NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JULY 21: Karen Clark Sheard attends the 2026 BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards at BMI on July 21, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JULY 21: Kierra Sheard attends the 2026 BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards at BMI on July 21, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JULY 21: Kierra Sheard attends the 2026 BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards at BMI on July 21, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JULY 21: Kierra Sheard attends the 2026 BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards at BMI on July 21, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JULY 21: Gina Miller attends the 2026 BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards at BMI on July 21, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JULY 21: ANTHNY attends the 2026 BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards at BMI on July 21, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JULY 21: ANTHNY attends the 2026 BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards at BMI on July 21, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JULY 21: (L-R) Michael O’Neill, CEO of BMI, Kierra Sheard, 2026 BMI Impact Award and Gospel Songwriter of the Year recipient, Catherine Brewton, VP of Creative, BMI Atlanta, Wardell Malloy, Assistant VP of Creative, BMI Atlanta, J. Drew Sheard II, Gospel Songwriter of the Year recipient and Michael Steinberg, BMI, EVP, Chief Revenue & Creative Officer pose at the 2026 BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards at BMI on July 21, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for BMI)