Luke Combs is chasing storms!
The nation singer, 34, took to the stage on the 2024 CMA Awards on Wednesday, Nov. 20 for a fiery efficiency of “Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma” from the 2024 hit film Twisters.
Combs carried out the track in a short-sleeved black utility shirt and darkish pants. He was joined on stage by his band who wore related, informal outfits as they performed numerous devices.
Paying homage to the blockbuster, the set featured giant items of damaged steel infrastructure in opposition to a backdrop of a stormy sky with dramatic streaks of lightning and sporadic bursts of fireside.
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“Ain’t no love in Oklahoma / Simply the whistle of an extended black practice / You may know when it is comin’ for ya / Ridin’ in on the wind and rain,” he sang in opposition to the chaotic background. “I received saved in the identical Pink River / The identical Pink River tried drown me / It ain’t knocking me down, I am standing my floor.”
The country-rock monitor was launched on Might 16 forward of the film’s premiere in July. The music video, which has over 30 million views on YouTube, options Combs singing in the course of a storm.
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The singer was nominated for a complete of two awards on the CMAs, together with entertainer of the yr and male vocalist of the yr.
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Final yr, Combs made headlines for his twangy cowl of Tracy Chapman’s “Quick Automobile” – which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Scorching 100. The 2 carried out the track collectively on the Grammy Awards in February.
In an unique interview with PEOPLE in December 2023, the “Stunning Loopy” artist stated that he began singing the track as a result of it reminded him of fond childhood reminiscences along with his father Chester.
“After I was 5 years previous, my dad and I might be in his truck, and he would all the time play music for me,” he stated. “He had a Tracy Chapman cassette tape, and ‘Quick Automobile’ is among the first songs I bear in mind. I’ve all the time been an enormous fan of it and consider my dad and our time collectively after I hear it.”
The 58th Annual CMA Awards broadcast reside from Nashville’s Bridgestone Area on Wednesday, Nov. 20 from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. on ABC. The present streams the next day on Hulu.
