New page: 2026 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards winners and Hall of Fame inductees, from IBMA's press release (blu) (via create-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)
<proposed by="Blu">The 37th annual '''IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards''' of the [[International Bluegrass Music Association]] were presented on October 22, 2026 at [[Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium]] in [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]], during IBMA World of Bluegrass (October 20–24). The hosts were [[Sam Bush]] and [[Sierra Hull]].{{Src|published|url=https://ibma.org/press-releases/billy-strings-named-entertainer-of-the-year-for-fifth-time-at-37th-annual-ibma-bluegrass-music-awards-presented-by-get-it-played/|title=IBMA press release, October 23, 2026}}</proposed>
The 37th annual '''IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards''' of the [[International Bluegrass Music Association]] were presented on October 22, 2026 at [[Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium]] in [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]], during IBMA World of Bluegrass (October 20–24). The hosts were [[Sam Bush]] and [[Sierra Hull]].{{Src|published|url=https://ibma.org/press-releases/billy-strings-named-entertainer-of-the-year-for-fifth-time-at-37th-annual-ibma-bluegrass-music-awards-presented-by-get-it-played/|title=IBMA press release, October 23, 2026}}
''Note: the eligibility period was from April 1, 2025 to March 1, 2026. Thus, before you ask: [[Cory Walker]]'s little brother's record was not eligible, and will be eligible next year.''
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== Winners ==
== Winners ==
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| Album of the Year || ''All God's Children'' – [[East Nash Grass]] || Producers: [[Jake Stargel]], [[East Nash Grass]]. Label: [[Mountain Fever Records]]
| Album of the Year || ''All God's Children'' – [[East Nash Grass]] || Producers: [[Jake Stargel]], [[East Nash Grass]]. Label: [[Mountain Fever Records]]
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| Gospel Recording of the Year || "Some Day" – [[Blue Highway]] || Songwriters: [[Olive Stockton]], [[Tim Stafford]]. Producers: [[Blue Highway]], [[Dan Boner]]. Label: [[Down the Road Records]]<ref>IBMA gives the label as Down the Road Records. Bluegrass Today gives it as Rounder Records.</ref>
| Gospel Recording of the Year || "Some Day" – [[Blue Highway]] || Songwriters: [[Olive Stockton]], [[Tim Stafford]]. Producers: [[Blue Highway]], [[Dan Boner]]. Label: [[Down the Road Records]] (Bluegrass Today gives [[Rounder Records]])
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| Instrumental Recording of the Year || "Big Daddy Rabbit" – [[Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper]] (feat. [[Nathan Livers]]) || Songwriter: [[Nathan Livers]]. Producer: [[Michael Cleveland]]. Label: [[Yeah, Man Records]]
| Instrumental Recording of the Year || "Big Daddy Rabbit" – [[Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper]] (feat. [[Nathan Livers]]) || Songwriter: [[Nathan Livers]]. Producer: [[Michael Cleveland]]. Label: [[Yeah, Man Records]]
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| Music Video of the Year || "The Devil Went Down to Deep Gap" – [[Bryan Sutton]] with [[Billy Strings]] || Animators: [[Pat Bradley]], [[SpringShoe Animation]]. Producer: [[Bryan Sutton]]. Songwriters: John Thomas Crain, Charles Edward Daniels, William Joel DiGregorio, Fred Laroy Edwards, Charles Fred Hayward, James W Marshall
| Music Video of the Year || "The Devil Went Down to Deep Gap" – [[Bryan Sutton]] with [[Billy Strings]] || Animators: [[Pat Bradley]], [[SpringShoe Animation]]. Producer: [[Bryan Sutton]]. Songwriters: John Thomas Crain, Charles Edward Daniels, William Joel DiGregorio, Fred Laroy Edwards, Charles Fred Hayward, James W Marshall
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== Momentum Awards ==
The 2026 IBMA Momentum Awards were presented on the afternoon of October 21, 2026 at the [[Chattanooga Convention Center]]. The MC was [[Bronwyn]].{{Src|published|url=https://bluegrasstoday.com/2026-ibma-momentum-award-winners/|title=2026 IBMA Momentum Award winners, Bluegrass Today, Sandy Hatley, October 21, 2026}}
* '''Band of the Year:''' [[The Creekers]]
* '''Industry Involvement:''' [[Helen Lude]]
* '''Instrumentalists of the Year:''' [[Jean-Baptiste Cardineau]] (mandolin) and [[Luciya Sullivan]] (banjo)
* '''Vocalist of the Year:''' [[Lydia Hamby]]
* '''Mentor of the Year:''' [[Pammy Davis Lassiter]]
== Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductees ==
== Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductees ==
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== Performers ==
== Performers ==
<proposed by="Blu">[[Sister Sadie]], [[The Del McCoury Band]], [[The Grascals]], [[Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper]], [[Sierra Hull]], a [[Sam Bush]] all-star band, and [[Patty Loveless]] with [[Sister Sadie]], [[Stuart Duncan]] and [[Justin Moses]].{{Src|published|url=https://bluegrasstoday.com/2026-ibma-bluegrass-music-award-winners/|title=Bluegrass Today, John Lawless, October 22, 2026}}</proposed>
[[Sister Sadie]], [[The Del McCoury Band]], [[The Grascals]], [[Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper]], [[Sierra Hull]], a [[Sam Bush]] all-star band, and [[Patty Loveless]] with [[Sister Sadie]], [[Stuart Duncan]] and [[Justin Moses]].{{Src|published|url=https://bluegrasstoday.com/2026-ibma-bluegrass-music-award-winners/|title=Bluegrass Today, John Lawless, October 22, 2026}}
Note: the eligibility period was from April 1, 2025 to March 1, 2026. Thus, before you ask: Cory Walker's little brother's record was not eligible, and will be eligible next year.
Animators: Pat Bradley, SpringShoe Animation. Producer: Bryan Sutton. Songwriters: John Thomas Crain, Charles Edward Daniels, William Joel DiGregorio, Fred Laroy Edwards, Charles Fred Hayward, James W Marshall