New release Friday: Chase Rice

Country singer Chase Rice is back with more new music today, as he releases The Album Part II. The EP follows January’s release of The Album Part I which has already amassed over 125 million on-demand streams and counting.

“The crazy thing, even more than differentiating from Part I, is the four songs are really different from each other. None of them sound like the other songs, which I think is cool. All of them have their own identity,” Rice shared.

He will appear on this weekend’s edition of CMT “Hot 20” to chat about The Album Part II and perform an acoustic version of the nostalgic song.

An official music video was shot for “Belong,” which Rice added to Part II during the final stages of production upon realizing how well its heartfelt message speaks to the current state of the world.

“‘Belong’ might be the most meaningful song that I’ve ever put out,” he notes. “The times that everybody’s going through right now with this pandemic and having to stay at home, being away from other people, and people losing jobs, people losing lives – it’s a very, very tough time. But the moral of the story is we’re right where we belong. Don’t panic. We’re gonna get out of this and the thing is, we’re gonna do it together.” Watch the uplifting video featuring fan-submitted quarantine footage HERE.

Rice partnered with Spotify to promote the full band acoustic live stream to his top fans on the platform via Spotify’s Fans First program. He cites The Album series as his most personal and refined releases to date.

Despite having to pause his extensive touring schedule due to the ongoing pandemic, Rice has made the most of having time at home by appearing virtually to perform current Top 25 single “Lonely If You Are” on “Good Morning America” plus serving as a guest host alongside P.K. Subban on the NHL’s “Hat Trick Trivia” and performing the national anthem ahead of the final eNASCAR “iRacing Pro Invitational Series” event.

He has also appeared on several podcasts to discuss what’s been keeping him busy off the road, including Barstool’s “Bussin’ With The Boys,” CMT’s “Cody Cast,” The Doctors’ “Travis Stork Show,” “The Fred Minnick Show” and “Country Outdoors.”

Track Listing:

1. You (Chase Rice, Jon Nite, Zach Kale)

2. Break. Up. Drunk. (Chase Rice, Hunter Phelps, Jordan Schmidt)
3. Down Home Runs Deep (Daniel Ross, Michael Hardy, Mike Walker, James McNair)
4. Belong (Chase Rice, Chris DeStefano, Jon Nite)

Produced by Chris DeStefano & Chase Rice