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The Gospel Music Association on Friday (2/20) announced the nominations for their forthcoming awards show. Among the finalists for the 40th Annual Dove Awards are the following nominees in the two bluegrass categories. Bluegrass Recorded Song (song; album; artist; writer; label) Help

Why Old Time? is a new film from Chris Valluzzo and Sean Kotz of Horse Archer Productions that seeks to answer that musical question in a documentary film format. The project is still in the editing stage, and Valluzzo told us

To celebrate their 15th year in operation, the Wayne C. Henderson Music Festival & Guitar Competition will award $15,000 in scholarships in 2009 to further the study of traditional American music by young people. The festival sets aside a portion

Last Tuesday evening (2/17) Dailey & Vincent, the multiple IBMA and SPBGMA award winners, played their debut concert in New York City. The set included several songs from the Statler Brothers' repertoire as well as from their forthcoming album, Brothers From

Hadley Music Group, who recently released Walk This Mountain Down, their second CD from Donna Ulisse, has also created a web video to showcase Donna and the new album. It was produced by String Theory Media in Nashville, and includes interviews

Tim O'Brien was a guest this week on Folk Alley, where folk, acoustic, Americana and Celtic music is streamed 24/7. He performed several songs from his 2008 release, Chameleon, just as he did on the CD - solo, with just his

Another major benefit concert is scheduled for March 20 in Louisville, KY. The show is intended to mark 2009 as the 40th anniversary of newgrass music, and the crucial role that Louisville played in its birth and development. In fact there

I'm sure there are at least a few fans of The Office among us. So you may have already caught the episode in which Ed Helms, in character as Andy Bernard, plays the banjo. It turns out Helms is a real

After reporting yesterday that Sirius XM was considering a bankruptcy filing, we discovered this Reuters story indicating that creditors had issued a warning to Sirius' CEO Mel Karmazin, threatening to seek his removal if bankruptcy was chosen rather than a

It hasn't been long since the two satellite providers merged, but SiriusXM is already talking about bankruptcy. The company suffers from massive debt, $175 million of which is due tomorrow, an upcoming renewal of Howard Stern's $500 million contract, and increasing