NEW SINGLE – “Slow Down Summer”
It’s a big week for Thomas Rhett, who just released his brand new single, “Slow Down Summer,” and is headed into Wednesday night’s CMA Awards with a nomination for Male Vocalist of the Year. Even though Thomas has become one of the stand-out stars in country music, he’s still blown away by the company he’s keeping as a nominee in that category. “Yeah, it’s crazy,” says Thomas. “Like, looking at that list of people in this category, Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Chris Stapleton, I mean you’re talking about people that are literally people that I look up to on a daily basis. You know, when their albums come out I’m listening to their record. I’m a proud friend. I look at them and I go, wow, just the voices that these people have.”
Being nominated is one thing, but Thomas also says, “I do pinch myself in this position because I have been nominated with some of these guys in the past and have somehow won this award a time or two and I don’t know how, to be honest with you.”
Thomas has always kind of bet against himself when it comes to awards. In fact, he says, “Every time the CMA‘s roll around, I’m like, we’re not going to get nominated for anything. And then you see your name with a list of superstars, guys that I admire vocally, songwriter-wise, performer wise. So, it really is a trip every time I see my name in that category.”
In addition to being nominated for Male Vocalist of the Year, Thomas Rhett will also be performing on Wednesday night’s CMA Awards, which will air live from Nashville at 8 ET/7 CT on ABC.
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“Yeah, it’s crazy. Like, looking at that list of people in this category, Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Chris Stapleton, I mean you’re talking about people that are literally people that I look up to on a daily basis. You know, when their albums come out I’m listening to their record. I’m a proud friend. I look at them and I go, wow, just the voices that these people have. And I do pinch myself in this position because I have been nominated with some of these guys in the past and have somehow won this award a time or two and I don’t know how, to be honest with you. Every time the CMA‘s roll around, I’m like, we’re not going to get nominated for anything. And then you see your name with a list of superstars, guys that I admire vocally, songwriter-wise, performer wise. So, it really is a trip every time I see my name in that category.”