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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.
Brance and I are backstage at the Opry, getting ready to live blog tonight’s International Bluegrass Music Awards. We just got…
Be sure to visit Bluegrass Today tonight for our live blog coverage of the International Bluegrass Music Awards from the Grand…
Here are some random photos taken in the IBMA Exhibit Hall yesterday afternoon. See anyone you know? …
Another piece of news we picked up here at IBMA is the imminent launch of Dan Tyminski’s band. All of the…
We got to see a great deal of good music last night. The official IBMA showcase presentation in the main ballroom…
The first music video from Little Mo’ McCoury, Ronnie McCoury’s new CD of bluegrass music for children, is now available online….
Good morning from Nashville. Brance and I just had a chance to be a part of radio history. Katy Daley, whose…
After dinner, we trekked back up to the Rural Rhythm suite to catch the newest iteration of Mountain Heart perform live….
We spent part of our lunch hour today visiting with Carrie Hassler and the folks at Rural Rhythm Records. One of…
I had a chance to talk this afternoon with Audie Blaylock, who has reformed his band, Redline, and is accepting dates…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music