All professional members of IBMA will receive the first ballot for the International Bluegrass Music Awards in June.  For reference of recordings reported to have been released during the eligibility period for this year’s awards, the list will be available at www.ibma.org or mailed upon request.

IBMA compiles this information for members who may not be familiar or have access to actual release dates of the recordings.  Once again, we are requesting the help of record companies, artists and producer members in compiling the list.

To include a project on the reference list send the following information in writing for each recording:

• Recording Title
• Featured Artist/Group
• Record Label
• Catalog Number
• Commercial Release date (month/day/year recording was first made available to consumers)

To be eligible for the 2007 International Bluegrass Music Awards to be presented on October 4, 2007 in Nashville, Tenn., a recording project must have had its first commercial release between April 1, 2006 and March 31, 2007.

Since IBMA will establish the Eligible Recordings List before the first ballots are printed and mailed, your information must be received at the IBMA office in Nashville no later than April 30, 2007.  Even if you have sent IBMA information on recordings during the past year for review in the newsletter, please supply this specific information again, since prior info may not have established an exact release date.

Because this reference list will probably not contain every recorded project released during the eligibility period, IBMA members are not limited to titles on the list when making their nominations.  Any necessary updates will be made to the list of eligible recordings posted on the website.

SEND INFORMATION BEFORE APRIL 30, 2007 to: IBMA Awards Eligibility List, 2 Music Circle South, Ste. 100, Nashville, TN 37203, USA, Fax. (615) 256-0450, Email: nancyc@ibma.org.

NOTE: “Release" shall be defined as the date any portion of the general public, anywhere in the world, could first acquire (through sale or for free), listen to and hold ownership of their copy of the recorded album project or song under consideration in any format or through any method of distribution. Promotional copies sent to the entertainment industry or media entities to foster awareness prior to public release shall not be considered in determining the date of release. At least 50% of the songs on an album must be new recordings first released during the eligibility period to be eligible. IBMA reserves the sole and exclusive right to make eligibility determinations and may require additional information from candidates and/or their representatives in order to make such determinations.