Thomas Rhett

Thomas Rhett Akins Jr. is an American country music singer-songwriter. His last two albums were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Album in 2017 and 2019. He has written singles for Jason Aldean, Lee Brice, Florida Georgia Line, LoCash, and Michael Ray.

About Thomas Rhett in brief

Summary Thomas RhettThomas Rhett Akins Jr. is an American country music singer-songwriter. Rhett has released four studio albums for Big Machine Records’ Valory Music imprint: It Goes Like This, Tangled Up, Life Changes, and Center Point Road. His last two albums were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Album in 2017 and 2019. His four albums have produced nineteen singles on the Billboard Hot Country and Country Airplay charts, with fifteen reaching the No. 1 position on the latter. In addition to much of his own material, he has written singles for Jason Aldean, Lee Brice, Florida Georgia Line, LoCash, and Michael Ray, among others.

He was born in Valdosta, Georgia, to Paige Braswell and country singer Rhet Akins. He has one younger sister, Kasey, and a younger half-brother on his father’s side, Brody James Akins, born on March 13, 2020. He dropped out of college when he was 20 to pursue a career in music. He co-wrote the song \”I Ain’t Ready to Quit\” onJason Aldean’s 2010 album My Kinda Party and signed a recording contract with Big Machine Music Group in 2011.