Chase Rice Returns to Country Music With Sophomore Release on Broken Bow Records
With all of the greatest highs matching some dropping lows of his rollercoaster career over the past couple years, Rice still wants to hold on for the ride.
Chase Rice’s career could only be mirrored by that of a roller coaster. With all of the greatest highs matching some dropping lows, the country singer still wants to hold on for the ride.
After earning some successes with his debut record, Ignite the Night, the bro-country fad wore out and left Rice hanging behind. Rice tried to channel his frustrations into his work, only to get passively rejected by the team he leaned on from the get-go. Walking away from his deal, Rice faced the worst of times as best he could while still feeling as though everything was against him.
“It’s been hell,” Rice explained to Rolling Stone in a recent interview. “I’m still blessed, but when you know what you can do and you’re not able to do it, it feels like a slap in the face. I felt like people were holding me back from the music I could create. That’s no way to live, and it’s weighed me down for a long time. This is actually the first time I have talked about it. My mom will call and I’ll say, ‘Mom, I don’t want to talk about it. Life sucks right now. Let’s talk about you.'”
Photo – Back Row L-R: Colton McGee, Director, Legal and Financial Affairs BBR Music Group; Triple 8 Management’s Eddie Kloesel, Bruce Kalmick and George Couri; and CAA’s Meredith Jones; Photo – Front Row L-R: Jon Loba, EVP, BBR Music Group; Chase Rice; and Zach Katz, US Repertoire & Marketing, BMG; Photo Credit: Rick Diamond/Getty Images
Moving from his former label Columbia Nashville for Broken Bow Records, home to Jason Aldean and Dustin Lynch, Rice was ready to give his career a fresh kick-start. The label, in return, didn’t disappoint him in the slightest.
Allowing him to take the next step in releasing his sophomore effort called Lambs and Lions, Rice hopes his devoted fans notice how far he’s come throughout his struggles within the industry. He’s fought for his spot among his colleagues, and Rice isn’t stepping down.
“There will always be people saying, ‘You’re not country, you’re ruining country.’ And there were songs [on Ignite the Night] where I’m like, ‘You’re kind of right.’ I’m very proud of it, but I didn’t have a clue what I was doing on that record. I was just throwing a bunch of stuff on a wall and seeing what stuck. There is some stuff on there that is the same old shit and I’m tired of that. They’re finally going to see the me I want them to see,” Rice said.
Chase Rice’s second album, Lambs and Lions, will be released soon.
