Bits & Pieces: Dolly Parton will receive the Americana Music Association's Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2026 Americana Honors & Awards Sept. 16 at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. She will accept via video.

The Grand Ole Opry will mark its birthday weekend (Oct. 1-4) with shows featuring The Oak Ridge Boys, Ricky Skaggs, Rhett Akins, Marcus King and Brandon Lake, and a "tailgate party" with Opry-elect member Akins Oct. 3 in the Opry House's Studio A at 2pm. Tickets and details here.