Fans Are Losing It Over Luke Combs’ Surprise Music Announcement: ‘Best News’

Luke Combs nearly caused a hurricane in his Instagram comments following his latest announcement.

The country megastar, 35, revealed that he has new music in store for his millions of fans.

On September 30, he announced The Prequel—a three-track project preceding the 2026 release of his upcoming album.

“Still working on my new album that’ll be out early next year but 3 songs from it are ready now and I couldn’t wait to get y’all some new music, so I’m releasing them this Friday, October 3 as The Prequel,” Combs wrote on Instagram.

“Songs will be Days Like These, 15 Minutes and My Kinda Saturday Night, which next year’s tour will be named after. I’ll have more news on that very soon,” he continued.

The North Carolina native revealed that he wrote “My Kinda Saturday Night” with Randy Montana and Jonathan Singleton; “15 Minutes” alongside Trey Pendley, Rob Pennington, and Grant Vogel; and “Days Like These” with Brent Cobb and Aaron Raitiere.

What Have Fans Said About ‘The Prequel’?

Fans could hardly contain their excitement in the comments, with one writing, “Ahhhh let’s go!!! I can’t wait.”

“My heart dropped I’m like another year lol thank you for releasing the 3! I know you’re a busy man with family and working. We appreciate it,” another said.

“Friday needs to hurry up!” a third fan expressed.

“YAYYYY,” a fourth wrote.

“This is the kinda motivation I need for this week,” a fifth said.

Others expressed their excitement over The Prequel sharing the same release date as superstar Taylor Swift’s upcoming twelfth studio album, The Life of a Showgirl.

“TAYLOR AND LUKE SAME DAY I CANT HANDLE IT,” one thrilled fan commented.

“TAYLOR AND LUKE ON THE SAME DAY?! OH IM GONNA BE LIVINNN,” another said.

The Country Music Association (CMA) and the Academy of Country Music (ACM) also praised the “Beautiful Crazy” singer, with the former writing, “Best news!” and the latter commenting, “LIFE IS WORTH LIVINGGG.”

All Country News commented, “Best news this week.”

Christian worship singer-songwriter Brandon Lake said, “Can’t wait!”

Multiple rising country stars also shared kind words with the “Hurricane” singer, including Hayden Coffman and Marla Morris.

“My day just got better,” Coffman shared.

“15 minutes bout to change the world,” Morris predicted.

Comedian Claudia Oshry also expressed her gratitude for Combs’ new music, writing, “Wow thanks!”

Combs’ My Kinda Saturday Night Tour will kick off in 2026.

In the meantime, the country icon is scheduled to perform during multiple 2025 music festivals. According to his website, these shows include:

• Austin City Limits Music Festival in Austin, Texas, on October 3 and 10

• Country Calling in Ocean City, Maryland, on October 5

• Bootleggers Bonfire in Miramar Beach, Florida, on October 23 and 25

Combs also released the hit song “Back in the Saddle” on July 25.

This story was originally reported by Parade on Oct 1, 2025, where it first appeared in the News section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.