NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - SEPTEMBER 16: Bernie Taupin speaks onstage during the Keynote Conversation: Bernie Taupin and Brandi Carlile during AMERICANAFEST 2026 at The Embassy Suites Nashville on September 16, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - SEPTEMBER 16: Jed Hilly speaks onstage during the Keynote Conversation: Bernie Taupin and Brandi Carlile during AMERICANAFEST 2026 at The Embassy Suites Nashville on September 16, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - SEPTEMBER 16: (L-R) Bernie Taupin and Brandi Carlile speak onstage during the Keynote Conversation: Bernie Taupin and Brandi Carlile during AMERICANAFEST 2026 at The Embassy Suites Nashville on September 16, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - SEPTEMBER 16: Brandi Carlile speaks onstage during the Keynote Conversation: Bernie Taupin and Brandi Carlile during AMERICANAFEST 2026 at The Embassy Suites Nashville on September 16, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - SEPTEMBER 16: (L-R) Jed Hilly, Brandi Carlile, Bernie Taupin and Danna Strong backstage during AMERICANAFEST 2026 at The Embassy Suites Nashville on September 16, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - SEPTEMBER 16: (L-R) Brandi Carlile and Bernie Taupin backstage during AMERICANAFEST 2026 at The Embassy Suites Nashville on September 16, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - SEPTEMBER 16: Brandi Carlile speaks onstage during the Keynote Conversation: Bernie Taupin and Brandi Carlile during AMERICANAFEST 2026 at The Embassy Suites Nashville on September 16, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - SEPTEMBER 16: Brandi Carlile speaks onstage during the Keynote Conversation: Bernie Taupin and Brandi Carlile during AMERICANAFEST 2026 at The Embassy Suites Nashville on September 16, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)