Entertainer of the Year winner Luke Combs is turning to his fans for advice on what songs should comprise his currently developing sixth album.
Roughly one week ago, Combs announced that he was interested in potentially crowdsourcing a bumper crop of new songs he’d want to add to a forthcoming release.
Now, via the “@lcombs77” Instagram handle, he’s posted 14 demos bearing a variety of musical styles. Amongst the set, there are power ballads like “Set The Record Straight” and “Shouldn’t Miss You Here,” plus guitar-driven singer-songwriter tunes like “Fastback” and “Some Bar.”
Given that the Grand Ole Opry cast member averages roughly 16 songs per album release, the performer has essentially given away an unreleased album of material for free.
Combs’ @lukecombs account has 7.4 million followers. His selection of demos has roughly 40,000 fans — or much less than 1 percent of his reach on the social media platform — currently following along.
The “Beer Never Broke My Heart” vocalist offered the following statement exclusively to The Tennessean:
“I’ve always tried to include my fans because they know best. They’ve been with me from the beginning and I don’t want to change how much they’re included now. Back in the day, it may have only been an acoustic video of me playing a song, yet the fans would always let me know what they really liked. I appreciate that!”
What has Luke Combs been up to in summer 2025?
Luke Combs performs during the 2025 Newport Folk Festival 2025 at Fort Adams State Park on July 26, 2025, in Newport, Rhode Island.
In many ways, the second decade of Combs’ country music career is likely to start in a manner completely different than the first.
Mark the latest chapter of Combs’ mainstream surge as starting when he took to the stage with Tracy Chapman to perform a duet of “Fast Car” at the 2024 Grammy Awards.
“I don’t think any of this is possible without Tracy’s stamp of approval. She created the opportunity to showcase how my work can be loved and appreciated by people who may have thought they could never love my music,” said Combs to The Tennessean in June.
2025 has followed for Combs with not just the opening of his 70,000-square-foot downtown Nashville honky-tonk near Nissan Stadium. He also significantly limited his touring schedule to mainly mega-fests, including Bonnaroo, Boston Calling, Lollapalooza, the Newport Folk Festival and Stagecoach. He’ll also join Darius Rucker, Marty Stuart, Ashley McBryde and Carly Pearce onstage when the Grand Ole Opry makes its debut at the Royal Albert Hall on September 26.
Stagecoach saw him hit the stage with Garth Brooks. At Bonnaroo, he performed with Miranda Lambert. Two weeks ago, while singing his “Fathers and Sons” album track “Whoever You Turn Out To Be” at Newport Folk, Combs was overcome with emotion after he sang, “But you ain’t gotta change the world to make your daddy proud.”
“I remember why we don’t play that one very much,” he said, drawing laughter from the crowd. “I apologize,” Combs continued. He then doubled back and added, “I don’t apologize, because I was in the moment there.”
At Lollapalooza in Chicago, folksy pop sensation Alex Warren joined him for a take on his three-month chart-topper “Ordinary.” That pairing was later made an official release.
What other new music has Luke Combs recently released?
For the past three months, Combs has been excitedly discussing his next album with his fans on social media.
Luke Combs performs during the first day of Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival at The Farm in Manchester, Tenn., Thursday, June 12, 2025.
Those conversations follow new work from Combs, arriving in time for Stagecoach and his duet with Bailey Zimmerman called “Backup Plan.”
One month later, he shared a “life update” post in which he offered that he was excited to get back in the studio and head out on an extended 2026 tour. On July 25, he released “Back in the Saddle,” a song he co-wrote with Jonathan Singleton and The Brothers Hunt, aka songwriters and “God’s Country” podcast hosts Dan and Reid Isbell.
For more information on all things Luke Combs, visit http://www.lukecombs.com.
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