Luke Combs - Wikipedia

American country singer (born 1990)

Luke Combs
Combs in 2019
Background information
Born	Luke Albert Combs[1] (1990-03-02) March 2, 1990 (age 35)[2]Huntersville, North Carolina, U.S.[2]
Genres	Country[2] Southern soul[2]
Occupations	Singer songwriter musician
Instruments	Vocals guitar
Years active	2014–present
Labels	River House Artists Sony Music Nashville
Spouse	Nicole Hocking ​(m. 2020)​
Website	lukecombs.com
Awards	Full list
Signature

Musical artist

Luke Albert Combs (born March 2, 1990) is an American country singer. He was born in North Carolina and grew up there, performing as a child. After leaving college to pursue a career in music, he moved to Nashville and released his debut EP, The Way She Rides, in 2014.

In 2017, Combs released his debut album, This One's for You, which reached number four on the Billboard 200. His second album, What You See Is What You Get, was released in 2019 and topped the charts in multiple territories, becoming his first to accomplish that. He has received three Grammy Award nominations, two iHeart Radio music awards, four Academy of Country Music Awards, and six Country Music Association Awards including the 2021 and 2022 Entertainer of the Year award, their highest honor.

Early life

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Combs was born Luke Albert Combs in Huntersville, North Carolina, a suburb of Charlotte on March 2, 1990, as the only child of Rhonda (née Frasure)[3] and Chester Combs.[4][5] The family moved to Asheville in western North Carolina.[6][7] As a child he performed in chorus class, multiple school musicals, and joined his church choir, which had the opportunity to perform at Carnegie Hall.[8]

He attended Appalachian State University, where he studied business and later switched to criminal justice intending to be a homicide detective. While in college, he worked as a bouncer at a bar before being on stage in that same bar.[9] Luke taught himself guitar on his mother's advice after dropping out of University. [10]

He played his first country music show at the Parthenon Cafe in Boone, North Carolina. After five years and with 21 hours left on his degree, he dropped out to follow a country music career path. He later moved to Nashville pursuing more opportunities in music.[11]

Career

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2014–2019: Beginnings and This One's For You

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Combs released his first EP, The Way She Rides, in February 2014. Later that year, he released his second EP, Can I Get an Outlaw.[12][2] In November 2015 he released his third EP, This One's for You. In late 2016, he was named one of Sounds Like Nashville's "Artists to Watch".[13] In 2016, his first single, "Hurricane", sold 15,000 copies in its first week,[14] and debuted at number 46 on Hot Country Songs.[15] He signed a deal with Sony Music Nashville, and the debut single from This One's for You, "Hurricane", was re-released on Columbia Nashville.[14] "Hurricane" reached number one on the country radio airplay chart on May 15, 2017, holding that spot for two weeks.[16]

In June 2017, he released his major label debut album, also titled This One's for You, on Columbia Nashville and River House Artists.[2] It hit number one on Billboard's Top Country Albums[17] and number five on the Billboard 200[18] in its first week. The album's second single, "When It Rains It Pours", was released to country radio on June 19, 2017.[19] It reached number one on the Country Airplay chart in October 2017. The album's third single, "One Number Away", was released to country radio on January 8, 2018. In June 2018, he released a deluxe version titled This One's for You Too, with five bonus tracks, two of which ("She Got the Best of Me" and "Beautiful Crazy") were issued as singles with both reaching number-one. "Beautiful Crazy" reached number one on Country Airplay in February 2019, giving him five number-ones on the Billboard country chart with his first five singles.[20] The song reached number one on three additional country charts – Hot Country Songs, Country Streaming Songs, and Country Digital Song Sales.[20]

2019–2021: What You See Is What You Get

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On June 11, 2019, he was invited to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry.[21] In August 2019, This One's for You spent its 44th week at number one on Top Country Albums, setting the record for the longest reign at the top of that chart by a male artist.[22] His second album, What You See Is What You Get, was released on November 8, 2019.[23] The album has charted the singles "Beer Never Broke My Heart", "Even Though I'm Leaving", "Does to Me" (a duet with Eric Church), and "Lovin' on You", all of which have reached number one on the country chart.

In May 2020, he released the single "Six Feet Apart".[24] The single quickly became popular to listeners as it illustrated the challenges of life during the COVID-19 pandemic.[25] In June 2020 he confirmed his next single would be "Lovin' on You", which was released on both his second album and the EP The Prequel, which predated the album. He announced a deluxe version of What You See Is What You Get, titled What You See Ain't Always What You Get, with five new songs; it was released on October 23, 2020.[26] The track "Forever After All" set streaming records in country music on Apple Music and Spotify.[27]

2022–2023: Growin' Up and Gettin' Old

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Growin' Up, his third album, was released on June 24, 2022.[28] The album has charted the singles "Doin' This"; "The Kind of Love We Make", which reached number one on the country chart and number eight on the Hot 100; and "Going, Going, Gone". In May 2023 Combs collaborated with English star Ed Sheeran on the single "Life Goes On".[29] Following the release of the single, Sheeran's solo version of the song was released on his fifth studio album - (Subtract).

His fourth album, Gettin' Old, was released on March 24, 2023.[30] A promotional single, "Growin' Up and Gettin' Old", and a single, "Love You Anyway", were released ahead of the album. His cover of Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car" was streamed more than 65 million times on Spotify in less than two months after the album was released, making it the most popular song from the album on that platform.[31] Combs's version of "Fast Car" reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, higher than Chapman's original 1988 version, and No. 1 on the US Adult Top 40, US Country Airplay and US Hot Country Songs charts, as well as No. 1 on the Canada Country charts. The song garnered Combs the Single of the Year at the 57th Annual Country Music Association Awards on November 8, 2023.[32] At the 66th Annual Grammy Awards on February 4, 2024, Combs performed a duet of the song with Chapman.[33] He counts the song as his first favorite song and having an impact on him since he was a child.[34]

2024–present: Fathers & Sons

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In May 2024, Combs released "Ain't No Love in Oklahoma", the lead single from the Twisters soundtrack.[35] Combs released "The Man He Sees in Me" on June 6, 2024, along with the announcement of his fifth studio album titled Fathers & Sons, which was released on June 14, 2024.[36]

Combs and Eric Church put together the "Concert for Carolina" on October 26, 2024, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, which raised over $24 million for Hurricane Helene relief.[37]

Luke co-owns a polarized sunglasses and hat company called Blue Otter Polarized.[38]

Personal life

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In early 2016, Combs started dating Nicole Hocking, and the two became engaged in November 2018.[39][40] They married in Florida on August 1, 2020.[41] On June 19, 2022, they had their first son.[42] On August 15, 2023, their second son was born.[43][44] On September 23, 2025, Combs and his wife announced that they are expecting their third child due this winter.[45]

Combs began to struggle with anxiety and primarily obsessional obsessive compulsive disorder in adolescence through his college years; he has said that while it is something he has learned to control better, he still struggles with obsessive thoughts from time to time.[46]

In 2023, Combs obtained a $250,000 SAD scheme default judgment against Nicol Harness inadvertently, who was a fan who had sold $380 worth of tumblers featuring a likeness of Combs.[47][48][49] Combs subsequently issued an apology, sent Harness $11,000, and offered to sell the tumblers through his official merchandise store to assist with Harness's medical bills.[47][48][49]

Discography

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• This One's for You (2017)
• What You See Is What You Get (2019)
• Growin' Up (2022)
• Gettin' Old (2023)
• Fathers & Sons (2024)

Tours

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Headlining

• Don't Tempt Me with a Good Time Tour (2017–18)
• Beer Never Broke My Heart Tour (2019)
• What You See Is What You Get Tour (2020–21)
• Luke Combs World Tour (2023)
• Growin' Up and Gettin' Old Tour (2024)
• My Kind of Saturday Night World Tour (2026)

Supporting

• The Devil Don't Sleep Tour (2017) with Brantley Gilbert
• High Noon Neon Tour (2018) with Jason Aldean
• Here on Earth Tour (2020) with Tim McGraw (two dates)

Awards and nominations

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Year	Awards	Category	Recipient/Work	Result	Ref
2017	CMT Music Awards	Breakthrough Video of the Year	"Hurricane"	Nominated	[50]
	Country Music Association Awards	New Artist of the Year	Luke Combs	Nominated	[51]
2018	Academy of Country Music Awards	New Male Vocalist of the Year	Luke Combs	Nominated
	iHeartRadio Music Awards	Country Song of the Year	"Hurricane"	Nominated	[52]
		New Country Artist of the Year	Luke Combs	Won
	Billboard Music Awards	Top Country Artist	Luke Combs	Nominated	[53]
		Top Country Album	This One's for You	Nominated
	CMT Music Awards	Video of the Year	"When It Rains It Pours"	Nominated	[54]
	Country Music Association Awards	New Artist of the Year	Luke Combs	Won
		Male Vocalist of the Year		Nominated
	American Music Awards	Favorite Album - Country	This One's for You	Nominated	[55]
2019	Grammy Awards	Best New Artist	Luke Combs	Nominated
	Academy of Country Music Awards	New Male Artist of the Year	Luke Combs	Won
		Male Artist of the Year		Nominated
	CMT Music Awards	CMT Performance of the Year	Luke Combs and Leon Bridges	Won	[56]
		Video of the Year	"She Got the Best of Me"	Nominated
	iHeartRadio Music Awards	Country Artist of the Year	Luke Combs	Won	[57]
	Billboard Music Awards	Top Country Artist	Luke Combs	Won	[58]
		Top Country Male Artist	Luke Combs	Won
		Top Country Album	This One's For You	Won
		Top Country Song	"She Got the Best of Me"	Nominated
	Country Music Association Awards	Male Vocalist of the Year	Luke Combs	Won
		Song of the Year	"Beautiful Crazy"	Won
		Musical Event of the Year	"Brand New Man" (w/ Brooks & Dunn)	Nominated
2020	Grammy Awards	Best Country Duo/Group Performance		Nominated
	Academy of Country Music Awards	Entertainer of the Year	Luke Combs	Nominated
		Male Artist of the Year		Won
		Album of the Year	What You See Is What You Get	Won
	Country Music Association Awards	Entertainer of the Year	Luke Combs	Nominated
		Male Vocalist of the Year		Won
		Album of the Year	What You See Is What You Get	Won
		Single of the Year	"Beer Never Broke My Heart"	Nominated
		Song of the Year	"Even Though I'm Leaving"	Nominated
			"I Hope You're Happy Now"	Nominated
	Billboard Music Awards	Top Country Artist	Luke Combs	Won	[59]
		Top Country Male		Won
		Top Country Album	What You See Is What You Get	Won
	People's Choice Awards	The Country Artist of 2020	Luke Combs	Nominated
2021	Nashville Songwriter Awards	Songwriter-Artist of the Year	Luke Combs	Won	[60]
	ARIA Music Awards	ARIA Award for Best International Artist	Luke Combs - What You See Ain't Always What You Get	Nominated	[61]
	Academy of Country Music Awards	Entertainer of the Year	Luke Combs	Nominated
		Male Vocalist of the Year		Nominated
		Music Event of the Year	"Does to Me" (with Eric Church)	Nominated
	Billboard Music Awards	Top Country Artist	Luke Combs	Nominated	[62]
		Top Country Male Artist	Luke Combs	Nominated
	Country Music Association Awards	Entertainer of the Year	Luke Combs	Won
		Male Vocalist of the Year		Nominated
		Song of the Year	"Forever After All"	Nominated
2022	Academy of Country Music Awards	Entertainer of the Year	Luke Combs	Nominated
		Male Vocalist of the Year		Nominated
	Billboard Music Awards	Top Country Artist	Luke Combs	Nominated	[63]
		Top Country Male Artist	Luke Combs	Nominated
		Top Country Song	"Forever After All"	Nominated
	Country Music Association Awards	Entertainer of the Year	Luke Combs	Won
		Male Vocalist of the Year		Nominated
		Album of the Year	Growin' Up	Won
2023	Grammy Awards	Best Country Album		Nominated
	ARIA Music Awards	Best International Artist	Himself	Nominated
	Broadcast Music, Inc.	Country Writer of the Year	Luke Combs	Won
	Country Music Association Awards	Single of the Year	"Fast Car"	Won
		Entertainer of the Year	Luke Combs	Nominated
		Male Vocalist of the Year		Nominated
		Album of the Year	Gettin' Old	Nominated
	Billboard Music Awards	Top Artist	Luke Combs	Nominated	[64]
		Top Male Artist	Luke Combs	Nominated
		Top Billboard 200 Artist	Luke Combs	Nominated
		Top Hot 100 Artist	Luke Combs	Nominated
		Top Country Artist	Luke Combs	Nominated
		Top Country Male Artist	Luke Combs	Nominated
		Top Country Touring Artist	Luke Combs	Nominated
		Top Country Album	Gettin' Old	Nominated
			Growin' Up	Nominated
		Top Country Song	"Fast Car"	Nominated
2024	Grammy Awards	Best Country Solo Performance	"Fast Car"	Nominated
	People's Choice Awards	The Male Artist	Himself	Nominated	[65]
		The Male Country Artist		Nominated
		The Song	"Fast Car"	Nominated
		The Album	Gettin' Old	Nominated
		The Concert Tour	Luke Combs World Tour	Nominated

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External links

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• Luke Combs at AllMusic
• Luke Combs discography at Discogs

v t e Luke Combs
Discography
Albums	This One's for You What You See Is What You Get Growin' Up Gettin' Old Fathers & Sons
EPs	The Prequel
Singles	"Hurricane" "When It Rains It Pours" "One Number Away" "She Got the Best of Me" "Beautiful Crazy" "Beer Never Broke My Heart" "Even Though I'm Leaving" "Does to Me" "Lovin' on You" "Better Together" "Without You" "Forever After All" "Cold as You" "Doin' This" "The Kind of Love We Make" "Going, Going, Gone" "Love You Anyway" "Fast Car" "Where the Wild Things Are" "Ain't No Love in Oklahoma" "Back in the Saddle" "Days Like These"
Featured singles	"Brand New Man" "Cold Beer Calling My Name" "Different 'Round Here" "Life Goes On" "Guy for That" "Backup Plan"
Promotional singles	"Six Feet Apart" "Giving Her Away"
Other songs	"Pray Hard"
Tours	Luke Combs World Tour

Awards for Luke Combs

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The Outlaws – Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Jessi Colter, and Tompall Glaser (1976) Ronnie Milsap Live – Ronnie Milsap (1977) It Was Almost Like a Song – Ronnie Milsap (1978) The Gambler – Kenny Rogers (1979) Coal Miner's Daughter – Various artists (1980) 1981−1990 I Believe in You – Don Williams (1981) Always on My Mind – Willie Nelson (1982) The Closer You Get – Alabama (1983) A Little Good News – Anne Murray (1984) Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind – George Strait (1985) Lost in the Fifties Tonight – Ronnie Milsap (1986) Always And Forever – Randy Travis (1987) Born to Boogie – Hank Williams Jr. (1988) Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (1989) Pickin' on Nashville – The Kentucky Headhunters (1990) 1991−2000 No Fences – Garth Brooks (1991) Ropin' the Wind – Garth Brooks (1992) I Still Believe in You – Vince Gill (1993) Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles – Various artists (1994) When Fallen Angels Fly – Patty Loveless (1995) Blue Clear Sky – George Strait (1996) Carrying Your Love with Me – George Strait (1997) Everywhere – Tim McGraw (1998) A Place in the Sun – Tim McGraw (1999) Fly – The Dixie Chicks (2000) 2001−2010 O Brother, Where Art Thou? – Various artists (2001) Drive – Alan Jackson (2002) American IV: The Man Comes Around – Johnny Cash (2003) When the Sun Goes Down – Kenny Chesney (2004) There's More Where That Came From – Lee Ann Womack (2005) Time Well Wasted – Brad Paisley (2006) It Just Comes Natural – George Strait (2007) Troubadour – George Strait (2008) Fearless – Taylor Swift (2009) Revolution – Miranda Lambert (2010) 2011−2020 My Kinda Party – Jason Aldean (2011) Chief – Eric Church (2012) Based on a True Story... – Blake Shelton (2013) Platinum – Miranda Lambert (2014) Traveller – Chris Stapleton (2015) Mr. Misunderstood – Eric Church (2016) From A Room: Volume 1 – Chris Stapleton (2017) Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves (2018) Girl – Maren Morris (2019) What You See Is What You Get – Luke Combs (2020) 2021−2030 Starting Over – Chris Stapleton (2021) Growin' Up – Luke Combs (2022) Bell Bottom Country – Lainey Wilson (2023) Leather – Cody Johnson (2024) Whirlwind – Lainey Wilson (2025) v t e CMA Entertainer of the Year Eddy Arnold (1967) Glen Campbell (1968) Johnny Cash (1969) Merle Haggard (1970) Charley Pride (1971) Loretta Lynn (1972) Roy Clark (1973) Charlie Rich (1974) John Denver (1975) Mel Tillis (1976) Ronnie Milsap (1977) Dolly Parton (1978) Willie Nelson (1979) Barbara Mandrell (1980) Barbara Mandrell (1981) Alabama (1982) Alabama (1983) Alabama (1984) Ricky Skaggs (1985) Reba McEntire (1986) Hank Williams Jr. (1987) Hank Williams Jr. (1988) George Strait (1989) George Strait (1990) Garth Brooks (1991) Garth Brooks (1992) Vince Gill (1993) Vince Gill (1994) Alan Jackson (1995) Brooks & Dunn (1996) Garth Brooks (1997) Garth Brooks (1998) Shania Twain (1999) Dixie Chicks (2000) Tim McGraw (2001) Alan Jackson (2002) Alan Jackson (2003) Kenny Chesney (2004) Keith Urban (2005) Kenny Chesney (2006) Kenny Chesney (2007) Kenny Chesney (2008) Taylor Swift (2009) Brad Paisley (2010) Taylor Swift (2011) Blake Shelton (2012) George Strait (2013) Luke Bryan (2014) Luke Bryan (2015) Garth Brooks (2016) Garth Brooks (2017) Keith Urban (2018) Garth Brooks (2019) Eric Church (2020) Luke Combs (2021) Luke Combs (2022) Lainey Wilson (2023) Morgan Wallen (2024) Lainey Wilson (2025) v t e CMA Male Vocalist of the Year Jack Greene (1967) Glen Campbell (1968) Johnny Cash (1969) Merle Haggard (1970) Charley Pride (1971) Charley Pride (1972) Charlie Rich (1973) Ronnie Milsap (1974) Waylon Jennings (1975) Ronnie Milsap (1976) Ronnie Milsap (1977) Don Williams (1978) Kenny Rogers (1979) George Jones (1980) George Jones (1981) Ricky Skaggs (1982) Lee Greenwood (1983) Lee Greenwood (1984) George Strait (1985) George Strait (1986) Randy Travis (1987) Randy Travis (1988) Ricky Van Shelton (1989) Clint Black (1990) Vince Gill (1991) Vince Gill (1992) Vince Gill (1993) Vince Gill (1994) Vince Gill (1995) George Strait (1996) George Strait (1997) George Strait (1998) Tim McGraw (1999) Tim McGraw (2000) Toby Keith (2001) Alan Jackson (2002) Alan Jackson (2003) Keith Urban (2004) Keith Urban (2005) Keith Urban (2006) Brad Paisley (2007) Brad Paisley (2008) Brad Paisley (2009) Blake Shelton (2010) Blake Shelton (2011) Blake Shelton (2012) Blake Shelton (2013) Blake Shelton (2014) Chris Stapleton (2015) Chris Stapleton (2016) Chris Stapleton (2017) Chris Stapleton (2018) Luke Combs (2019) Luke Combs (2020) Chris Stapleton (2021) Chris Stapleton (2022) Chris Stapleton (2023) Chris Stapleton (2024) Cody Johnson (2025) v t e CMA New Artist of the Year Terri Gibbs (1981) Ricky Skaggs (1982) John Anderson (1983) The Judds (1984) Sawyer Brown (1985) Randy Travis (1986) Holly Dunn (1987) Ricky Van Shelton (1988) Clint Black (1989) Garth Brooks (1990) Travis Tritt (1991) Suzy Bogguss (1992) Mark Chesnutt (1993) John Michael Montgomery (1994) Alison Krauss (1995) Bryan White (1996) LeAnn Rimes (1997) Dixie Chicks (1998) Jo Dee Messina (1999) Brad Paisley (2000) Keith Urban (2001) Rascal Flatts (2002) Joe Nichols (2003) Gretchen Wilson (2004) Dierks Bentley (2005) Carrie Underwood (2006) Taylor Swift (2007) Lady Antebellum (2008) Darius Rucker (2009) Zac Brown Band (2010) The Band Perry (2011) Hunter Hayes (2012) Kacey Musgraves (2013) Brett Eldredge (2014) Chris Stapleton (2015) Maren Morris (2016) Jon Pardi (2017) Luke Combs (2018) Ashley McBryde (2019) Morgan Wallen (2020) Jimmie Allen (2021) Lainey Wilson (2022) Jelly Roll (2023) Megan Moroney (2024) Zach Top (2025) v t e CMA Song of the Year 1967−1970 "There Goes My Everything" - Dallas Frazier (1967) "Honey" - Bobby Russell (1968) "The Carroll County Accident" - Bob Ferguson (1969) "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" - Kris Kristofferson (1970) 1971−1980 "Easy Loving" - Freddie Hart (1971−72) "Behind Closed Doors" - Kenny O'Dell (1973) "Country Bumpkin" - Don Wayne (1974) "Back Home Again" - John Denver (1975) "Rhinestone Cowboy" - Larry Weiss (1976) "Lucille" Roger Bowling, Hal Bynum - (1977) "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" - Richard Leigh (1978) "The Gambler" - Don Schlitz (1979) "He Stopped Loving Her Today" - Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman (1980) 1981−1990 "He Stopped Loving Her Today" - Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman (1981) "Always on My Mind" - Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher, Mark James (1982−83) "Wind Beneath My Wings" - Larry Henley, Jeff Silbar (1984) "God Bless the U.S.A." - Lee Greenwood (1985) "On the Other Hand" - Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz (1986) "Forever and Ever, Amen - Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz (1987) "80's Ladies" - K. T. Oslin (1988) "Chiseled in Stone" - Max D. Barnes, Vern Gosdin (1989) "Where've You Been" - Don Henry, Jon Vezner (1990) 1991−2000 "When I Call Your Name" - Tim DuBois, Vince Gill (1991) "Look at Us" - Vince Gill, Max D. Barnes (1992) "I Still Believe in You" - Vince Gill, John Barlow Jarvis (1993) "Chattahoochee" - Jim McBride, Alan Jackson (1994) "Independence Day" - Gretchen Peters (1995) "Go Rest High on That Mountain" - Vince Gill (1996) "Strawberry Wine" - Matraca Berg, Gary Harrison (1997) "Holes in the Floor of Heaven" - Billy Kirsch, Steve Wariner (1998) "This Kiss" - Beth Nielsen Chapman, Robin Lerner, Annie Roboff (1999) "I Hope You Dance" - Mark D. Sanders, Tia Sillers (2000) 2001−2010 "Murder on Music Row" - Larry Cordle, Larry Shell (2001) "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" - Alan Jackson (2002) "Three Wooden Crosses" - Doug Johnson, Kim Williams (2003) "Live Like You Were Dying" - Tim Nichols, Craig Wiseman (2004) "Whiskey Lullaby" - Bill Anderson, Jon Randall (2005) "Believe" - Ronnie Dunn, Craig Wiseman (2006) "Give It Away" - Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon, Jamey Johnson (2007) "Stay" - Jennifer Nettles (2008) "In Color" - Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller, James Otto (2009) "The House That Built Me" - Tom Douglas, Allen Shamblin (2010) 2011−2020 "If I Die Young" - Kimberly Perry (2011) "Over You" - Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton (2012) "I Drive Your Truck" - Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington, Jimmy Yeary (2013) "Follow Your Arrow" - Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves (2014) "Girl Crush" - Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose (2015) "Humble and Kind" - Lori McKenna (2016) "Better Man" - Taylor Swift (2017) "Broken Halos" - Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton (2018) "Beautiful Crazy" - Luke Combs, Wyatt Durrette, Robert Williford (2019) 2021−2030 "The Bones" - Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins, Laura Veltz (2020) "Starting Over" - Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton (2021) "Buy Dirt" - Jacob Davis, Jordan Davis, Josh Jenkins, Matt Jenkins (2022) "Fast Car" - Tracy Chapman (2023) "White Horse" - Chris Stapleton, Dan Wilson (2024) "You Look Like You Love Me" - Ella Langley, Riley Green, Aaron Raitiere (2025)

v t e Members of the Grand Ole Opry
Current members	Trace Adkins Lauren Alaina Bill Anderson Kelsea Ballerini Bobby Bare Mandy Barnett Dierks Bentley Clint Black Garth Brooks T. Graham Brown Steven Curtis Chapman Henry Cho Terri Clark Luke Combs John Conlee Dailey & Vincent Diamond Rio Steve Earle Sara Evans Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers Crystal Gayle Vince Gill Emmylou Harris The Isaacs Alan Jackson Chris Janson Jamey Johnson Alison Krauss Lady A Little Big Town Patty Loveless Dustin Lynch Barbara Mandrell Kathy Mattea Martina McBride Ashley McBryde Del McCoury Charlie McCoy Scotty McCreery Reba McEntire Ronnie Milsap Eddie Montgomery Craig Morgan Lorrie Morgan Gary Mule Deer The Oak Ridge Boys Old Crow Medicine Show Brad Paisley Jon Pardi Dolly Parton Carly Pearce Stu Phillips Jeanne Pruett Rascal Flatts Riders in the Sky Darius Rucker Don Schlitz Blake Shelton Ricky Van Shelton Ricky Skaggs Connie Smith Mike Snider Marty Stuart Pam Tillis Randy Travis Travis Tritt Josh Turner Carrie Underwood Keith Urban Rhonda Vincent Steve Wariner Gene Watson The Whites Mark Wills Lainey Wilson Trisha Yearwood Chris Young
Former members	Roy Acuff David "Stringbean" Akeman Jack Anglin Eddy Arnold Ernest Ashworth Chet Atkins DeFord Bailey Bashful Brother Oswald Humphrey Bate Binkley Brothers' Dixie Clodhoppers Margie Bowes Rod Brasfield Jim Ed Brown The Browns Carl Butler and Pearl Archie Campbell Bill Carlisle Martha Carson The Carter Sisters Maybelle Carter Johnny Cash June Carter Cash Roy Clark Zeke Clements Patsy Cline Jerry Clower Stoney Cooper Wilma Lee Cooper Cowboy Copas Charlie Daniels Skeeter Davis The Delmore Brothers The DeZurik Sisters Little Jimmy Dickens Joe Diffie Danny Dill Jimmy Driftwood Roy Drusky The Duke of Paducah Holly Dunn The Everly Brothers Lester Flatt Red Foley Curly Fox Lefty Frizzell Troy Gentry Don Gibson Billy Grammer Jack Greene The Gully Jumpers Theron Hale Tom T. Hall George Hamilton IV Sid Harkreader Hawkshaw Hawkins George D. Hay Hoot Hester Goldie Hill David Houston Jan Howard Ferlin Husky Stonewall Jackson Sonny James Norma Jean Jim & Jesse Johnnie & Jack George Jones Grandpa Jones The Jordanaires Doug Kershaw Hal Ketchum Bradley Kincaid Pee Wee King Hank Locklin Lonzo and Oscar Bobby Lord The Louvin Brothers Charlie Louvin Ira Louvin Bob Luman Loretta Lynn Uncle Dave Macon Rose Maddox Mel McDaniel Jesse McReynolds McGee Brothers Bill Monroe George Morgan Moon Mullican Willie Nelson Jimmy C. Newman Bobby Osborne Sonny Osborne Johnny Paycheck Minnie Pearl Webb Pierce Ray Pillow Ray Price Charley Pride Del Reeves Jim Reeves Leon Rhodes Tex Ritter Marty Robbins Johnny Russell Rusty and Doug Earl Scruggs Jeannie Seely Jean Shepard Mississippi Slim Carl Smith Fiddlin' Arthur Smith Hank Snow Red Sovine Ralph Stanley Texas Ruby B. J. Thomas Uncle Jimmy Thompson Mel Tillis Tompall & the Glaser Brothers Ernest Tubb Justin Tubb Leroy Van Dyke Porter Wagoner Billy Walker Charlie Walker Kitty Wells Dottie West Keith Whitley† Slim Whitman The Wilburn Brothers Don Williams Hank Williams Boxcar Willie The Willis Brothers Chubby Wise Del Wood Marion Worth Johnnie Wright Tammy Wynette Faron Young †Honorary former member; was scheduled to be invited, but died before the invitation was extended
Pending members	Suzy Bogguss Jelly Roll

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