• Photos from the 2024 Pluck It SPBGMA Showcase

    A very popular destination during last month's SPBGMA National Convention in Nashville was the Pluck It Music Brand Showcase, held in the Belmont Room of the Music City Sheraton hotel. The event featured six strong young bluegrass bands on the

  • 2024 SPBGMA Bluegrass Music Award winners

    Tonight in Nashville, the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass for America (SPBGMA) is holding a ceremony to announce the winners of their 2024 Bluegrass Music Awards. This year is their 49th annual running of these awards, winners of which are

  • 2024 SPBGMA nominees announced

    The Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America (SPBGMA) has announced the nominees for their 49th annual Music Awards. Winners will be announced during the annual SPBGMA National Convention in Nashville on January 28. Voting takes place during the

  • 2023 SPBGMA National Award winners

    Tonight, at the Sheraton Music City Hotel in Nashville, the winners of the National Bluegrass Awards from the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America are being announced during a live gala presentation. And the winners are: Bluegrass Promoter Of

  • 2023 SPBGMA National Award nominees

    The Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America (SPBGMA) has announced the nominees for their 2023 National Bluegrass Awards. These awards will be decided by voting that takes place during the SPBGMA National Convention in Nashville over January

  • Carrying on the Tradition at SPBGMA

    Alan Tompkins playing an RB-75 at Gruhn's during SPBGMA week 2020 - photo by Gerald Jones This additional SPBGMA 2020 reflection comes from Alan Tompkins, a Dallas-area attorney, festival promoter, and bluegrass musician. He is also a recent graduate of the