{"id":116438,"date":"2026-01-09T13:41:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T18:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/country-star-chase-rice-steps-away-from-music-career-indefinitely-116438"},"modified":"2026-01-09T13:41:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T18:41:25","slug":"country-star-chase-rice-steps-away-from-music-career-indefinitely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/country-star-chase-rice-steps-away-from-music-career-indefinitely-116438","title":{"rendered":"Country star Chase Rice steps away from music career indefinitely"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/genres\/country\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Country singer<\/a> Chase Rice is hitting the brakes after more than a decade of touring.<\/p>\n<p>In an emotional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTOon_Kjmjn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram<\/a> post, the 40-year-old country star announced he will step away from music after completing a limited run of shows slated for 2026, admitting he has reached a point of exhaustion.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Alright everybody, I wasn&#8217;t sure whether I was gonna talk about this or not but here we are. I&#8217;ve been touring for 13 years and I&#8217;ve lived a dream far greater than I could&#8217;ve ever expected,&#8221; Rice began.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/chase-rice-reflects-career-journey-country-music-nascar-pit-crew\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>COUNTRY SINGER CHASE RICE REFLECTS ON CAREER JOURNEY WORKING FOR A NASCAR PIT CREW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rice was quick to shut down speculation that he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/grammy-winner-nelly-furtado-quits-performing-foreseeable-future-body-shaming-criticism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">walking away<\/a> for good.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This isn&#8217;t a goodbye thing or anything like that to be clear upfront, although it may feel like that, but I&#8217;m exhausted,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that the nonstop pace has dulled his connection to the stage and to the music that built his career.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I haven&#8217;t been able to be myself on stage in quite a while and really enjoy music and why I got into it in the first place,&#8221; he wrote, adding, &#8220;I love songs, I love living them, hearing stories from other people, and figuring out how to put that life into music.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After more than a decade of life on tour buses and backstage hallways, Rice said being on the road has taken an emotional and physical toll.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/country-music-duo-maddie-tae-shock-fans-announce-heartbreaking-split-after-15-years-together\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>COUNTRY MUSIC DUO MADDIE &amp; TAE SHOCK FANS AS THEY ANNOUNCE &#8216;HEARTBREAKING&#8217; SPLIT AFTER 15 YEARS TOGETHER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After 13 years it&#8217;s finally beat me up to the point where I need to step away for a while,&#8221; he admitted. &#8220;I need to go live life so that I have more real experiences to write down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He added, &#8220;I won&#8217;t be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">touring this year<\/a> and it wasn&#8217;t even really a decision, it was something I know that I just have to do for myself,&#8221; he said, calling the hiatus a major moment in his personal life. &#8220;A lot of artists do this all the time, but it&#8217;s new for me so it&#8217;s kind of a big deal in my life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He also used the post to thank the people who have shared those moments with him behind the scenes. &#8220;To my band and crew, I love y&#8217;all,&#8221; Rice wrote. &#8220;You&#8217;ve seen me at my worst yet you still love me back like I&#8217;ve lived my best.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rice ended by addressing fans directly, signaling that while the touring schedule will look drastically different, his passion for music hasn\u2019t faded.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>LIKE WHAT YOU\u2019RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To any fans that have followed me along this journey, I love y&#8217;all too, you have truly made a dream of mine come true,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I&#8217;ve got a handful of shows this year, but it will not look like anything like what I&#8217;ve done the last 13 years of my life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rice shared the announcement alongside a video montage of performance clips, highlighting both the intensity of his touring years and the gratitude behind his decision to step back.<\/p>\n<p>The singer&#8217;s journey to stardom began with a college football career before he pivoted to making music after an injury derailed his hopes of making it to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve lived a very, very blessed life, and a lot of things \u2014 some things \u2014 just fall in my way, which is awesome,&#8221; he previously told Fox News Digital. &#8220;At the end of the day, I&#8217;ve also worked extremely hard for many of those successes to come my way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/country-star-chase-rice-steps-away-music-career-indefinitely\">Source &#8211; https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/country-star-chase-rice-steps-away-music-career-indefinitely <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Country singer Chase Rice is hitting the brakes after more than a decade of touring. 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