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 White House and Congress are negotiating the details of emergency aid that will likely include money for musicians and others…
IBMA is likely to push back the start of ticket sales and hotel rooms for World Of Bluegrass 2020, but some…
MerleFest officials said Monday that the acclaimed Chris Austin Songwriting Contest will held, in a slightly altered format, even though MerleFest…
IBMA is closely monitoring the coronavirus outbreak but isn’t taking action just yet related to the 2020 World of Bluegrass celebration…
Kevin Prater is kicking off his 40th year in the bluegrass business and 13th as a bandleader with some new faces…
If you asked musicians who knew him to describe the late singer-songwriter Mickey Clark in just one word, there’d be choices…
Usually around this time of year, cabin fever gets to me. In anticipation of the coming festival season, I play a…
Songwriters often toil in obscurity, relegated to the fine print on CD covers, or sharing their creations with a handful of…
I’ve been at this reviewing game for a decade now, and for most of that time I’ve assembled some sort of…
Hearing a CD from The Grascals for the first time is like having an old friend drop by. Even if you…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
