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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.
Diligent readers of Bluegrass Today will recognize the name Troy Johnson, one half of Nebraska’s Banjo Loco, who we profiled here…
Earlier this week we wrote about the 13 students who graduated last week from East Tennessee State University with either a…
We finally caught up with Josh Williams last night to discuss his surprise announcement over the weekend that he was leaving…
It is every artist’s dream to think that their creations will remain in the public’s mind years after they pass from…
Friends and fans of Belgian bluegrass guitarist Yves Aerts will have a chance to grieve together on Monday, May 3 during…
Just as the bluegrass world was digesting the wizardry of young fiddle prodigy Mark O’Connor in the late 1970s, we had…
Mathis Haug and Benoit Nogaret are a pair of French guitarists with a special passion for American roots music. The two…
Yves Aerts – photo © Ann Jansen Belgian guitarist, Yves Aerts, died tragically in a boating accident in Sweden, where he…
One artist we have missed during the pandemic year has been Jim Hurst. The celebrated guitarist and vocalist has been keeping…
CGP Sounds has announced a four-track EP from Tommy Emmanuel in May, featuring him recorded live in the studio with Rob…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music