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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.
On Monday (4/14) we will start a multi-part series of posts comparing recorded music sales within the bluegrass world with what…
The IBMA is offering reduced membership fees during the month of April for new professional members. The annual dues are normally…
In late February we posted the news that iTunes had moved into the number two position in the ranking of the…
The market giveth, and the market taketh away… We commented last week on somber news about CD sales at the wholesale…
The tech and finance sites are abuzz with news/discussion about Warner Music Group’s having hired industry consultant Jim Griffin to promote…
Dutch country and bluegrass periodical, Country Gazette, is scheduled to publish it’s last issue next month. The magazine has been in…
Monday the US Department of Justice approved the proposed merger/buyout of Sirius and XM Satellite Radio companies. The proposed merger is…
We’ve heard this week from one of our regular email correspondents, who is in management with one of the larger specialty…
Following the results of yesterday’s poll, as well as several comments submitted via email, have lead me to the following conclusions….
John and I have been giving a lot of thought to the news that iTunes had seized the number two music…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
