Signed: Thomas Rhett Strikes New Deal With HYBE AMERICA’s Blue Highway; HARDY Inks TRIPPP-y Trio
Categoria: Musica
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Por Billboard | 06/10/2026
Thomas Rhett signed an “artist-led partnership” with HYBE AMERICA’s Nashville-based country, Americana and roots rock division Blue Highway Records . According to a press release, the partnership, dubbed Fifty-One/Forty-Nine Records, was “built around long-term ownership, creative independence and artist development. In partnership with Blue Highway Records, this label will serve as the home for Thomas Rhett’s recorded music and the next chapter of his creative and entrepreneurial career.” “When we started talking about what the next chapter could look like, I knew I didn’t simply want to make another deal. I wanted to build something that reflected the legacy and shaped the future of my music,” Rhett said in a statement. “From my initial conversations with Jake and the leadership team at Blue Highway, it was clear they, too, were thinking differently about what a record company can be for an artist today.” Related Publishing Briefs: Killing Joke Frontman Signs With Cooking Vinyl, Adéla Collaborator at Prescription Songs Ariel King , Jessica Nicholson Rhett added that the deal “allows me the opportunity to own the body of work I’ve spent my entire career creating, while still having an ambitious team and global infrastructure around me for my future recordings.” Further details of the partnership have not been disclosed. “Thomas Rhett has always been an artist, a songwriter, a performer who brings the best of what being a progressive country artist is today: someone who is willing to explore how other genres merge with Nashville without losing his roots, without sounding calculated or forced,” added Blue Highway Records CEO Jake Basden . “His musical fluidity is matched by his sense of lyrics, songs, and what people feel, creating an honest kind of country that finds its way into people’s lives, wherever they are. Having watched Thomas Rhett come into his own and then achieve major success, I am honored to be his partner going forward.” Blue Highway Records is also home to Brett Young, Midland, Justin Moore, Jackson Dean, Preson Cooper and Mae Estes, among others. — Chris Eggertsen Check out more recent artist signings below.