Your authoritative and definitive news source for all things bluegrass, updated six days a week, with airplay charts, events directory, interviews, & puzzles.
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These charts are compiled weekly from actual airplay reported by over 50 independent contributing Bluegrass DJ’s. Only songs less than 18 months from date of original release appear here.
A weekly look at the most played songs of the week on radio.
A monthly aggregate of the most played bluegrass songs of the month on radio.
Weekly radio favorites focusing on the intersection between progressive bluegrass & Americana.
Weekly rundown of the most played bluegrass gospel tracks on radio.
Even before he was named to succeed Woody Platt with The Steep Canyon Rangers, we had been high on bluegrass singer/songwriter…
Long time bassist/vocalist, and all-around popular Nashville personality, Ernie Sykes, died on Wednesday, March 5, of natural causes. He was 64…
Denton, NC’s Caroline Owens has literally made the move to Nashville, and today she is debuting her first single, You’ve Still…
Many congratulations to Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass who have been invited to make their debut performance on the Grand…
Pitney Meyer, the collaborative project of country artist Mo Pitney and banjo player John Meyer, has a music video today for…
North Carolina’s Deeper Shade of Blue is one of several contemporary bluegrass acts with more than one lead singer, offering them…
The Old Settler’s Music Festival, held in April each year just near Austin, TX, has opened submissions for their 2025 Youth…
The Stringbean Memorial Bluegrass Festival, held annually for nearly 30 years in Jackson County, KY, has announced that the June 2024…
Since taking his leave from Balsam Range, Darren Nicholson has turned out one clever song after another, many of them –…
Elliot King and Truett Wagner at the 2025 Star Fiddlers’ Convention – photo © G Nicholas Hancock G. Nicholas Hancock attended…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
