The next group of Country Music Hall of Fame inductees will be unveiled Tuesday morning. You can watch the announcement live at 10am Central. What we're watching: There is a massive backlog of qualified artists waiting to join country's inner circle.

The Country Music Association announced the new 2025 inductees on Tuesday in Nashville, Tennessee.

The trio of music icons – Kenny Chesney, Tony Brown and June Carter Cash – were named Tuesday as the 2025 class to the Country Music Hall of Fame. They will be formally inducted later this year during the Hall’s annual Medallion Ceremony, nearly 65 years after the inaugural class of Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Williams and Fred Rose.