RALEIGH, N.C. (CelebrityAccess) — Nominations for the 35th Annual IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards have been announced, with Billy Strings, Del McCoury Band, Molly Tuttle & Golden Highay, Sister Sadie and The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys all vying for the Entertainer Award. One year.
IBMA also announced three artists who will be inducted into the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame this year: Alan Munde, Jerry Douglas and Katy Daley.
In addition, Cindy Baucom, Laurie Lewis, Richard Hurst, ArtistWorks and Bloomin’ Bluegrass Festival have all been named as 2024 IBMA Outstanding Achievement Award winners.
The winners of the 2024 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards will be announced at an awards gala on Thursday, September 26, at the Martin Marietta Performing Arts Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.
The winner will be voted on by members of the International Bluegrass Music Association, the bluegrass music industry’s professional, not-for-profit association.
Full list of nominees:
entertainer of the year
billy sterlings
Molly Tuttle and the Golden Highway
Del McCoury Band
Sister Sadie
Wave’ stroll boy
Vocal Group of the Year
Unlimited genuine products
Sister Sadie
blue highway
Del McCoury Band
Molly Tuttle and the Golden Highway
Best Instrumental Group of the Year
billy sterlings
michael cleveland and the keepers of the flame
Macaulis Travel
Eastern Nash grass
Molly Tuttle and the Golden Highway
song of the year
“Autumn in Tennessee”—Authentic Unlimited
Lyricist: John Meador/Bob Minner
Manufacturer: Authentic Unlimited
Label: Billy Blue Records
“Willow” – Sister Sadie
Lyricist: Ashley McBride
Producer: Sister Sadie
Tag: mountain home
“Too lonely, too long” – Rick Farris and Del McCoury
Lyricist: Rick Farris
Producer: Stephen Mulkin
Label: Shadow Recordings
“Forever Young” – Daniel Greenstaff, Paul Brewster and Dolly Parton
Songwriters: Jim Kerrigan/Kevin Savega/Bob Dylan/Rod Stewart
Producer: Daniel Greenstaff
Label: Campfire Music Group
“Kentucky Gold” – Dale Ann Bradley and Sam Busch
Lyricist: Wayne Carson/Ronnie Leno
Producer: Dale Ann Bradley
Tag: pineburg
album of the year
City of Gold – Molly Tuttle and the Golden Highway
Produced by: Jerry Douglas/Molly Tuttle
Tag: unique
Last chance to win—East Nash Grass
Producer: Don Nashglass
Tag: mountain fever
Joy – Appalachia Roadshow
Produced by: Appalachian Roadshow
Label: Billy Blue Records
No Fear – Sister Sadie
Producer: Sister Sadie
Tag: mountain home
Forever – True and Infinite
Manufacturer: Authentic Unlimited
Label: Billy Blue Records
gospel record of the year
“When I Get There” – Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out
Lyricist: Michael Fagan
Produced by: Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out
Tags: independent
“Thank you Lord for your grace” – Real and Infinite
Lyricist: Jerry Cole
Manufacturer: Authentic Unlimited
Label: Billy Blue Records
“Just Beyond” – Barry Abernathy with John Middaugh, Tim Ray Bon, Bradley Walker
Songwriter: Rick Long/Mike Richards/Wendy Robinson
Producer: Jerry Salley
Label: Billy Blue Records
“God already has it” – Dale Ann Bradley
Songwriter: Mark “Brinker” Brinkman/David Stewart
Producer: Dale Ann Bradley
Tag: pineburg
“Memories of Home” – Reality is Unlimited
Lyricist: Jerry Cole
Manufacturer: Authentic Unlimited
Label: Billy Blue Records
Instrumental Recording of the Year
“Rhapsody in Blue (Grass)” – Béla Fleck
Composer: George Gershwin Arranger: Feder Groffy/Bela Fleck
Producer: Béla Fleck
Label: Béla Fleck Productions/Thirty Tigers
“Knee-high Bluegrass” – Ashby Frank
Lyricist: Terry Baucom
Producer: Ashby Frank
Tag: mountain home
“Panhand Country” – Missy Raines and Allegheny
Lyricist: Bill Monroe
Producer: Alison Brown
Label: Compass Records
“Rabclaw” – Alan Mond
Lyricist: Alan Mond
Producer: Billy Bright
Tag: Patuxent
“Behind the 8-Ball” – Andy Leftwich
Lyricist: Andy Leftwich
Producer: Andy Leftwich
Tag: mountain home
Emerging Artist of the Year
Eastern Nash Grass
Bronwyn Keith Hines
AJ Lee and Blue Summit
Wyatt Ellis
The Cody Norris Show
Best collaborative recording of the year
“Brown’s Ferry Blues” – Tony Trischka and Billy Strings
Lyricist: Alton Delmo/Raben Delmo
Producer: Béla Fleck
Tag: walking on the road
“Autumn in Tennessee” – “Authentic Unlimited” by Jerry Douglas
Lyricist: John Meador/Bob Minner
Manufacturer: Authentic Unlimited
Label: Billy Blue Records
“Forever Young” – Daniel Greenstaff, Paul Brewster, Dolly Parton
Songwriters: Jim Kerrigan/Kevin Savega/Bob Dylan/Rod Stewart
Producer: Daniel Greenstaff
Label: Campfire Music Group
Bluegrass Radio – Alison Brown and Steve Martin
Songwriter: Steve Martin/Alison Brown
Produced by: Alison Brown/Gary West
Label: Compass Records
“Too old to die young” – Bobby Osbourne and CJ Lewandowski
Lyricist: Scott Dooley/John Hadley/Kevin Welch
Producer: CJ Lewandowski
Label: Turnberry Records
Male Vocalist of the Year
Dan Tyminski
Greg Black
Del McCoury
Danny Paisley
Russell Moore
Female Vocalist of the Year
Molly Tuttle
jerry roberts
Dale Ann Bradley
AJ Lee
Rhonda Vinson
banjo player of the year
Christine Scott Benson
Gina Britt
Alison Brown
bella fleck
Rob McCoury
Bassist of the Year
Missy Raines
Mike Bubb
Vicky Vaughan
Todd Phillips
Mark Schatz
best violinist of the year
Jason Carter
Bronwyn Keith Hines
Michael Cleveland
Stuart Duncan
Deanie Richardson
RESOPHONIC Guitarist of the Year
Justin Moses
Rob Ickes
Jerry Douglas
Andy Hall
Gavin Largent
Guitarist of the Year
billy sterlings
Molly Tuttle
Trey Hensley
Brian Sutton
Cody Kilby
Mandolinist of the Year
selaher
bush himself
Ronnie Macquarie
Jesse Bullock
Alan Beebe
music video of the year
“Willow” – Sister Sadie
Tag: mountain home
“Autumn in Tennessee”—Authentic Unlimited
Label: Billy Blue Records
“New Orleans”—Rhonda Vincent & The Rage
Tags: executive management music
“I Call Her Sunshine” – The Cody Norris Show
Label: Rebel Records
“Journey to Alberta” – Special Sessions with Ray Legere, John Reischman, Patrick Sauber, Trisha Gagnon, Pharis & Jason Romero and Claire Lynch
Label: Compass Records
