De winnaars van de International Bluegrass Music Association Music Awards zijn op 30 september bekendgemaakt.
Het grootste eerbetoon, Entertainer Of The Year, ging naar Billy Strings die eveneens onderscheiden werd tot Guitar Player Of The Year.
De winnaars:
- Vocal Group of the Year – Sister Sadie
- Instrumental Group of the Year: Appalachian Road Show
- Song of the Year: “Richest Man” – Balsam Range (artist), Jim Beavers/Jimmy Yeary/Connie Harrington (songwriters), Balsam Range (producer), Mountain Home Records (label)
- Album of the Year: Industrial Strength Bluegrass: Southwestern Ohio’s Musical Legacy – Various Artists, Joe Mullins (producers), Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (label)
- Gospel Recording of the Year (tie):
“After While” – Dale Ann Bradley (artist), Public Domain, Dale Ann Bradley (producer), Pinecastle Records (label)
“In the Resurrection Morning” – Sacred Reunion featuring Doyle Lawson, Vince Gill, Barry Abernathy, Tim Stafford, Mark Wheeler, Jim VanCleve, Phil Leadbetter, Jason Moore (artists), Mark Wheeler (songwriter), Barry Abernathy, Jim VanCleve (producers), Dottie Leonard Miller (Executive Producer), Billy Blue Records (label) - Instrumental Recording of the Year: “Ground Speed” – Kristin Scott Benson, Skip Cherryholmes, Jeremy Garrett, Kevin Kehrberg, Darren Nicholson (artists), Earl Scruggs (songwriter), Jon Weisberger (producer), Mountain Home Music (label)
- New Artist of the Year: Appalachian Road Show
- Collaborative Recording of the Year: “White Line Fever” – Bobby Osborne with Tim O’Brien, Trey Hensley, Sierra Hull, Stuart Duncan, Todd Phillips, Alison Brown (artists), Merle Haggard/Jeff Tweedy (songwriters) Alison Brown, Garry West (producers), Compass Records (label)
- Female Vocalist of the Year: Dale Ann Bradley
- Male Vocalist of the Year (Tie): Danny Paisley and Del McCoury
- Banjo Player of the Year: Scott Vestal
- Bass Player of the Year: Missy Raines
- Resophonic Guitar Player of the Year: Justin Moses
- Fiddle Player of the Year: Bronwyn Keith-Hynes
- Mandolin Player of the Year: Sierra Hull
De eerder aangekondigde nieuwe leden van de Bluegrass Music Hall Of Fame, Alison Krauss, Lynn Morris en The Stoneman Family, kregen een eerbetoon tijdens de show.
