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.
Change is something of a constant in the bluegrass world, just as it is in the arts in general. We’ve become…
When it was announced in January that The Hillbenders would be releasing a bluegrass version of The Who’s classic rock opera,…
When Bill Yates passed away in January, many people wondered what would become of the band he had created, billed as…
It may be a bit chilly at MerleFest this year, but the competition was hot for the 2015 Chris Austin Songwriting…
Through his daughter, Jody, we have learned that renowned fiddler and bluegrass personality, Tex Logan, is in very poor health. He…
Jack Hatfield reminded us yesterday that his Smoky Mountain Banjo Academy has moved back to Pigeon Forge, TN, and will be…
Rounder Records has released a first single from The Muscle Shoals Recording by The Steeldrivers. It’s a new song from guitarist/vocalist…
The South Carolina Broadcasters, a bluegrass and old time group from North Carolina, have announced the addition of Andy Edmonds to…
The organizers of the 2015 Old Settler’s Music Festival in Driftwood, TX shared a number of stage photos taken by John…
Airplay Direct, the file-sharing system that serves artists, music labels and radio programmers, has announced Sam Passamano of Rural Rhythm Records…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
