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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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Thomas Rhett’s First Priority Is His Family: ‘There Is Nothing That Trumps That’

Thomas Rhett‘s priorities have shifted substantially in the last decade. The singer-songwriter released his debut album, It Goes Like This, in 2013, one year after he married his wife,  Lauren Akins. At the time, Rhett was willing to work however many hours he needed to, in order to make his dreams of finding success in country music a reality….

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Thomas Rhett Compares Lauren Akins to Jesus After Recent Illness

Thomas Rhett is publicly praising his wife, Lauren Akins, after a challenging few days. The 32-year-old shares on social media about a recent event, where Akins exhibited patience and grace, even among extremely challenging circumstances. “I just wanted to hop on here, and give a huge shout-out to my beautiful wife,” Rhett says. “I got really sick this week,…

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10 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 Praises Lauren Akins: ‘We’d Be Lost Without You’

Thomas Rhett doesn’t know where he would be without his wife, Lauren Akins, nor does he want to know. The father of four posted a series of photos of his family on social media in honor of Mother’s Day, praising Akins for how seamlessly she takes care of their entire family. “I chose this picture to lead off your happy…

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