The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority voted unanimously to posthumously honor pop music icon Dolly Parton with an airport.
MNAA representatives said they’re working with “the appropriate parties” to decide on a new name for Nashville International Airport that will remember the 80-year-old “Here You Come Again” singer who died on Aug. 25 after a private battle with cancer.
“Today, the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority voted unanimously, 6-0, to begin the process of modifying the airport’s name in honor of Dolly Parton,” aviation officials said in a statement on Friday.
Officials called the dedication the first step in an ambitious process to improve the Tennessee airport near Parton’s final resting place.
“We are grateful for the tremendous support and enthusiasm from our community and Dolly’s fans around the world,” MNAA officials wrote. “We look forward to sharing additional details as plans are finalized.”
Parton’s first posthumously released song — called fittingly “Bound to Ride” — was released this week. Rolling Stone reported that she recorded vocals for the track in 2022 during the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s a cover of a 1964 Stanley Brothers tune that she worked on with the First Ladies of Bluegrass.
Parton’s longtime manager Danny Nozell said after her death that the world hadn’t heard the last of the 11-time Grammy Award winner.
“Many projects were in various stages of development, and we want to be transparent with her fans about this fact,” he assured fans.
Those undertakings include a Dolly avatar show, a musical documentary, a biopic, a docuseries and a scripted series, according to the Hollywood Reporter.