BMI Proudly Congratulates its World of Bluegrass Awards Nominees
Again this year, BMI affiliates dominate the list of nominees for World of Bluegrass Awards. The annual show celebrating the award winners will be held on Thursday, September 27, 2018, in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Here’s the complete list of BMI nominees. Congratulations to all!
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Balsam Range
Del McCoury Band
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
The Earls of Leicester
Gibson Brothers
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Balsam Range
Flatt Lonesome
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
Gibson Brothers
I’m With Her
INSTRUMENTAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper
Sam Bush Band
The Travelin’ McCourys**
EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR (Tie)
Mile Twelve
Molly Tuttle
Po’ Ramblin’ Boys**
Billy Strings
Sister Sadie
SONG OF THE YEAR
“Calamity Jane”– Becky Buller (artist), Becky Buller/Tim Stafford (writers)
“If I’d Have Wrote That Song” – Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers* (artist), Larry Shell (co-writer)
“Swept Away” – Missy Raines (artist)
“Way Down the River Road” – Special Consensus (artist), John Hartford (writer)
“You Didn’t Call My Name” – Molly Tuttle (artist and writer)
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Life Is a Story – Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver (artist), Doyle Lawson (producer)
Rise – Molly Tuttle (artist)
Rivers & Roads – Special Consensus (artist), Alison Brown (producer)
GOSPEL RECORDED PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
“Little Girl” – Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver (artist), Harley Lee Allen (writer), Life Is a Story (album), Doyle Lawson (producer)
“Speakin’ to That Mountain” – Becky Buller (artist), Becky Buller/Jeff Hyde (writers), Crepe Paper Heart (album)
“Travelin’ Shoes” – Special Consensus (artist), Traditional arranged by Special Consensus (writer), Rivers & Roads (album), Alison Brown (producer)
“When God’s in It” – Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers* (artist), Ronnie Bowman (co-writer), The Story We Tell (album)
INSTRUMENTAL RECORDED PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
“Lynchburg Chicken Run” – The Grascals* (artist), Danny Roberts/Adam Haynes (writers), Before Breakfast (album)
“Medley: Sally in the Garden/Big Country/Molly Put the Kettle On” – Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn* (artists), Sally in the Garden and Molly Put the Kettle On – Traditional arranged by Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn*, Big Country – Bela Fleck (writer), Echo in the Valley (album), Bela Fleck (producer)
“Sirens” – Infamous Stringdusters (artist, writers and co-producers), Laws of Gravity (album)
“Squirrel Hunters” – Special Consensus with John Hartford, Rachel Baiman & Christian Sedelmyer* (10 String Symphony), & Alison Brown (artists), Traditional arranged by Alison Brown/Special Consensus (writers), Rivers & Roads (album), Alison Brown (producer)
“Wickwire” – Mile Twelve (artist and writers), Onwards (album)
RECORDED EVENT OF THE YEAR
“Calamity Jane” – Becky Buller with Rhonda Vincent (artists), Crepe Paper Heart (album)
“I’ll Just Go Away” – Dale Ann Bradley & Vince Gill (artists), Dale Ann Bradley (album), Dale Ann Bradley (producer)
“The Rebel and the Rose” – Becky Buller with Sam Bush (artists), Crepe Paper Heart (album),
“She Took the Tennessee River” – Special Consensus with Bobby Osborne (artists), Rivers & Roads (album), Alison Brown (producer)
“Swept Away” – Missy Raines with Alison Brown, Becky Buller, Sierra Hull*, and Molly Tuttle (artists), single release, Alison Brown (producer)
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Shawn Camp
Buddy Melton
Del McCoury
Russell Moore
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Dale Ann Bradley
Becky Buller
Molly Tuttle
Rhonda Vincent
BANJO PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Kristin Scott Benson
Gina Clowes
Ned Luberecki
Noam Pikelny
BASS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Barry Bales
Missy Raines
Mark Schatz
Tim Surrett
FIDDLE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Hunter Berry
Becky Buller
Michael Cleveland
Stuart Duncan
DOBRO PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jerry Douglas
Andy Hall
Rob Ickes
GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Billy Strings
Bryan Sutton
Molly Tuttle
Josh Williams
MANDOLIN PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Sam Bush
Jesse Brock
Ronnie McCoury
Frank Solivan
In addition to the 2018 nominees, BMI is proud to represent the music of Paul Williams and Tom T. and Dixie Hall, who will be inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Association Hall of Fame this year.
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