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River House/Columbia Nashville’s Luke Combs has another big chart bow with his latest full-length, Growin’ Up. Single “The Kind of Love We Make,” meanwhile, is making major strides at radio. The Chris Kappy-managed, WME-repped Combs is in the midst of a hugely successful tour as he moves seamlessly to the next tier of country stardom. If only he could scrape any association with us off his boots.