New Compilation
- 29 SEPT 2023
- 22 Songs
- Sunroof (Remixes) - EP · 2022
- Life Changes · 2017
- Center Point Road · 2019
- Center Point Road · 2019
- Mamaw's House (feat. Morgan Wallen) - Single · 2023
- Talking To Jesus (Live from The Ryman) - Single · 2023
- Talking To Jesus (Live from The Ryman) - Single · 2023
- Angels (Don’t Always Have Wings) - Single · 2023
- Half Of Me (feat. Riley Green) [Acoustic] - Single · 2023
- Merry Christmas, Y’all - EP · 2022
Essential Albums
- With 2015’s Tangled Up, Thomas Rhett established himself as a boundary-pusher in the realm of country music. Tapping into disco, EDM and other sounds that were fresh to the genre, Rhett expanded his sonic palette and helped open up the idea of what was possible on a country record. The risks paid off, and Tangled Up was eventually certified double Platinum. On 2017’s Life Changes, he continued to explore a wide array of sounds in the context of country while addressing major and intimate developments in his life, like marrying his wife and the adoption and birth of his kids. The clearest example of Rhett’s songwriting playfulness comes thanks to the title track, a song that deals with the kind of developments that would normally get rendered in dramatic piano balladry but instead arrive in bouncy, uplifting pop. The album’s lead-off single, a collaboration with fellow country-pop star Maren Morris called “Craving You”, brings the banjo to the club for a simmering dance number. On “Kiss Me Like a Stranger”, Rhett taps into the silky smoothness of classic R&B, and with the heartland rock of “Renegades”, he nods to the hits of Tom Petty. “Leave Right Now” is one of the most explicitly EDM-influenced tracks in his body of work, recalling beachier cuts by The Chainsmokers with just a hint of pedal steel. There is, of course, some straight-ahead country, too. Rhett’s father-son team up with seasoned vet Rhett Akins, the laidback anthem “Drink a Little Beer”, foregrounds the stomp and fiddle. Life Changes earned Rhett his first No. 1 Billboard placement, and he’d keep up the spirit of pop experimentation with 2019’s Center Point Road before making a return to his country roots in the early 2020s.
- By the time Thomas Rhett was preparing to drop his 2015 second record, Tangled Up, the Georgia country singer had already made a name for himself: his debut long-player, 2013’s It Goes Like This, garnered three huge hit singles. The same year, he helped pen the Florida Georgia Line chart-topper “Round Here”. But where It Goes Like This adhered mainly to a punchy Nashville country sound that could be traced back to the genre’s traditional fare, Tangled Up shows Rhett blossoming in his role as one of the 2010s’ top purveyors of country-pop boundary-pushing, combining different styles within familiar frameworks. Rhett’s approach makes for plenty of surprises, like the record’s two glitzy, disco-inspired tracks, “I Feel Good”, featuring Florida rapper LunchMoney Lewis, and the Daft Punk-indebted “Tangled”. The U.S. Country No. 1 single “Crash and Burn” is a tambourine-fuelled pop banger, and “Vacation” brings more of that energy into a sun-blasted holiday romp. There’s a bit of the tried-and-true country sound and sentiment—Rhett makes a romantic move on “Single Girl” and urges a love interest toward a breakup on “The Day You Stop Lookin’ Back”—but Tangled Up really runs all over the map. The trap-copping hi-hats and big riffs of the EDM-inflected “Anthem” is a party-starter, “South Side” opts for simmering funkiness and “Die a Happy Man” showcases Rhett’s soulful side. The risks proved to be outweighed by the rewards: Tangled Up was certified Platinum twice over and produced another string of No. 1s. It established Rhett not only as a hitmaker but also as an artist who pushes the envelope of contemporary country music and has fun doing so—an attitude he’d carry forward into 2017’s Life Changes.
Artist Playlists
- Country music that's unafraid to dabble in hip-hop or EDM.
- The most romantic late-night tunes.
- Listen to the hits performed on their blockbuster tour.
- The country hitmaker crafts party-starters and heart-tuggers.
Compilations
Appears On
- Teddy Swims
- HARDY & HIXTAPE
Radio Shows
- Get a personal look into the creative process of one of country’s biggest stars—and his friends.
- Jon and his inner circle celebrate the milestone.
- Conner on success. Commentary from Thomas Rhett.
- TR, Rhett Akins, and Jesse Frasure join.
- Lori McKenna joins Thomas Rhett on Where We Started Radio.
- Riley Green joins Thomas Rhett on Where We Started Radio.
- Thomas Rhett welcomes Parker McCollum and Conner Smith.
- Thomas Rhett welcomes Jesse Frasure and Dann Huff.
About Thomas Rhett
Born in Valdosta, GA, in 1990, singer-songwriter Thomas Rhett started out playing drums at an early age. He dropped out of college in Nashville to pursue music, and scored a songwriting contract, going on to write for hitmakers like Jason Aldean and Florida Georgia Line while kicking off a singing career of his own. His 2013 debut album, It Goes Like This, went platinum and established him as a star in his own right with hits like the groove-heavy “Make Me Wanna” and the slinky, romantic title track. With “Life Changes” and “Crash and Burn”, he showed off a pure pop approach full of industrial-strength hooks and melodic moves distinctly outside the country realm. But while his music often brings in elements of modern pop, R&B and hip-hop, Thomas Rhett’s Georgia twang and his knack for nailing deep-down emotions in his songs—much like his dad, country star Rhett Akins—signal his reverence for country’s oldest traditions.
- HOMETOWN
- Valdosta, GA, United States
- BORN
- 30 de marzo de 1990
- GENRE
- Country