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Watch Now: Luke Combs reveals which star his mom can’t wait to meet at the CMA Awards

ABC/Randy HolmesLuke Combs is nominated for Male Vocalist of the Year and New Artist of the Year at Wednesday's CMA Awards.  Luke is considered to be the frontrunner for New Artist, and says the reason he wants to win isn't so much for himself, but for his family.

"I think it'd be really cool for my parents," Luke tells ABC Radio. "It's not gonna help me write better songs or put on a better show, winning it.  I think we do that now. And so I want my parents to have that moment: get me up there and thank them for everything they've done for me.  That would mean more to me than having it sitting up there on the mantle, you know what I mean?"

In addition to possibly enjoying the thrilling moment of her son winning his first CMA Award, Luke says his mom loves coming to Nashville for the festivities because she's a total country music fangirl -- especially when it comes to one particular artist.

"My mom loves Chris Young.  Like, she loves Chris Young," Luke tells ABC Radio. "When I go back to my childhood room, it is full of memorabilia of myself and then pictures of Chris Young.  I wake up to him -- it's like, Chris Young: He's right there.  He's, like, watching while I sleep, you know?"

Luke laughs, "My mom loves him.  He's a great singer. I'll corner him in the [CMA] afterparty and be like, 'You're gonna talk to my mom right now!'"  

Tune into the CMA Awards Wednesday night at 8 p.m. ET on ABC to see if Luke will get that big moment to thank his parents.

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Watch Now: Morgan Evans says CMA-nominated wife Kelsea Ballerini always assumes she’s not going to win

ABC/Image Group LAKelsea Ballerini is nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year at Wednesday's CMA Awards.  She's been nominated several times before, but her husband, fellow chart-topping country star Morgan Evans, tells ABC Radio that she can't seem to convince herself that she might actually take home a trophy.

"She always goes into those awards assuming that she's not going to win," he says. "I'm sure she'd love to -- I mean, that's the dream -- but I feel like she's very much, 'I'm so happy to be here. I'm so happy to be performing.'"

"When the award comes, I get super-nervous for her," he adds. "But she always says, 'It's gonna be Miranda!  It has to be Miranda!  She wins every year!' or 'It's gonna be Carrie!' or whatever.  But I'm always rooting for her!"

Morgan and Kelsea will be walking the red carpet together at Wednesday's big event, and the "Kiss Somebody" singer says there's a big difference between the two when it comes to getting red carpet ready.

"The CMA preparations are pretty limited [for me]. I just put a shirt and pants and a jacket on!" he laughs. "But CMA preparations for Kelsea are a pretty serious business!" (AUDIO IS ABC 1-ON-1)

Tune in to the CMAs Wednesday night on ABC starting at 8 p.m. ET to see if Kelsea will finally triumph in the Female Vocalist category.

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