Her publicist, Marcel Pariseau, said Parton died at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville "after bravely facing a brief battle with cancer."
McDaid has written songs recorded by Ed Sheeran, BTS, P!nk, Robbie Williams, Alicia Keys, Lewis Capaldi, Jung Kook, Weezer, Shawn Mendes, David Guetta and Kelly Clarkson.