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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.
Ethan Ratliff – photo © Joshua Moore NewFound Road has announced that Ethan Ratliff from Abingdon, VA has joined the group…
We’ve all been waiting months for the Hallmark Christmas movies to start (okay, maybe eliminate “all” from that opening phrase), which…
Alison Krauss & Union Station have announced that multi-instrumentalist Jacob Burleson will fill the utility role in the band for the…
Chris Walters, noted banjo player from Kingsport, TN died on November 11 following complications from a stroke he suffered several years…
A royal wedding in Nashville? Molly Tuttle announced yesterday that she and Ketch Secor are engaged to be married. Tuttle, of…
The Deering banjo company has unveiled a true museum piece, a spectacularly rare instrument they have dubbed the Pink Ivory banjo….
Mayne Smith at the Bluegrass Music Symposium – photo © Carl Fleischhauer;and with the Pigeon Hill Boys – photo © Ann…
There are lots of things we need to be careful of in the holiday season, like making sure we remember where…
Raleigh Convention Center roof on fire (12/1/25) – photo from Raleigh Professional Fire Fighters The Raleigh Convention Center, home to IBMA’s…
IBMA’s Leadership Bluegrass has scheduled a free webinar for December 4, a panel discussion on using online music streaming as an…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
