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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.
Blue Mafia is pulling off the bluegrass highway for at least the rest of 2018, while guitarist and founder Tony Wray…
It’s early to start thinking about the 2019 IBMA awards, given that the finalists for this year haven’t been selected yet….
It no longer surprises me when drums show up on a bluegrass record. When everybody from Irene Kelly to the Lonesome…
There’s still time to enter instrument and band contests that will be held Sunday (June 3) as part of the 47th…
IBMA and Raleigh have been very good for each other since they started working together on World of Bluegrass in 2013,…
It seems likely that IBMA’s presence in Raleigh will continue beyond the 2018 World of Bluegrass in September. Raleigh Mayor Nancy…
The Kruger Brothers at the May 2018 Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival – photo by Frank Baker After six weeks off, three surgeries…
A guitarist with long-time ties to Kevin Prater and Danny Stiltner will be joining them in The Kevin Prater Band. Ryan…
Gibson Brands, makers of legendary guitars, mandolins, banjos and other instruments, filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday, a move designed to keep…
Peter Rowan has paid his dues, spending more than 50 years in and around bluegrass, sharing the stage with everyone from…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
