the awards were held in raleigh, north carolina, the first time the show was hosted by the city. the show moved from nashville, tennessee to separate itself from country music. the gibson brothers had the most nominations individually and as a group, winning entertainer of the year, vocal group of the year, song of the year, and songwriter of the year (eric gibson). during the show, paul warren and tony rice were inducted into the international bluegrass music hall of fame.