ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt, vˈæn klˈiːv wʌz ɹᵻkɹˈuːɾᵻd tə ɹˈaɪt ænd ɹˈɛkɚd ɐ nˈuː ɐwˈɔːɹdz ʃˈoʊ θˈiːm sˈɔŋ baɪ ðɪ ˈɪbmə ɐn ˈɑːnɚ pɹˈiːviəsli hˈɛld baɪ ðə twˈɛlvtˈaɪm ɡɹˈæmi wˈɪnɚ, dʒˈɛɹi dˈʌɡləz, ænd nˈæʃvɪl ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɪŋ lˈɛdʒənd, mˈɑːɹk oʊkˈɑːnɚ bᵻfˈoːɹ hˌɪm.
In 2008, Van Cleve was recruited to write and record a new Awards Show Theme Song by the IBMA (an honor previously held by the 12-time Grammy winner, Jerry Douglas, and Nashville recording legend, Mark O'Connor before him).