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 convention, scheduled for September 24-28 in Raleigh, North Carolina.
The IBMA Industry Awards, which recognize outstanding work in a variety of industries including broadcasting, live events, graphic design, writing, photography, songwriting and sound engineering, will be presented on September 26, while the Momentum Awards, which recognize musicians and industry professionals who have made significant contributions to or had a significant influence on the bluegrass music genre, will be awarded on September 25.
Nominees for the Momentum Awards are selected through a multi-stage process by committees comprised of top bluegrass musicians and industry leaders. Nominations for the Industry Awards are selected through appointed committees of bluegrass music professionals, with each recipient decided by the panel of voters, an anonymous panel of veteran bluegrass music professionals selected by the IBMA Board of Directors.
These nominations follow the recent announcement of nominations for the IBMA Awards, led by nominees for bluegrass artists including Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle, Authentic Unlimited and Sister Sadie. The 35th annual IBMA Music Awards will take place on September 26 during IBMA World of Bluegrass 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina.
See the full list of nominees below:
Writer of the year
Stacey Chandler
Garrett K. Woodward
David Menconi
Craig Habigerst
Bill Amatneek
Event of the year
Bluegrass at 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 Sarat
Clay Miller
David Glasser
Dewey Boyd
Scott Barnett
Songwriter of the Year
Carley Arrowood
David Stewart
Jerry Cole
Milan Miller
Rick Farris
Show of the year
Barb Heller
Cindy Baucom
Matt Hutchinson
Michelle Lee
Peter Thomson
Graphic Designer of the Year
Gina Dilg
Grace van't Hoff
Hannah Tatum Norris
Heather Moulder
Rebecca Speer
Liner notes of the year
Daniel Mullins, Bluegrass Industrial Strength – The musical heritage of Southwest Ohio [Expanded Vinyl Edition]
Daniel Mullins, Lonely 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
Jeremy Stephens
Lachie Mack
Madison Thorne
2024 IBMA MOMENTUM AWARD NOMINEES
Zone
DownRiver Collective
Jackson Hollow
JigJam
Jake Lg
The Price Sisters
Industry participation
Katie Kirchner
Austin Scelzo
Joe Dan Cornett
Josh Ulbrich
Mary Beth Martin
Organist
Anthony Howell
Wyatt Ellis
Bailey Warren
Gibson Davis
Sam Stage
Stephen Moore
Dylan McCarthy
Mentor
Louisa Branscomb
Scott Napier
Tony Watt
Rick Lang
Ruth McLain Smith
Singer
Ali Vance
Adam Miller
Heather Berry Mabe
Carly Greer
Caroline Owens
