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KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE – SEPTEMBER 22: Morgan Wallen performs onstage for night two of his One Night At A Time tour at Neyland Stadium on September 22, 2024 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for for Morgan Wallen's One Night At A Time 2024) -
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Rolling Stones performing at Sir Morgans Cove Club, Worcester, MA USA. September 17, 1981. (Ian Stewart, Ronnie Wood, Charlie Watts,MIck Jagger,Keith Richards,Bill Wyman)
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LOS ANGELES – NOVERMBER 1963: Rock and roll group "The Beach Boys" pose with Corvette in their first photo session since Al Jardine returned to the band in Novermber 1963. (L-R) Brian Wilson, Al Jardine, Dennis Wilson, Carl Wilson, Mike Love. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – JUNE 04: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. Rhett Akins performs onstage at Nissan Stadium during CMA Fest 2026 day one on June 04, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
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LONDON – JUNE 20: Singer Bob Dylan performs on stage at The Fleadh 2004 at Finsbury Park June 20, 2004 in London, England. The Fleadh 2004 doubles as the London stop of the UK leg of his European tour. (Photo by Getty Images) -
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – JUNE 27: Alan Jackson performs onstage for Alan Jackson Last Call: One More for the Road – The Finale at Nissan Stadium on June 27, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) -
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INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 12: Katy Perry performs during the Parade of Nations before the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group D match between USA and Paraguay at Los Angeles Stadium on June 12, 2026 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images) -
NASHVILLE, TN – Alan Jackson (L) is presented with a medallion by Loretta Lynn (R) onstage at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Medallion Ceremony to celebrate 2017 hall of fame inductees Alan Jackson, Jerry Reed And Don Schlitz at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on October 22, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Country Music Hall Of Fame & Museum) -
LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 25: Musician Alan Jackson performs onstage during CMT Giants as they honor Hank Williams Jr. held at the Gibson Amphitheatre on October 25, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images for CMT) -
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – MARCH 20: Ella Langley performs at Omni Nashville Hotel on March 20, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) -
CLEVELAND, OHIO – Singer Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs kiss during Game Three between the New York Knicks and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals at Rocket Arena on May 23, 2026 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) -
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – OCTOBER 30: Alan Jackson performs at the Coal Miner's Daughter: A Celebration Of The Life & Music Of Loretta Lynn at the Grand Ole Opry on October 30, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) -
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – JUNE 05: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. Cody Johnson performs onstage at Nissan Stadium during day two of CMA Fest 2026 on June 05, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) -
AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 30: Toby Keith performs onstage during the 2021 iHeartCountry Festival Presented By Capital One at The Frank Erwin Center on October 30, 2021 in Austin, Texas. Editorial Use Only. (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)
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American R&B & Pop singer Smokey Robinson performs onstage at Radio City Music Hall, New York, New York, June 10, 1982. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images) -
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Portrait of Singer/Actress Cher photographed in 1965.; (Photo by King Collection/Avalon/Getty Images)
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Tammy Wynette in performance; circa 1960; New York. (Photo by Art Zelin/Getty Images) -
LOS ANGELES – 1985: Singer Rosemary Clooney poses for a portrait in 1985 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry Langdon/Getty Images) -
AUSTIN, TEXAS – Lloyd Maines performs onstage during "Austin City Limits Celebrates 50 Years: A Special Anniversary Taping" of the long-running music series "Austin City Limits" at ACL Live on November 21, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images)
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UNSPECIFIED – CIRCA 1970: Photo of Waylon Jennings Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Waylon Jennings Once Recalled the Pivotal Moment He Heard This Musical Icon for the First Time: “It Went up My Spine”
“It just climbed right through you.”
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American musician Kurt Cobain of grunge band Nirvana performing live onstage at Roseland Ballroom, New Music Seminar, US, 23rd July 1993; he is wearing stripy jumper and playing Fender Mustang guitar. (Photo by KMazur/WireImage) -
CIRCA 1975: Country musician Waylon Jennings performs onstage in circa 1975. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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Beatles tour of USA 1964. Left to right: Beatles members Ringo Starr, John Lennon, George Harrison and Paul McCartney wave to fans prior to boarding their plane at London airport for their tour of USA. 18th August 1964. (Photo by Eyles/Daily Herald/Mirrorpix via Getty Images) -
LONDON – 1966: (L-R) Sonny Bono (1935-1998), an American singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and politician who with his then-wife Cher was one half of an American rock duo in the 1960s and 1970s. The couple started their career in the mid-1960s as R&B backing singers for record producer Phil Spector, in London, England, 1966. (Photo by Jeff Hochberg/Getty Images) -
British singer and musician Mick Jagger (Michael Phillip Jagger) sitting beside British guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones wearing woman clothes. The two are founding members of British band The Rolling Stones. 1967 (Photo by Mondadori via Getty Images) -
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COLOGNE, GERMANY – OCTOBER 17: Phil Collins of Genesis performing on October 17, 1981 in Cologne, Germany. (Photo by David Corio/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
LAS VEGAS – APRIL 06: ***EXCLUSIVE*** Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn of Brooks & Dunn perform "The Cowboy Rides Away' onstage during the 44th annual Academy Of Country Music Awards' Artist of the Decade held at the MGM Grand on April 6, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Winter/ACM2009/Getty Images for ACM)
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The Manor Studios, Oxfordshire 1975
