Steve Martin, Alison Brown, East Nash Grass Among 2025 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards Performers

The 2025 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards person revealed a stacked lineup of performers for the yearly awards show.

Cohosts Steve Martin and Alison Brown volition perform, arsenic volition The Del McCoury Band, East Nash Grass, Appalachian Road Show, Jason Carter and Michael Cleveland, Della Mae with peculiar guests Wyatt Ellis, Rainy Miatke, Kristin Scott Benson, Gena Britt and more.

Appalachian Road Show, East Nash Grass and The Del McCoury Band are each nominated for the coveted entertainer of the twelvemonth accolade this twelvemonth astatine the IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards. Brown, Martin and Tim’ O’Brien are up for opus of the year, collaborative signaling of the twelvemonth and euphony video of the twelvemonth for “5 Days Out, 2 Days Back.” Ellis is up for caller creator of the year, portion Benson, Britt and Brown are up for collaborative signaling of the twelvemonth for a mentation of “Ralph’s Banjo Special.” Benson, Britt and Brown are each besides nominated for banjo subordinate of the year.

Appalachian Road Show is besides up for euphony video of the twelvemonth (“Gallows Pole”), portion East Nash Grass is besides up for instrumental radical of the year.

Carter and Cleveland are up for opus of the twelvemonth (“Outrun the Rain”), medium of the twelvemonth (Carter & Cleveland), doubly for instrumental signaling of the twelvemonth (“Bluegrass successful the Backwoods” and “Kern County Breakdown”) and collaborative signaling of the twelvemonth (“Outrun the Rain” with Jaelee Roberts and Vince Gill). Cleveland is up for fiddle subordinate of the year, portion Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper are up for instrumental radical of the year. Carter is up for caller creator of the twelvemonth and fiddle subordinate of the year.

The 2025 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards, presented by Get It Played, are acceptable for Sept. 18 astatine 7:30 p.m. ET astatine the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium successful Chattanooga, Tenn.

Tickets for the amusement are disposable astatine Ticketmaster, portion the amusement volition besides beryllium livestreamed connected volume.com.

“Everyone is excited to beryllium hosting the IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards successful Chattanooga!” Jill Snider, enforcement shaper of the awards show, said successful a statement. “Our big announcement of Steve Martin and Alison Brown has generated a batch of buzz for the show, and they volition beryllium featured successful 2 performances on with their hosting duties. Three of our entertainer of the twelvemonth nominees volition perform: The Del McCoury Band, East Nash Grass and Appalachian Road Show.”   

New Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductees Hot Rize and The Bluegrass Cardinals volition perform, portion Dom Flemons volition execute successful grant of Arnold Shultz.

Snider besides added, “This amusement ever has unsocial collaborations and peculiar performances. One item volition beryllium the Della Mae performance, which is portion of the 100-year tribute to Hazel Dickens that has had a constricted tally crossed venues and festivals this year. There will be some surprises for our attendees, and collaborations that fans volition not beryllium capable to spot connected immoderate different stage.” 
 
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