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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.
Laura Leigh Jones – photo © Chis Hollo We’ve written before about bluegrass artist and songwriter Laura Leigh Jones, who grew…
Virginia’s Blue Ridge Music Center and The Bluffs Restaurant in Laurel Springs, NC, in collaboration with the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, are…
Rebel Records has shared another single from their current project with bluegrass legend Larry Sparks. It’s The Fields of Gettysburg, one…
The awardees have been announced for the 2026 Mason Ruble Memorial Scholarship, given in honor of the talented young Kansas banjo…
Appalachian Smoke’s latest release with Mountain Fever Records tells some of the family history of banjo player and lead singer Mikel…
Evelyn Cox Hobbs, a founding member of The Cox Family who made a huge mark on bluegrass and bluegrass gospel music…
The Midwest Banjo Camp, scheduled for June 11-14 at Manchester University in North Manchester, IN, is scaling its vocal track this…
Rylie Bourne is a new young bluegrass artist with a most distinctive voice, as both a singer and a songwriter. She…
The Podunk Bluegrass Festival in Goshen, CT has announced the four finalists for their annual band competition, sponsored by their neighbors…
Rick Lang occupies an unusual niche in the bluegrass world; a songwriter who doesn’t sing, but yet has been signed to…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
