Del Mccoury Band lead the way with 12 IBMA Nominations and another amazing year

LOS ANGELES (Del McCoury Band Website) - The International Bluegrass Music Association recently announced that eight-time Entertainers of the Year The Del McCoury Band lead the way this year with twelve IBMA nominations for 2004 including Entertainer, Vocal Group, Instrumental Group, Album of the Year for It's Just the Night, Male Vocalist for Del McCoury, and individual nods for other members of the band including Rob McCoury (banjo), Mike Bub (bass), Jason Carter (fiddle) and Ronnie McCoury (mandolin).
Members of the group participated on three separate records which received nominations for Recorded Event of the Year - Life of Sorrow, Livin' Lovin' Losin': Songs of the Louvin Brothers and WhiteHouse.

The recipients of the 15th annual International Bluegrass Music Awards will be broadcast by radio around the world to more than 300 U.S. markets and 14 foreign networks, thanks to the sponsorship of Sirius Satellite Radio, MerleFest, Sugar Hill Records, GHS Strings and Deering Banjos.
The awards are voted on by the professional membership of the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA), which serves as the trade association for the bluegrass music industry. The Award Show is the centerpiece of IBMA's week-long Trade Show and Bluegrass Fan Fest, slated for October 4 - 10, in Louisville, KY.