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11 Of the Best Couples in Country Music Right Now

Country music is full of songs about love, but it’s what plenty of artists live out in real life as well.  In addition to writing and singing songs about romance, there are plenty of couples who are living out their love songs in real life. Keep reading to find out more about the love stories of 11 of our…

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Lauren Akins Recalls ‘Breaking Point’ in Marriage to Thomas Rhett

Lauren Akins is opening up about some of the tougher times in her marriage to Thomas Rhett. The two tied the knot on October 12, 2012, and are now the parents of four girls, While their marriage is now better than ever, there was a time when that wasn’t the case. The couple adopted their daughter Willa Gray from…

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Thomas Rhett Celebrates Lauren Akins’ Birthday: ‘I Thank God Every Day’

Thomas Rhett is grateful for his wife, Lauren Akins, every day, but especially today. The father of four offered a sweet tribute to Akins, in honor of her 33rd birthday on November 8. “One year away from being in your mid-thirties!!” Rhett wrote. “Me, Willa Gray, Ada James, Lennon and Lillie are the luckiest people on the planet to have…

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Thomas Rhett Calls Lauren Akins An ‘Amazing Woman’ On Their Anniversary

Thomas Rhett is just as smitten with Lauren Akins as the day they met, many, many years ago. The couple is celebrating their 11th wedding anniversary on October 12, with Rhett gushing about his wife with a series of photos, and a sweet message on social media. “11 years married to this amazing woman,” Rhett wrote. “I can still…

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11 Years Ago: Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins Were Married

Happy anniversary to Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins! The two tied the knot on October 12, 2012, after knowing each other for several years. The couple were friends since elementary school, before their relationship blossomed into something more. “I remember seeing Lauren for the first time in second grade, and I don’t know how much in love you can…

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Thomas Rhett, ‘Angels’: Story Behind the Song

Thomas Rhett is enjoying a Top 5 hit with “Angels,” from his 2022 Where We Started album. The song, written by Rhett, along with Julian Bunetta, Teddy Swims and Josh Thompson, was inspired by Rhett thinking about his wife, Lauren Akins. “Anyone married to someone in the spotlight, it takes a very special human being,” Rhett tells Billboard. “The…

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Thomas Rhett Shares How His Wife, Lauren Akins, Inspired ‘Angels’

Thomas Rhett is celebrating a Top 10 hit with his current single, “Angels.” The song, from his latest Where We Started album, was written by Rhett, along with Julian Bunetta, Jaten Dimsdale and Josh Thompson, and — not surprisingly — inspired by his wife, Lauren Akins. “Lauren’s been through the wringer with me in the van days, the bus…

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11 of Country Music’s Cutest Couples

Country music might be filled with stories of love gone wrong, but in real life, there are plenty of couples in country music whose romance has stood the test of time. We found 11 of our favorite couples in country music, whose relationships have us swooning. Keep reading to find out more about their sweet love stories. 11. Maren…

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Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins Open Up About Her Postpartum Depression

Thomas Rhett and his wife, Lauren Akins, are bravely opening up about a scary time in their family, when Akins was battling postpartum depression, after the birth of their last child, daughter Lillie, born in 2021. “After Ada James, our marriage had a falling apart. After Lennon, the world had a falling apart,” Akins recalls on her Live in…

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Thomas Rhett On Having 4 Daughters: ‘I Do Not Believe in Accidents’

Thomas Rhett is a proud father of four — and hints he would like to have more — but his original plans didn’t necessarily include being the patriarch of a large family. In fact, Rhett reveals that only Willa Gray (who was adopted from Uganda) and Lennon Love, born in 2020, are the only two that he and his…

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