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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

• Sister Sadie (Mountain Home Music Company)

Instrumental Group of the Year

• East Nash Grass (Mountain Fever Records)

New Artist of the Year

• East Nash Grass (Mountain Fever Records) WINNER

Song of the Year

• “Forever Young” – Daniel Grindstaff, Dolly Parton, Paul Brewster (Pinecastle Records)
• “Willow” – Sister Sadie (Mountain Home Music Company)
• “Too Lonely Way Too Long” – Rick Faris (Dark Shadow Recording)
• “Kentucky Gold” – Dale Ann Bradley (Pinecastle Records)

Album of the Year

• No Fear – Sister Sadie (Mountain Home Music Company)
• Last Chance to Win – East Nash Grass (Mountain Fever Records)

Gospel Recording of the Year

• “God Already Has” – Dale Ann Bradley (Pinecastle Records) WINNER

Instrumental Recording of the Year

• “Behind the 8 Ball” – Andy Leftwich (Mountain Home Music Company)
• “Knee Deep in Bluegrass” – Ashby Frank (Mountain Home Music Company) WINNER

Collaborative Recording of the Year

• “Forever Young” – Daniel Grindstaff, Dolly Parton, Paul Brewster (Pinecastle Records)
• “Too Old to Die Young” – Bobby Osborne & CJ Lewandowski (Turnberry Records)

Music Video of the Year

• “Willow” – Sister Sadie (Mountain Home Music Company)

Male Vocalist of the Year

• Greg Blake (Turnberry Records)
• Danny Paisley (Pinecastle Records) WINNER

Female Vocalist of the Year

• Jaelee Roberts (Mountain Home Music Company) WINNER
• Dale Ann Bradley (Pinecastle Records)

Banjo Player of the Year

• Kristin Scott Benson (Mountain Home Music Company)

Fiddle Player of the Year

• Deanie Richardson of Sister Sadie (Mountain Home Music Company) WINNER

Resophonic Guitar Player of the Year

• Justin Moses (Mountain Fever Records)

Mandolin Player of the Year

• Alan Bibey of Balsam Range (Mountain Home Music Company)

Industry Award Nominations

Sound Engineer of the Year

• Ben Surratt (Mountain Home Music Company, Mountain Fever Records) WINNER
• Clay Miller (Mountain Home Music Company)
• David Glasser (Dark Shadow Recording, Turnberry Records)
• Scott Barnett (Mountain Home Music Company)

Songwriter of the Year

• Carley Arrowood (Mountain Home Music Company)
• Rick Faris (Dark Shadow Recording) WINNER
• David Stewart (Turnberry Records, Pinecastle Records)
• Jerry Cole (Pinecastle Records)
• Milan Miller (Mountain Home Music Company)

Graphic Designer of the Year

• Grace van’t Hof of Chris Jones & The Night Drivers (Mountain Home Music Company) WINNER
• Rebekah Speer (Turnberry Records)

Momentum Award Nominations

Vocalist of the Year:

• Adam Miller of Lonesome River Band (Mountain Home Music Company)
• Heather Berry Mabe of Red Camel Collective (Pinecastle Records) WINNER

Instrumentalist of the Year:

• Anthony Howell (Get it Played Records)
• Steven Moore of the David Mayfield Parade (Mountain Fever Records)

Band of the Year

• Jackson Hollow (Mountain Fever Records)

Mentor of the Year

• Scott Napier of Lost & Found (Mountain Fever Records)
• Louisa Branscomb (Organic Records, Sound Biscuit)
• Tony Watt (Dark Shadow Recording) WINNER
• Rick Lang (Pinecastle Records, Dark Shadow Recording)

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!