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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – Dolly Parton gives a speech after Ozzy Osbourne won the Lifetime Achievement Award during The BRIT Awards 2026 at Co-op Live on February 28, 2026 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – Billy Joel attends "The Music of Billy Joel" at Carnegie Hall on March 12, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – AUGUST 29: (L-R) Riley Green and Carly Pearce perform onstage for the Big Machine 20th Anniversary concert at Lower Broadway on August 29, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Catherine Powell/Getty Images)
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA – 2022/06/11: Actor, Country Music Artist, TV & Radio Personality Blake Emmons Hosts the 30th Anniversary of Global Country Music Canada at Cook county Saloon. (Photo by Ron Palmer/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Kennedy Center honoree Gene Simmons, a member of the US rock band KISS, and his wife Shannon Tweed arrive for the 48th Kennedy Center Honors gala at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, on December 7, 2025. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – Singer/Songwriter Jack Schneider (white jacket) joins Jamie Hanna, Jeff Hanna, and Ross Holmes of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band during All The Good Times: The Farewell Tour at Atlanta Symphony Hall on August 28, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by R. Diamond/WireImage)
NASHVILLE, TN – Co-Writer Kacey Musgraves addresses the invited guests and media during the Celebration of Miranda Lambert's No.1 Song "Mama's Broken Heart" with co writers Kacey Musgraves, Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally performed by Miranda Lambert at Cabana on September 11, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for BMI)
Megan Moroney at the 2026 NMPA + Billboard GRAMMY Week Songwriter Awards at Avalon Hollywood on January 28, 2026 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Chad Salvador/Billboard via Getty Images)
Kurt Russell at Paramount+'s "The Madison" New York Premiere held at Jazz at Lincoln Center on March 09, 2026 in New York, New York. (Photo by John Nacion/Variety via Getty Images)
