LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – On Wednesday, the Entertainment Lubbock Committee announces the roster of tracks and artists to be featured on the 2026 Lubbock Music NOW album.
The album showcases original music from area artists and songwriters within a 100-mile radius of Lubbock who have performed at least two paid gigs in the city unless they submitted as a songwriter only.
Submissions were received by the Entertainment Lubbock Committee, which operates under the auspices of Civic Lubbock, Inc.
The album’s final track list was chosen by a panel of music experts from around the country, including past and present members from the Texas Branch of The Recording Academy, known as the Texas Grammy Board.
According to the news release, to ensure a fair and unbiased review, the judges considered submissions identified solely by song numbers with no revelation of artist names or song titles.
The release of the album is planned for early February 2026.
The songs selected for the 2026 Lubbock Music NOW album, listed alphabetically by song title, including the performers and songwriters (in parenthesis), are:
Don’t Say Sorry, Hannah Jackson (Hannah Jackson/Grace Drake)
Fire and Gasoline, Brian Findley (Brian Findley)
Galveston Bay, Dayton & Good Company (Dayton Cornelius)
Gold Lightening, The Barnhearts (James Clack)
Good Morning, Orion, Jonny Verbeten Trio (Jonny Verbeten)
I’m Not Worthy, West Garza (West Garza)- Memorial Track
Jesus is Enough, Russ Murphy (Russ Murphy)
Lean On Each Other, Chad Miller & The Good Fortune (Chad Miller)
Long Train a Runnin’, Thomas Craig Elliott (Thomas Craig Elliot/Susan Moore)
Lucky, Alicia Morgan (Alicia Morgan)
Nicole, Dustin Garrett (Dustin Garrett)
Not the Man I Used To Be, Jason Nutt & Highway 70 (Jason Nutt)
Setting Sun, Sam Choate (Sam Choate)
Somebody Will Sing My Song, Brandon Word (Brandon Word)
Ten Again, Richard Bowles (Richard Bowles)
The Season, SPiVEY (Ryan Spivey)
We Were in Love, Morri Hartgraves (Morri Hartgraves)
What Life’s All About, Lindsey Bruner (Lindsey Bruner)
Winters, Brad Miles (Brad Miles)
You and Me (Right Now), Jonny Keys (Jonny Hughes)
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