Grammy winner Lainey Wilson discussed her relationship with country icon Dolly Parton during a radio appearance in Sydney, Australia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s insane. She has become a dear friend, which is also weird for me to say.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
She praised Parton\u2019s business acumen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe way that she has continued to pave a path, she\u2019s an incredible human businesswoman. She\u2019s just got it going on.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wilson performed at Sydney\u2019s Qudos Bank Arena on Sunday night, calling it \u201cprobably one of the loudest shows that I\u2019ve ever seen.\u201d The crowd response was so intense that Wilson said it took her until 2 a.m. to decompress after the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She described her concert experience as an \u201cenergy exchange\u201d between performer and audience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Lainey brought six-year-old cancer patient Tessa on stage during her Whirlwind World Tour stop at Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Australia, naming the young fan her \u201cCowgirl of the Night.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tessa was diagnosed with stage 4 high-risk neuroblastoma in November 2023 and she relapsed in 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Australian specialists told her family that no curative options remain in the country after years of chemotherapy, radiation, surgeries, and immunotherapy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her mother Renee Perry is raising funds to continue Tessa\u2019s treatment in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As of February 16, Tessa\u2019s GoFundMe campaign has raised over $315,000 toward its $750,000 goal<\/p>\n\n\n