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,…
Thomas Rhett‘s Where We Started album is out. The father of four wrote all but one of the 15 songs on the record, which includes the poignant “Death Row,” and his duet with Katy Perry on the title track. Rhett poured his heart and soul into Where We Started, a surprise project after the release of Country Again Side…
Thomas Rhett‘s Where We Started album, out on April 1, includes a collaboration with both Tyler Hubbard and Russell Dickerson on “Death Row.” It’s a song Rhett wrote with Ashley Gorley and Zach Crowell, inspired by a visit all three men took to a prison around Christmas. “I can still see it vividly,” Rhett shared on his own Apple Music Country’s Where…
Thomas Rhett knew he was going to marry his wife, Lauren Akins, for a long, long time. The husband and wife, who now have four children and will celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary later this year, originally met in elementary school, and Rhett says now that he knew even then that they were meant to be together. “I remember…
Thomas Rhett thought his career might be over before it even began. The father of four recalls the early days of his career, after he dropped out of college to pursue music, when his first two singles failed to make it to the top of the charts. In desperation, Rhett reached out to his father, singer-songwriter Rhett Akins, for…
For the first time this year, the ACM Awards streamed on Prime Video instead of on a major TV network, and were commercial-free. That, plus the strong focus on live music over awards, with presenters announcing more than one category to run through the acceptance speeches faster, meant a lot of time for live music. Keep reading for 10…
Thomas Rhett just dropped another song, “Death Row,” from his upcoming Where We Started album, Written by Rhett, along with Ashley Gorley and Zach Crowell, Rhett includes his good friends Tyler Hubbard and Russell Dickerson on the song, which was inspired by a deeply personal experience all three singers shared. “This song was written from a true experience between me…
Thomas Rhett‘s life is anything but quiet these days, and he wouldn’t have it any other way. Rhett and his wife, Lauren Akins, have four children ages six and under, including three-month-old Lillie Carolina, which means time for himself is rare — not that he’s complaining. “I keep telling people it’s just complete chaos, but it’s the kind of…
Thomas Rhett is celebrating an important anniversary, and it isn’t to his wife, Lauren Akins. The 31-year-old is celebrating ten years since the release of his debut single, “Something to Do with My Hands,” from his freshman It Goes Like This record. Rhett reflected on the milestone on social media. “My debut single was released to radio on Feb….
We now know who some of the performers will be at the 2022 ACM Awards, which already promises to be a star-studded show. Thomas Rhett, Walker Hayes will take the stage, along with a collaboration by Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde. Pearce and McBryde will perform their current single, “Never Wanted to Be That Girl.” While Rhett and…
