The nominees for the 2012 International Bluegrass Music Awards have been announced.

Awards will be distributed at the gala IBMA Awards show on September 27, held at the historic Ryman Theater in Nashville. Tickets are available now online.

And the nominees are:

Entertainer of the Year

Dailey & Vincent

The Gibson Brothers

Alison Krauss & Union Station

Steve Martin & Steep Canyon Rangers

Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out

Vocal Group of the Year

Blue Highway

Dailey & Vincent

The Gibson Brothers

Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver

Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out

Instrumental Group of the Year

Blue Highway

The Boxcars

Sam Bush Band

Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper

Punch Brothers

Emerging Artist of the Year

Darin & Brooke Aldridge

Della Mae

Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers

Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen

The Darrell Webb Band

Male Vocalist of the Year

Audie Blaylock

Jamie Dailey

Vince Gill

Russell Moore

Dan Tyminski

Female Vocalist of the Year

Dale Ann Bradley

Sonya Isaacs

Alison Krauss

Claire Lynch

Rhonda Vincent

Song of the Year

A Far Cry From Lester and Earl by Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice, written by Tim Massey, Rick Purdue & Harry Sisk Jr.

Dustbowl Children by Alison Krauss & Union Station, written by Peter Rowan

Pretty Little Girl From Galax by Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, written by Milan Miller

Somewhere South Of Crazy by Dale Ann Bradley, written by Dale Ann Bradley & Pam Tillis

Sounds Of Home by Blue Highway, written by Shawn Lane

Album of the Year

All In by The Boxcars (artists & producers), Mountain Home Records

Paper Airplane by Alison Krauss & Union Station (artists & producers), Rounder Records

Prime Tyme by Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out (artists & producers), Rural Rhythm Records

Sounds Of Home by Blue Highway (artists & producers), Rounder Records

The Heart of a Song by Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice (artists), Wes Easter & Ramblers Choice (producers), Rebel Records

Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year

Beyond The Sunset by Doyle Lawson, Russell Moore, Jamie Dailey & Josh Swift (artists); Doyle Lawson (songwriter); Bob Kelley, Jack Campitelli & Darrel Adkins (producers); Rural Rhythm Records

I Press Through The Crowd by Dale Ann Bradley (artist), Joe Isaacs (songwriter), Alison Brown (producer), Compass Records

I Saw Him Walk Out Of The Sky by Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver (artists), Dee Gaskin (songwriter), Doyle Lawson (producer), Mountain Home Records

Satisfied by Paul Williams & The Victory Trio (artists), Martha Carson (songwriter), Paul Williams (producer), Rebel Records

Singing As We Rise by The Gibson Brothers (artists); Joe Newberry (songwriter); Eric Gibson, Mike Barber & Leigh Gibson (producers); Compass Records

Instrumental Recorded Performance of the Year

Angeline The Baker by the Lonesome River Band (artists & producers), Rural Rhythm Records

Carroll County Blues by Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out (artists & producers), Rural Rhythm Records

Manzanita by Tony Rice, Josh Williams, Aaron Ramsey, Aubrey Haynie & Rob Ickes (artists); Anthony D. Rice (songwriter); Bob Kelley, Jack Campitelli & Darrel Adkins (producers); Rural Rhythm Records

Roaring Creek by Blue Highway (artists & producers), Jason Burleson (songwriter), Rounder Records

That’s What She Said by The Boxcars (artists & producers), Adam Steffey (songwriter), Mountain Home Records

Recorded Event of the Year

Beyond The Sunset by Doyle Lawson, Russell Moore, Jamie Dailey & Josh Swift (artists); Bob Kelley, Jack Campitelli & Darrel Adkins (producers); Rural Rhythm Records

Life Goes On”by Carl Jackson, Ronnie Bowman, Larry Cordle, Jerry Salley, Rickey Wasson, Randy Kohrs, D.A. Adkins, Garnet Bowman, Lynn Butler, Ashley Kohrs, Gary Payne, Dale Pyatt, Clay Hess, Alan Bibey, Jay Weaver, Ron Stewart & Jim VanCleve (artists); Bob Kelley, Jack Campitelli & Darrel Adkins (producers); Rural Rhythm Records

Monroe by Special Consensus with Josh Williams & Chris Jones (artists); Alison Brown (producer); Compass Records

Old Violin by Larry Cordle & Michael Cleveland (artists); Bob Kelley, Jack Campitelli & Darrel Adkins (producers); Rural Rhythm Records

Singing As We Rise by The Gibson Brothers (artists); Eric Gibson, Mike Barber & Leigh Gibson (producers); Compass Records

Instrumental Performers of the Year

Banjo

Kristin Scott Benson

Ron Block

J.D. Crowe

Sammy Shelor

Ron Stewart

Bass

Barry Bales

Mike Bub

Missy Raines

Mark Schatz

Marshall Wilborn

Fiddle



Hunter Berry

Jason Carter

Michael Cleveland

Stuart Duncan

Ron Stewart



Dobro



Mike Auldridge

Jerry Douglas

Rob Ickes

Randy Kohrs

Phil Leadbetter



Guitar



Tony Rice

Kenny Smith

Bryan Sutton

Doc Watson

Josh Williams



Mandolin



Wayne Benson

Jessie Brock

Sam Bush

Sierra Hull

Adam Steffey

Bluegrass Broadcaster of the Year

Kyle Cantrell

Katy Daley

Chris Jones

Bluegrass Event of the Year

Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion

LaRoche Bluegrass Festival

ROMP

Bluegrass Print Media Personality of the Year

Marty Godbey – Crowe On The Banjo

Derek Halsey

Ted Lehmann

Songwriter of the year

Tom T. and Dixie Hall

Donna Ulisse

Jon Weisberger

Best Graphic Design for a Recorded Project



Bedrock Manufacturing (designer) for Nobody Knows You, by the Steep Canyon Rangers (Rounder Records)

Caroline Hadilaksono (designer) for Beat the Devil and Carry a Rail, by Noam Pikelny (Compass Records)

Lynch Graphics (designer), for Home from the Hills, by Jimmy Gaudreau & Moondi Klein (Rebel Records)

Best Liner Notes for a Recorded Project

Geoffrey Himes (liner notes), for John Duffey: the Rebel Years: 1962-1977, by John Duffey (Rebel Records)

Marian Leighton Levy (liner notes), for Tony Rice: The Bill Monroe Collection, by Tony Rice (Rounder Records)

Bill Nowlin (liner notes), for Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration: A Classic Bluegrass Tribute, by Various Artists (Rounder Records)

Bluegrass Hall of Fame inductees

Ralph Rinzler

Doyle Lawson

IBMA Distinguished Achievement Award Recipients

Byron Berline

Joe and Lil Cornett

Orin Freisen

Kitsy Kuykendall

Darrell “Pee Wee” Lambert

Congratulations to the nominees and honorees, one and all.