Kidd Manning

Country Superstar Miranda Lambert has really hit the big time now. Miranda has landed on the 2012 People Magazines Worlds Most beautiful women list. Miranda knew that when she got into the business of being on stage that she would be the focus of everyone's attention...

I attended the meeting of the Lubbock Music Association on Monday evening and was pleasantly surprised of what I found. To say that there are folks who live and work in Lubbock who just want to help because of the love of music is an understatement...

Strange things seem to be happening to one of Saturn's rings according to information received from NASA's Cassini Orbiter. Researchers are seeing objects up to a half a mile wide breaking through Saturn's F ring, the last outermost ring away from the planet...

Facebook is taking another huge step forward by adding a "Listen" button for instant artist access. In other words, performer pages will begin adding auto-integration with music-apps so you can listen to music instantly on an artist page. With the popularity of Facebook on a downswing due to the "Timeline" format of the page, this will certainly be a positive move especially

A new live music grant program has been launched by the Texas Music Office, a division of the Office of the Governor. The new grants would provide free live music concerts across the state with no money coming from taxpayers. The program is made possible by a settlement from the Compact Disc Minimum Advertised Price Antitrust litigation...

Well, it's been tested online and the results have been pretty solid. The canine cable channel has now launched and national distribution is just around the corner according to channel executives. Dog TV offers a promise to our beloved best friends that they should never again feel alone...

Lubbock National Bank has stepped up to help teach our youth business skills that will hopefully stay with them a lifetime. The bank will be teaching young entrepreneurs how to draft and present a simple business plans to investors for small business loans...

Pat Green and his label have finally decided to release the song "Austin." KQBR.COM posted "Austin" May 28th of 2011 and it received several thousand hits over the next few months. So what we would like to do is put it to the test once again...

Congratulations to the Josh Abbott Band. Our local Red Dirt Superstar is showing the world how its done today with the release of "Small Town Family Dream." With the official drop happening at midnight today, the Josh Abbott Band is already Number #1 on the Itunes Country Sales Chart...

William Clark Green is having a big year. He was just awarded the best new male vocalist in the Texas Regional Music Awards which ain't too bad. His video and song "Caroline" has done really well and now, William Clark Green is releasing his new song "Catch Me When I Fall" which also features his buddy Josh Abbott in a fictional tune that leans more towards the outlaw side...

Larry Joe Taylor's Texas Music Festival kicks off its 2012 show tomorrow with 5 day and 4 day passes already sold out. All tickets and information about camping has to go through the main gate. Kids 10 and under are free. For quick facts and questions about the show, go here...

Carrie Underwood is the lead nominee for the upcoming 2012 CMT Music Awards with 5 nominations. Miranda Lambert is just behind Carrie with 4 nominations covering both her solo work and with her group the Pistol Annies. In with three nomination a piece are, Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Rascall Flatts, Blake Shelton, Taylor Swift and Thompson Square...