NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JULY 21: Karen Clark Sheard speaks onstage at the 2026 BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards at BMI on July 21, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for BMI)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JULY 21: (L-R) Michael O’Neill, CEO of BMI and Jordan Kelly attend the 2026 BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards at BMI on July 21, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for BMI)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JULY 21: (L-R) Michael O’Neill, CEO of BMI, Catherine Brewton, VP of Creative, BMI Atlanta, Kierra Sheard, 2026 BMI Impact Award recipient, Wardell Malloy, Assistant VP of Creative, BMI Atlanta and Michael Steinberg, BMI, EVP, Chief Revenue & Creative Officer pose at the 2026 BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards at BMI on July 21, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for BMI)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JULY 21: 2026 BMI Impact Award recipient, Kierra Sheard performs onstage at the 2026 BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards at BMI on July 21, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for BMI)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JULY 21: 2026 BMI Impact Award recipient, Kierra Sheard performs onstage at the 2026 BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards at BMI on July 21, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for BMI)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JULY 21: 2026 BMI Impact Award recipient, Kierra Sheard performs onstage at the 2026 BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards at BMI on July 21, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for BMI)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JULY 21: 2026 BMI Impact Award recipient, Kierra Sheard speaks onstage at the 2026 BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards at BMI on July 21, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for BMI)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JULY 21: (L-R) Catherine Brewton, VP of Creative, BMI Atlanta and Wardell Malloy, Assistant VP of Creative, BMI Atlanta speak onstage at the 2026 BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards at BMI on July 21, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for BMI)