Congratulations to Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, who have been nominated for eight IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards! Tuttle and the band—fiddler Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, mandolinist Dominick Leslie, bass player Shelby Means, and banjo player Kyle Tuttle—are up for Entertainer of the Year, Vocal Group of the Year, Instrumental Group of the Year, and Album of the Year for City of Gold (which won the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album). Tuttle is nominated for both Female Vocalist of the Year (which she has won the past two years) and Guitar Player of the Year (which she won in 2017 and 2018), and Keith-Hynes for Fiddle Player of the Year (which she won in 2021 and 2022) and New Artist of the Year. The 35th annual IBMA Music Awards will be held September 26 during the 2024 IBMA World of Bluegrass in Raleigh, North Carolina. Additionally, Jerry Douglas, who produced both City of Gold and its award-winning predecessor Crooked Tree with Molly Tuttle and is nominated for Resophonic Guitar Player of the Year, will be inducted into the Bluegrass Hall of Fame.

City of Gold, Tuttle and her band Golden Highway’s second album, follows their acclaimed 2022 record, Crooked Tree, which also won the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album. Produced by Tuttle and Jerry Douglas and recorded in Nashville, City of Gold was inspired by Tuttle’s near constant touring with Golden Highway and their growth together as musicians and performers, cohering as a band. These 13 tracks—mostly written by Tuttle and Ketch Secor (Old Crow Medicine Show)—capture the electric energy of the band’s live shows by highlighting each member’s musical strengths. City of Gold also features special guest Dave Matthews on the song “Yosemite.” You can pick up a copy and hear it here.

Tuttle and the band are in New York City to perform on The Rooftop at Pier 17 with Old Crow Medicine Show tonight then continue the tour along the East Coast this weekend. For details and tickets, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.