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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.
Noted bluegrass fiddler Jim Brock passed away on October 16, 2019, at Aliceville Manor Nursing Home, Aliceville, Alabama. He was 85…
The DC Bluegrass Union has opened submissions for their 2020 Hazel Dickens Song Contest, held to honor the late former capitol…
Helen White, founder of Junior Appalachian Musicians, died on October 14. She was 69 years of age, and passed away at…
The IBMA Foundation has announced its Project Grants recipients for 2019, and the deadline for submissions for next year. The Foundation…
I realized that after last week’s bro-country, four-writer co-writing session produced that moving alternate version of White Dove (I didn’t say…
Nashville’s venerable Grand Ole Opry has been broadcasting over WSM radio coming up on 94 years next month, and was a…
Last week at the 50th annual Dove Awards in Nashville, Joe and Daniel Mullins received a special honor, the Radio Impact…
David Carroll and Doug Burchett with Hammertowne in July 2014 – photo by Shona Wilks Smith Hammertowne has announced some changes to…
Ask Sonny Anything is a recurring feature where our readers pose questions to the great Sonny Osborne, one half of the…
Donald Warthan, lifelong bluegrass performer and founder of the band, Heritage, died on October 10. He was 79 years of age. Warthan…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
