{"id":1319207,"date":"2020-04-01T07:26:32","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T13:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1819774"},"modified":"2020-04-01T07:26:32","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T13:26:32","slug":"thomas-rhett-shares-a-message-from-his-heart-in-be-a-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/thomas-rhett-shares-a-message-from-his-heart-in-be-a-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Rhett Shares a Message From His Heart in \u201cBe a Light\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:ao:image:cmt.com:671460?width=1200&amp;height=675&amp;.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/author\/cmtcomstaff\/\" title=\"Posts by CMT.com Staff\" rel=\"author\">CMT.com Staff<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"date\"><br \/>\n1h ago<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/artists\/thomas-rhett\">Thomas Rhett<\/a> is beaming hope and love to country fans with a previously unheard song, \u201cBe a Light,\u201d which features Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin, and Keith Urban.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Thomas Rhett and the song\u2019s collaborators will donate all proceeds from \u201cBe a Light\u201d to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grammy.com\/MusiCares\/CoronavirusReliefFund\">MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8YuWAZmD0aU?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8YuWAZmD0aU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI wrote \u2018Be a Light\u2019 last year as a way to process negativity and sadness I was seeing in the world,\u201d explains Thomas Rhett. \u201cNow, as I sit in my home with my family on my 30th birthday, we are in the middle of a worldwide pandemic affecting every single human on Earth, all while our town of Nashville is still healing from devastating tornadoes that destroyed so much of our city less than one month ago. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut, among the wreckage, I see us come together in ways I never dreamed possible. I knew in my heart this was the time to share this message with the world and our community. The voices who join me on this track are some of the brightest lights I know. I hope this song serves as a reminder that we are all in this together,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0vU9b9AcwgQ?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0vU9b9AcwgQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Recording Academy and its affiliated charitable foundation MusiCares have established the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grammy.com\/MusiCares\/CoronavirusReliefFund\">COVID-19 Relief Fund<\/a> to help people in the music industry affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak and subsequent cancellation of multiple music events. <\/p>\n<p>From hotel and bar gigs to major music festivals, COVID-19 is deeply impacting live music events, and the creative community behind it all. Administered through MusiCares, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grammy.com\/MusiCares\/CoronavirusReliefFund\">COVID-19 Relief Fund<\/a> will be used to directly support those in the music community with the greatest need.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1819774\/thomas-rhett-shares-a-message-from-his-heart-in-be-a-light\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: CMT News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by CMT.com Staff 1h ago Thomas Rhett is beaming hope and love to country fans with a previously unheard song, \u201cBe a Light,\u201d which features Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin, and Keith Urban. Additionally, Thomas Rhett and the song\u2019s collaborators will donate all proceeds from \u201cBe a Light\u201d to the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund. 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