NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - SEPTEMBER 16: Brandi Carlile 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: Benmont Tench of The Heartbreakers attend 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) Monique Ross and Chauntee Ross of SistaStrings 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) Aoife O'Donovan, Sarah Jarosz and Sara Watkins of I'm with Her 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) Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale of The Milk Carton Kids speak onstage during the 25th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on September 16, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - SEPTEMBER 16: Mike Campbell of The Heartbreakers speaks onstage during the 25th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on September 16, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - SEPTEMBER 16: (L-R) Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale of The Milk Carton Kids speak onstage during the 25th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on September 16, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - SEPTEMBER 16: Mandy Fer accepts the Instrumentalist of the Year award 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)