Country music has seen been graced by some of the greatest artists the world has ever seen. With names like Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson playing integral parts in the popularization of the genre across the country, a new name has also emerged in the past few years. Chase Rice is that new star who has taken the entertainment industry by storm. The former college linebacker and NASCAR pit worker has come a long way and forged a successful country music career for himself. With his latest album reaching the first spot on the Billboard Country Album charts, he has made quite an impact. He is now on tour and you can watch him perform live by booking your Chase Rice tickets for a fabulous concert.

Every once in a while there comes an artist who wants to question the way things are done. A person that tries to do things his or her own way. Chase Rice falls in that category. Having released his first album in 2011, Rice’s popularity has witnessed a meteoric rise ever since then. He has been on tours all over the globe and has released several more songs and a few albums along the way as well. He has also been building up a loyal fan base that realizes the great talent that Rice has at his disposal. He is only twenty eight years old so this budding country star can only get better with time. Grab your Chase Rice tickets and  watch one of the hottest new prospects in the country music world live in concert.

Chase Rice spent his early childhood days in a farming community in North Carolina. An avid sports fan, he became a football player in high school and even received a football scholarship from the University of North Carolina. Weighing in at around two hundred and fifty pounds and standing over six feet tall, Rice became the star linebacker for his college team. However an injury forced him to give up on his dreams of playing professionally in the NFL.

After graduation and with his NFL dreams in tatters, Rice joined one of the most successful teams on the NASCAR circuit, the Hendrick Motorsports. He worked with NASCAR veterans Ryan Newman and Jimmie Johnson and was even involved in multiple championship winning sides. It was another lifetime dream that he fulfilled but after a few years, Rice became disenchanted with the job and decided to work on his singing career.

Before he began developing his musical talents, he was offered a part on the reality TV show called the Survivor. He was selected for their twenty first season to be shot in Nicaragua and cites it as an important part of his learning. The show taught him about resilience and dedication which helped him when he made his way to the entertainment industry. Rice was a fairly popular contestant on the show and managed to come second, missing out by only a few votes.

Chase Rice’s first foray in to the music industry came with his debut album ‘Country as me.’ Released in 2011, it went in to the Billboard top fifty in the first few weeks of its release. This was followed by two more albums, ‘Dirt Road Communion’ in 2012 and ‘Ignite the Night’ in 2014. The latter has been Chase’s most successful album to date having debuted on the number one spot on the Billboard Country Albums chart and third on the Billboard Top 200. The single ‘Ready Set Roll’ became his most successful single to date, debuting at number eight on the country charts. Rice has had a single debut at number one as well but it was when he co-wrote a song, ‘Cruise’ which was performed by the band Florida Georgia Line in 2012.

Chase Rice is now an established and well respected country music star. However, he did not take the conventional route to stardom. He chose not to sign a record deal with a production company and decided to start his own to keep creative control over every song and album he comes out with. He also uses his own money to fund his album recordings, live shows and merchandise. A lot of people might see this as a big risk but Rice has proved that if you are true to what you believe in, anything is possible.

With his popularity increasing at such a phenomenal rate, it won’t be too long before the name, Chase Rice, is taken in the same breath as some of the great singers that have graced country music over the years.