In 2025 Luke Combs surpassed Garth Brooks to become the bestselling country artist of all time, according to the RIAA. He’s also in the running for entertainer, male vocalist and single of the year for “Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma” at Wednesday’s CMA Awards.

They’re all major accolades the “Back in the Saddle” hitmaker takes in stride.

“It’s all very unexpected, I think,” Luke says. “You can’t plan to get to this point, you know. And obviously when I moved here, I just wanted to be able to make a living doing music, whatever that looked like. So it’s all kinda extra to me, like in a good [way]. … It’s all been a blessing, and I’m very fortunate and I’m just thankful, man, for the fans. I mean, it’s all them.”

It’s a sentiment that’s all the more believable coming from a man who’s determin

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