2016 IBMA Winners
Inductees into the Bluegrass Hall of Fame: Bill Keith and Larry Sparks
Entertainer of the Year: The Earls of Leicester
Female Vocalist of the Year: Becky Buller
Male Vocalist of the Year: Danny Paisley
Vocal Group of the Year: Flatt Lonesome
Instrumental Group of the Year: Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
Song of the Year: You’re the One – Flatt Lonesome (artist), Dwight Yoakam (writer), Mountain Home Music
Album of the Year: Runaway Train – Flatt Lonesome (artist), Mountain Home Music
Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year: All Dressed Up – Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers (artist), Sacred Memories (album), Rebel Records.
Instrumental Recorded Performance of the Year: Fireball – Special Consensus featuring Rob Ickes, Trey Hensley, and Alison Brown (artist), Long I Ride (album), Compass Records
Recorded Event of the Year: Longneck Blues – Junior Sisk and Ronnie Bowman (artist), Poor Boy’s Pleasure (album), Mountain Fever
Emerging Artist of the Year: Mountain Faith
Banjo Player of the Year: Charlie Cushman
Bass Player of the Year: Barry Bales
Dobro Player of the Year: Jerry Douglas
Fiddle Player of the Year: Becky Buller
Guitar Player of the Year: Bryan Sutton
Mandolin Player of the Year: Sierra Hull