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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.
2023 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards stage – photo © Frank Baker Thursday afternoon, time was spent with nominated artists prior to…
Lorraine Jordan, the Lady of Tradition, for the second consecutive year, capitalized on the talent in Raleigh for IBMA and invited…
Country Gongbang at the 2023 IBMA Industry Awards – photo © Frank Baker Missy Raines served as emcee for this year’s…
Sara Jane Crissman and Scott Napier/Jimmy Adams, Caitlin Hunton, and Scott Napier Scott Napier, Kentucky-based bluegrass music musician and educator, is…
If anything good has come out of the global pandemic, learning how to better communicate remotely would definitely top the list….
91-year-old North Carolina musician Carroll Haire has decided to step away from the microphone. The lead guitarist played his last show…
Milton Harkey with his son, Christopher at Bluegrass First Class 2009 Milton Harkey, founding IBMA member and former Board Chair, Bluegrass…
Junior Sisk at the 2023 Camp Springs Labor Day festival – photo © Laura Tate Photography “This was our fifth year,”…
Cindy and Terry Baucom/Ronald Smith at the ’23 Labor Day Bluegrass Festival – photo © Gary Hatley Today marks day one…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
