トーマス・レット
トーマス・レット・エイキンズ・Jr. (born March 30, 1990) はアメリカ合衆国のカントリー歌手
。 父親は同じくシンガーソングライターのレット・エイキンズ。 Rhett has released three studio albums for Big Machine Records' Valory Music imprint: "It Goes Like This" (2013), "Tangled Up" (2015), and "Life Changes (2017)". These albums have produced ten singles on the Hot Country and Country Airplay charts, with eight reaching the No. 1 position on the latter: "It Goes Like This", "Get Me Some of That", "Craving You","Make Me Wanna", "Crash and Burn", "Die a Happy Man", "T-Shirt", and "Star of the Show". In addition to much of his own material, Rhett has also written singles for Jason Aldean, Lee Brice, and Florida Georgia Line.
レットはジョージア州バルドスタでRhett Akinsのもとに生まれ、ティム・マグロウやブルックス&ダンなどの歌手を知って育った。中学校に通ってドラムを学んだ後、レットは後に親のAkinsと一緒にステージに上がり、演奏する。高校で、彼はハイヒールのフリップフロップと呼ばれるバンドの一員で、音楽のほかに、彼はキャリアの選択肢を念頭に置いていなかった。高等学校の後、レットは、主に彼の友人が大学に行くと彼は他に何をするか決めておらず、通信を勉強するために、テネシー州ナッシュビルのLipscomb大学に行った。レットの音楽への関心は年々高まり、その結果彼は彼のお母さんのに約束を守らなかった。音楽でキャリアを築くために20歳のときに大学を中退した。クラブで演奏しているある夜、ビッグ・マシーン・ラベル・グループのエグゼクティブが彼に近づき、彼に曲を書くための出版契約を提供した。彼は同社のために多くの曲を書き始めた。
レットは、Jason Aldeanの2010年アルバム「My Kinda Party」の曲「I Is Not Ready To Quit」を共同執筆し、2011年にBig Machine RecordsのValory Music Group部門と録音契約を結んだ。アルバムの最初の21週間は、ビルボード200の40;それはまたリリースの最初の年の170万を販売しました。 RhettはまたJason Aldeanの "1994"、Lee Briceの "Parking Lot Party"、そしてフロリダ・ジョージア・ラインの "Round Here"を共同で執筆しました。 2013年9月21日のチャートウィークでは、カントリーエアプレイのチャートには、Rhettまたは彼の父親が共同で作ったトップ10内の5曲が含まれていました（これはIt It Goes Like Thisです）
In early 2012, he released his debut single, "Something to Do with My Hands", followed later that year by "Beer with Jesus". Both of these made top 30 on the Hot Country Songs charts. His third single, "It Goes Like This", topped the Country Airplay chart and also peaked at number 2 on the Hot Country 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 April 7, 2015, Rhett released a new single titled "Crash and Burn" which served as the lead single to his second studio album. The album, "Tangled Up", was released on September 25. It reached at number one on the Country Airplay chart in September 2015. The album's second single, "Die a Happy Man" released to country radio on September 28, 2015. It reached at number one on the Country Airplay, Hot Country Songs and Canada Country chart in December 2015. and January 2016. It stayed at number one on the Country Airplay chart for 8 weeks, becoming the second song in the chart's history to do so. The album's third single, "T-Shirt" released to country radio on February 16, 2016. It reached at number one on the Country Airplay in June 2016, but received poor critical reviews criticizing its lyrical content. The album's fourth single, "Vacation" released to country radio on June 13, 2016. The album's fifth single with Deluxe Version, "Star of the Show" released to country radio on October 3, 2016. The album's sixth single with Deluxe Version, "American Spirit" released to country radio on 2017.
On September 8th, he released his third studio album called "Life Changes." It includes chart topping "Craving You" featuring Maren Morris. His current single "Unforgettable," which is quickly rising into the top ten, is also included.
Thomas Rhett is married to Lauren Gregory, whom he has known since first grade. The couple married on October 12, 2012. As of February 2017, they announced that they were expecting a child (a girl) together in August and they adopted a baby girl, Willa Gray Akins, on May 12, 2017. On August 12, 2017, they welcomed their second daughter, Ada James Akins.