"If you don't have a great song," producer Tony Brown says, "you don't have sh*t."
Keith Richards, Post Malone, Blake Shelton, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris and Brad Paisley were among those celebrating this year's inductees.
John Anderson will be officially inducted as a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday, Oct. 20.
The two-day event is set to take place Sept. 9-10 in Dallas.
They join 152 others who are members of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
CMA CEO Sarah Trahern called Loveless and Tucker “strong, distinctive voices in our format,” and McDill “a songwriter’s songwriter" during the Sunday evening ceremony.
The CMA entertainer of the year winner took a ruminative look at the career he's built over the past two decades.
A Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum exhibit was well-suited for a fashionable country/rock reunion that took place July 20 in Nashville.
See the list of double inductees.
“Liz Thiels elevated and enhanced the profile of country music in countless ways,” said Kyle Young, CEO of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
