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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.
Red Camel Collective at SPBGMA 2026 – photo © Laci Mack Mandy Miller, nee Tenery, of Advance Artist Support is pleased…
Just a note that this column was written well before the advent of AI, and to clarify again, I’m referring to…
Rick Faris was a happy guy in Nashville this weekend, being awarded the Bluegrass Songwriter of the Year trophy from SPBGMA…
The popular FreshGrass festival, held in North Adams, MA at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA), has announced that…
Strings of Green take first at the 2026 SPBGMA International Band Championship – photo © Roger Black The loss of power…
Reporting from the 2026 SPBGMA National Convention in Nashville this weekend has been tricky. We understand that this morning, all the…
West Virginia bluegrass fiddler Crystal Shipley BIttinger was the victim of a pedestrian-vehicle collision in Charles Town, WV on January 21…
Popular Ohio banjo player and multi-instrumentalist Stacy Wilcox died on January 19 following multiple heart attacks suffered nine days earlier. He…
Here’s a bluegrass riddle for you: We’ll be seeing a lot more of veteran singer and mandolinist Tina Adair this year;…
Chris Jones at the Old Schoolhouse in Lucketts, VA (1/16/26) – photo © Bill McGovern This brief review and photos of…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
