Thomas Rhett was doing his best to keep a handle on his two young daughters and their dogs traveling with him on his tour bus when country’s most pop-forward male artist connected with Rolling Stone Country from the road on Friday. The night before, Rhett kicked off his headlining Life Changes Tour at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, debuting a brand-new stage – created by Justin Timberlake’s set designer – that highlights the flashy brand of Nashville country he’s perfected on his latest album Life Changes.

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