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Thomas Rhett On Relationship With Reba, New Album Coming This Year & More | ACM Awards 2024
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5/17/2024
Thomas Rhett caught up with Billboard's Lyndsey Havens at the ACM Awards 2024.
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We're here with Thomas Rett. How's it going tonight?
00:02
Fantastic. And yourself?
00:04
Fantastic as well. I'm having a blast.
00:06
They're cheering for you as we speak.
00:08
Or someone. Maybe Reba, you know?
00:11
Why does Reba make such a perfect host?
00:14
And sort of like a point person to bring everybody together tonight?
00:17
Man, I've known Reba since I was like five.
00:19
My dad was a touring artist in the 90s,
00:21
and so my dad's first tour ever was with Reba.
00:24
And so I've known her for a long time,
00:26
and she has been the same kind-hearted, humble human being since 1994.
00:30
And she really is truly a legend,
00:32
and in my opinion, just the definition of a superstar.
00:35
And a humble one at that.
00:37
A humble one at that.
00:38
Do you have a favorite memory with her over the years, personally?
00:41
You know, two that stand out in my mind,
00:43
I remember being young and going to her Halloween parties as a kid.
00:47
There's a bunch of pictures of that.
00:49
But most recently, I did a song in 2020 called "Be a Light,"
00:52
and Reba was gracious to sing on that with me,
00:54
and I think it kind of created this full circle moment for me
00:57
that was really special.
00:59
You are definitely a light for a lot of us.
01:01
Who in your life is a light for you?
01:03
Man, my wife.
01:04
I mean, I know that sounds-- I just took a picture.
01:07
That's going to be really nice of my chin.
01:10
No, my wife.
01:11
It sounds cliche to say it, but gosh,
01:13
she makes me a better person every single day.
01:15
I would be physically lost without her.
01:17
I know you're taking a pretty special trip this summer.
01:19
Is that right?
01:20
What can you tell us about that?
01:21
Yeah, we're going to Africa for the first time with all of our children.
01:24
Me and Lauren have obviously been a bunch of times,
01:27
but getting to do that trip with them in particular
01:29
is going to be probably one of the highlights of my life.
01:32
So I'm very excited.
01:34
Are you hoping to relax a bit too during that trip, take a little time off?
01:37
Yeah, I think we're going to do some safari in southern Africa.
01:42
I'm just excited because my kids love animals,
01:44
and so to get to see lions and cheetahs that close is going to blow their minds,
01:48
and I can't wait to see it.
01:49
It would blow my mind too, honestly.
01:51
100%.
01:52
Is there anything else other than enjoying some family time
01:54
that you're looking forward to ahead or that you can tease to us?
01:57
Man, we're putting a record out in August that I'm just beyond excited for.
02:00
Been working on it for about a year and a half
02:02
and just released our first single on May 10th
02:04
and got songs coming out every month through the summer.
02:07
So I'm just super stoked about this record coming out.
02:09
Nice.
02:10
I need to ask because a lot of people are tapping into country music right now.
02:13
Are there any surprise features on the album?
02:15
Maybe.
02:16
I never want to say that yes, because I need to make guaranteed for certain
02:20
that it's actually happening.
02:21
You never know until it's out.
02:22
You never know.
02:23
I've made that mistake before.
02:24
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