Luke Combs Scores BMI’s 2022 Song of The Year

Author Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

November 9th, 2022 11:01 AM

Luke Combs and his wife Nicole already had a big awards night dinner at last night’s BMI Awards in Nashville, where his song “Forever After All” won Song of the Year honors. Combs co-wrote the song with Drew Parker and Rob Williford. 

Luke posted to his Insta stories a photo of himself and Nicole after his win. He wrote on the photo, “Hell of a night @bmi @nicolecombs.” 

Nicole also took to her Instagram this morning (11/9) to share some photos of last night, including the couple dressed up, her outfit details, the night’s BMI menu, and a red solo cup honoring Toby Keith as a 2022 Icon. She captioned the pictures, “Little bit of last night @ BMI (blue emoji heart).”

Several fans responded to her post, including one who wrote, “THIS DRESS WAS MADE FOR YOU.” Another fan commented, “Stunning couple.” One more fan said, “Love your style!”

Combs wrote “Forever After All” about his love for his then-fiance Nicole. The song’s music video used footage from their wedding in 2020. 

The BMI Country Music Awards, held at BMI’s Nashville headquarters, is a ceremony to venerate the year’s 50 most-performed songs and the songwriters and music publishers behind them.

Last night’s (11/8) event was attended by a number of country stars, including Ashley McBryde, Kelsea Ballerini, Priscilla Block, Kane Brown, Kenny Chesney, Luke Combs, HARDY, Elle King, Miranda Lambert, Dustin Lynch, Jake Owen, Carrie Underwood, and Keith Urban.  

Other top BMI winners included Hardy, who won BMI’s Songwriter of the Year, and Toby Keith, who was honored with the BMI Icon Awards. 

Several country stars posted about the evening, including Elle King, who shared several images of herself and friends at the event. She wrote, “Tonight we celebrated some monumental stuff. Thank you to everyone who took a chance on me. Forever humbled & grateful. Proud to be a part of the @bmi FAMILY. THANK YOU, @thenightgame, for helping me write songs that changed my life. Much to congrats to everyone. Thank you, @mirandalambert, for seeing something in me. Hope you all celebrate Tonight. You deserve it. 

16 Luke Combs Songs That We Sing Every Word To

• 16. “Does to Me” (featuring Eric Church) (2020)

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  A collaboration between Luke and Eric Church, who he cites as a musical hero. It was the third single from Combs's 2019 album What You See Is What You Get.

• 15. “Cold Beer Calling My Name” (featuring Jameson Rodgers) (2020)

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  Another collaboration, this time with new artist Jameson Rodgers. Rodgers served as an opening act for Combs during Luke’s 2019 "Beer Never Broke My Heart Tour."

• 14. “One Number Away” (2018)

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  This song is a ballad about a man conflicted with not wanting to break down and call his ex-girlfriend. "One Number Away" reached number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, giving Combs his third No. 1 country hit overall.
• 13. “Brand New Man” (with Brooks and Dunn) (2019)

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  A remake of a Brooks & Dunn classic on the Country Music Hall of Fame duo’s ‘Reboot’ album. Luke is a huge fan of the duo, and when this writer interviewed him at the start of his career, one of his main goals was to meet Kix and Ronnie. Well, he did, and the rest is history.

• 12. “Better Together” (2020)

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  Combs performed the song on October 15, 2020, on the telecast of the Billboard Music Awards. During the performance, he appeared in a suit, and without his trademark baseball cap and was accompanied solely by a piano player.

• 11. “When It Rains It Pours” (2017)

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  The song's music video features Luke encountering his ex-girlfriend, and then driving, celebrating with his friends, getting a phone number from a waitress (played by his then-girlfriend, now wife, Nicole Hocking), and celebrating over winning money on a lottery ticket. It was nominated for Video of the Year at the 2018 CMT Music Awards.
• 10. “She Got the Best of Me” (2018)

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  Combs said that he wrote this song four years prior to its recording, at a bar in Nashville, Tennessee called the Tin Roof. It was added to his debut album This One's for You as a bonus track due to fan demand.

• 9. “Even Though I’m Leaving” (2019)

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  In the song’s first verse, Luke sings of a child who is afraid of monsters under his bed, while the second features the son as a young adult going off to serve in the military and the final verse features the son becoming emotional over his father's death.

• 8. “Cold as You” (2021)

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  Combs uploaded an acoustic rendition of "Cold as You" in October of 2020 and dedicated it to his parents, wife, and fans. The tune told the story of a broken-hearted guy finding his way to a barstool.
• 7. “Doin’ This” (2021)

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  This song was inspired by interviewers asking Luke what he would do as a career if his country music career didn’t take off. His answer is in this song saying that if he didn’t make it big, he’d still be “doin’ this.” He debuted the song at the 2021 CMA Awards.

• 6. “Six Feet Apart” (2020)

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  This song only charted in the top ten, but most of us related to it, as It perfectly describes what so many of us were feeling at the beginning of the pandemic.

• 5. “Lovin’ on You” (2020)

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  The video for this song is epic as it portrays Luke and his wife Nicole meeting at a skating center as kids. Combs performed the song on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" in July 2020.
• 4. “Hurricane” (2016)

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  This is the song that started it all for Luke in Nashville. The song reached number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. Its second week atop that position gave Combs two distinctions: the first artist to have a multi-week number one debut single chart since Florida Georgia Line's "Cruise" in 2012 and the first male solo artist to accomplish that since Darius Rucker's "Don't Think I Don't Think About It" in 2008.

• 3. “Beautiful Crazy” (2019)

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  A beautiful love song. Luke first posted videos to Facebook of himself performing the song. In 2018, he re-issued his debut album This One's for You (titled This One's for You Too) with a studio version as a bonus track.

• 2. “Forever After All” (2021)

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  A song that tells the tale of his love for wife Nicole. The video of the song features footage from Combs’ August 2020 wedding. The song is a continuance of "Beautiful Crazy" and "Better Together," which were both dedicated to his wife.
• 1. “Beer Never Broke My Heart” (2019)

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  This is Luke’s signature song, and what a great concept for a song. The fun song hit No. 1 on Billboard's Country Airplay chart dated August 4, 2019, which made this Combs' sixth number one on the chart. The song was certified Platinum by the RIAA on October 24, 2019.

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Author Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

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