Bluegrass Asociations News

Past attendees, exhibitors or sponsors of the IBMA World Of Bluegrass will have by now received the informational brochure for the 2011 event, scheduled for September 26-29 in Nashville. The brochure details the many events that will occur during the

The following is an announcement from the Bean Blossom Jamboree Foundation, and is being distributed during this week's 45th Annual Bill Monroe Memorial Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival. Dear Friends, Donors, and Supporters of the Bean Blossom Jamboree Foundation: We first set out

The Foundation for Bluegrass Music has announced grants/scholarships totaling $10,000 to be awarded to encourage the artistic or business development of deserving young people. These awards will given to honor the memories of two bluegrass pioneers who passed away in 2011,

Today's (5/23) press conference to announce the 2011 Honors & Awards nominees from the Americana Music Association will be streamed live online. The announcements will be made from the Gibson Showroom in New York city starting at 2:30 p.m. (EDT). Roseanne

The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced that all balloting for Board elections, Hall of Fame inductions and IBMA awards will be held online starting next week. They will be utilizing the eBallot interface to facilitate and tabulate votes. Current voting

The Recording Academy, the organization that manages the annual Grammy Awards, generated some controversy earlier this month when they shuffled and reorganized some of the award categories for 2011. In total, the number of categories has been whittled down from

The winners of the 2011 Dove Awards from the Gospel Music Association were announced last night during their annual gala awards presentation in Atlanta. This year marked the 42nd presentation of these awards, which encompass a wide variety of Gospel

Well, you can't say they didn't listen. IBMA has announced a number of major changes to the pricing and availability options during this year's World Of Bluegrass Convention in Nashville. As attendance at this flagship event has dwindled in recent years,

I spoke last week with Craig Havighurst, noted Nashville writer and PBS radio journalist, about plans the IBMA is hatching to enhance its online presence and outreach efforts. Craig is also a member of the IBMA Board of Directors, and

The International Bluegrass Music Association has a couple bits of news to announce this week, both with a focus on cold hard cash. They have an online sales seminar scheduled for April 19, designed to help anyone whose work in the