When Thomas Rhett got the news that he was nominated for three CMA Awards, for Male Vocalist, Album and Video of the Year for “Marry Me,” he was beyond surprised. “It’s shocking every time honestly,” says Thomas, “because every time these award shows roll around I’m just like, ‘I mean, are we going to get nominated for anything?’ And then when you get three, you’re just … it’s the craziest feeling ever.”
Thomas laughs when he remembers early on his career, “We would get nominated for Best New Artist and lose every time. And so these awards are crazy and then just the company that we keep in these awards or in these categories are crazy as well.”
While Thomas is grateful for each and every nomination, if he had to choose, he says, “I think besides being nominated for Entertainer of the Year, I feel like Album is the pinnacle because it’s not just being nominated for a song or a performance or a video. It’s being nominated for an entire project and so much work that no one ever knows about that goes into making an album.”
Thomas poured his heart and soul into Life Changes, which features his latest single, “Sixteen,” and he says, “For the CMA to recognize that amongst those other records that I have listened to over and over again, it really is a special thing for that album to be nominated for that.”
Not only is Thomas up for three awards, but he will also perform on the upcoming 52nd Annual CMA Awards, on Wednesday, November 14th, on ABC.
Thomas Rhett – CMA noms 2018 A :09
“It’s shocking every time honestly because every time these award shows roll around I’m just like, ‘I mean, are we going to get nominated for anything?’ And then when you get three, you’re just … it’s the craziest feeling ever.”
Thomas Rhett – CMA noms 2018 B :12
“I have no words. I just feel very, very blessed. It feels like yesterday that we would get nominated for Best New Artist and lose every time. And so these awards are crazy and then just the company that we keep in these awards or in these categories are crazy as well.”
Thomas Rhett – CMA album nom :29
“I think besides being nominated for Entertainer of the Year, I feel like Album is the pinnacle because it’s not just being nominated for a song or a performance or a video. It’s being nominated for an entire project and so much work that no one ever knows about that goes into making an album, whether it’s picking the songs, writing the songs, recording them, doing 12 photo shoots to find the right smile for an album cover and then album art and all that kind of stuff. For the CMA to recognize that amongst those other records that I have listened to over and over again, it really is a special thing for that album to be nominated for that.”