The Red Carpet interviews we shot just prior to the 2008 IBMA Awards Show - which we have been promising to post for over a week - will be up later this morning. The time required to edit and encode the
IBMA 2008 Awards
Awards show photos
Here are some photos from last night's IBMA Awards Show and pre-show reception. All were taken by Tami Roth.
Post Awards Show II
Looking back on this year's award show, my first comment is to give a big nod to the producers, Cindy Baucom and Ned Luberecki. This was absolutely the best IBMA award show I've attended. Everything ran smoothly. The concepts were
Post Awards Show
Well folks that's a wrap! John and I will be heading back to the hotel to process our thoughts and bunch of photos. We'll post later tonight with a recap of the performances from this evening's show, along with a gallery,
Entertainer of the Year
Entertainer Of The Year - This award is for a performing act who displayed the greatest competence in all aspects of the entertainment field. Voters should give consideration to recorded and in-person performance, public acceptance, attitude, leadership, and over-all contributions
Album Of The Year
Album Of The Year - Award for an outstanding recorded performance by an artist or artists, first commercially released during the specified time period (Award to artist(s), producer, and label). The Album Of The Year for 2008 is: Album Title links to audio Artist(s) links
Instrumental Group Of The Year
Instrumental Group Of The Year - The award for a group who regularly performs together that has shown outstanding recorded and in-person performance in the area of instrumental performance. It is not limited to groups which only perform instrumentals. The
Vocal Group of the Year
Vocal Group Of The Year - The award for a group who regularly performs together that has shown outstanding recorded and in-person performance in the area of vocal performance. It is not limited to groups which only perform vocally. The
Mandolin Player Of The Year
The Mandolin Player Of The Year for 2008 is: Adam Steffey web site bio audio Review past recipients of this award.
Song of the Year
Song Of The Year - This award is for any song, new or old, which was released or showed significant chart action within the eligibility period. Any song which has been nominated for this award in previous years is ineligible.