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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.
During the IBMA’s World of Bluegrass convention in late September, David Morris sat down with Berklee College of Music professor of…
As popular music keeps getting bigger, brighter, louder and more bombastic, we see more and more people drop off the other…
Tennessee’s two U.S. senators and a third who has cashed some songwriting royalty checks said Monday that songwriters deserve a raise….
Some unpleasant news for bluegrass pickers and other musicians: The latest bid for recording artists to earn royalty payments for songs…
Bluegrass bands often show pride for their home state, with Tennessee, North Carolina, and of course, Kentucky, all frequently mentioned in…
This is the first in what I hope will be an occasional series of songwriting challenges to appear in the Blue…
I don’t know. Maybe I’ve been watching too much of the Brian Greene PBS series The Fabric of the Cosmos lately….
I wish I could sell you something that would make you a better songwriter, but unfortunately, there’s no tablature for songwriters,…
Earlier this year, we had a guest contribution from Brandon Adams, in which he described his hopes and goals with regard…
Louisa Branscomb remembers the feeling of a different IBMA world. Walking along the banks of the Ohio river at a past…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
