Registration is now open for the 23rd Annual IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards); this is great opportunity for music artists everywhere. IAMA is the preeminent awards for musicians, promotes excellence in acoustic music performance and artistry. Acoustic artists in various genres can gain exciting radio and web exposure through this competition. Participating sponsors include Acoustic Cafe (a syndicated radio program) and Sirius XM Satellite Radio. Music artists stand a chance to win awards in eight different categories: Best Male Artist, Best Female Artist, Best Group/Duo Folk, Americana/Roots/AAA, Instrumental, Open (any musical style or genre), Bluegrass/Country, etc. There will also be an Overall Grand Prize winner awarded to the top winner worth over US$11,000, which includes radio promotion to over 250 radio stations in US and Canada.
IAMA is sponsored by: Fender, New Music Weekly, Loggins Promotion, Airplay Access, Ditto Music, Sirius XM Radio, Ditto Music, Acoustic Café Radio Show, Paige Capo, and Kari Estrin Management & Consulting.
In its 23rd year, IAMA has a proven track record of winners going on to get signed and hit the Billboard Charts. Past winners of IAMA include: Weary Ramblers, Dom Flemons, Ellis Paul, Jonatha Brooke, Megan Trainor, Liz Longeley, Ryan Sheridan (from Ireland), David Francey (from Canada), Charlie Dore (from UK), Carl Wockner (from Australia), AJ Croce, Rod Abernethy, Tim Schou (from Denmark), Buffalo Rose (Folk group), and many more. Liz Longley was signed to Sugar Hill/Rounder Records 4 years after her top win at IAMA. All of the above mentioned winners have received radio airplay after their win.
Critically Acclaimed folk-acoustic group Weary Ramblers (pictured) won top honors in the 21st Annual IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards). They also won Best Bluegrass Award as well.
“We are honored to have won the top prize of the International Acoustic Music Awards! We’re excited to now be a part of this elite club of winners. Big thanks to the IAMA for this immense recognition!” ~ Weary Ramblers (Kathryn Severing Fox & Chad Elliott), the Overall Grand Prize winner of the 22nd Annual IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards).
Award-winning Iowa Americana duo, Weary Ramblers bring years of experience to the stage with Chad Elliott on guitar and Kathryn Fox on fiddle, mandolin and more. Iowa Public Radio said, “Weary Ramblers are nothing short of an Iowa-based super duo.”
Many Radio Hosts have have saying good things about IAMA
“It’s great that IAMA keeps on encouraging the artistry of acoustic music” ~ Michael Stock, WLRN (Folk and Acoustic Radio Show).
“Many of the winners of IAMA exceeded my expectations! We are so blessed to have so many up-and-coming music artists among us” ~ Martin Anderson, Music Director, WNCW-FM
The deadline to enter IAMA is November 6th. For more information, go to:
