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.
I apologize that I’m not able to bring you a new column this week. Rather than get ChatGPT to write one,…
Evelyn Cox Hobbs, a founding member of The Cox Family who made a huge mark on bluegrass and bluegrass gospel music…
Edward Stills, 50, guitarist with The Stills Family of Asheboro, NC, tragically passed away on May 2, 2026 in the Florida…
John Showman, superb Canadian old time fiddler and vocalist, and one half of the Lonesome Ace Stringband and the power duo…
Nashville publicist Scott Sexton, who has spent the past eight years with 2911 Media as Vice President of Publicity, has launched…
AI is the subject everyone is talking about, in fact more than many of us would like. I can’t recall a…
The International Bluegrass Music Association in Nashville has announced the hiring of a new Events Director, Maggie Carruth O’Connor, following a…
The Kentucky School of Bluegrass and Traditional Music in Hyden, Kentucky held their Spring Ensemble Showcase on Friday, May 1. The showcase…
This weekend The Crowe Brothers are set to take Cindy Mae out just one more time. The 34th annual Boxcar Pinion…
David Brower at 2025 World of Bluegrass in Raleigh, NC – photo © Todd Gunsher PineCone, the Piedmont Council of Traditional…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
