Thomas Rhett Net Worth

What Is Thomas Rhett's Net Worth?

Thomas Rhett is an American country music singer and songwriter who has a net worth of $10 million.

Thomas charted four singles off of his debut album, "It Goes Like This," the title track of which reached #1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart in late 2013. Raised on a steady diet of Merle Haggard, Hank Williams, Led Zeppelin, and the Rolling Stones, Rhett landed a publishing deal with EMI just two years into his college career and managed to get a song ("I Ain't Ready to Quit") on fellow country rocker Jason Aldean's 2010 album "My Kind of Party." Like Jason Aldean, Brantley Gilbert, and Justin Moore, Rhett's style is a combination of slick, contemporary country and rowdy good-time rock & roll, an equation he put to the test on his 2012 debut single, "Something to Do with My Hands."

Rhett's first EP, simply called "Thomas Rhett," appeared in 2012, and the following year, his debut full-length, "It Goes Like This," was released. 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 the Top 30 on the Hot Country Songs chart. "Get Me Some of That," the fourth single from "It Goes Like This," became Thomas' second #1 single in early 2014. Rhett went on to release the albums "Tangled Up" (2015), "Life Changes" (2017), "Center Point Road" (2019), "Country Again: Side A" (2021), "Where We Started" (2022), and "About a Woman" (2024) and hit singles such as "Crash and Burn," "Die a Happy Man," "Unforgettable," "Marry Me," "Look What God Gave Her," and "Somethin' 'Bout a Woman." He also co-wrote the 2013 singles "1994" by Jason Aldean, "Parking Lot Party" by Lee Brice, and "Round Here" by Florida Georgia Line.

Early Life

Thomas Rhett was born Thomas Rhett Akins Jr. on March 30, 1990, in Valdosta, Georgia. He is the son of Paige Braswell and country music singer/songwriter Rhett Akins, and he has a younger sister named Kasey. Thomas parents later divorced, and he has two half-brothers through their subsequent marriages. Rhett grew up in Hendersonville, Tennessee, knowing singers such as Brooks & Dunn and Tim McGraw. Thomas learned to play drums when he was in junior high, then he played onstage with his father. As a high school student, he joined a band called The High Heeled Flip Flops. Rhett studied communications at Nashville's Lipscomb University, but he dropped out to pursue a music career at the age of 20. He later signed a songwriting deal with Big Machine Label Group.

Career

Rhett co-wrote the Jason Aldean song "I Ain't Ready to Quit," which was featured on the 2010 album "My Kinda Party," then he signed with Valory Music Group, a division of Big Machine Records, in 2011. The following year, Thomas released a self-titled EP, which reached #3 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart and #24 on the Top Country Albums chart. In October 2013, he released his debut album, "It Goes Like This," and it reached #6 on the Billboard 200 chart and #2 on the Top Country Albums chart. The album was certified Platinum in the U.S. and Gold in Canada, and the singles "It Goes Like This," "Get Me Some of That," and "Make Me Wanna" topped the Billboard Country Airplay charts and were certified 3× Platinum or higher in the U.S. Rhett followed his successful debut with 2015's "Tangled Up," which also peaked at #6 on the Billboard 200 chart and #2 on the Top Country Albums chart. The album went 2× Platinum in the U.S. and Platinum in Canada, and the singles "Crash and Burn," "Die a Happy Man," "T-Shirt," and "Star of the Show" reached #1 on the Billboard Country Airplay charts and Canada Country chart. "Die a Happy Man" won several awards and was certified Diamond in the U.S. and Canada.

Thomas had his first #1 album with 2017's "Life Changes," which topped the Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums charts. The Platinum album featured five singles that reached #1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart and Canada Country chart: "Craving You" (with Maren Morris), "Unforgettable," "Marry Me," "Life Changes," and "Sixteen." All five singles were certified Platinum or higher in the U.S. Rhett's fourth album, 2019's "Center Point Road," also reached #1 on the Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums charts, and it went Platinum in Canada and Gold in the U.S. The singles "Look What God Gave Her," "Remember You Young," and "Beer Can't Fix" (featuring Jon Pardi) reached #1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart and Canada Country chart and were certified Platinum or higher in the U.S. The 2021 album "Country Again: Side A" peaked at #10 on the Billboard 200 chart and #2 on the Top Country Albums chart and was certified Gold in Canada. The singles "What's Your Country Song" and "Country Again" were #1 hits on the Billboard Country Airplay chart and Canada Country chart. Next, Thomas released the 2022 album "Where We Started," which reached #12 on the Billboard 200 chart and #2 on the Top Country Albums chart. The singles "Half of Me" (featuring Riley Green) and "Angels (Don't Always Have Wings)" topped the Billboard Country Airplay chart. In 2024, Rhett released the album "About a Woman," and it reached #19 on the Billboard 200 chart and #10 on the Top Country Albums chart. The single "After All the Bars Are Closed" reached #1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart and Canada Country chart.

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Personal Life

Thomas married Lauren Gregory on October 12, 2012, and they have welcomed five children together, including a daughter whom they adopted from Uganda. Thomas and Lauren are Christians, and during a 2016 visit to Rhett's alma mater, Lipscomb University, the couple spoke about their faith. Thomas told contemporary music students, "It's a huge blessing to be creative and to get to sing songs for a living, but at the same time, we know for a fact that we have been put in this position to be on the road and open for certain artists, and maybe only have one conversation with that artist that may have completely changed their life. Not by anything that I said or have done, but something that The Lord completely ordained." Lauren said that "it's obvious God has put him in this industry for a reason." She added, "It is very evident to me that the Lord is just like, 'hey you don't want to do this sometimes, but you're just gonna have to suck it up, because this is what you're supposed to be doing, and so just keep doing it.' There are so many good things that come from that and we try to always see the positives in that and trusting that for whatever reason, God has this faith in us to carry out whatever purpose that is, and that makes me feel good to know that He is walking us through it and that we are doing it for His glory, and not ours."

Awards and Nominations

Rhett has received five Grammy nominations: Best Country Song for "Die a Happy Man" (2017), "Some People Do" (2021), and "Country Again" (2022) and Best Country Album for "Life Changes" (2018) and "Center Point Road" (2020). He has won seven Academy of Country Music Awards, including Male Vocalist of the Year (2017), Male Artist of the Year (2019 and 2021), and Entertainer of the Year (2020). Thomas has earned CMA Awards for Single of the Year for "Die a Happy Man" (2016) and Music Video of the Year for "Thomas Rhett: Marry Me" (2018), and he won iHeartRadio Music Awards for Country Artist of the Year in 2017 and 2018.

Real Estate

According to a 2023 article in Taste of Country, Thomas and Lauren own a $4.7 million "weekend retreat" near Nashville. The home sits on 126 acres of land, and the property includes a barn, a guest cottage, and a manmade lake.

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