Thomas Rhett grew up in the music business, as his dad, hit songwriter Rhett Akins, was signed to a record deal and touring around the country when Thomas was a young kid. Despite their non-traditional lifestyle, Thomas said his dad made sure he and his sister had a “normal” upbringing, and that's his goal now with his own three young daughters.
He tells us: “Growing up with a dad that sang music, it felt normal to me, but looking back at it, it was kind of a strange upbringing. But my dad made life feel very normal even though his life was not, and so I would say that that has been instilled in me, just, no matter what we get to do, whether traveling around the world and playing shows and then watching me sing, I do want them to stay as grounded and feel like they live as much of a normal life as they possibly can, and so I’m super thankful to my dad for helping me do that, too.”
Thomas is flying up the charts with his latest single, “Be A Light,” featuring Keith Urban, Reba, Chris Tomlin and Lady A's Hillary Scott.
