Dark Shadow Recording (DSR) heads into the 2025 International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) voting season with its most formidable showing to date, fielding contenders in virtually every major category. From marquee vocal honors to instrumental virtuosity and album-of-the-year consideration, the DSR roster underscores the label’s reputation for pairing forward-thinking artistry with deep bluegrass roots.

Becky Buller & The Becky Buller Band

    Female Vocalist of the Year – Becky Buller

Following the success of their debut release Like I Used To Do, husband-and-wife duo Stephen and Jana Mougin are back with their evocative new single, Frozen In Time. The song, penned by Rick Lang and Lincoln Meyers, beautifully captures the frosty charm of drifting snow and crisp winter air—an ode to the cold-weather nostalgia often missing from their Nashville surroundings.