This Wednesday night, August 3rd, Thomas Rhett will co-host the three-hour special, CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock with his good buddy Brett Eldredge. In the past the special has been hosted by Luke Bryan and Little Big Town, and Thomas says, “I think it’s kinda cool how just organically we got picked to host this year. I remember watching the past couple years, watching Little Big Town do it, and just seeing how amazing they were and how organic it was for them. So, for them to pass the torch to us, it’s been a lot of fun doin’ it.”
The one thing that was a little bit of challenge for Thomas, who’s used to being interviewed, was learning how to be the one doing the interview. He says, “It was interesting, I feel like I’ve gotten pretty good at being interviewed, but actually interviewing someone is a lot harder than you would think. Yeah, even if you’re friends with somebody like Dierks or Luke or Kelsea or Carrie, you know, now that I’m the one interviewing you, it becomes more of an awkward situation.”
Fortunately, Thomas’ friends went easy on him and he says, “They helped lead me and Brett a little bit. So, hosting it was a lot of fun, and I can’t wait to see how good or bad we did when it actually airs.”
You can see Thomas and Brett co-hosting CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock, this Wednesday night on ABC. You may even get to catch Thomas performing his latest single, “Vacation,” as one of the dozens of performances that will be featured throughout the special.
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Thomas Rhett – hosting CMA Festival :19
“Absolutely—me and you have talked several times about me and Brett just doin’ certain skits for CMT and then did a couple of commercials for Zaxby’s, and I think it’s kinda cool how just organically we got picked to host this year. I remember watching the past couple years, watching Little Big Town do it, and just seeing how amazing they were and how organic it was for them. So, for them to pass the torch to us, it’s been a lot of fun doin’ it.”
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Thomas Rhett – CMA Fest other side of mic :24
“It was interesting, I feel like I’ve gotten pretty good at being interviewed, but actually interviewing someone is a lot harder than you would think. Yeah, even if you’re friends with somebody like Dierks or Luke or Kelsea or Carrie, you know, now that I’m the one interviewing you, it becomes more of an awkward situation, but those guys are such pros and they helped lead me and Brett a little bit. So, hosting it was a lot of fun, and I can’t wait to see how good or bad we did when it actually airs.”