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Record-breaker Luke Combs headlines sold-out concert at Spokane Arena

Luke Combs attends the All for the Hall Benefit at the Novo on Sept. 17 in Los Angeles. The event benefited the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville. (Chris Pizzello / Invision/AP)
By Don Chareunsy donc@spokesman.com(509) 459-5446

ACM and CMA Award-winning singer-songwriter and musician Luke Combs has extended his “Beer Never Broke My Heart Tour” through fall and is in the Lilac City on Friday in a sold-out stop at the Spokane Arena with Morgan Wallen, Jameson Rodgers and Dee Jay Silver.

Combs recently made music history as the first artist to simultaneously top all five Billboard country charts for multiple weeks: Top Country Albums, Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay, Country Streaming Songs and Country Digital Song Sales.

On the heels – or is it cowboy boots? – of the mega-hit “Beer Never Broke My Heart,” Combs is quickly overtaking another country singer named Luke – Bryan – as arguably the most famous Luke in country music right now.

Here are a few other facts about 29-year-old Charlotte, North Carolina, native Luke Albert Combs, who was born on March 2, 1990:

· “This One’s for You,” Combs’ debut album for Columbia Nashville released on June 2, 2017, has produced five No. 1 singles: “Hurricane,” “When It Rains, It Pours,” “One Number Away,” “She Got the Best of Me” and “Beautiful Crazy.” “Beer Never Broke My Heart” is his sixth No. 1 hit and part of his upcoming new album.

· On June 11, Combs was invited to become the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville and was officially inducted on July 16. In personal life news, Combs has been engaged to Nicole Hocking since last November.

· In August, “This One’s for You” spent its 44th week atop the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, setting a record for the longest reign at No. 1 on that chart by a male artist and overtaking Randy Travis. This week, the album has notched its 50th nonconsecutive week at No. 1, tying Shania Twain’s record with 1997’s “Come on Over.”

· Combs also has won multiple Billboard and iHeart Radio music awards. In fact, he received three Billboard awards this year: Top Country Artist, Top Male Country Artist and Top Country Album for “This One’s for You.” And he was nominated for a Grammy Award as Best New Artist this year.

Combs’ second album, “What You See Is What You Get,” is set for release next Friday and reportedly includes a collaboration with Eric Church.