Combs gushed about the early award on social media.
(Undated) -- The Academy of Country Music Awards are still two weeks away, but there are already a few winners.
Luke Combs has been named new male artist of the year, Ashley McBryde is the new female artist of the year, and LANCO has picked up new group of the year.
Country star Carrie Underwood called each artist to congratulate them and share her excitement.
The 2019 ACM Awards take place on April 7th, and air live on CBS.
Got some pretty awesome news yesterday... Thanks for the call, @carrieunderwood! This is a dream come true and I'm so thankful for all of you. Can't wait for the @ACMawards! pic.twitter.com/0Idtocebkn
— Luke Combs 🎤 (@lukecombs) March 25, 2019
