{"id":48178,"date":"2026-03-19T04:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T08:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/?p=48178"},"modified":"2026-03-18T10:56:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:56:04","slug":"luke-combs-thinks-its-time-for-a-country-super-bowl-halftime-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/blogs\/country-music-news\/2026\/03\/luke-combs-thinks-its-time-for-a-country-super-bowl-halftime-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke Combs Thinks It&#8217;s Time For A Country Super Bowl Halftime Show"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Luke Combs<\/strong> says\u00a0country music is in the zeitgeist now and is no longer a niche genre, so why not see a country artist do the Super Bowl Halftime Show?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shania Twain was the last one to do it, back in 2003.\u00a0 Not to mention, she shared the stage with No Doubt and Sting.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luke said it&#8217;s time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;I think the people would love it. \u00a0And that&#8217;s no pitch for me, I think it&#8217;s just a pitch for country music in general. \u00a0Whether it&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Garth<\/strong>\u00a0[<strong>Brooks<\/strong>] or\u00a0<strong>Morgan Wallen<\/strong>\u00a0or whoever it is.\u00a0 Somebody deserves to be up there doing the thing . . . How many of the Top 100 streaming songs in all of music are country? \u00a0A very high percentage, I think, now. \u00a0Way more so than in history . . . I think it&#8217;s time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, if asked, Luke would &#8220;do it right now.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other Luke\u00a0<strong>news<\/strong>, he told\u00a0<strong><em>&#8220;GQ&#8221;<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0that he follows\u00a0<strong>Dolly Parton&#8217;s<\/strong>\u00a0example when it comes to politics.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Basically, just being a good person and doing what you believe is right, and not getting involved in the minutiae of labeling it. \u00a0Why can&#8217;t you just be a good person and just be loved?&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Luke also has a new album out Friday called&nbsp;<strong><em>&#8220;The Way I Am&#8221;<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Luke Combs Talks New Album &#039;The Way I Am,&#039; Fatherhood, \u201cFast Car,\u201d and Morgan Wallen\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fsvLt7WHYBs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Luke Combs says\u00a0country music is in the zeitgeist now and is no longer a niche genre, so why not see a country artist do the Super Bowl Halftime Show? 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