GRAMMY NOMINEE THOMAS RHETT’S UNSTOPPABLE YEAR
PROVES TO BE LIMITLESS AS HE HEADS FULL-THROTTLE
INTO HEADLINING STATUS FOR 2017
The CMA, ACM, Billboard Music and CMT Award-Winner Earns Praise from Critics while Dominating
Billboard, Mediabase, Spotify and Pandora Year-End Charts
Thomas Rhett to Cap-Off Monumental Year with Performance Slated for
“Dick Clark’s New Year Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest” Live from Time Square on ABC
NASHVILLE, TN – Dec. 8, 2016 – While Multi-PLATINUM artist Thomas Rhett garnered his first-ever GRAMMY nomination this week for Best Country Song
with his record-breaking “Die A Happy Man,” he closes out an
unparalleled year topping year-end radio, digital sales and streaming
charts after earning continued commercial success and critical acclaim
for his sophomore release TANGLED UP (The Valory Music Co.). With more than a
dozen major award show nominations and trophies from the Country Music
Association, Academy of Country Music, Billboard Music Awards, Broadcast Music Inc. and CMT Music Awards, his current single “Star Of The Show” off TANGLED UP DELUXE
shoots up the Country radio charts as his fastest rising single to
date. Thomas Rhett prepares to officially step into headliner status in
2017 on his HOME TEAM
TOUR and at some of Country music’s biggest festivals alongside
superstars including Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney and Miranda
Lambert.
with his record-breaking “Die A Happy Man,” he closes out an
unparalleled year topping year-end radio, digital sales and streaming
charts after earning continued commercial success and critical acclaim
for his sophomore release TANGLED UP (The Valory Music Co.). With more than a
dozen major award show nominations and trophies from the Country Music
Association, Academy of Country Music, Billboard Music Awards, Broadcast Music Inc. and CMT Music Awards, his current single “Star Of The Show” off TANGLED UP DELUXE
shoots up the Country radio charts as his fastest rising single to
date. Thomas Rhett prepares to officially step into headliner status in
2017 on his HOME TEAM
TOUR and at some of Country music’s biggest festivals alongside
superstars including Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney and Miranda
Lambert.
Kicking
off the year with his record-breaking 2X PLATINUM smash “Die A Happy
Man,” Thomas Rhett became the first artist since Taylor Swift in 2008 to
hold the No. one position on the Billboard Country Airplay charts for six weeks, additionally topping Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart for 17 weeks. He dominated the Nielsen “2016 Mid-Year List” as the most streamed song overall with more than 80 million streams and ultimately closed out the year as Billboard’s “Top Country Streaming Song of 2016.” Additionally, he is Billboard’s “2016 Top Country Digital Songs Artist,” Country Aircheck/Mediabase‘s No. One “Overall Artist of 2016,” Spotify’s
“2016 Top 5 Most-Streamed Country Artists” and is the highest ranking
of only two Country artist to make the Top 100 most “Thumbed-Up” songs
on Pandora.
off the year with his record-breaking 2X PLATINUM smash “Die A Happy
Man,” Thomas Rhett became the first artist since Taylor Swift in 2008 to
hold the No. one position on the Billboard Country Airplay charts for six weeks, additionally topping Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart for 17 weeks. He dominated the Nielsen “2016 Mid-Year List” as the most streamed song overall with more than 80 million streams and ultimately closed out the year as Billboard’s “Top Country Streaming Song of 2016.” Additionally, he is Billboard’s “2016 Top Country Digital Songs Artist,” Country Aircheck/Mediabase‘s No. One “Overall Artist of 2016,” Spotify’s
“2016 Top 5 Most-Streamed Country Artists” and is the highest ranking
of only two Country artist to make the Top 100 most “Thumbed-Up” songs
on Pandora.
Thomas Rhett proved to push “the genre into exciting new territory” (New York Times) this year with national television performances on The Voice, TODAY, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night With Seth Meyers, CBS This Morning, CMT Crossroads: Nick Jonas and Thomas Rhett, The 50th Annual CMA Awards, The 51st Annual ACM Awards and hosted this year’s CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night To Rock. Thomas Rhett will celebrate the year with over one million people in Times Square as he performs live on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2017 (ABC 12/31 at 8:00P CT).
On the road, Thomas Rhett brought his “retro, soul-inspired danceable mix of arena-sized tunes and hooky melodies” (Associated Press)
as direct support for Jason Aldean’s 2016 WE WERE HERE TOUR while
simultaneously tallying sold-out headlining shows throughout the
country, including a historical stop at Atlanta’s Wild Bills where he
was the first artist ever sell-out two nights. The undeniable fan
connection also proved to be a “force to be reckoned with” (Daily Star)
overseas with sold-out crowds in Belfast, London, Manchester, Glasgow
and Amsterdam, earning the title as “Country music’s brightest new star”
(BBC). On the horizon, Thomas Rhett’s
first-ever headlining 2017 HOME TEAM TOUR with special guest Kelsea
Ballerini and up-and-comers Russell Dickerson and Ryan Hurd will launch
on Feb. 23 and has already seen sellouts in multiple markets including
Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater.
as direct support for Jason Aldean’s 2016 WE WERE HERE TOUR while
simultaneously tallying sold-out headlining shows throughout the
country, including a historical stop at Atlanta’s Wild Bills where he
was the first artist ever sell-out two nights. The undeniable fan
connection also proved to be a “force to be reckoned with” (Daily Star)
overseas with sold-out crowds in Belfast, London, Manchester, Glasgow
and Amsterdam, earning the title as “Country music’s brightest new star”
(BBC). On the horizon, Thomas Rhett’s
first-ever headlining 2017 HOME TEAM TOUR with special guest Kelsea
Ballerini and up-and-comers Russell Dickerson and Ryan Hurd will launch
on Feb. 23 and has already seen sellouts in multiple markets including
Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater.
As Thomas Rhett continues “his journey to stardom” (TODAY),
this year his inaugural “Thomas Rhett & Friends” charity concert
raised over $250,000 to benefit 147 Million Orphans. For more
information and for a full list of upcoming tour dates, visit
www.thomasrhett.com.
this year his inaugural “Thomas Rhett & Friends” charity concert
raised over $250,000 to benefit 147 Million Orphans. For more
information and for a full list of upcoming tour dates, visit
www.thomasrhett.com.
|