Austin, Texas – George Strait performs during the iHeartCountry Festival on Oct. 30, 2021, in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/imageSPACE/Shutterstock)
Baskin, Louisiana – Lainey Wilson is honored in her hometown of Baskin, Louisiana, with the 20th marker on the Northeast Louisiana Music Trail and the dedication of "Lainey Wilson Highway." (Photo by AFF-USA/Shutterstock)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – NOVEMBER 13: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) (L-R) Reba McEntire, Carrie Underwood, Dolly Parton perform onstage during the 53rd annual CMA Awards at the Music City Center on November 13, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images,)
Nashville, Tennessee – Alan Jackson performs during the 57th Annual CMA Awards on Nov. 8, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – OCTOBER 30: George Strait performs onstage during Coal Miner's Daughter: A Celebration of the Life & Music of Loretta Lynn at The Grand Ole Opry on October 30, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
OCTOBER 30: George Strait performs onstage for CMT Coal Miner's Daughter: A Celebration of the Life & Music of Loretta Lynn at Grand Ole Opry on October 30, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for CMT)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – SEPTEMBER 26: (L-R) Shay Mooney and Dan Smyers of Dan + Shay speak onstage during the 2024 People's Choice Country Awards at The Grand Ole Opry on September 26, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Katherine Bomboy/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
