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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.
Detail from The Easter Brothers mural – James Easter and Tim White While most bluegrass lovers in the US know Tim…
Stephen Wang and Tray Wellington, 2021 recipients of Arnold Shultz Fund grants The IBMA Foundation has today announced $12,050 in grants…
While it’s always a tense time for musicians who make major career changes, switching touring acts or launching a new venture,…
Well Chief, I hope you stayed inside this week and enjoyed perusing Marty’s Valentine’s gift. From the sounds of things on…
Another bluegrass baby! I guess we know what our favorite touring artists were doing during the 2020 lockdown. This time we…
Should we consider adopting the metric system for bluegrass songs to broaden the music’s appeal? Bluegrass musician Ira Gitlin brought this…
Berkley O. “Berk” Bryant, known as “The Country Gentleman” on both stage and radio, passed away on Christmas Eve 2020 at…
Paraphrasing a Bill Monroe tune, “We’ll make our vows to love each other, and we know we always will.” Another happy…
Following last year’s announcement from founding member Dale Ann Bradley that she was leaving the group, bluegrass powerhouse Sister Sadie has…
Josh Swift, reso-guitarist with The Isaacs and Lyle Lovett, and his wife, Tobi, are celebrating the birth of their second child….
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
