International Bluegrass Music Awards

International Bluegrass Music Awards
Awarded for	Achievements in Bluegrass music
Presented by	IBMA
First awarded	1990
Official website	official website

The International Bluegrass Music Awards is an award show for Bluegrass Music presented by the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA). Awards are voted based on professional membership in the IBMA.

The 2015 award show was held on October 1, 2015 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Actor and banjo player Steve Martin was presented with a distinguished achievement award by the IBMA. There show included induction of both Bill Keith and Larry Sparks into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame.

The 2014 International Bluegrass Music Awards were held at the Duke Energy Center in Raleigh, North Carolina Performances at the show included Neil Rosenberge and Seldom Scene, both of whom were also inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame at the show. The show was hosted by Lee Ann Womack and Jerry Douglas, winner of more than two dozen previous ABMA awards. The show streamed live from the IBMA website as well as broadcast live on Bluegrass Junction. It also aired in Spring 2015 on American Public Television's Music City Roots television series.

The awards were held in Raleigh, North Carolina, the first time the show was hosted by the city. The show moved from Nashville, Tennessee to separate itself from country music.The Gibson Brothers had the most nominations individually and as a group, winning Entertainer of the Year, Vocal Group of the Year, Song of the Year, and Songwriter of the Year (Eric Gibson). During the show, Paul Warren and Tony Rice were inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame.

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