Dolly Parton has announced that she is canceling her previously postponed Las Vegas residency due to ongoing health issues.

In a video message Monday, the “Jolene” singer-songwriter assured fans that she’s “improving every day,” after first postponing her residency back in September, but said that she needs more time before she’s ready to perform.

“The good news is I’m responding really well to meds and treatments, and I’m improving every day. Now, the bad news is that it’s gonna take me a little while before I’m up to stage-performance level because some of the meds and treatments make me a little swimmy-headed, as my grandma used to say,” she said in the video.

Parton, 80, was originally scheduled to perform six shows at Caesars Palace last December.

She went on to say that her doctors have assured her “that everything is treatable” and asked fans to “Think of me like an old classic car that, once restored, can be better than ever.”

Despite her health challenges, Parton said she’s still working, making videos, recording, finishing work on her Broadway musical, and preparing for the opening of her museum and hotel in Nashville later this year. She also thanked her supporters for their concern as she navigated her first year without her late husband, Carl Dean, who died in March 2025.

“I will always love him, and I will always miss him, but you would be surprised how much your love and concern meant to me during that time,” she said.