• Generation Bluegrass at Fan Fest 2012

    The Mast Farm Inn and Bluegrass Today are delighted to announce a premiere screening of Generation Bluegrass during Fan Fest in Nashville on Friday, September 28. As you might guess from the title, the film is focused on young bluegrass musicians, and is

  • IBMA invades Titans Stadium

    The IBMA is set to tackle the NFL at the start of World of Bluegrass week in Nashville. On Sunday, September 23, Del McCoury will sing the National Anthem prior to the game between the Tennessee Titans and Detroit Lions at

  • 2012 IBMA Award show to be broadcast online

    Bluegrass Today is delighted to announce that we will be participating in the first ever live streaming cybercast of the International Bluegrass Music Awards, with the entire event accessible from our web site on Thursday, September 27. It has been a

  • A New Boss with Big Plans

    Registration numbers for IBMA’s final World of Bluegrass week in Nashville are down slightly from last year, but Executive Director Nancy Cardwell is pulling out all the stops to try to finish on a high note before next year’s move

  • Momentum Award announcements during WOB

    The International Bluegrass Music Association will announce the 8 winners of the initial Momentum Awards during this year's World of Bluegrass in Nashville. Awards will be announced during both the Tuesday and Wednesday night main stage showcases. These new awards honor people

  • Sage advice for award recipients

    Well, it’s all over but the tux-rental (or overalls-rental, depending on your awards show dressing style). The 2012 IBMA Awards nominees have been announced, and the countdown to the awards show has begun (note: if you’re actually counting down to

  • Nancy Cardwell assumes the top spot

    The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced that interim director Nancy Cardwell has been named as the Executive Director of the organization. She has been serving in this role since Dan Hays left IBMA in March of this year. Nancy has

  • Who could ask for Moore?

    Doyle Lawson rose slowly to his feet, humbly taking off his trademark hat in response to the thunderously spontaneous applause that threatened to lift the Loveless Barn just outside Nashville off its foundation. It had just been announced that he

  • IBMA Nominations photo gallery

    Nashville photographer Collin Peterson was on hand for yesterday afternoon's IBMA press conference. He grabbed these images as nominees for the 2012 International Bluegrass Music Awards were announced.