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Thomas Rhett on His Genre-Expanding New Album, Interpolating a Whitney Houston Classic & More: ‘The Vision for This Album Was Joy’


Thomas Rhett talks to Billboard about his new album, familial inspirations, Nashville's star bars and more.

The singer-songwriter, who has four children with his wife of nearly 12 years and childhood sweetheart, Lauren, tells Billboard, that his “two oldest [daughters, Willa Gray and Ada James] are starting to form their own opinions on what they like. Thomas Rhett recalls aiming to “channel ‘Beast of Burden’ and ‘Miss You’ by The Rolling Stones” when writing another album track, “Can’t Love You Anymore.” Though Thomas Rhett isn’t one of the original writers on “Church,” he rewrote the song’s final chorus, transforming it from a heartbreaker into one more closely aligned with the couple’s own story.

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