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.
Last night John and I purposed to visit several of the after-hours showcases and I found myself at the Jim Lauderdale…
It’s Monday night at IBMA and John and I are sitting in the main ball room. We just finished a very…
Brance and I have landed at IBMA. There’s plenty going on, and we even picked up some news to share. Look…
Brance and I are on our way to Nashville this morning, heading for the IBMA World Of Bluegrass Convention and trade…
IBMA begins today, and the official Awards Show is only 3 days away. Here’s an update on our reader poll, and…
The first new set of post-Nickel Creek dates for Punch Brothers, the latest nom de guerre for Chris Thile’s merry band…
Brance told us back in February about the imminent debut of The Dailey Vincent Band, jointly fronted by former Doyle Lawson…
Mandolin Cafe has posted details for a special all-star show in Nashville on October 22, all for the benefit of Butch…
One of the endearing aspects of bluegrass music is the way that we treat our early pioneers. Instead of being shuffled…
Mountain Heart fiddle man Jim VanCleve has the honor of seeing one of his tunes, The Road From Rosine, debuted as…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
