UPDATE (July 22): One week after saying the nominations for the thirty seventh annual IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards, the Worldwide Bluegrass Music Affiliation introduced the nominees for the 2026 IBMA Business Awards and the 2026 IBMA Momentum Awards.
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The IBMA Business Awards acknowledge excellent work in non-performing trade classes and honor the people who assist advance bluegrass music and help its artists. The ceremony will happen on Thursday, Oct. 22, on the Chattanooga Conference Heart in Chattanooga, Tenn.
The IBMA Momentum Awards acknowledge artists and trade professionals within the early phases of their bluegrass music careers. Along with honoring rising expertise, the awards additionally embody recognition for a mentor whose steerage has had a big and optimistic influence on upcoming artists and trade professionals. The Momentum Awards ceremony will happen on Wednesday, Oct. 21, additionally on the Chattanooga Conference Heart.
These award ceremonies are a part of IBMA World of Bluegrass, which runs Oct. 20-24. The week encompasses 4 occasions: the IBMA Enterprise Convention, Oct. 20-22 on the Chattanooga Conference Heart; the IBMA Bluegrass Ramble, Oct. 20-21 in downtown Chattanooga venues; the thirty seventh Annual IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards, Oct. 22 on the Troopers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium; and IBMA Bluegrass Dwell!, Oct. 23-24, a two-day pageant of stay performances and fan experiences. Tickets are actually on sale for all IBMA World of Bluegrass occasions; go to their web site for particulars.
PREVIOUSLY (July 15): This 12 months’s nominees for the Worldwide Bluegrass Music Affiliation Bluegrass Music Awards had been introduced on Wednesday (July 15), with Alison Krauss & Union Station, Sister Sadie and East Nash Grass among the many 12 months’s prime nominees.
All three acts are up for entertainer of the 12 months, alongside Billy Strings and The Del McCoury Band.
The thirty seventh annual IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards shall be held Oct. 22 at Troopers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium in Chattanooga, Tenn., and shall be introduced by Get It Performed. The awards are a part of the annual World of Bluegrass, together with Bluegrass Dwell! which runs Oct. 23-24 and shall be spearheaded by performances from Sierra Ferrell, Leftover Salmon, Larry Sparks and extra.
Final 12 months’s prime IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards winners included Billy Strings, Jason Carter & Michael Cleveland, Genuine Limitless and The Travelin’ McCourys.
Along with this 12 months’s IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards nominees, the 2026 Bluegrass Music Corridor of Fame inductees had been revealed, together with multi-instrumentalist Byron Berline, The Nashville Bluegrass Band, The Misplaced and Discovered, and Sugar Hill cofounder Barry Lyle Poss.
The 2026 IBMA Distinguished Achievement Award recipients are Gallagher Guitars, pioneering fiddle participant Matt Glaser, The Marshall Household, Gary Reid, and journalist/editor/biographer Derek Halsey.
See the total listing of this 12 months’s IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards nominees, adopted by 2026 IBMA Business Award nominees and 2026 IBMA Momentum Awards nominees.
Billy Strings
Alison Krauss & Union Station
Sister Sadie
East Nash Grass
The Del McCoury Band
Alison Krauss & Union Station
Genuine Limitless
Sister Sadie
Blue Freeway
Purple Camel Collective
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper
Billy Strings
The Travelin’ McCourys
East Nash Grass
Appalachian Street Present
“Damaged Angels,” The Grascals and Dolly Parton (songwriters: Dolly Parton/Jamie Johnson, Producer: Kent Wells, Label: Billy Blue Data)
“Can’t Outrun the Blues,” Trey Hensley (songwriters: Trey Hensley/Bobby Starnes, Producer: Brent Maher, Label: Pinecastle Data)
“New Cluck Outdated Hen,” Steve Martin and Alison Brown (Feat. Della Mae) (Association: Steve Martin/Alison Brown, Producers: Alison Brown/Garry West, Label: Compass Data)
“Price of Residing,” Genuine Limitless (Songwriter: Jerry Cole, Producer: Genuine Limitless, Label: Edisonic Data)
“Discovering Your Means Residence,” Purple Camel Collective (Songwriters: Heather Berry Mabe/Joseph Scott Patrick, Producer: Purple Camel Collective/Stephen Burwell, Label: Pinecastle Data)
Can’t Outrun the Blues, Trey Hensley (Producer: Brent Maher, Label: Pinecastle Data)
All Will Be Nicely, Sister Sadie (Producer: Deanie Richardson, Label: Mountain Residence Music Firm)
All God’s Kids, East Nash Grass (Producers: Jake Stargel/East Nash Grass, Label: Mountain Fever Data)
Della Jane’s Coronary heart, Appalachian Street Present (Producer: Appalachian Street Present, Label: Billy Blue Data)
Songs That Sing Me, Becky Buller (Producer: Stephen Mougin, Label: Darkish Shadow Recording)
“I Will Sometime,” NewFound Street (Songwriters: Ronnie Bowman/Garnet Bowman/Chris Stapleton/Morgane Stapleton, Producer: Tim Shelton, Label: Billy Blue Data)
“The place the Soul By no means Dies,” Bobby Osborne & C.J. Lewandowski (Songwriter: William M. Golden, Producer: C.J. Lewandowski, Label: Turnberry Data)
“Some Day,” Blue Freeway (Songwriters: Olive Stockton/Tim Stafford, Producer: Blue Freeway/Dan Boner, Label: Rounder Data)
“You Don’t Knock,” Darin & Brooke Aldridge with John Cowan (Songwriters: Cedar Walton/Wesley Westbrooks, Producer: Mark Fain/Darin Aldridge, Label: Billy Blue Data)
“Two Outdated Church Pews,” Danny Paisley (Songwriters: Mark “Brink” Brinkman/Daryl Mosley, Producer: Greg Cole, Label: Pinecastle Data)
“Grandfather’s Clock,” Bryan Sutton and Sierra Hull (Songwriter: Henry Clay Work arr. Bryan Sutton/Sierra Hull, Producer: Bryan Sutton, Label: Mountain Residence Music Firm)
“Massive Daddy Rabbit,” Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper (feat. Nathan Livers) (Songwriter: Nathan Livers, Producer: Michael Cleveland, Label: Yeah, Man Data
“Cacklin’ Hen,” Deanie Richardson and Kimber Ludiker (Songwriter: Conventional, Producer: Deanie Richardson, Label: Mountain Residence Music Firm)
“Let’s Get Out of Right here,” Steve Martin and Alison Brown (Songwriters: Alison Brown/Steve Martin, Producers: Alison Brown/Garry West, Label: Compass Data)
“Tom & Jerry,” Andy Leftwich (Songwriter: Conventional, Producer: Andy Leftwich, Label: Mountain Residence Music Firm)
Jaelee Roberts
Mason By way of
Carson Peters & Iron Mountain
Vickie Vaughn
Daniel Grindstaff & The Uptown Troubadours
“Damaged Angels,” The Grascals and Dolly Parton (Songwriters: Dolly Parton/Jamie Johnson, Producer: Kent Wells, Label: Billy Blue Data)
“Light on My Thoughts,” Tony Trischka and Billy Strings (Songwriter: John Hartford, Producer: Tony Trischka/Lawson White, Label: Down the Street Data)
“New Cluck Outdated Hen,” Steve Martin and Alison Brown (feat. Della Mae) (Songwriters: Arr. Steve Martin/Alison Brown, Producers: Alison Brown/Garry West, Label: Compass Data)
“The Satan Went Right down to Deep Hole,” Bryan Sutton with Billy Strings (Songwriters: Tom Crain/Charlie Daniels/Taz DiGregorio/Fred Edwards/Charlie Hayward/James W. Marshall tailored by Bryan Sutton/Billy Strings, Producer: Bryan Sutton, Label: Mountain Residence Music Firm)
“Only a Holler Over,” Sister Sadie and The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys (Songwriters: Robin Macy/Deanie Richardson, Producer: Sister Sadie/C.J. Lewandowski, Label: Mountain Residence Music Firm)
Dan Tyminski
Russell Moore
Greg Blake
Del McCoury
Trey Hensley
Alison Krauss
Jaelee Roberts
Heather Berry Mabe
Sierra Hull
AJ Lee
Kristin Scott Benson
Gena Britt
Ron Block
Alison Brown
Tony Trischka
Mike Bub
Vickie Vaughn
Missy Raines
Barry Bales
Alan Bartram
Michael Cleveland
Jason Carter
Bronwyn Keith-Hynes
Deanie Richardson
Andy Leftwich
Justin Moses
Jerry Douglas
Rob Ickes
Andy Corridor
Matt Leadbetter
Trey Hensley
Billy Strings
Bryan Sutton
Cody Kilby
Molly Tuttle
Sierra Hull
Ronnie McCoury
Jesse Brock
Sam Bush
Alan Bibey
“Damaged Angels,” The Grascals and Dolly Parton (Videographer: Natalie Simmons, Producer: Olly Rowland)
“The Satan Went Right down to Deep Hole,” Bryan Sutton with Billy Strings (Animator: Pat Bradley, SpringShoe Animation, Producer: Josh Serrato)
“Ralph’s Banjo Particular,” Kristin Scott Benson, Gena Britt, & Alison Brown (Videographer: Joseph Spence, Producer: Alison Brown)
“New Cluck Outdated Hen,” Steve Martin, Alison Brown (feat. Della Mae) (Videographer: Drew Levin, Producer: Alison Rose Gregory/Scott Roberts)
“Let the Circle Be Damaged,” Sister Sadie (Videographer: David Rossow, Producer: Joshua Britt/Neilson Hubbard)
Paul Burch
John Curtis Goad
Derek Halsey
Garret Ok. Woodward
Gary Reid
Mark “Brink” Brinkman
Chris Jones
Rick Lang
Tim Stafford
Ashli Linkous
Laci Mack
Scott Simontacchi
Jay Strausser
Madison Thorn
Orin Friesen, Truckers Radio USA
Barb Heller, NCPR
Matt Hutchinson, Bluegrass Jam Alongside podcast
Michelle Lee, Michelle Lee On Air
Peter Thompson, KALW and Bluegrass Nation Radio
Audrey Fletcher
Robert Hakalski
Grace van’t Hof
Carla Wehby
Remy Zimmerman
Scott Barnett
Elliot Beckley
Key Chang
Matt Coles
Cameron Reichert
Annapolis Baygrass Music Pageant, Annapolis, Maryland
Bluegrass in La Roche at 20, La Roche-sur-Foron, France
Bluegrass Spartanburg, Spartanburg, S.C.
CBA fiftieth Anniversary Father’s Day Bluegrass Pageant, Grass Valley, Calif.
Marysville Winter Bluegrass Sequence, Marysville, Ohio
Secure Smart & Sane – Alison Brown and Steve Martin; Liner notes by: Alison Brown and Steve Martin
Kentucky Troubadour – The Insurgent Assortment – Don Rigsby; Liner notes by: Daniel Mullins
Maintain On Keepin’ On – Bobby Osborne, C.J. Lewandowski & Pals; Liner notes by: Daniel Mullins and C.J. Lewandowski
The Wealthy-R-Tone/People Star Story – Appalachia on Document 1946-1954; Liner notes by: Ted Olson and Matteo Ringressi
Carroll Finest – The Better of the Finest – Carroll Finest; Liner notes by: Ted Olson
The Creekers
ShadowGrass
Treatment Tree
The Cody Sisters
Underneath the Rocks
Sarah Larsen
Melanie Wilson
Payton Burdette
Helen Ludé
Rebekah Speer
Steven Moore
Lilly Anne Svrlinga
G Rockwell
Luciya Sullivan
Jean-Baptiste (JB) Cardineau
Noah Gobel
Nathan Beaumont
Adam Miller
Lydia Hamby
Morgan Brake
Akulina Shamanov
Ellie Hakanson
Louisa Branscomb
Becky Buller
Pammy Davis Lassiter
Deanie Richardson
Jim Pankey
