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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.
The 2025 Youth in Bluegrass Competition, hosted by the Ozark Mountain Music Association, was held this past Saturday, May 17, in…
Pammy Lassiter and Never Too Late at Pickin’ in the Park – photos © G. Nicholas Hancock High Lonesome Strings Bluegrass…
Adam McIntosh, of Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers, shared some lovely photos of their youngest son, JJ, who has just…
Molly Tuttle has announced the dissolution of her current touring band, Golden Highway, and will be out with a new group…
Celebrated California luthier Gary Vessel, builder of fine violins and mandolins, suffered a severe stroke on May 7, and is currently…
In a now-deleted Instagram post, The David Mayfield Parade announced they’d be going on indefinite hiatus, citing “differences in the ring.”…
South Carolina’s Willie Wells & The Blue Ridge Mountain Grass took a major award recently when they were named Bluegrass Gospel…
In a previous column here, we discussed what careers might be appropriate for a professional bluegrass musician who has taken the…
The Mason Ruble Memorial Scholarship, named in honor of the young Kansas banjo player who died tragically just before his 21st…
Barry Poss, co-founder and longtime owner of Sugar Hill Records, died just after midnight this morning at the Duke Medical Center…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
