NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 26: (L-R) Robert Oermann and Joanie Allison speak onstage during the 56th Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame Gala at Music City Center on October 26, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 26: Chuck Mead (L) performs onstage during the 56th Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame Gala at Music City Center on October 26, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 26: Chuck Mead (L) performs onstage during the 56th Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame Gala at Music City Center on October 26, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 26: Chuck Mead performs onstage during the 56th Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame Gala at Music City Center on October 26, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 26: Chuck Mead performs onstage during the 56th Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame Gala at Music City Center on October 26, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 26: Chuck Mead performs onstage during the 56th Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame Gala at Music City Center on October 26, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 26: Kelly Sutton speaks onstage during the 56th Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame Gala at Music City Center on October 26, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 26: Lee Thomas Miller attends the 56th Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame Gala at Music City Center on October 26, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)