In the 2015 season, championship titles were reclaimed in classes 1A, 3A & 5A by Beechwood and Adair County and Madison Central bands. Madison Central barely edged semi final winner North Hardin by tenths, and the Paul Laurence Dunbar band was also tenths of a point behind the top two bands in one of the closest finals to date for the 5A Governor's cup. Estill County emerged with its first ever state championship in class 2A. The biggest surprises were in class 4A as Madisonville-North Hopkins high school came in second to cross state rival, Grant County high school, along with Hopkinsville high school making its ever state finals appearance. In class 5A, Lafayette finished in fourth place (the first time since 1987 it placed below 2nd at state finals.)