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Only banjos in the building: Steve Martin will co-host the 2025 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards

CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE, JUL 31 – The 2025 IBMA Awards will honor top bluegrass artists including Alison Krauss, Billy Strings, and nominees Steve Martin and Alison Brown for their collaboration '5 Days Out, 2 Days Back.'

  • The 2025 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards will be co-hosted by actor, comedian and banjoist Steve Martin and Alison Brown on Sept. 18 at 7:30 p.m. Eastern at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
  • Part of the IBMA World of Bluegrass festival running Sept. 16 to 20, this year’s awards are the first in Chattanooga after years in Raleigh, North Carolina.
  • The duo's '5 Days Out, 2 Days Back' is nominated in Song of the Year, Music Video of the Year, and Collaborative Recording of the Year, with Martin's bluegrass roots dating to his teenage years.
  • Tickets for the IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards are available via Ticketmaster, with the event set for Sept. 18 at 7:30 p.m. Eastern at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium.
  • Looking ahead, the awards are expected to stay in Chattanooga through 2027, as Compass Records Group celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.
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Only banjos in the building: Steve Martin will co-host the 2025 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards

Get those banjos ready because this isn’t a joke. Actor and comedy legend Steve Martin will co-host the IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards for the first time.

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The Independent broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Thursday, July 31, 2025.
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