Luke Combs Joins Brooks & Dunn For “Brand New Man” At 2019 ACMs

When both Luke Combs and Brooks & Dunn were announced as performers for the 54th Annual ACM Awards in 2019, we were excited. But when it was revealed they’d be performing together, everything changed.

The ACMs announced a slew of epic duets including Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson, Dierks Bentley and Brandi Carlile, Erich Church and Ashley McBryde, Dan + Shay and Kelly Clarkson, and that’s not even half of them!

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Not only were these incredible collaborations announced, the ACM revealed they would be bringing back the fan-favorite segment ACM Flashbacks! At the 2018 show, Kelly Clarkson joined host Reba McEntire for a duet to the latter’s classic song “Does He Love You.” McEntire even slipped back into the infamous red dress from the 90s!

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For 2019’s ACM Flashbacks, Brooks & Dunn teamed up with Luke Combs and George Strait sang a duet with Miranda Lambert. The pairing of Combs and Brooks & Dunn made complete sense, since the “Beautiful Crazy” singer joined the duo on their album Reboot.

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On the album – and now on the stage – the trio of country singers sang the 1991 hit song “Brand New Man.” From the very first guitar strum, they had the ACM Awards audience on their feet and only a few words in, everyone was singing along. We felt like we were transported back to the 90s with this one – in a good way!

Combs performed earlier in the night and traded in his suit for his trademark fishing shirt and red solo cup!

There’s a good reason why people have called it the best performance of the night! Watch it below.