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
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Next Leadership Bluegrass virtual workshop is on vocals
IBMA's Leadership Bluegrass alumni have announced February 21 as the date for their next virtual workshop, free to all online using the Zoom app. This one is dedicated to bluegrass vocals and is titled Everyone is a Singer: The Voice as
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Molly Tuttle to present at Grammy Premiere Ceremony
Molly Tuttle has been chosen as a presenter for the 2024 Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony on February 4. She has performed this service in the past, and must have done well as they have asked her back. The Premiere Ceremony is
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2024 Arnold Shultz Fund grant deadline approaching
The IBMA Foundation wants to remind everyone that the application deadline for their 2024 Arnold Shultz Fund grants in January 31. The Fund, named for early Bill Monroe mentor Arnold Shultz, exists to increase participation in bluegrass music by people of
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Announcing the OMMA Youth in Bluegrass Contest
For more than 20 years, Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO hosted the annual KSMU Youth in Bluegrass Contest, bringing young bands in their teens and younger, together to compete for serious cash prizes. The contest was the brainchild of
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C. J. Lewandowski to be a Spotlight Artist at Country Music HOF
The Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum in Nashville has announced the featured artists for their 2024 American Currents: State of the Music exhibit, which highlights significant artists from the previous year. Artifacts, photos, and music are typically included
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Blue Ridge Music Center in Galax asks for your vote
The Blue Ridge Music Center, a music venue and museum of Appalachian music in Galax, VA, is asking for your vote in the 2024 USA Today poll for Best Music Museum. Nestled among southwestern Virginia's beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains, the Center
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Watch Barbara Martin Stephens interview online
The recent interview with early bluegrass and country music pioneer Barbara Martin Stephens, conducted by Leadership Bluegrass, about her work as an artist representative in the 1950s and '60s when such work was rarely done by women, is now available
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Molly Tuttle, Billy Strings up for Folk Alliance awards
Two of the brightest young lights in bluegrass music, Molly Tuttle and Billy Strings, are among the nominees announced for awards from Folk Alliance International. The awards will be announced and presented during their 2024 conference in February. Tuttle's City of
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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