• IBMA Vocal Group Of The Year for 2005

    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 award goes to each group member. The

  • IBMA Male Vocalist Of The Year for 2005

    Award for the outstanding male vocalist based on recorded and in-person performance. The award goes to the individual. The Male Vocalist Of The Year for 2005 is: Larry Sparks web site bio audio Review past recipients of this

  • IBMA Instrumental Album Of The Year for 2005

    This award is for an outstanding recorded performance by an artist or artists featuring instrumental music, new or old, first commercially released during the eligibility period. An album project is eligible when 50% or more of its songs are instrumental

  • IBMA Gospel Recorded Performance Of The Year for 2005

    This award is for an outstanding gospel recorded performance, of one or more songs, new or old, first commercially released or showed significant chart action during the eligibility period. Recorded performance may be vocal, instrumental, or a combination of both.

  • IBMA Instrumental Group Of The Year for 2005

    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 award goes to each group member.

  • IBMA: 2005 Awards Show on XM Satellite Radio

    The 2005 IBMA Awards Show is to be held in the Ryman Auditorium tomorrow evening. The show is recorded and will be broadcast at a future time on bluegrass radio shows and stations nation wide. The exciting news this year

  • Awards Poll Update – 10/26

    Only 1 day left to vote! We'll be closing the poll tomorrow at noon. If you wish to participate please do so before then. Tomorrow evening we'll be covering the IBMA Awards Show live from the Ryman Auditorium. We'll be announcing

  • 2005 International Songwriting Competition

    The 2005 International Songwriting Competition deadline for submission is October 31. We don't know a whole lot about this contest, but it looks like they have some very real prizes and several categories that would be acceptable for a bluegrass

  • Hurricane Wilma

    Hurricane Wilma has had a devastating impact on the state of Flordia, leaving 5.9 million people with out electricity. A web hosting company, which is home to several of our advertisers, is located in Flordia and is currently experiencing an