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Amanda Smith nominated for 2017 IBMA Female Vocalist of the Year

Published

July 30, 2017

Amanda Smith, who has won this prestigious IBMA award once in 2014, is nominated along five-time winner Dale Ann Bradley, as well as first-time nominees Brooke Aldridge, Sierra Hull and Molly Tuttle.

Smith’s Unbound studio album, which was released last year, garnered a rave review from Digital Journal.

Amanda’s husband, fellow bluegrass musician Kenny Smith, has been nominated again in the IBMA category for “Guitar Player of the Year,” an award that he has won twice in his career, back in 1998 and 1999.

To learn more about bluegrass songstress Amanda Smith and her husband, Kenny Smith’s music, check out their official website.

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Written By Markos Papadatos

Markos Papadatos is Digital Journal's Editor-at-Large for Music News. Papadatos is a Greek-American journalist and educator that has authored over 20,000 original articles over the past 18 years. He has interviewed some of the biggest names in music, entertainment, lifestyle, magic, and sports. He is a 16-time "Best of Long Island" winner, where for three consecutive years (2020, 2021, and 2022), he was honored as the "Best Long Island Personality" in Arts & Entertainment, an honor that has gone to Billy Joel six times.