and the countless lives she changed for the better, her legacy will be an everlasting one."

Lainey Wilson will host the CMAs, airing on November 18 on ABC and Disney+ and streaming the next day on Hulu.