Multi-Platinum singer-songwriter Chase Rice will release a new album, I Hate Cowboys & All Dogs Go To Hell, on Feb. 10, 2023.

The 13-track project finds Rice returning to his roots, both personally and musically, with songs that range from emotional reckoning to admiration of the western way of life. Its track list includes recent releases “Key West & Colorado” and “Way Down Yonder,” plus a reimagined album version of “If I Were Rock & Roll.”

The album follows Rice’s three-part project, The Album, featuring his latest Platinum-certified No. 1 hit, “Drinkin’ Beer. Talkin’ God. Amen. (feat. Florida Georgia Line)” and his Platinum-certified top 10 hit “Lonely If You Are.”

Rice is so proud of this new body of work that he is honoring his late father, Daniel Rice, with its cover art.

He tells MusicRow, “Today would have been my parents’ 43rd wedding anniversary, and I can’t think of a better way to honor them than with a collection of songs that finally shows the world who I really am; who they raised me to be. If I’m gonna put my dad on the cover of an album, it has to be something he’d be proud of… He’d be proud of this one.

“My dad was one of those good guys you read about – tough, hardworking, always helping other people out,” Rice shares. “I try to live my life in a way that would make him proud. I haven’t always measured up to that, but I get closer to that man I want to be and the man he’d be proud of every single day.

“Making this album was a big step towards that musically, too,” he continues. “Not only is it the most vulnerable I’ve ever been, it’s also a sound he’d enjoy listening to. I’ve always wanted to honor him by using this photo as an album cover, and I know this project is the one that deserves that. I can’t wait for y’all to hear it.”

Instead of taking the traditional route when writing for I Hate Cowboys & All Dogs Go To Hell, Rice built the track list with a handful of solo sessions as well as writes from trips with friends. He took the same approach into the recording process with producer Oscar Charles, forgoing a traditional studio and recording in Rice’s home. The singer who has become known for the pop-country sounds of “Eyes On You,” “Ready Set Roll,” and “Gonna Wanna Tonight” brought in a live band with no click track to capture a more rugged, authentic sound for this project.

“‘What can I put out that makes me come to life?’,” he explained to PopCulture of the writing and recording process. “Because if I come to life when I’m on the stage and up there singing songs that I’m passionate about and love, man, people are gonna love them that much more… I’m at the place in my life now where I just want people to know who I really am as opposed to who they think I am. I think this record’s a good start.”

Rice’s I Hate Cowboys & All Dogs Go To Hell is available for pre-order/pre-save here.

I Hate Cowboys & All Dogs Go To Hell Track List:
1. “Walk That Easy” (Chase Rice, William Reames, Barton Davies, Jonathan Sherwood, Oscar Charles)
2. “All Dogs Go To Hell” (Chase Rice, Joshua Miller, John Byron)
3. “Way Down Yonder” (Chase Rice, Hunter Phelps, John Byron, Blake Pendergrass, Corey Crowder)
4. “Key West & Colorado” (Chase Rice, Brian Kelley, Corey Crowder, Blake Pendergrass, John Byron, Hunter Phelps)
5. “Bench Seat” (Chase Rice)
6. “Life Part Of Livin’” (Chase Rice)
7. “Bad Day To Be A Cold Beer” (Chase Rice, Blake Pendergrass, John Byron, Justin Thomas)
8. “Oklahoma” feat. Read Southall Band (Chase Rice, William Reames, Barton Davies, Jonathan Sherwood, Oscar Charles, Read Southall)
9. “I Walk Alone” (Chase Rice, Jaxson Free, Josh Hoge)
10. “Sorry Momma” (Chase Rice, Hunter Phelps, Ben Johnson)
11. “If I Were Rock & Roll (Album Version)” (Chase Rice)
12. “Goodnight Nancy” feat. Boy Named Banjo (Chase Rice, Oscar Charles, Barton Davies, William Reames, Jonathan Sherwood)
13. “I Hate Cowboys” (Chase Rice, Michael Hardy, Ross Copperman, Brad Tursi)

Texans Gunnar Latham and Josh Grider have signed separate worldwide publishing deals with Major Bob Music. The two songwriters and frequent collaborators were first introduced to the publishing company by Mitch Ballard, Executive Director, Creative, BMI Austin.

Raised in San Marcos, Texas, Latham competed in steer wrestling, team roping and tie down throughout college, then professionally. In 2019, he traded that life to chase down his music dreams.

Grider is a songwriter and producer raised in Las Cruces, New Mexico. In college, he and his band worked their way into the Austin music scene and racked up seven No. 1 singles at Texas radio. Soon after, Grider started adding trips to Nashville on his tour stops and decided to settle down and write songs full time.

“Mitch has a keen understanding of the Nashville and Texas markets after years of touring with artists who’ve grown their audiences and evolved as performers,” notes Mike Doyle, GM of Major Bob. “He’s got a great sense for spotting talent early and that’s what he did in this case. Long before Josh and Gunnar were on the Nashville radar, Mitch had introduced us and we were blown away with what they were doing.”

“Josh Grider is deep-rooted as an artist in Texas and Gunnar Latham has established himself as one of the best up-and-coming artists on the scene. When I first met Gunnar, and heard the songs that he and Josh were writing, I immediately sent their music to Andy Friday,” says Ballard. “Major Bob is the perfect fit for them. Bob [Doyle], Mike [Doyle], and Andy are very aware of the level and quality of talent in Texas and have been very proactive with the BMI Austin office to keep a finger on the pulse of talent coming out of the state.”

Major Bob Music is an independent Nashville-based publishing company owned by Bob Doyle that recently celebrated 36 years in business with over seventy No. 1 singles, two ASCAP Songwriter of the Year Awards, and a SESAC Songwriter of the Year. The company’s roster includes Garth Brooks, Zach Top, Nash Overstreet, Andy Sheridan, Ben Williams, Colin Healy, Angelo Petraglia, Ruby Amanfu and Jakub Vanyo.

Sheltered Music Publishing has acquired significant interest in Hall of Fame songwriter Dennis Linde’s music catalog.

Linde, who cut five solo albums in the ’70s, is known for writing a handful of Elvis Presley’s hits, including “Burning Love,” which marks Presley’s second highest-charting single in a decade, his 40th hit on Billboard‘s top 10, and would be his last on that chart.

Other notable Linde hits include Garth Brooks’ “Callin’ Baton Rouge” (1993) and The Chicks’ “Goodbye Earl” (1999), as well as “John Deere Green,” “Queen of my Double Wide Trailer,” “It Sure Is Monday,” and “Bubba Shot the Jukebox.” Steve Earl as well as fellow Hall of Fame songwriter and artist, Roger Miller, also recorded several of Linde’s songs.

“It is not often that a catalog as distinguished and diverse as Dennis Linde’s becomes available,” notes Sheltered Music SVP, Darrell Franklin. “As a music publisher, this is the quality of work we all aspire to represent. I’m honored to be able to do that with this music and to help further raise awareness and appreciation of one of Nashville’s greatest songwriting talents.”

“First and foremost, Dennis was a great father and loving husband,” shares Pam Linde. “He was the greatest man I ever met and I miss him every day. When we sat down with Lance [Freed] and Darrell, I knew that Sheltered Music Publishing would be a great home for Dennis’s musical legacy.”

Linde has recently been brought back into the spotlight following the release of Ashley McBryde‘s newly-Grammy-nominated record, Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville, which tips its hat to the writing methods of Linde. Created alongside Aaron Raitiere, Nicolette Hayford, Connie Harrington, Brandy Clark and Benjy Davis, Lindeville blends familiar characters, moral ambiguity and a dose of gallows humor to make the town feel like home.

Linde won BMI’s Top Writer Award in 1994 and earned 14 BMI Million-Air songs. In 2001, he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Linde died in 2006 in Nashville at the age of 63.