NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 26: (L-R) Layng Martine Jr., Rhett Akins, Liz Rose, Gary Nicholson, Bill Anderson, Mark Ford, Dean Dillon, Victoria Shaw, Gary Burr, Larry Gatlin and Marcus Hummon 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)