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Thomas Rhett Wants To Play ‘For As Many People As Humanly Possible’

Thomas Rhett, who will be in Las Vegas for the ACM’s this weekend (April 7) where he is nominated for Male Vocalist of the Year, will perform his latest song…

Thomas Rhett Wants To Play 'For As Many People As Humanly Possible'
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Thomas Rhett, who will be in Las Vegas for the ACM's this weekend (April 7) where he is nominated for Male Vocalist of the Year, will perform his latest song “Look What God Gave Her.” The show airs live on Sunday on CBS.

According to the ACM reigning Male Vocalist, whose dream is to one day take home the coveted Entertainer of the Year honor, he's trying to increase his audience in a big way: “Just to keep growing. I would love to just continue to every year be playing for more and more people. And that really is my end result and goal is just to play my show for as many people as humanly possible.”

Rhett will add to the masses of people he playing for as he crisscrosses the country with his Very Hot Summer Tour, which kicks off May 17th and will wrap up on October 12th.

Rhett just celebrated his 29th birthday after getting back from touring Europe and Australia and then a few shows on Hawaii.

He shared on his birthday last week on Instagram, "Happy birthday to me! Thank you @laur_akins for fueling my new hobby???????? and @mackenziewright @maureencecilia!! time to fly fish on the road."

-Nancy Brooks

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.