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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.
Ida Clare, from Louisville, KY, captured a lot of attention last year when they won the inaugural band contest at the…
The Care For Cancer festival, hosted by Zink & Company, has moved to a new location for 2018. The event will…
Back during the SPBGMA convention in February, I had the chance to spend some time with Amanda Cook and her husband,…
Katelyn Ingardia, guitarist and lead singer with Backline Bluegrass, and her husband, Dominic, are celebrating the birth of their second child this…
If you haven’t been following the evolution of Mountain Heart closely this past few years, you might be surprised by their…
Following our article last week announcing that Rhonda Vincent would be performing the music from her upcoming Bluegrass Legends project at…
The finalists for the 2018 Chris Austin Songwriting Contest have been announced this morning. Sponsored and run by MerleFest, this competition…
On Saturday, March 31, Lincoln Center in New York hosted the 16th annual Independent Music Awards, where honors were announced in…
Jessie Baker with Dailey & Vincent at the Jekyll Island Bluegrass Festival (1/9/18) – photo © B Chord Photography Jessie Baker,…
Ol’ Black Bear Productions in Silver Spring, MD, has released a trailer for Bluegrass Court Jester: Ron Thomason—An Unusual History of Bluegrass…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music