WATCH: Rhett Akins’ 4-Year-Old Son, Brody, Makes His Grand Ole Opry Debut
Posted on April 3, 2024
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Madeleine O’Connell
Does Rhett Akins have a second musically inclined son?
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Rhett Akins Congratulates Son Thomas Rhett On New Album: ‘Proud of All You’ve Accomplished’
Posted on April 3, 2022
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Lauren Jo Black
Rhett Akins is an accomplished singer and songwriter himself but he couldn’t be more proud of his son, Thomas Rhett,…
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Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame Inducts Rhett Akins, Toby Keith, Buddy Cannon, Amy Grant and More
Posted on November 3, 2021
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Lauren Jo Black
Songwriters are the heartbeat of Music City, and on Monday (Nov.1), 10 of the town’s most revered songwriters received the…
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Thomas Rhett Shares Memorable Moment with Dad, Rhett Akins, and Little Brother, Brody, at the Opry
Posted on June 13, 2021
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Lauren Jo Black
Thomas Rhett returned to the Grand Ole Opry stage on Saturday night (June 12) for an unforgettable sold-out show alongside…
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Thomas Rhett Credits His Father, Rhett Akins, For His Love of Music
Posted on March 18, 2021
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Madeleine O’Connell
There’s no doubt that country superstar Thomas Rhett blends his love for music and for his family together. From an…
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Thomas Rhett Shares Heartfelt New Song ‘Things Dads Do’ — And He Co-Wrote It With His Father, Rhett Akins
Posted on June 24, 2020
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Lauren Jo Black
Thomas Rhett is keeping it in the family with his new song, “Things Dads Do.” The superstar took to Instagram…
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Thomas Rhett’s Favorite Co-Writer Is His Dad, Rhett Akins
Posted on May 26, 2020
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Lauren Jo Black
With a career as hot as Thomas Rhett‘s, the superstar can pretty much hand-pick any songwriter in Nashville to join…
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Rhett Akins and Wife Sonya Welcome Baby Boy
Posted on March 25, 2020
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Andrew Wendowski
Rhett Akins and his wife Sonya Akins welcomed their adorable baby boy, Brody James Akins at 7:49 pm on Friday,…
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Rhett Akins Receives Inaugural ACM Songwriter of the Decade Award
Posted on September 17, 2019
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Lauren Jo Black
Rhett Akins is the ACM Songwriter of the Decade. Akins was surprised with the award backstage during Thomas Rhett’s Very…
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Thomas Rhett and Wife Lauren Akins Expecting Fifth Child
Posted on August 26, 2025
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Lauren Jo Black
“Here we go again!”
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