They are preventing her from accepting a lifetime achievement award in person. In September, Dolly Parton will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Americana Music Association. Dolly Parton will receive an AMA lifetime achievement awardOn Sept. 16, the Americana Music Association will honor Parton with this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award. “We at the Americana Music Association have long admired Ms. Parton’s work as a singer, songwriter, entertainer and one of the greatest ambassadors music has ever known,” said Jed Hilly, Executive Director of the Americana Music Association, in a statement. Dolly Parton will accept the AMA lifetime achievement award virtuallyParton will not attend the ceremony in person.