Luke Combs Spotlights 'Stunning' Wife As He's Honored At 2026 TIME100 Gala

Luke Combs and his wife, Nicole Combs, recently attended the 2026 TIME100 Gala, where the country star and honoree took the stage. The event took place on April 23 at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City.

Nicole posted photos from that evening on Instagram on Wednesday (April 29), sharing that she’s “proud” of her superstar husband. TIME ranked Luke among the Most Influential People of 2026 earlier this month. The “Sleepless in a Hotel Room” artist replied in the comments on his wife’s post, “you’re literally stunning and I don’t deserve you!!!”

TIME’s list of Most Influential People included artists, innovators, leaders and others whose work has made a significant impact. Ed Sheeran wrote a heartfelt tribute in Luke’s honor when TIME revealed the list earlier this month. He wrote, in part: “He’s scaled the highest heights of music while remaining loving and kind to those around him. People might call that ‘normal,’ but there’s nothing normal about what Luke has achieved.” Find Sheeran’s essay here, and find out more about how TIME selected the 2026 TIME100 list here. 

Luke and Nicole met at a music festival in 2016. They got married in an intimate ceremony in Florida in August 2020, and have since welcomed three children together. Their firstborn, son Tex Lawrence Combs, arrived on Father’s Day in June 2022. Son Beau Lee Combs followed in August 2023, and son Chet Wiley Combs was born earlier this year. Luke shared a sweet glimpse into his life as a dad on his 2024 record, Fathers & Sons. He pledged in a message to his kids when he released one of the songs from the album, “I will always love you, no matter what.” Luke is one of several artists to welcome a baby into the family in 2026, along with Thomas Rhett, iHeartRadio’s Bobby Bones, Dylan Marlowe (who welcomed twins with his wife), and more. See the list of pregnancy announcements here.