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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.
IBMA’s newly-announced Momentum Awards have generated a bit of confusion among the membership, and within the wider bluegrass community. That is…
Inertia: (noun) The resistance of any object to a change in its state of motion or rest, or the tendency of…
Sponsorships are not just for athletes and race cars. Increasingly, we are seeing bluegrass artists agreeing to promotional arrangements with companies…
A few weeks ago, I was browsing around on Noisetrade (see Noisetrade- A Useful Tool For Bluegrass Artists), and stumbled upon…
The International Bluegrass Music Association has a announced a new set of awards to be distributed during their annual World Of…
James King Band bass player Eddie Biggerstaff will be taking a few weeks off the road this month. He is recovering…
Bryan Sutton is on most everyone’s list of favorite flat pickers. His several recordings and prominent supporting roles put him in…
Another bluegrass icon has passed. Frank Buchanan died Wednesday, July 4th, at the age of 78. He was a member of…
Bluegrass musicians, and musical artists in general, often fall into a category of people who have a hard time with the…
Rodney Dillard has issued a statement on today’s passing of TV icon Andy Griffith, who died at his home this morning…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
