Luke Combs tenderly kisses his pregnant wife on the red carpet at the ACM Awards in Texas
Country superstar Luke Combs beamed alongside his pregnant wife Nicole as they arrived at the 58th Academy Of Country Music Awards at The Ford Center in Frisco Texas on Thursday.
The 33-year-old singer - who welcomed a baby boy last year on Father's Day - looked handsome in a dark blue plaid suit with a white pocket square over a black button-down shirt.
Nicole - who wed the Beautiful Crazy hitmaker in 2020 - sparkled in a fringed rhinestone dress with matching sky-high heels.
Her blonde locks were parted to the side and flowed past her shoulders in elegant curls.
Luke placed a hand on his wife's growing baby bump as they posed together on the red carpet.
Expecting: Country superstar Luke Combs placed a hand on his pregnant wife Nicole's belly as they arrived at the 58th Academy Of Country Music Awards in Texas on Thursday
Recent news: The couple announced they were expecting their second son with a joint Instagram post in March captioned, 'Joining the 2 under 2 club! Baby boy #2 coming this September!!'
Dad in plaid: The singer rocked a dark blue plaid suit with a white pocket square a black button-down shirt
They announced they were expecting their second child in March when they penned a joint post with the caption, 'Joining the 2 under 2 club! Baby boy #2 coming this September!!'
The happy couple have an eleven-month-old boy named Tex Lawrence.
Luke and Nicole first met in 2016 while attending the Key West Songwriters Festival and began dating soon after.
In 2018, The Love You Anyway hitmaker popped the big question, and the two became engaged.
Two years later, in August 2020, the pair said 'I do' during a romantic ceremony in Florida.
During a past interview on Absolute Country Radio, per Taste of Country, Luke opened up about what kind of father he aimed to be and his desire to have family on the road with him in the future.
'I would love to have them out as much as they want to be out, as much as they can be out,' he explained.
'You know, I think that’s important. I don’t want to be a dad that’s not around or the dad you see on TV and go, 'Oh, that is my dad, and that is where he is today, I guess,' the star added. 'Family is important to me. I’d like to be the guy throwing the football to them.'
Hot mama: Nicole sparkled in a fringed rhinestone dress with matching sky-high heels
Big night: Combs was one of four performers to score an impressive five nominations along with Kane Brown, Miranda Lambert, and Cole Swindell
Going strong: Luke and Nicole first met in 2016 while attending the Key West Songwriters Festival. They were engaged in 2018, and married in 2020
Luke released his latest album Gettin' Old on March 24 and kicked off his world tour, which includes a total of 36 dates in March.
Combs will not only perform in the United States but will also hold concerts in countries such as Australia, Switzerland, the U.K., and also Sweden. The tour is set to conclude on October 20 in London.
Combs was one of 4 performers who scored an impressive five nominations, along with Kane Brown, Miranda Lambert, and Cole Swindell.
The top prize for Entertainer of the Year will go to either Combs, Jason Aldean, Kane Brown, Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton, Carrie Underwood, or Morgan Wallen.
Country music fans can rejoice as the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards will be airing tonight at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
The ACMs will be broadcast from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, and viewers at home will be able to catch it on Amazon Prime Video — even without a subscription — as well as on Twitch's Amazon Music Channel.
Two country superstars whose appeal expands well beyond the limits of the genre — Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks — are hosting the ceremony.
'While I've had the pleasure of spending time with him throughout the years, I can't believe we've never had the chance to work together,' Parton gushed about Brooks in a statement shared after she was announced as host.
Unfortunately, fans likely won't get to see the legendary entertainers duetting, though Parton will still perform.
Back on the stage: The singer kicked off his 2023 world tour in March. It includes a total of 36 dates; seen in February in Los Angeles at the 2023 Grammys
Another boy: In March, the happy couple excitedly announced they are expecting baby number two
'I think [Brooks' wife] Trisha [Yearwood] is going to be on, too, on the show, so I figured that I'm not going to mess with that,' Parton joked to reporters at a press event. 'I don't want her kicking my little short butt!'
HARDY leads the nominations this year with seven, while Lainey Wilson is close behind with six nods.
Wallen was engulfed in controversy in 2021 after he was caught on video drunkenly shouting the N-word. In response, his recording contract was suspended and some radio stations stopped playing his music, while streaming services removed his songs from playlists.
However, country fans responded to his use of a racial slur by buying his 2021 album Dangerous: The Double Album in even greater numbers.
Lambert is the most-awarded person ever at the ACM Awards, and she broke the record for most Female Artist of the Year nominations with her 17th this year, surpassing Reba McEntire's 16.
Performers at Thursday's ceremony include Jason Aldean, Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Ashley McBryde, Jo Dee Messina, Jelly Roll, Cole Swindell, Keith Urban, Morgan Wallen, The War And Treaty, Lainey Wilson and Bailey Zimmerman.
He's best known for his hit pop songs, but Ed Sheeran will also bring his smooth sound to the raucous show.
For her performance, Parton will be debuting World On Fire, the first song on her upcoming album Rockstar.
The covers LP is a departure for her, marking her first rock album, and it was inspired after she was nominated — and subsequently inducted — into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022.
Source: Daily Mail
