Thomas Rhett is celebrating a Top 10 hit with his current single, “Angels.” The song, from his latest Where We Started album, was written by Rhett, along with Julian Bunetta, Jaten Dimsdale and Josh Thompson, and — not surprisingly — inspired by his wife, Lauren Akins. “Lauren’s been through the wringer with me in the van days, the bus…
Country music might be filled with stories of love gone wrong, but in real life, there are plenty of couples in country music whose romance has stood the test of time. We found 11 of our favorite couples in country music, whose relationships have us swooning. Keep reading to find out more about their sweet love stories. 11. Maren…
Thomas Rhett and his wife, Lauren Akins, are bravely opening up about a scary time in their family, when Akins was battling postpartum depression, after the birth of their last child, daughter Lillie, born in 2021. “After Ada James, our marriage had a falling apart. After Lennon, the world had a falling apart,” Akins recalls on her Live in…
Thomas Rhett is a proud father of four — and hints he would like to have more — but his original plans didn’t necessarily include being the patriarch of a large family. In fact, Rhett reveals that only Willa Gray (who was adopted from Uganda) and Lennon Love, born in 2020, are the only two that he and his…
Thomas Rhett‘s priorities have shifted substantially in the last decade. The singer-songwriter released his debut album, It Goes Like This, in 2013, one year after he married his wife, Lauren Akins. At the time, Rhett was willing to work however many hours he needed to, in order to make his dreams of finding success in country music a reality….
Thomas Rhett is publicly praising his wife, Lauren Akins, after a challenging few days. The 32-year-old shares on social media about a recent event, where Akins exhibited patience and grace, even among extremely challenging circumstances. “I just wanted to hop on here, and give a huge shout-out to my beautiful wife,” Rhett says. “I got really sick this week,…
Happy anniversary to Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins! The two tied the knot on October 12, 2012, after knowing each other for several years. The couple were friends since elementary school, before their relationship blossomed into something more. “I remember seeing Lauren for the first time in second grade, and I don’t know how much in love you can…
Thomas Rhett doesn’t know where he would be without his wife, Lauren Akins, nor does he want to know. The father of four posted a series of photos of his family on social media in honor of Mother’s Day, praising Akins for how seamlessly she takes care of their entire family. “I chose this picture to lead off your happy…
When Lauren Akins visited an orphanage in Uganda, she had no idea that she was also meeting her future daughter. The wife of Thomas Rhett recalls spending time in the orphanage with a little girl, whom they named Willa Gray, and the unexpected phone call to her husband that changed their entire lives. “I remember feeling something that was…
Thomas Rhett wed Lauren Akins, in October of 2012, one year before his debut It Goes Like This album came out. The singer was still learning how to be married, while adjusting to life as an artist, which is why Rhett and Akins’ early years as husband and wife were spent largely on the road. It was Akins’ father,…
