Petition to rename Nashville airport after Dolly…
Now departon from Nashville!
Dolly Parton lovers are demanding Nashville International Airport be renamed after the nation music queen following her death — with a year-old petition gaining hundreds of signatures in mere hours as the likes of Sheryl Crow threw their weight behind it.
The Change.org petition — “Rename Nashville International Airport to Dolly Parton International Airport” — blasted past 100,000 signatures Wednesday, gaining more than 50,000 in the day since the Tennessee native died at 80 on Tuesday.
Dolly Parton died at 80 on Tuesday after a temporary bout with cancer. Now supporters need to commemorate her. Redferns
“On August 25, the world lost an angel,” an update to the petition read. “It’s difficult to imagine a world without our Dreamer-In-Chief. How are we going to be okay without her magic to keep us safe? How can we shine without her light?”
“Since her passing, tens of thousands of additional supporters have visited and signed this petition,” it added. “The outpouring of support has reinvigorated our mission.”
Parton was born east of Knoxville but turned a music famous person in Nashville and lived there for a lot of her life, with the petition evoking her deep Tennessee roots when it was began in Jan. 2025.
It sat at around 53,000 signatures before her death, garnering only a few thousand new signatures over the yr and a half since it was created.
A petition to rename the Nashville International Airport after Dolly Parton gained tens of hundreds of signatures over the past 24 hours. Getty Images
But those signatures doubled in the hours after Parton’s household announced her passing from a temporary cancer battle, with dozens of names being added by the second.
And big names have been soon giving it big consideration — fellow nation star Sheryl Crow endorsed the motion while speaking about the late idol during an look on Katie Couric’s Instagram livestream Tuesday.
“People are talking about trying to get the Nashville airport … changed to the Dolly Parton International Airport,” Crow said. “I’m like, ‘Yes! I think we should.’”
Tennessee state Rep. Todd Warner also said he’d help the measure, vowing in a response on the petition to suggest a invoice requesting the change.
“I will definitely introduce legislation to rename the BNA airport Dolly Parton International Airport!” Warner said.
Sheryl Crow endorsed the petition to rename the airport after Dolly Parton, characterizing the transfer as a no-brainer. Variety via Getty Images
Warner beforehand tried to rename the airport “Trump International Airport” in January 2025, but that invoice flopped in a 5-12 vote.
He also endorsed the Change.org petition to title the airport after Parton when his Trump invoice failed — acknowledging that measure “went down in flames” — saying he’d obtained “numerous” emails requesting the dedication and that he would help a change if the chance arose.
And that time could possibly be now, as scores of followers rushed to the petition to voice their help.
“Dolly Parton represents the heart of Tennessee and the heart of its music,” one signer wrote. “Naming Nashville International Airport in her honor would welcome visitors from around the world with a name that immediately says welcome! Know we love ya!”
“One of the sweetest and dearest singers, and not only that, a role model to so many. Undeniably an icon and after all that she has given us, the least we can do is name something in her honor,” another wrote. “Just as she took us on adventures with her songs and supported everyone’s journeys, this Dolly airline will do the same.”
We present you with the trending topics. Get the best latest Entertainment news and content on our web site daily.
