• IBMA Special Awards nominees for 2006

    One other set of award nominees were announced at today's IBMA press conference, the ones officially designated as "Special Awards." The following awards are determined by special procedures and committees are enlisted to review recommendations, consider nominations related to the

  • IBMA Hall of Honor Inductees for ’06

    In addition to the nominees for the International Bluegrass Music Awards, this morning's press conference also announced the two inductees into the IBMA's Hall Of Honor this year. First to be announced is The Lewis Family, widely described as "America's First

  • IBMA Press Conference photos

    Our good buddy Dave Carney was with us this morning at the IBMA Awards Nominations press conference, and shot some photos of the proceedings. He got a few of The Grascals and Alecia Nugent performing, of Doyle Lawson and Rhonda

  • IBMA Press Conference Coverage

    This morning John and I find ourselves in Nashville for the IBMA press conference announcing this years award nominees. We'll be covering the conference in some depth and will publish a post immediately following the conference with the full list

  • IBMA Awards nominations on Tuesday

    The IBMA will announce the nominees for the 2006 International Bluegrass Music Awards on Tuesday (8/15) at 10:00 a.m. Brance and I will be covering the press conference in Nashville, and will post a complete list of nominees, along with

  • Seeking Intern Bloggers for IBMA

    This year's IBMA World of Bluegrass is almost upon us. John and I are working on our plans for this year's event and we've found that we have quite a lot going on this year. We'll be sharing much of

  • Win IBMA tickets from Knee Deep In Bluegrass

    Cindy Baucom is giving away an IBMA Awards Show vacation getaway package through Knee Deep In Bluegrass, her syndicated radio program. The winner will receive 2 VIP tickets for the International Bluegrass Music Awards show in Nashville on September 28,

  • Marty Stuart to host IBMA Awards show

    The IBMA has announced that the host for this year's International Bluegrass Music Awards show will be Marty Stuart. The show will be held at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville on September 28, 2006, at which time the

  • New IBMA newsletter online

    Many of the articles from the July/August issue of International Bluegrass, the official publication of the IBMA, can be found on the organization's web site. It is distributed by mail to all professional members, but not available in print otherwise. The