There’s nothing sweeter than a mother-son moment!
On Wednesday,Thomas Rhettposed on the red carpet of the2021 CMAswith his date — his mom Paige Lankford! The country singer, 31, wore a maroon suit and black t-shirt while Lankford, 51, shined in a sparkly black dress. (Thomas Rhett last brought his mother to the award show in 2014.)
“My beautiful date tonight! MOM!! #CMAawards,” he wrote on Instagram with a photo from the CMA photo booth.
On any other occasion, Thomas Rhett would typically show up with his wife Lauren Akins. However, this time around, Akins is set to deliver the pair’s fourth daughter any day now.
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Before the show, the mom-son duo had a little CMA pregame moment.
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“Here at the CMAs tonight… like son like my mother. We’re doing the wine and whiskey thing here,” Thomas Rhett said on his Instagram Story as he held a bottle of whiskey while his mom showed off a bottle of wine. “Mom you look pretty!”
“Thank you!” replied Lankford with a smile.
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At the show, Thomas Rhett was up for male vocalist of the year, and he is set to perform his single “Country Again.”
Upon the announcement of his performance last week, Thomas Rhetttweetedhe “Can’t wait to return to the #CMAawards stage next Wednesday night!!”
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More performances include:Jason AldeanandCarrie Underwood, Combs,Miranda Lambert,Old Dominion, Stapleton,Kane BrownandChris Young,Blake Shelton, Church,Brothers Osborne,Dan + Shay,Jimmie Allen,Mickey GuytonfeaturingBrittney Spencerand Madeline Edwards, andCarly PearceandAshley McBryde.
In April, Thomas Rhettwon the ACM Award for male artist of the year— which he previously took home in 2017.
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“This is absolutely unbelievable,” Thomas Rhett said while accepting the award. “I just want to say thank you so much to the ACMs, this is absolutely incredible.”
He also gave a special shout-out to Akins, 32, along with their three daughters Willa, 6, Ada, 4, and Lennon, 21 months, and said “I love ya’ll so much.”
“It just feels incredible to be in this category, to be honest with you,” he continued. “It’s literally my heroes, sitting right here in these seats. So thank you Lord, we love you.”
At the time, he was also up against Bentley, Church, Combs and Stapleton.
source: people.com
