Your authoritative and definitive news source for all things bluegrass, updated six days a week, with airplay charts, events directory, interviews, & puzzles.
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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.
As more and more folks learn about Tony Rice’s health issues, more ways to help are popping up. Though he never…
Retirement can be a confounding concept for those of a certain age. Some, fraught with uncertainty as the life change draws…
Our occasional correspondent Tara Linhardt is spending several months again this year in her adopted second homeland of Nepal. She shared…
It’s not often that we find bluegrass content on Fox’s American Idol program. But last night’s (3/26/14) episode found contestant C.J. Harris…
For residents and travelers in the western parts of Virginia and North Carolina, and east Tennessee, the Blue Ridge Parkway is…
The Americana Music Association is inviting members to submit nominations for the the 2014 Americana Honors & Awards, which will be…
The plan for this week was to provide some tax advice for working (or occasionally working) bluegrass musicians. As I mentioned…
Spotify, the music streaming service beloved by fans and despised by artists and labels, has acquired Echo Nest, the technology company…
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced some changes for the 2014 World of Bluegrass events. This will be second year…
Ricky Skaggs has a new banjo player. Russ Carson, who had played with Audie Blaylock & Redline the past three years,…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
