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The 2025 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards have revealed a stacked lineup of performers for the annual awards show.<\/p>\n
Cohosts Steve Martin and Alison Brown will perform, as will The Del McCoury Band, East Nash Grass, Appalachian Road Show, Jason Carter and Michael Cleveland, Della Mae with special guests Wyatt Ellis, Rainy Miatke, Kristin Scott Benson, Gena Britt and more.<\/p>\n
More from Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n Appalachian Road Show, East Nash Grass and The Del McCoury Band are each nominated for the coveted entertainer of the year accolade this year at the IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards<\/a>. Brown, Martin and Tim\u2019 O\u2019Brien are up for song of the year, collaborative recording of the year and music video of the year for \u201c5 Days Out, 2 Days Back.\u201d Ellis is up for new artist of the year, while Benson, Britt and Brown are up for collaborative recording of the year for a version of \u201cRalph\u2019s Banjo Special.\u201d Benson, Britt and Brown are each also nominated for banjo player of the year.<\/p>\n Appalachian Road Show is also up for music video of the year (\u201cGallows Pole\u201d), while East Nash Grass is also up for instrumental group of the year.<\/p>\n Carter and Cleveland are up for song of the year (\u201cOutrun the Rain\u201d), album of the year (Carter & Cleveland), twice for instrumental recording of the year (\u201cBluegrass in the Backwoods\u201d and \u201cKern County Breakdown\u201d) and collaborative recording of the year (\u201cOutrun the Rain\u201d with Jaelee Roberts and Vince Gill). Cleveland is up for fiddle player of the year, while Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper are up for instrumental group of the year. Carter is up for new artist of the year and fiddle player of the year.<\/p>\n The 2025 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards, presented by Get It Played, are set for Sept. 18 at 7:30 p.m. ET at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium in Chattanooga, Tenn.<\/p>\n Tickets for the show are available at Ticketmaster, while the show will also be livestreamed on volume.com.<\/p>\n \u201cEveryone is excited to be hosting the IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards in Chattanooga!\u201d Jill Snider, executive producer of the awards show, said in a statement. \u201cOur host announcement of Steve Martin and Alison Brown has generated a lot of buzz for the show, and they will be featured in two performances along with their hosting duties. Three of our entertainer of the year nominees will perform: The Del McCoury Band, East Nash Grass and Appalachian Road Show.\u201d<\/p>\n New Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductees Hot Rize and The Bluegrass Cardinals will perform, while Dom Flemons will perform in honor of Arnold Shultz.<\/p>\n Snider also added, \u201cThis show always has unique collaborations and special performances.\u00a0One highlight will be the Della Mae performance, which is part of the\u00a0100-year\u00a0tribute to Hazel Dickens that has had a limited run across venues and festivals this year.\u00a0There will\u00a0be\u00a0some surprises for our attendees,\u00a0and collaborations that fans will not be able to see on any other stage.\u201d\u00a0 Best of Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for Billboard’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The 2025 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards have revealed a stacked lineup of performers for the annual awards show. 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The 2025 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards takes place as part of the annual IBMA World of Bluegrass, in partnership with Chattanooga Tourism Co. and Tennessee Department of Tourist Development. IBMA World of Bluegrass runs from Sept. 16 to 20, and also includes the IBMA Business Conference (set for Sept. 16-18 at the Chattanooga Convention Center), as well as the IBMA Bluegrass Ramble showcases (Sept. 16-18 at various venues across Chattanooga), IBMA Bluegrass Live! (a two-day festival set for Sept. 19-20).<\/p>\n