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Country music legend<\/a> Chase Rice has revealed he is officially back in the studio after stepping away from touring earlier this year.<\/p>\n In a new Instagram post<\/a>, the 40-year-old country star, who recently joined Hollywood star Sydney Sweeney for her karaoke session at her SYRN pop-up saloon at Stagecoach Festival in Indio, California, confirmed he\u2019s back to making new music while enjoying time with family and his many hobbies.<\/p>\n He wrote, \u201cBack in the studio. Some time off at the start of the year, then right into Red Rocks and Stagecoach was wild. I was having FUN on the stage again. I know it hasn\u2019t been long, but it made me miss it. Now I\u2019ve got a little more time off to go live life, be with friends, golf, write, record, drink, watch The Chosen, not drink, fish, travel, see my niece and nephews and be with family. I don\u2019t know what that\u2019s gonna do for these songs<\/a>, but I can\u2019t wait to find out. Love y\u2019all, thanks for a fun ride.\u201d<\/p>\n Rice\u2019s update comes months after he told fans he needed to step away from the road for the first time in his 13\u2011year career.<\/p>\n At the start of the year, he announced on Instagram<\/a>, \u201cAlright everybody, I wasn\u2019t sure whether I was gonna talk about this or not but here we are. I\u2019ve been touring for 13 years and I\u2019ve lived a dream far greater than I could\u2019ve ever expected. This isn\u2019t a goodbye thing or anything like that to be clear upfront, although it may feel like that, but I\u2019m exhausted.\u201d<\/p>\n He admitted the grind had taken a toll on his love for performing.<\/p>\n Rice said, \u201cI haven\u2019t 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. I love songs, I love living them, hearing stories from other people, and figuring out how to put that life into music. After 13 years it\u2019s finally beat me up to the point where I need to step away for a while.\u201d<\/p>\n He told fans he would not be touring this year, adding, \u201cIt wasn\u2019t even really a decision, it was something I know that I just have to do for myself. A lot of artists<\/a> do this all the time, but it\u2019s new for me so it\u2019s kind of a big deal in my life. To my band and crew, I love y\u2019all. You\u2019ve seen me at my worst yet you still love me back like I\u2019ve lived my best. I hope we can all get together in the coming years and get back to enjoying life on the road again.\u201d<\/p>\n He thanked fans for supporting his journey, saying, \u201cYou have truly made a dream of mine come true.\u201d<\/p>\n Looking ahead, Rice hinted that his next chapter will look very different.<\/p>\n He said, \u201cBut it will not look anything like what I\u2019ve done the last 13 years of my life. I hope this year brings new experiences for me to put into songs that make y\u2019all happy. Until then, thanks for the ride.\u201d<\/p>\n Rice\u2019s last studio album was 2025\u2019s ELDORA<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nBack in the Studio<\/h2>\n\n
Taking a Tour Break<\/h2>\n\n
The Next Chapter<\/h2>\n