IBMA Reveals 2024 Industry Awards and Momentum Awards Nominees
Written by djfrosty on July 24, 2024
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.
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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.
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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]
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
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