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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.
Long time IBMA staffer Nancy Cardwell has been selected by the organization’s Board of Directors to serve as Interim Director until…
Now that March is upon us, it’s only natural to think ahead to the end of winter (if you got any…
Upper Midwest bluegrass pioneer Dick Kimmel has been inducted into the Mid-America Music Hall of Fame, along with his performing partner…
Do you love resonator guitars, or have a fondness for furry friends? Maybe both? Frank Harlow has donated one of his…
As events have transpired, the International Bluegrass Music Association will be technically leaderless until a new Executive Director can be found…
March Madness, to me, doesn’t mean basketball. Rather, it’s the perennial delusion that just by showing up in Peoria, Arizona, and…
Earlier this month, the nominees for the 43rd annual Dove Awards from the Gospel Music Association were announced. Bluegrass Gospel is…
As we reported yesterday, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver were feted Monday afternoon in the Tennessee State Senate with a resolution honoring…
I was happy to see the headline earlier this month for a story written by my friend and current bandmate, Buckwheat…
The stage at this past weekend’s Wintergrass festival in Tacoma, WA was the setting for the official announcement that Chris Luquette…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
