NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JULY 21: (L-R) 2026 BMI Impact Award recipient, Kierra Sheard 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) Kirk Franklin, Catherine Brewton, VP of Creative, BMI Atlanta and Wardell Malloy, Assistant VP of Creative, BMI Atlanta 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) Catherine Brewton, VP of Creative, BMI Atlanta, Kirk Franklin, Kierra Sheard, 2026 BMI Impact Award recipient and Wardell Malloy, Assistant VP of Creative, BMI Atlanta 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) Karen Clark Sheard and Wardell Malloy, Assistant VP of Creative, BMI Atlanta 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) Karen Clark Sheard and Wardell Malloy, Assistant VP of Creative, BMI Atlanta 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: Karen Clark Sheard attends 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) Karen Clark Sheard and 2026 BMI Impact Award recipient, Kierra Sheard 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) Karen Clark Sheard and 2026 BMI Impact Award recipient, Kierra Sheard 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)