IBMA Announces Music Awards Nominees & Class Of 2022 Hall Of Fame Inductees
The 33rd annual IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards nominees were announced today (July 26), as well as the class of 2022 Hall of Fame inductees. Winners will be revealed at the IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards on Sept. 29 at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Artists receiving Entertainer of the Year nods include Billy Strings, Del McCoury Band, The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, Sister Sadie, and Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway. Vocal Group of the Year nominees include Balsam Range, Blue Highway, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Del McCoury Band, and Sister Sadie. A full list of nominees can be found here.
Mutli-instrumentalist and vocalist Norman Blake, broadcast pioneer and artist Paul “Moon” Mullins, and Grammy winner Peter Rowan were announced as the 2022 inductees into the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will take place Thursday, Sept. 29 during the IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards. For more information on each of this year’s inductees, click here.
Additionally, five organizations and individuals who have made significant contributions to bluegrass will receive the IBMA Distinguished Achievement Award: flatpicking innovator Dan Crary, cutting-edge roots music organization FreshGrass Foundation, revered banjo creator/musician Steve Huber, the legendary Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Will the Circle Be Unbroken, and online education leaders Peghead Nation.
