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.
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Last week, we took a general, possibly oversimplified look at recording contracts as they relate to bluegrass artists today. This week,…
Recording contracts can be problematic for all parties involved, especially now when people have stopped, you know, actually paying for music….
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When playing a show in Chicago recently, I stopped to eat at a Greek restaurant on the northwest side of the…
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I don’t know if you’ve noticed this, but bluegrass songs about bluegrass are more popular than ever. They seem to get…
I was flying out of the Nashville airport recently, and I passed by a large, prominently displayed electronic sign, which said…
Esquire magazine recently published a list of the top 30 conspiracy theories prevalent in the United States. They ranged from the…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
