Thomas Rhett to headline sold-out Discover NHL Winter Classic®

NEW YORK (Dec. 15, 2021) - The 2022 Discover NHL Winter Classic®, the sold-out New Year's Day outdoor matchup between the Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues at Target Field, home of Major League Baseball's Minnesota Twins, will feature a special performance by country music superstar Thomas Rhett, the National Hockey League (NHL) announced today. The first intermission presented by Ticketmasterperformancewill be televised as part of the NHL Winter Classic national broadcast on TNT in the U.S. and on Sportsnet, CBC and TVA Sports in Canada on January 1, at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT.

Ten years after signing his first record deal with Big Machine Label Group's The Valory Music Co., the arena-packing superstar - dubbed "the most reliable maker of No. 1 singles in country music" (Variety) - has five studio albums, 18 multi-PLATINUM and GOLD-certified No. 1 singles and over 12 BILLION streams to his credit, as well as a 2019 ACM Entertainer of the Year title and a coveted musical guest appearance on Saturday Night Live. Thomas Rhett has been honored with eight ACM Awards, two CMA Awards, five GRAMMY nominations, plus trophies from the CMT Music Awards, Billboard Awards and iHeartRadio Awards, in addition to being recognized with two CMA Triple Play awards for penning three No. One songs within a 12-month period. Continuing his reign with the longest current active streak of consecutive No. 1s in the format (Mediabase/Country Aircheck Chart), Rhett has headlined multiple nationwide and international tours and some of music's biggest festivals, remaining "at the top of his musical game" (Winnipeg Free Press), most recently wrapping up his headlining THE CENTER POINT ROAD TOUR. For more information, visit www.thomasrhett.com.
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