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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.
Today during their annual World of Bluegrass convention in Raleigh, NC, the IBMA distributed their 2016 Special Awards. These are honors…
Here are some sights and sounds from yesterday’s Momentum Awards luncheon during World of Bluegrass 2016 in Raleigh, NC.
A couple of the sessions at Tuesday’s first day of World of Bluegrass 2016 dealt with the state of the industry,…
Here are some more of Frank Baker’s images from World of Bluegrass 2016, encompassing both Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning/afternoon.
Tuesday officially kicked off the IBMA convention and once again, participants were greeted warmly by Raleigh which once again did a…
In a luncheon presentation today at the World of Bluegrass convention, the IBMA announced the winners of their 2016 Momentum Awards….
Frank Baker was on hand last night when Lonesome River Band performed at The Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh for an official…
Here’s our first batch of photos from the 2016 World of Bluegrass convention in Raleigh, NC. These come from this afternoon’s…
Today during the annual meeting of the IBMA Board of Directors, Joe Mullins was elected as the new Board Chair. Joe…
The Grammy Award for bluegrass will continue for a few more years, attendees at IBMA’s World of Bluegrass were told Tuesday…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music