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The nominees for the 35th Annual IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards have been announced. Béla Fleck is nominated for Banjo Player of the Year and Instrumental Recording of the Year with “Rhapsody in Blue(grass).” Michael Cleveland is nominated for Fiddler of the Year and Instrumental Group of the Year with his band, Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper. The awards ceremony will take place on Thursday, September 26, at 7:30 PM EST at the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh, North Carolina.