Thomas Rhett Talks Katy Perry Collaboration, Says He Didn't Think She Knew Who He Was (Exclusive)

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Thomas Rhett isn’t taking any credit for his latest collaboration with Katy Perry. The country music superstar and the judge teamed up for the duet, “Where We Started,” and getting Perry on the track was all thanks to the label.“I had no part in that.

My record label called her and said, ‘Would you want to do a collab with Thomas Rhett?’ and I thought they were crazy,” the 32-year-old singer told ET’s Rachel Smith backstage during Monday’s CMT Music Awards. “I was like, 'She has no idea who I am.' They sent it to her, and she loved the song.” Thomas Rhett shared that fans are in for a treat. “A music video for the song coming out late this year,” he added. “Just a pretty wild dream for me for sure.

For me to get to do a song for someone like Katy Perry, it's nuts.” The «Slow Down Summer» singer has another exciting collaboration coming this summer, when he'll be joined on the road by Connor Smith.“Connor is awesome,” he shared. “He’s kind of like a little brother to me.

He's 21, that’s the same age I started in this career, so it’s really fun to kind of be there when he needs advice or questions or whatever.