And one of the night’s biggest highlights came when Carly Pearce welcomed Luke Combs onstage to perform their first live duet of a song they wrote together. Videos by American SongwriterCarly Pearce and Luke Combs Have Never Performed This Song TogetherTaking the stage in a flowy white dress, Carly Pearce instructed the audience to welcome “my good friend Luke Combs.” Sporting a red cap, the Grammy nominee joined Pearce in performing the heartbreak ballad they wrote with Randy Montana and Jonathan Singleton. How “I Hope You’re Happy” HappenedBack in 2019, Carly Pearce opened up about the songwriting process for “I Hope You’re Happy” with Luke Combs. “We kind of landed on this [idea] of “I hope you’re happy now,” and the spin on it, of whichever side you’re on, and how you take that differently,” Pearce said. Featured image courtesy of Luke Combs via Instagram