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GALLERY: Luke Combs Shines In Country

Luke Combs has quickly become a country music superstar in the last couple of years and is now even a nominee for the ACM’s 2020 Entertainer of the Year. The…

Luke Combs Shines In Country
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Luke Combs has quickly become a country music superstar in the last couple of years and is now even a nominee for the ACM's 2020 Entertainer of the Year.

The humble star celebrates his 30th birthday today (3/2), so we celebrate his amazing climb in country music in photos!

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Tim McGraw and Luke Combs perform on stage during day 3 of the 2019 CMA Music Festival on June 08, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Luke Combs accepts an award onstage during the 53rd annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 13, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Luke Combs performs onstage for New Faces of Country Music Show for Day 3 of CRS 2018 on February 7, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Luke Combs performs onstage during the 3rd Annual AIMP Awards at Ryman Auditorium on May 7, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Luke Combs performs during a Radio.com 'Stars and Strings' Concert to honor our nation's veterans at Chicago Theatre on November 7, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois.


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Kix Brooks (L) of Brooks & Dunn and Luke Combs perform onstage during the 54th Academy Of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 07, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada.


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Luke Combs and Sam Hunt perform onstage during the 2019 Stagecoach Festival at Empire Polo Field on April 27, 2019 in Indio, California.


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Luke Combs performs at CMA Songwriters Series at Marathon Music Works on February 19, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Luke Combs and Nicole Hocking attend the 53rd annual CMA Awards at the Music City Center on November 13, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Luke Combs performs at Chicago Theatre on November 7, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois.


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Luke Combs and Nicole Hocking attend the 2019 CMT Music Award at Bridgestone Arena on June 05, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Luke Combs performs during Jason Aldean 2nd Annual Concert For The Kids at Macon Centreplex on August 11, 2017 in Macon, Georgia.


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Luke Combs performs onstage for New Faces of Country Music Show for Day 3 of CRS 2018 on February 7, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Luke Combs poses with award the 52nd annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 14, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Luke Combs and Keith Urban perform at All for the Hall: Under the Influence Benefiting the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum at Bridgestone Arena on February 10, 2020, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.