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.<\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
Submissions were received by the Entertainment Lubbock Committee, which operates under the auspices of Civic Lubbock, Inc. <\/p>\n
The album\u2019s 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. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
The release of the album is planned for early February 2026. <\/p>\n
The songs selected for the 2026 Lubbock Music NOW album, listed alphabetically by song title, including the performers and songwriters (in parenthesis), are: <\/p>\n
Don\u2019t Say Sorry, Hannah Jackson (Hannah Jackson\/Grace Drake) <\/p>\n
Fire and Gasoline, Brian Findley (Brian Findley) <\/p>\n
Galveston Bay, Dayton & Good Company (Dayton Cornelius) <\/p>\n
Gold Lightening, The Barnhearts (James Clack) <\/p>\n
Good Morning, Orion, Jonny Verbeten Trio (Jonny Verbeten) <\/p>\n
I\u2019m Not Worthy, West Garza (West Garza)- Memorial Track <\/p>\n
Jesus is Enough, Russ Murphy (Russ Murphy) <\/p>\n
Lean On Each Other, Chad Miller & The Good Fortune (Chad Miller) <\/p>\n
Long Train a Runnin\u2019, Thomas Craig Elliott (Thomas Craig Elliot\/Susan Moore) <\/p>\n
Lucky, Alicia Morgan (Alicia Morgan) <\/p>\n
Nicole, Dustin Garrett (Dustin Garrett) <\/p>\n
Not the Man I Used To Be, Jason Nutt & Highway 70 (Jason Nutt) <\/p>\n
Setting Sun, Sam Choate (Sam Choate) <\/p>\n
Somebody Will Sing My Song, Brandon Word (Brandon Word) <\/p>\n
Ten Again, Richard Bowles (Richard Bowles) <\/p>\n
The Season, SPiVEY (Ryan Spivey) <\/p>\n
We Were in Love, Morri Hartgraves (Morri Hartgraves) <\/p>\n
What Life\u2019s All About, Lindsey Bruner (Lindsey Bruner) <\/p>\n
Winters, Brad Miles (Brad Miles) <\/p>\n
You and Me (Right Now), Jonny Keys (Jonny Hughes) <\/p>\n
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