The International Bluegrass Music Association has revealed the nominees for this year’s IBMA Industry Awards and IBMA Momentum Awards, which will be presented at the upcoming IBMA World of Bluegrass conference, slated for Sept. 24-28 in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Molly Tuttle, Authentic Unlimited, Billy Strings & Sister Sadie Lead IBMA Awards Nominees

The IBMA Industry Awards, which honor outstanding work in various disciplines including broadcasting, live events, graphic design, writing, photography, songwriting and sound engineering, will be awarded on Sept. 26, while the Momentum Awards, which recognize musicians and industry professionals who are offering considerable contributions to, or are having a significant influence on, the genre of bluegrass music, will be awarded on Sept. 25.

Nominees for the Momentum Awards are selected by committees made up of top bluegrass musicians and industry leaders. The Industry Awards nominations are chosen through appointed committees made up of bluegrass music professionals, with each recipient being decided on by the panel of electors, an anonymous group of veteran bluegrass music professionals selected by the IBMA Board of Directors.

These nominations follow the recent IBMA Awards nominations announcement, led by bluegrass artist nominees including Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle, Authentic Unlimited and Sister Sadie. The 35th annual IBMA Music Awards will be held Sept. 26 during the 2024 IBMA World of Bluegrass in Raleigh, North Carolina.

See the full slate of nominees below:

Writer of the year

Stacy Chandler

Garret K. Woodward

David Menconi

Craig Havighurst

Bill Amatneek

Event of the year

Bluegrass in La Roche, La Roche-sur-Foron, France

Doc at 100, Various locations

Earl Scruggs Music Festival, Mill Spring, North Carolina

High Mountain Hay Fever, Westcliffe, Colorado

Industrial Strength Bluegrass Festival, Wilmington, Ohio

Sound engineer of the year

Ben Surratt

Clay Miller

David Glasser

Dewey Boyd

Scott Barnett

Songwriter of the year

Carley Arrowood

David Stewart

Jerry Cole

Milan Miller

Rick Faris

Broadcaster of the year

Barb Heller

Cindy Baucom

Matt Hutchinson

Michelle Lee

Peter Thompson

Graphic designer of the year

Gina Dilg

Grace van’t Hof

Hannah Tatum Norris

Heather Moulder

Rebekah Speer

Liner notes of the year

Daniel Mullins, Industrial Strength Bluegrass – Southwestern Ohio’s Musical Legacy [Expanded Vinyl Edition]

Tray Wellington Expands on His Progressive Bluegrass Sound With 'Detour to the Moon': 'I've Always Considered Myself an Explorer of the Banjo'

Daniel Mullins, Lonesome State of Mind – Blue Highway

Ted Olson, Nothing But Green Willow – The Songs of Mary Sands and Jane Gentry – Martin Simpson and Thomm Jutz

Photographer of the year

Jay Strausser

Jeff Fasano

Jeromie Stephens

Laci Mack

Madison Thorn

2024 IBMA Momentum Awards Nominees

Band

DownRiver Collective

Jackson Hollow

JigJam

Jake Leg

The Price Sisters

Industry involvement

Katie Kirchner

Austin Scelzo

Joe Dan Cornett

Josh Ulbrich

Mary Beth Martin

Instrumentalist

Anthony Howell

Wyatt Ellis

Bailey Warren

Gibson Davis

Sam Stage

Steven Moore

Dylan McCarthy

Mentor

Louisa Branscomb

Scott Napier

Tony Watt

Rick Lang

Ruth McLain Smith

Vocalist

Ali Vance

Adam Miller

Heather Berry Mabe

Carly Greer

Caroline Owens

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