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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.
Following four years on banjo with RalphStanley II & The Clinch Mountain Boys, banjo player Landon Fitzpatrick left the band last…
Kristin Scott Benson, Gena Britt, and Alison Brown in the Compass Records Studio Amongst yesterday’s nominees announced for the 2025 IBMA…
Timothy Goins, a bluegrass multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, died unexpectedly on the morning of July 10. He was 61 years of age….
Scotty Cockerham, a Florida bluegrass picker and entrepreneur, has introduced a new product for banjo, reso-guitar, and tailpiece guitar that allows…
Sister Sadie banjo picker Gena Britt has a new single this week for Mountain Home Music, just in time for Father’s…
The ongoing 2025 tour of Alison Krauss & Union Station has caused another minor disruption in the bluegrass force, with Jody…
Jason Burleson, founding banjo man with Blue Highway, has a new single on his own, a rare but special occurrence in…
The University of North Carolina Press has set a September 16 release date for a new book by noted banjo performer…
Congratulations to Alison Brown on being elected President of the Nashville Chapter of The Recording Academy, the organization behind the Grammy…
When fiddler George Jackson met banjoist Brad Kolodner ten years ago in a late night jam session at the Appalachian String…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music