Thomas Rhett Akins Jr, known professionally as Thomas Rhett, is an American singer and songwriter from Valdosta, Georgia, who became famous in 2013 as a country-pop singer. He is the son of country singer-songwriter Rhett Akins. Rhett has had numerous hit singles, with five of them reaching the No. 1 position on the US Billboard Country Airplay chart. These include "Make Me Wanna", "Crash and Burn", "T-Shirt", "Star of the Show", and "Die a Happy Man". His latest album, Life Changes, was released in 2017 and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Rhett has collaborated with artists like Justin Bieber, Kenny Chesney, Florida Georgia Line, Fall Out Boy, Nile Rodgers, and Brett Eldredge, and has won multiple awards, including an Academy of Country Music Award, CMT Music Award, CMT Artist of the Year Award, and a Billboard Music Award