Bluegrass Unlimited is a founding member of the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA).
Cybergrass was the first web site to ever carry a music awards show—the GRAMMYs in 1996 and has webcast the IBMA Awards show for every year they have been available from the International Bluegrass Music Association.
Formed in 1985, IBMA established its first headquarters in Owensboro, Kentucky.
He served from 1986 to 2001 as the first president of the International Bluegrass Music Association.
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As a member of The SteelDrivers, Stapleton earned three Grammy Award nominations including "Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals" for the song "Where Rainbows Never Die" and "Best Bluegrass Album," and won an International Bluegrass Music Association Award for "Emerging Artist of the Year." He has won six ASCAP Awards and has contributed to the soundtracks of several feature films including "Cars 2" and "Valentine’s Day."
These tours culminated in performances before the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) in Owensboro, Kentucky, alongside Emmylou Harris, Bill Monroe, Alison Krauss, Ralph Stanley, Doyle Lawson, Hot Rize, Peter Rowan, and others.