Dolly Parton, who died today at age 80, went through "a brief battle with cancer," according to a statement released Tuesday evening by her team.

Dolly Parton's cause of death has been revealed as a brief battle with cancer, where she was hospitalized at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

The artist was a star performer in country music, and went on to become one of the genre's most recognizable and universally adored ambassadors to broader popular culture.

Dolly Parton, the beloved country singer, has died at age 80, her nephew confirmed.

The singer’s nephew announced her death on social media, saying, “Dolly has lived in the light and is in the arms of Jesus.”

Her family did not disclose the cause of death.