ibma.org<\/a>), a nonprofit music organization that connects, educates, and empowers bluegrass professionals and enthusiasts, honoring tradition and encouraging innovation in the bluegrass community worldwide. <\/p>\nA complete list of award winners appears below, along with brief information about three Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductees.<\/p>\n
Entertainer of the Year<\/strong>: Billy Strings
\nVocal Group of the Year<\/strong>: Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
\nInstrumental Group of the Year<\/strong>: B\u00e9la Fleck\u2019s My Bluegrass Heart
\nNew Artist of the Year<\/strong>: Rick Faris
\nSong of the Year<\/strong>: \u201cRed Daisy\u201d
\nArtist: Billy Strings, Songwriters: Jarrod Walker\/Christian Ward
\nLabel: Rounder Records, Producers: Jonathan Wilson\/Billy Strings
\nAlbum of the Year<\/strong>: My Bluegrass Heart, Artist: B\u00e9la Fleck
\nLabel: Renew Records, Producer: B\u00e9la Fleck
\nGospel Recording of the Year<\/strong>: \u201cIn the Sweet By and By\u201d
\nArtist: Dolly Parton with Carl Jackson, Larry Cordle, Bradley Walker, and Jerry Salley
\nSongwriters: S. Fillmore Bennett\/Joseph Webster, Label: Billy Blue Records
\nProducer: Jerry Salley
\nInstrumental Recording of the Year<\/strong>: \u201cVertigo\u201d
\nArtist: B\u00e9la Fleck featuring Sam Bush, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, and Bryan Sutton
\nSongwriter: B\u00e9la Fleck, Label: Renew Records, Producer: B\u00e9la Fleck
\nCollaborative Recording of the Year<\/strong>: \u201cIn the Sweet By and By\u201d
\nArtist: Dolly Parton with Carl Jackson, Larry Cordle, Bradley Walker, and Jerry Salley
\nSongwriters: S. Fillmore Bennett\/Joseph Webster, Label: Billy Blue Records, Producer: Jerry Salley
\nMale Vocalist of the Year<\/strong>: Del McCoury
\nFemale Vocalist of the Year<\/strong>: Molly Tuttle
\nBanjo Player of the Year<\/strong>: B\u00e9la FleckBass Player of the Year<\/strong>: Jason Moore
\nFiddle Player of the Year<\/strong>: Bronwyn Keith-Hynes
\nResophonic Guitar Player of the Year<\/strong>: Justin Moses
\nGuitar Player of the Year<\/strong>: Cody Kilby
\nMandolin Player of the Year<\/strong>: Sierra Hull<\/p>\nNorman Blake, the late Paul \u201cMoon\u201d Mullins, and Peter Rowan were inducted into the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame during the awards show. Blake is a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist and a Grammy and Country Music Association Album of the Year award\u2013winner whose prolific music career spans more than six decades. Paul \u201cMoon\u201d Mullins was a broadcast pioneer and recording artist whose work brought bluegrass music to tens of thousands in Ohio and beyond. Peter Rowan is a Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and renaissance musician who has been performing for nearly 60 years.<\/p>\n
The IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards Show is the centerpiece of World of Bluegrass Week that extends through October 1 in North Carolina\u2019s capital city. IBMA World of Bluegrass also featured a September 27-29 business conference (replete with a wide array of professional development programming, sponsored artist showcases and late-night hospitality functions, and plenty of networking and relationship-building opportunities), the IBMA Bluegrass Ramble (a series of official showcases in downtown Raleigh and the Raleigh Convention Center), and the two-day IBMA Bluegrass Live! festival, September 30-October 1, that draws throngs of music lovers to downtown Raleigh to enjoy more than 100 acts on different stages set up along Fayetteville Street \u2013- from the state capitol to the Duke Performing Arts Center. <\/p>\n
Considered the genre\u2019s annual industry gathering and family reunion. IBMA\u2019s annual World of Bluegrass week has taken place in Raleigh since 2013 \u2013 apart from 2020 when the trade and professional association for the global bluegrass community shifted to online presentation of its professional development seminars, artist showcases and awards in light of concerns surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Billy Strings was named Entertainer of the Year for the second consecutive year, while his recording of \u201cRed Daisy\u201d was named Song of the Year in the 33rd Annual IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards on September 29, 2022. B\u00e9la Fleck received the most awards of the evening as he was honored for Album of the Year (My Bluegrass Heart), Instrumental Group of the Year (B\u00e9la Fleck\u2019s My Bluegrass Heart), Instrumental Recording of the Year, and Banjo Player of the Year.<\/p>\n
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The awards show \u2013 hosted by artists Ronnie Bowman and Dan Tyminki \u2013 was a highlight of the IBMA\u2019s week-long World of Bluegrass. The show took place at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh North Carolina and also was broadcast on SiriusXM\u2019s Bluegrass Junction<\/em> and streamed via Facebook Live (as was the July 26 awards nominees announcement that was previously reported on by AcousticMusicScene.com.). <\/p>\n![\"On](\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Billy-Strings-300x200.jpg\")