The nominees for the 2018 Bluegrass Music Awards from the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America have been announced. They will be presented in February at the 44th Annual SPBGMA Bluegrass Music Awards and 35th National Convention & Band Championship
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IBMA announces 2018 Leadership Bluegrass class
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the 2018 class for their annual Leadership Bluegrass. Candidates are chosen each year in a competitive process to select future leaders in the bluegrass world, who meet together for three days of intensive learning
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Colorado Bluegrass Music Society inducts four into Hall of Honor
The Colorado Bluegrass Music Society has announced the names of the of the newest members set to be inducted into their Hall of Honor for 2017. All are artists with a direct connection to the Colorado bluegrass scene, and who
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Traditional artists honored by NC Arts Council
The North Carolina Arts Council will honor two of the state's most prolific traditional string musicians when the 2018 North Carolina Heritage Awards are handed out in May. These honors are awarded annually to artists, performers, instructors, and crafters who
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IBMA and Bluegrass Foundation now merged
The proposed merger between the International Bluegrass Music Association and the Foundation for Bluegrass Music, announced during the World of Bluegrass convention in Raleigh this summer, has now been finalized. The IBMA will continue operating under the same name, while
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Winners announced in the Mike Auldridge Instrumental Composition contest
The DC Bluegrass Union has announced the winners in their inaugural running of the Mike Auldridge Instrumental Composition Contest. After several successful years running a bluegrass song competition honoring the late Hazel Dickens, the Union decided to run a tune contest
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2018 Grammy nominees announced
The 60th Annual Grammy Awards nominees were announced this morning, with good news for a number of bluegrass entertainers. Both The Jerry Douglas Band and Julian Lage & Chris Eldridge were nominated in the Best Contemporary Instrumental Album (What If and
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Bluegrass Music Association of Iowa award winners for 2017
The Bluegrass Music Association of Iowa hosted their second annual awards show on October 28 in Moravia, IA. Nominees and the eventual winners are selected by the membership of the Association, and any artists who perform at BMAI functions throughout
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Foundation for Bluegrass Music Grants Due December 1
Applications for the 2018 grants from the Foundation for Bluegrass Music are due at the end of this month. They award between $8,000-$10,000 each year in individual grants to organizations that support educational, literary, artistic, and historic preservation projects and
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Martha Moore wins International Services To Industry Award
Nashville publicist Martha Moore, President of so much Moore media, was the recipient of an International Services To Industry Award at the recent British Country Music Awards in Wolverhampton, UK. She was presented with her award by BCMA President Lee