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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.
She calls herself “a label’s worst nightmare” – a bit too country for bluegrass and a bit too grassy for country….
Flat-picking guitar wizard Clay Hess has parted ways with Sierra Hull and Highway 111 and is putting together his own band…
A lot of fine pickers are nominated for IBMA awards every year, and a chosen few get to cross the stage…
Bluegrass is alive and well throughout Europe, and much of the music crossing the pond is fresh, energetic and memorable. The…
Many new bands throw a recording project together, use it to reach promoters and hit the road to perform and sell…
With Leigh Gibson running off to join a bluegrass supergroup, older brother Eric is planning a solo tour. Calm down, everybody….
Frank Wakefield spent a lot of time Saturday night telling people how lousy he is. “I’m the world’s worst mandolin player,”…
Sometimes simple is best. But every once in a while, you crave something with a little spice or some frills. I’m…
Steve Bryant was already thinking a lot about all the fun he had in bluegrass a couple of decades ago. A…
Missy Raines, who has faced more than her share of criticism for straying beyond the bounds of bluegrass in recent years,…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music