“Gonna Wanna Tonight” earns nod for Breakthrough Video of the Year as Rice continues his nationwide trek with Kenny Chesney on The Big Revival Tour
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 13, 2015) – As the St. Louis Post-Dispatch noted in a recent review of his high-energy performance on The Big Revival Tour, Chase Rice has “plenty to bring to the table” and now, with his first CMT Music Award
nomination under his belt, the country music maverick is on a hotter
streak than ever as he heads into a busy summer. CMT announced the
nominations this morning, with the sultry video for Rice’s Top
40-and-climbing single, “Gonna Wanna Tonight,” landing a nod for Breakthrough Video of the Year.
“This video was really cool, because it really captured what I know and
just that simple lifestyle that I love. It’s just a guy and his girl
hanging out and getting away from everything, just having fun together
and enjoying where they are,” said Rice. “I don’t get to do that as much
when I’m on the road, but it’s what I know and it’s what my fans know,
so this song and video are really relatable. And we had a lot of fun
making it, so I’m pumped to have my first CMT award nomination with
this!”
Directed by Jeff Venable, the music video for “Gonna Wanna Tonight”
brings to life the flirtatious lyrics penned by Shane McAnally, Jon Nite
and Jimmy Robbins; which Taste of Country notes “works because
[they] aren’t too soaked in syrup. [. . .] There’s a few innuendoes
that keep the song between the cheeky rails Rice guides his career
between.”
“Gonna Wanna Tonight” is the second single from Rice’s chart-topping Columbia Nashville/Dack Janiels Records album Ignite The Night, following the Top 5 Platinum smash, “Ready Set Roll.”