Billy Strings Is Bluegrass Music's New Entertainer Of The Year

On the most celebratory night of a smaller-than-usual World of Bluegrass, in Raleigh, NC, the IBMA Thursday night crowned a new Entertainer of the Year and one of its youngest ever in bandleader and songwriter Billy Strings. The artist, who released his third album last Friday, also won Guitar Player of the Year for the second time in three years.

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