BMI Honors Sheryl Crow With 2026 Troubadour Award

BMI honored Sheryl Crow with the 2026 Troubadour Award last night (Sept. 14) during a private…

2026 BMI Troubadour Sheryl Crow accepts the coveted award at BMI Nashville. Photo: Erika Goldring for BM

BMI honored Sheryl Crow with the 2026 Troubadour Award last night (Sept. 14) during a private ceremony in Nashville.

Hosted by BMI Nashville’s VP of Creative Clay Bradley , Crow was presented with the Troubadour award and a Gibson J-45 guitar to commemorate her profound impact on the creative community.

Jason Isbell, Melissa Etheridge, Eric Church, Lauren Daigle, Chris Stapleton and Olivia Rodrigo each honored Crow with a performance of one of her hit tracks. Jeff Trott took the microphone to speak about their creative partnership that spans three decades. The Chicks, Brandi Carlile, Kenny Chesney, Robert Earl Keen, John Oates, Peter Stroud and Jesse Wells each offered congratulations via video.

Crow has sold more than 50 million albums globally with multi-genre hits including “All I Wanna Do” and “If It Makes You Happy.” She has earned more No. 1 singles on the Billboard Triple A chart than any other female artist in history. Since affiliating with BMI in 1991, Crow has garnered prestigious accolades, including the 1997 BMI Pop Songwriter of the Year, 12 BMI Awards and eight BMI Million-Air awards.

She joins prior Troubadour Award recipients John Fogerty, Billy F Gibbons, John Hiatt, Robert Earl Keen, John Oates, John Prine and Lucinda Williams.

Pictured (L-R): BMI's Clay Bradley, Sheryl Crow, BMI’s Mike Steinberg and BMI’s Mason Hunter. Photo: Erika Goldring for BMI

Olivia Rodrigo poses with Sheryl Crow at the ceremony at BMI Nashville. Photo: Erika Goldring for BMI

Eric Church performs acoustic rendition of “Leaving Las Vegas” at the 2026 BMI Troubadour Awards. Photo: Erika Goldring for BMI

Lauren Daigle tributes Sheryl Crow with performance of “Everyday Is a Winding Road" at BMI Nashville. Photo: Ashley Wright