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Syntax Creative Clients Take 45 Nominations for the 35th Annual IBMA Awards

July 24, 2024

Syntax Creative wants to congratulate our clients who received 45 nominations in 23 categories, including a full sweep in the Industry Awards’ Songwriter of the Year category in this year’s IBMA Bluegrass Awards. The 35th annual IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards nominations were announced on July 17 and Industry and Momentum Award nominations were announced on July 24.

Results of the balloting will be revealed at the IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards on Thursday, September 26, at the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Awards are voted on by the professional membership of the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA), the professional nonprofit association for the bluegrass music industry.

IBMA Award Nominations

Entertainer of the Year
  • Sister Sadie (Mountain Home Music Company)
  • The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys (Sound Biscuit)
Vocal Group of the Year
Instrumental Group of the Year
New Artist of the Year
Song of the Year
Album of the Year
Gospel Recording of the Year
Instrumental Recording of the Year
Collaborative Recording of the Year
Music Video of the Year
  • “Willow” – Sister Sadie (Mountain Home Music Company)
Male Vocalist of the Year
Female Vocalist of the Year
Banjo Player of the Year
Fiddle Player of the Year
  • Deanie Richardson of Sister Sadie (Mountain Home Music Company) WINNER
Resophonic Guitar Player of the Year
Mandolin Player of the Year

Industry Award Nominations

Sound Engineer of the Year
Songwriter of the Year
Graphic Designer of the Year

Momentum Award Nominations

Vocalist of the Year:
Instrumentalist of the Year:
  • Anthony Howell (Get it Played Records)
  • Steven Moore of the David Mayfield Parade (Mountain Fever Records)
Band of the Year
Mentor of the Year

 

 

Listen to music from the nominees in our 2024 IBMA Nominations Playlist. Each song is connected to a nominee. The song, itself, may be nominated, or the people who worked on the track are nominated in another area. Nonetheless, these tracks are the best of bluegrass!