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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.
Generally, when I write these around the week of the IBMA World of Bluegrass, I like to keep them extremely short,…
IBMA’s World of Bluegrass gives folks many chances to meet and learn from others in the industry, both from experts on…
IBMA 2013 will always be remembered as the year Tony Rice spoke. But there were plenty of other noteworthy events that…
We have lots of World of Bluegrass 2013 coverage yet to post, including articles, photos, and video interviews, along with some…
Seriously, who needs Nashville? I was among those not thrilled when IBMA packed up and moved World of Bluegrass from Nashville…
OK all you banjo pickers in Raleigh… A banjo flash mob has been declared for 2:00 p.m. on Saturday afternoon (9/28)…
On This Day …….. On September 27, 1990 the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) staged its first Awards Show held in…
The IBMA award winners were named last night, Thursday (September 26). The bare facts are ……….. Entertainer of the Year: The…
It was the night you could have heard a pin drop. The night grown men cried. The night Tony Rice spoke,…
For those foolish enough to not be watching the IBMA Awards Show live, Tony Rice just demonstrated the results of attempts…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music