NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 19: Mike “Wilkie” Wilkinson (R) accepts the Fair/Rodeo of the Year Award for Cheyenne Frontier Days onstage during the 19th ACM® Honors™ at The Pinnacle on August 19, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for ACM)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 19: (L-R) Trent Allison, Senior Director of Sales & Special Events at AEG Presents and Mike DuCharme, Regional VP of AEG Presents pose backstage during the 19th ACM® Honors™ at The Pinnacle on August 19, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for ACM)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 19: Sam James, Preston James and David James accept the ACM Poet's Award in honor of their dad, Brett James during the 19th ACM® Honors™ at The Pinnacle on August 19, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for ACM)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 19: Sam James, Preston James and David James accept the ACM Poet's Award in honor of their dad, Brett James during the 19th ACM® Honors™ at The Pinnacle on August 19, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for ACM)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 19: Sam James, Preston James and David James accept the ACM Poet's Award in honor of their dad, Brett James during the 19th ACM® Honors™ at The Pinnacle on August 19, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for ACM)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 19: Sam James, Preston James and David James accept the ACM Poet's Award in honor of their dad, Brett James during the 19th ACM® Honors™ at The Pinnacle on August 19, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for ACM)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 19: Sam James, Preston James and David James pose backstage after accepting the ACM Poet's Award in honor of their dad, Brett James during the 19th ACM® Honors™ at The Pinnacle on August 19, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for ACM)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 19: Sam James, Preston James and David James pose backstage after accepting the ACM Poet's Award in honor of their dad, Brett James during the 19th ACM® Honors™ at The Pinnacle on August 19, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for ACM)