The announcement was made Tuesday morning at a news conference at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee.

Brooks took country music to a new level over a 15-year period, becoming the top-selling solo artist in the U.S. with more than 128 million albums sold.

Smith, the wife of country singer Marty Stuart, is among a pioneering wave of female singers who helped lay the foundation for today’s success by women in country music. And Robbins is considered among the top session players in Nashville over a 50-year career that’s included work for everyone from George Jones to Bob Dylan.