Who is Thomas Rhett? See Net-worth, Quote, Awards, Fact, Wiki

Thomas Rhett Akins, Jr. Wiki Biography

Thomas Rhett Akins, Jr., born on the 30th of March, 1990, in Valdosta, Georgia USA, and is a country music singer who rose to fame with his songs “It Goes Like This”, “Get Me Some of That”, and “Crash and Burn” to name a few.

So how much is Rhett’s net worth? As of early 2018, based on authoritative sources it is reported to be over $5 million acquired from his few years working as a musician, beginning in 2010.

Thomas Rhett Net Worth $5 Million

Rhett is the son of country singer Rhett Atkins, and Paige Braswell. Because of his father’s career as a singer, he grew up among other notable country singers, including Tim McGraw, Jason Aldean, and Brooks & Dunn, which unsurprisingly influenced him to have a liking for country music. He started playing drums during his middle school years, and joined the band called The High Heeled Flip Flops when he was in high school.

Rhett then went to Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee, but had no idea what to study, beginning with communications, but shifting from one course to another. At the age of 20, he decided to focus on his career in music, and dropped out of college, and soon after while playing at a club, an executive from the Big Machine Label Group heard him and offered him a deal to write songs for the label, so in 2010, Rhett accepted Big Machine’s the offer. He began by co-writing “I Ain’t Ready to Quit” and “1994” for Jason Aldean, “Parking Lot Party” for Lee Brice, and “Round Here” for Florida Georgia Line. His early years in the music industry helped establish him as a musician, and laid the basis of his net worth.

After these productions, in 2012, Rhett was able to release his own single “Something to Do with My Hands”, and followed with “Beer with Jesus”, both of which became chart-toppers, and eventually led to the release of his first album – “It Goes Like This” – in October 2013. Aside from the first two singles, Rhett’s first album also contained subsequent singles including “Make Me Wanna” and “Get Me Some of That”. The success of his first album helped catapult his career to new heights, and also tremendously increased his wealth.

After two years, Rhett released another album, entitled “Tangled Up” in 2015, which became a chart-topper as well, and contained songs including “Die a Happy Man”, “T-Shirt”, “Vacation”, and “Star of the Show.” The second album’s success also helped to increase his net worth.

Today, Rhett is still active in the music industry, recently releasing a new album entitled “Life Changes” which has proven to be a huge success, becoming Rhett’s first album to hit number one on the Billboard 200.

In terms of his personal life, Rhett is married to childhood sweetheart Lauren Akins, and together they have two children – their adoptive daughter Willa Gray Akins, and their second daughter Ada James Akins.



Full Name Thomas Rhett
Net Worth $5 Million
Salary $5,000,000
Date Of Birth March 30, 1990
Place Of Birth Valdosta, Georgia, United States
Height 178 cm
Profession Country music singer, Singer-songwriter
Education Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee
Nationality American
Spouse Lauren Gregory (m. 2012)
Children Ada James Akins, Willa Gray Akins
Parents Rhett Akins, Paige Braswell
Siblings Kasey Lee Akins
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/thomasrhettmusic
Twitter https://twitter.com/ThomasRhett
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thomasrhettakins/
IMDB www.imdb.com/name/nm5356503
Allmusic https://www.allmusic.com/artist/thomas-rhett-mn0002872994
Awards iHeartRadio Music Awards – Country Artist of the Year (2018), Country Music Association Awards (2016), BMI Country Awards (2015)
Record Labels Valory Music Group, Big Machine Label Group
Albums It Goes Like This (2013), Something to Do With My Hands (It Goes Like This), Thomas Rhett (2012, EP), Life Changes (2017), Tangled Up (2015),
Music Groups The High Heeled Flip Flops
Nominations Teen Choice Awards (2017), American Music Awards, Top 40 of the Billboard 200 (2011), CMT Music Awards, American Country Awards, iHeartRadio Music Awards, Academy of Country Music Awards,
Movies Thomas Rhett Ft. Maren Morris: Craving You (Video short, 2017), Thomas Rhett: Vacation (Video short, 2015), Thomas Rhett: Make Me Wanna (2014)
TV Shows Nashville (2016), The Ranch (TV Series, 2017), The 60th Annual Grammy Awards (2018), Access Hollywood (2017), The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2016-2017)
Fact
1 Son of Rhett Akins.
2 Country music singer.

Soundtrack

Title Year Status Character
Nashville 2013 TV Series performer – 1 episode

Self

Title Year Status Character
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2015 TV Series Himself – Musical Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2015 TV Series Himself – Musical guest
Good Morning America 2015 TV Series Himself – Musical Guest
50th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards 2015 TV Special Himself
Entertainment Tonight 2015 TV Series Himself
CMT Ultimate Kickoff Party Live from the College Football Playoff National Championship 2015 TV Special Himself
Road to the CMA Awards 2014 TV Series Himself
2014 CMT Music Awards 2014 TV Special Himself
Outnumber Hunger Live! 2014 TV Movie Himself
The View 2014 TV Series Himself
2013 American Country Awards 2013 TV Special Himself – Performer
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon 2013 TV Series Himself – Musical guest
The Queen Latifah Show 2013 TV Series Himself – Musical Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 2013 TV Series Himself – Guest
48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards 2013 TV Special Himself
Fox and Friends 2013 TV Series Himself
Big Morning Buzz Live with Nick Lachey 2012 TV Series Himself

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2014 iHeartRadio Music Award iHeartRadio Music Awards Country Song of the Year For the song “It Goes Like This.”

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