NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – SEPTEMBER 22: Ella Langley performs onstage at the 9th Annual Nashville Songwriter Awards at Ryman Auditorium on September 22, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
Musician Willie Nelson attends 24th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on April 10, 1989 at Disney Studios in Burbank, California. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
Kix Brooks, left, and Ronnie Dunn perform at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Wednesday, Mar. 1, 2000. (Smiley N. Pool/Chronicle) (Photo by Smiley N. Pool/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
