NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - SEPTEMBER 16: Monique Ross (L) and Chauntee Ross (R) of SistaStrings and Mandy Fer, winner of the Instrumentalist of the Year award pose backstage during the 25th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on September 16, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - SEPTEMBER 16: (L-R) Wes Crowe and Ocie Crowe of Crowe Boys pose backstage during the 25th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on September 16, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - SEPTEMBER 16: (L-R) Mandy Fer and Jed Hilly, Executive Director for the Americana Music Association, pose with the Instrumentalist of the Year award backstage during the 25th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on September 16, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - SEPTEMBER 16: Mandy Fer poses with the Instrumentalist of the Year award backstage during the 25th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on September 16, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - SEPTEMBER 16: Mon Rovîa performs onstage during the 25th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on September 16, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - SEPTEMBER 16: Mon Rovîa performs onstage during the 25th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on September 16, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - SEPTEMBER 16: Mon Rovîa performs onstage during the 25th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on September 16, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - SEPTEMBER 16: Emmylou Harris speaks onstage during the 25th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on September 16, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)