Thomas Rhett is mak­ing a name for him­self on the coun­try music charts with his cur­rent sin­gle, “Beer With Jesus.” The singer admits that the open­ing line of his Top 20 hit sums up every­thing he felt while co-writing the song.

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This year, Thomas will join Jason Aldean on his Night Train Tour, along with Jake Owen. They will kick things off on Feb­ru­ary 21st, in Bossier City, Louisiana.