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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.
The official Facebook page of the International Bluegrass Music Association has been maliciously hacked. Someone commandeered the account on Sunday and…
Thanks to the generosity of attendees at the Fall 2015 Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival, and the kind folks at Janet…
Applications for the IBMA’s Leadership Bluegrass program in 2016 are due this Sunday, November 15. The annual, three-day seminar will be…
Ask anyone who attended the 2015 World of Bluegrass convention in Raleigh how it went, and the first thing out of…
Infamous Stringdusters at World of Bluegrass 2015 – photo © Todd Powers And one last gallery of Wide Open Bluegrass images from…
Here’s a final gallery of images that Becky Johnson shared with us, taken over the last few days of the IBMA…
As it always seems to do, video has surfaced of Steve Martin’s acceptance of a Distinguished Achievement Award during last week’s World…
Here’s Tara Linhardt’s final gallery of images from last weekend’s festivities at Wide Open Bluegrass.
I know that there will always be folks arguing that we need more straight traditional bluegrass, or that they would like…
Todd powers shared this batch of images from Saturday’s stage shows during Wide Open Bluegrass.
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
