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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.
North Carolina singer and guitarist, Bill Vanhoy, 89, passed away on Friday, July 3. Born and raised in Yadkin County in…
There’s another addition to our bluegrass family! Zach Alvis (lead singer and mandolinist with Chosen Road) and his wife, Savannah (lead…
Jim Hensley and Kody Norris at the final Willow Oak festival – photo © Laura Ridge As the saying goes, “all…
Little Roy and Esley Lewis at the Little Roy & Lizzy Festival (4/30/26) – photo © Sandy Hatley Esley Lewis, 96,…
It was the first of the last. Yesterday was the first day of the annual Father’s Day weekend Bluegrass Festival held…
The first PammyFest was held this past Friday and Saturday in West End, NC in memory of one of the state’s…
Eddie Hammer (with bass) and River Ridge North Carolina bassist, John “Eddie” Hammer, 72, passed away suddenly while doing what he…
Jim Connell, 75, North Carolina bluegrass bassist, passed away on June 2, 2026. Jim was a founding member of RC Harris…
Gospel on the Farm in Gold Hill, NC, sponsored by The Gospel Plowboys, celebrated its fifth year on Saturday with a…
Whysper and Larry Stephenson at Cherokee ’26 – photo © Bill Warren It was a happy time for sure at the…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
