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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.
Happy Birthday America! 238 years ago, our founding fathers declared our independence from Great Britain and gave birth to a new…
Many people believe that the best bluegrass is of the lonesome variety – trains, old homeplaces, and murderers named Willie. DJ…
From the comments we get, it’s clear that many of our readers are fans of country music as well as bluegrass….
Folks who work in the business side of bluegrass music often wear a lot of different hats. They may play with…
Steady readers of Bluegrass Today know that we have a special interest in young bluegrass artists and performers. It’s exciting to…
No Appalachian string band has ever reached the popularity of Old Crow Medicine Show (OCMS). Few artists can entertain thousands of…
Moonstruck Management, the booking and management firm who handles stellar bluegrass acts like Dr. Ralph Stanley, Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme…
“You throw out a handful of acorns hoping one of them will take root and that’s one right there” said…
We’re lucky in the bluegrass world. We’re still playing to audiences that actually buy CDs. Some artists in other genres aren’t…
Megan Lynch Chowning calls her new project, Something Old New Borrowed Blue, a “raw fiddle album.” Whatever could that mean? Well…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music