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Artist Applications Now Open For 2026 IBMA Official Showcase

February 4, 2026/by Lauryn Sink

Photo: Jay Strausser

IBMA Official Showcase Artist has opened applications for this year’s showcase, set for this fall in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Thirty selected acts will be invited to perform as Official Showcase Artists during IBMA Bluegrass Ramble during IBMA World of Bluegrass. Official Showcase Artists typically perform twice throughout the event, which is set for October 20-22, including appearances at the Chattanooga Convention Center and IBMA Bluegrass Ramble venues.

In addition to showcase performances, selected artists will receive IBMA Business Conference registrations, priority access to Gig Fair appointments, complimentary Exhibit Hall booth space, up to three Individual IBMA Memberships and featured promotion through IBMA communications.

Applications must be submitted online by March 1.

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Lauryn Sink is a staff writer at MusicRow Magazine. Hailing from Lexington, North Carolina, Lauryn is a 2025 graduate of the Hussman School of Journalism and Media at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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