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ACM Awards Artist Spotlight: Thomas Rhett

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ACM nominations have been announced! We are so excited that SIX of the artists we’ve partnered with at MAX have received nominations — some of them in multiple categories! Over the next several blogs in this series, we’re going to spotlight ACM-nominated artists that MAX has partnered with. First on our list is Thomas Rhett.

Thomas Rhett

MAX partnership with Ford (2019)

2021 ACM Nominations

Entertainer of the Year
Male Artist of the Year
Song of the Year - "Some People Do," Old Dominion
(Songwriters: Jesse Frasure, Matt Ramsey, Thomas Rhett, Shane McAnally)
Music Event of the Year - "Be A Light"
(Thomas Rhett featuring Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin, Keith Urban)

Multiple-award nominee Thomas Rhett wrote “Be a Light” along with songwriters Josh Miller, Josh Thompson and Matt Dragstrem towards the end of 2019, before the world began to reckon with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Rhett enlisted country royalty in the form of guest vocals from Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin, and Keith Urban when he released “Be a Light” in March of 2020 in the hopes that the song would bring encouragement to fans. Additionally, Rhett announced that proceeds from the song would be donated to the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund, benefitting the people in the music industry most affected by the pandemic.

“Be a Light” earned Rhett a nomination for Music Event of the Year, alongside his nominations for Entertainer of the Year and Male Artist of the Year.

For some more insights about Thomas Rhett - and a look at some of the work that MAX has done with him - check out this post we shared when his GRAMMY nomination was announced!

Congratulations, Thomas!

About MAX

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