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.
The concept of bluegrass “success” is a subjective one, especially in a world where the majority of bluegrass professionals hold at…
How do we define “success” in the bluegrass music business? We certainly can’t do it by the standards used in the…
Thanksgiving is upon us. It’s a time when bluegrass musicians, sound engineers, event producers, etc. are all taking a break from…
This is week 2 of “National Post-election Can-we-all-take-a-break-from-fighting-each-other-on-social-media Month.” A good way to celebrate is to just go to sleep. That’s…
I was trying to think of a good mindless escape from post-election analysis and the inevitable elation or depression you feel,…
This will be my last column before the presidential race is all over, which means that one week from today, we…
The IBMA World of Bluegrass is now in the books (amazing that more than one book chronicles the history of bluegrass…
Thanks to newly-acquired genetic information, I’ve discovered that I have Bavarian roots. Mark Stoffel, the Night Drivers’ mandolin player, who is…
Well, that was fun. There were some outstanding entries in our IBMA World of Bluegrass Mad Libs contest, and it was…
I was always a fan of the Mad Libs game. It’s at least as good a time-killer on the road as…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
