Thomas Rhett Akins Jr. (born March 30, 1990) is an American country music singer-songwriter. He is the oldest son of singer Rhett Akins.
Rhett has released seven studio albums for Big Machine Records' Valory Music imprint: It Goes Like This (2013), Tangled Up (2015), Life Changes (2017), Center Point Road (2019), (2021), Where We Started (2022) and About a Woman (2024). He has received four Grammy Award nominations with two albums being nominated for Best Country Album in 2017 and 2019.
His six albums have produced 21 singles on the Billboard Hot Country and Country Airplay charts, with 20 reaching the No. 1 position on the latter: "It Goes Like This", "Get Me Some of That", "Make Me Wanna", "Crash and Burn", "Die a Happy Man", "T-Shirt", "Star of the Show", "Craving You", "Unforgettable", "Marry Me", "Life Changes", "Sixteen", "Remember You Young", "Look What God Gave Her", "Beer Can't Fix", "What's Your Country Song", "Country Again", "Half of Me", "Angels (Don't Always Have Wings)", and "Mamaw's House".
In addition to much of his own material, Rhett has written singles for Jason Aldean, Lee Brice, Florida Georgia Line, LoCash, and Michael Ray, among others.
He was raised in Hendersonville, Tennessee. He grew up knowing other singers including Tim McGraw and Brooks & Dunn. He has one younger sister, and two younger half-brothers; one on his mother's side, and one his father's side.
After learning to play drums while attending junior high school, Rhett later would go onstage with his father and play. In high school, he was part of a band named The High Heeled Flip Flops. Rhett went to Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee, to study communications. He dropped out of college when he was 20 to pursue a career in music. He subsequently accepted a publishing deal by Big Machine Label Group to write songs.
His debut album, also titled It Goes Like This, was released on October 29, 2013. The album's fourth single, "Get Me Some of That", became Rhett's second number 1 single in early 2014. The album's fifth single, "Make Me Wanna", was released to country radio on August 4, 2014. It reached number one on the Country Airplay chart on March 7, 2015. In between the two singles, Rhett sang guest vocals along with Justin Moore on Brantley Gilbert's "Small Town Throwdown".
On March 1, 2019, Rhett released "Look What God Gave Her" as the lead-off single to his fourth studio album, Center Point Road. The following night, on Saturday Night Live, Rhett performed another new song from the album, called "Don't Threaten Me With a Good Time." The album was released on May 31. "Remember You Young" was the album's second single, while "Beer Can't Fix" featuring Jon Pardi was the third single.
In 2020, Rhett released the standalone single "Be a Light", a star-studded collaboration featuring Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin and Keith Urban. All proceeds earned from the song are donated to the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund. Rhett won Entertainer of the Year at the 2020 Academy of Country Music Awards.
In November 2021, he released "Slow Down Summer", which was the lead single from his sixth studio album Where We Started, released on April 1, 2022. The album's second single, "Half of Me," was released on June 6, 2022, as a collaboration with Riley Green. Rhett released the album's third single, "Angels (Don't Always Have Wings)" on January 23, 2023. The album's latter two singles reached number one on the Country Airplay chart. The album also features collaborations with Katy Perry, Tyler Hubbard, and Russell Dickerson.
On October 21, 2022, Rhett released his EP Merry Christmas, Y'all, featuring his take on four Christmas classics.
On September 29, 2023, Rhett released "20 Number Ones," a greatest hits album, in honor of "Half of Me" becoming his 20th number one single on the Country Aircheck/MediaBase chart. The album includes the bonus track "Mamaw's House," which was released as a single and features Morgan Wallen.
Rhett is a Christian. He has incorporated his faith into his music through singles like "Beer With Jesus" and collaborations with worship singers such as Chris Tomlin.
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| 2013 | American Country Awards | New Artist of the Year | Thomas Rhett | rowspan="8" | |
| 2014 | iHeartRadio Music Awards | Country Song of the Year | "It Goes Like This" | ||
| CMT Music Awards | Video of the Year | ||||
| Breakthrough Video of the Year | |||||
| Country Music Association Awards | New Artist of the Year | Thomas Rhett | |||
| American Country Countdown Awards | Breakthrough Artist of the Year | ||||
| 2015 | Academy of Country Music Awards | New Artist of the Year | |||
| CMT Music Awards | Collaborative Video of the Year | "Small Town Throwdown" (shared with Brantley Gilbert & Justin Moore) | |||
| BMI Awards | Top 50 Songs | "Make Me Wanna" | |||
| Country Music Association Awards | New Artist of the Year | Thomas Rhett | |||
| 2016 | iHeartRadio Music Awards | Country Artist of the Year | |||
| Best Lyrics | "Die a Happy Man" | ||||
| American Music Awards | Favorite Song | ||||
| Favorite Country Male Artist - Country | Thomas Rhett | ||||
| Academy of Country Music Awards | New Male Vocalist of the Year | ||||
| Album of the Year | Tangled Up | ||||
| Single Record of the Year | "Die a Happy Man" | ||||
| Country Music Association Awards | Single of the Year | ||||
| Song of the Year | |||||
| Billboard Music Awards | Top Country Song | ||||
| 2017 | Grammy Awards | Best Country Song | |||
| iHeartRadio Music Awards | Country Artist of the Year | Thomas Rhett | |||
| Country Song of the Year | "T-Shirt" | ||||
| Academy of Country Music Awards | Male Vocalist of the Year | Thomas Rhett | |||
| Song of the Year | "Die a Happy Man" | ||||
| CMT Music Awards | Video of the Year | "Star of the Show" | |||
| Male Video of the Year | |||||
| CMT Performance of the Year | "Close" (with Nick Jonas) | ||||
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Country Song | "Craving You" (feat. Maren Morris) | |||
| Country Music Association Awards | Musical Event of the Year | ||||
| Music Video of the Year | |||||
| Male Vocalist of the Year | Thomas Rhett | ||||
| American Music Awards | Favorite Male Artist - Country | ||||
| 2018 | Grammy Awards | Best Country Album | Life Changes | ||
| iHeartRadio Music Awards | Country Artist of the Year | Thomas Rhett | |||
| Country Song of the Year | "Unforgettable" | ||||
| Academy of Country Music Awards | Male Vocalist of the Year | Thomas Rhett | |||
| Album of the Year | Life Changes | ||||
| Video of the Year | "Marry Me" | ||||
| Vocal Event of the Year | "Craving You" (feat. Maren Morris) | ||||
| Billboard Music Awards | Top Country Artist | Thomas Rhett | |||
| Top Country Male Artist | |||||
| Top Country Album | Life Changes | ||||
| CMT Music Awards | Video of the Year | "Marry Me" | |||
| Collaborative Video of the Year | "Craving You" (feat. Maren Morris) | ||||
| Male Video of the Year | "Marry Me" | ||||
| Country Music Association Awards | Male Vocalist of the Year | Thomas Rhett | |||
| Album of the Year | Life Changes | ||||
| Music Video of the Year | "Marry Me" | ||||
| American Music Awards | Favorite Male Artist - Country | Thomas Rhett | |||
| Favorite Album - Country | Life Changes | ||||
| 2019 | iHeartRadio Music Awards | Country Artist of the Year | Thomas Rhett | ||
| Academy of Country Music Awards | Male Artist of the Year | ||||
| CMT Music Awards | Male Video of the Year | "Life Changes" | |||
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Country Artist | Thomas Rhett | |||
| Choice Country Song | “Look What God Gave Her” | ||||
| Country Music Association Awards | Male Vocalist of the Year | Thomas Rhett | |||
| Album of the Year | Center Point Road | ||||
| American Music Awards | Favorite Male Artist - Country | Thomas Rhett | |||
| 2020 | Grammy Awards | Best Country Album | Center Point Road | ||
| iHeartRadio Music Awards | Country Artist of the Year | Thomas Rhett | |||
| Academy of Country Music Awards | Entertainer of the Year | ||||
| Album of the Year | Center Point Road | ||||
| Male Artist of the Year | Thomas Rhett | ||||
| Video of the Year | "Remember You Young" | ||||
| CMT Music Awards | Video of the Year | ||||
| Male Video of the Year | |||||
| Collaborative Video of the Year | "Beer Can't Fix" (with Jon Pardi) | ||||
| Country Music Association Awards | Male Vocalist of the Year | Thomas Rhett | |||
| Musical Event of the Year | "Be a Light" (feat. Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin, and Keith Urban) | ||||
| 2021 | Grammy Awards | Best Country Song | "Some People Do" | ||
| Academy of Country Music Awards | Entertainer of the Year | Thomas Rhett | |||
| Male Artist of the Year | Thomas Rhett | ||||
| Song of the Year | "Some People Do" | ||||
| Musical Event of the Year | "Be a Light" | ||||
| iHeartRadio Music Awards | Country Artist of the Year | Thomas Rhett | |||
| CMT Music Awards | Male Video of the Year | "What's Your Country Song" | |||
| Country Music Association Awards | Male Vocalist of the Year | Thomas Rhett | |||
| 2022 | Grammy Awards | Best Country Song | "Country Again" |
| 2016 | CMT Crossroads | Himself | Alongside Nick Jonas |
| 2016–present | Himself/co-host | Alongside Brett Eldredge and Kelsea Ballerini | |
| 2017 | The Ranch | Himself | |
| 2018 | The Voice | Himself/Advisor | Season 15: Team Kelly Clarkson |
| 2019 | Saturday Night Live | Himself/Musical guest | Season 44: "John Mulaney/Thomas Rhett" |
| 2019 | Kennedy Center Honors | Himself |
He also sang a duet with Elmo and the gang on Sesame Street.
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