Stephanie Jones with the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America has issued a formal statement regarding the break ins that occurred this past weekend during their 50th celebration of the organization during their National Convention in Nashville. As
Kat Brake's rental vehicle damaged in the Music City Sheraton parking lot during SPBGMA (1/25/25) During this past weekend's National Convention of the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America (SPBGMA), the music, the jamming, and the fun was
Saturday morning at SPBGMA brought the first round of the band competition. Over a dozen bands from all over the country took part. Contestants from Alaska to Florida and all points in between vied against one another in the 50th SPBGMA International Band Competition. The
This past Saturday and Sunday the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America held their annual Band Championship during their 41st National Convention in Nashville. Competitors performed multiple times for the judges over the two days, before the
Tonight the 2025 Bluegrass Music Awards are being announced in Nashville at the Sheraton Music City hotel during the 41st annual SPBGMA National Convention & Band Championship. Our SPBGMA correspondent, Nick Newlon, will be reporting the winners as they are announced.
Appalachian Road Show at SPBGMA (1/24/25) - photo © Roger Black Music filled the air as the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America all but took over The Sheraton Music City in Nashville, Tennessee on Friday, with eleven amazing
Shamanov Sisters jamming at SPBGMA '25 - photo © Roger Black Roger Black shared this gallery of photos from opening day at the 2025 SPBGMA Fest in Nashville, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the organization founded by Chuck Stearman in 1975.
The Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America, known familiarly by the acronym SPBGMA, has announced the nominees for their 2025 Bluegrass Music Awards. Votes are tallied and winners named during the organization's annual convention, held at the
A very popular destination during last month's SPBGMA National Convention in Nashville was the Pluck It Music Brand Showcase, held in the Belmont Room of the Music City Sheraton hotel. The event featured six strong young bluegrass bands on the
Maddie Dalton, bass player with Sister Sadie, suffered an injury this past Saturday in the lobby of the Music City Sheraton hotel during the SPBGMA convention in Nashville. She was at SPBGMA to be a presenter with her bandmates on the
