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Billboard.com, the online version of Billboard magazine, has a brief article about the IBMA Awards, written by Deborah Evans Price. It doesn't contain any news for readers of Bluegrass Today, but it is worth noting that the larger music industry

This year looks to be a great one for Cherryholmes at IBMA. They are nominated for a number of awards, including the unprecedented combination of Emerging Artist and Entertainer Of The Year. Both Cherryholmes and Rhonda Vincent will be

We have found a few stories in the Nashville papers about the IBMA presence here this week. Here's a story from The Nashville City Paper, and another from The Nashville Business Journal. There is another article bylined Nashville that appeared in Reuters/Billboard

Wichita Rutherford just emailed me and let me know about something new he is doing. He's podcasting for the city of Knoxville, TN. Every Monday starting October 31st he'll have a new podcast all about what's going on in Knoxville.

CMT.com has put together a special web site feature for IBMA's big week in Nashville. They have assembled photo galleries, video clips, audio files and even a Fun & Games page where you can play an IBMA Nominee Trivia game

A Day in the Life of the American Woman - How We See Ourselves is the title of a new book of photos and essays from Bullfinch Press, documenting a typical day in the life of 50 diverse American women.

Next weekend Brad Davis will be on a radio tour with Billy Bob Thornton to promote Thronton's new CD on which Brad played guitar. The album is not bluegrass in any way, but Brad sure is! Billy Bob sang on

Nickel Creek recently recorded a live show in the studios of WRAX in Birmingham, AL. The audio can be accessed online at Reg's Coffee House, a site run by Scott Register. Nickel Creek seems to be the closest thing to

Another bluegrass blog to bring to your attention. This time it's a blog by mandolin great Mike Compton. Mike has his own online journal featured on his website. He writes about what's happening in his life as a professional bluegrass

There is a feature story in the current issue of Country Weekly (October 24), on stands this week, titled "The Grascals Take Manhattan." It describes their trip to the Big Apple to open for Dolly Parton at Radio City Music