Luke Combs’ CMA ‘Song of the Year’ Nominee Was A First

Luke Combs’ “Forever After All” is nominated in the “Song of the Year” category at tonight’s (11/10) CMA Awards. The song marked a first of sorts, as Luke said during…

Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

Published Nov 10, 2021 10:32 AM PST

Luke Combs 'Song of the Year' Nominee Was A First

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Luke Combs' "Forever After All" is nominated in the "Song of the Year" category at tonight's (11/10) CMA Awards. The song marked a first of sorts, as Luke said during a quick interview after his CMA rehearsal yesterday (11/9).

Combs said, "It's the first song I wrote at me and my wife's house, and it just felt like the perfect first song to write in there. We were engaged at the time."

Luke also touched on why he made the song's video so personal by using footage from he and Nicole's 2020 wedding, "Using the footage wasn't something that we were planning on, but when it came time to do the video me and my wife talked about it and we try to be pretty decently private about our personal lives, but we also love that connection with the fans because they're the reason that we are here. And they want to see those things, and we feel like they are a part of our lives."

He added, "I know I got a little bit misty the first time I watched it for sure."

Combs will be performing a never-before-released song on the show this evening.

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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.