NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - SEPTEMBER 16: (L-R) Buddy Miller and Dan Penn perform 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: (L-R) Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan of The Milk Carton Kids and Nathaniel Rateliff speak 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: (L-R) Ken Pomeroy and Dakota McDaniel perform 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) Katie Pruitt and Sadler Vaden speak 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: (L-R) Katie Pruitt and Sadler Vaden speak 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: (L-R) Buddy Miller and Dan Penn perform 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) Buddy Miller and Sara Watkins of I'm With Her pose onstage 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) Hayes Carll and Elizabeth Cook perform 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)