Somber Miley Cyrus arrives at LA studio in first outing since godmother Dolly Parton’s death

Miley Cyrus appeared somber as she headed back to work in her first outing since the death of her godmother, Dolly Parton.

The “Flowers” songstress was photographed arriving at a Los Angeles studio to film a forthcoming project on Wednesday afternoon.

She kept her head up high, wearing oversized black sunglasses as she made her way inside the building.

Cyrus, 33, wore a black T-shirt, jeans and flip-flops for the casual outing, styling her blond hair up in a messy updo.

She carried an Erewhon smoothie and was joined by two others.

The Grammy winner stepped out hours after addressing Parton’s heartbreaking death via an emotional Instagram statement, writing, “The feeling of losing my Aunt Dolly is beyond what feels right to share.”

“Our most sacred moments were private and they’ll stay there behind the stage, beneath the glamour & between our hearts.”

Cyrus teased that she’d likely write up a song about her heartbreak, adding, “What I KNOW is Dolly would want me to feel it, write a song about it, and then continue on and be strong.”

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“I have an angel by my side,” she added. “I always have. One of our last conversations was about music and metamorphosis.”

“I will always love her and want to make her proud,” Cyrus continued. “My heart breaks for the world, her family and friends who will miss her deeply. We’re in this loss together and we will see her in all of the most beautiful things.”

Tributes have been pouring in for Parton, who died after a brief battle with cancer. She was 80 years old.

The “Jolene” singer struggled in the year after the death of her beloved husband, Carl Dean, and noticeably retreated from public life, a family friend exclusively told Page Six.

Nikki Lund, who knew the country music icon through Parton’s longtime manager, Donny Nozell, told us that the singer had endured “a lot of loss in a short amount of time” following the March 2025 death of Dean and the more recent loss of her brother.

Parton’s nephew and longtime head of security, Bryan Seaver, said she was now reunited with Dean in heaven in his emotional video message announcing her death.

“Dolly has lived in the light and is in the arms of Jesus,” he shared. “Surely met by Carl, her parents, and countless others who have watched her and longed for her to meet them in the heavens.”