The International Bluegrass Music Association is proud to announce the graduating class of Leadership Bluegrass 2010. Leadership Bluegrass, now in its eleventh year with more than 250 alumni, is an intensive, three-day program of interactive learning experiences that invites participants to examine the challenges and opportunities facing our music, along with related leadership issues….

If you didn’t get out on Black Friday, and missed Cyber Monday, there’s still hope for bluegrass shoppers.

“The IBMA Awards Show, Bluegrass Fan Fest and the Business Conference offer a week-long experience like no other,” IBMA touts in a press release/sales pitch. “It’s equal parts family reunion, star filled, jam-session like no other, better not fall asleep and risk missing something seven days in the heart of Music City, USA.”

In an effort to help more young people discover bluegrass music, the International Bluegrass Music Association hosts an annual Bluegrass Lesson Plan Competition designed to encourage and reward the creation of instructional units at all grade levels that will expose students to the sounds and the analysis of bluegrass music….

Got a band and want to be a showcase artist at next year’s International Bluegrass Music Association’s Business Conference? If so, you’d better start thinking about submitting an application. The deadline to apply is Jan. 15.

In an effort to promote bluegrass and related forms of music, IBMA hosts artist showcase…

The International Bluegrass Music Association’s Leadership Bluegrass Program is accepting applicants for its March class.

The program brings together a cross section of music industry professionals to take an intense look into the future challenges and opportunities the genre faces….