Luke Combs' Breakthrough Moment with Blake Shelton

0:00On March 31, Luke Combs just dropped a wild story about the first time he met Blake Shelton over a decade ago. He was 36 now, but back then this unknown guy shows up at a fancy farm in Mississippi, owned by music exec Colin Reed. Combs felt like he didn't belong. Surrounded by big shots, and worst of all, he was straight up sick to his stomach. He spent most of the three-day trip pulled up in his room, chucking emotium and slurping chicken soup while everyone else partied. Shelton, 49 today, and the crew were living it up with deer, ducks and good vibes. Combs thought his big break was tanking right there. But on the last night, around the campfire, things flipped. Despite being feverish, Combs grabbed the guitar. He looked at Shelton and played Hurricane, a song he'd written with no record deal yet. The whole group went dead silent, blown away by this raw talent nobody knew. Reed admitted he had zero expectations, figuring it'd be a disaster after Combs being sick for two days.

1:00Instead, Chills hid everyone. That debut single, later topped the charts at number one. It was the spark that lit Combs's career. Fast forward, Combs and Reed are linking up again this fall for Category 10. Combs is Las Vegas bar after the Nashville spot. He just dropped his sixth album, The Way I Am, keeping that fire burning strong. From the spotlight, powered by AI, this is Entertainment and Celebrity News today. I'm Corey with The Story.