<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Lucas Hoge is partnering with <em>Yellowstone</em> (<a title="Paramount" href="https://www.paramountplus.com/">Paramount</a>) actor Forrie J. Smith on his latest release “When A Cowboy Prays &#8211; out today. </p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>The stripped, pedal steel-laced ballad features Hoge’s famous baritone vocals and Smith’s husky narration to dig into the throughline of faith in the cowboy culture. Co-written by Hoge with Justin Lantz and produced by Forest Glen Whitehead, &#8220;When a Cowboy Prays&#8221; was inspired by his small-town beliefs and his faith. </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Listen to “When A Cowboy Prays” </strong><a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/kshbkn/4fxei1/cm3pimb" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>HERE</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“I so enjoyed writing ‘When a Cowboy Prays’ with Justin Lantz,” said Hoge. It’s a song that encompasses how so many of us are feeling in the world as we know it. The ever-changing ‘frontier’ of life &#8211; it often breaks our hearts to see the things that we know and love slowly slip away. I really love performing this song, and it was so great getting to collaborate on it with Forrie.” ;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Hoge and Smith met and became fast friends, and when Smith first heard the song, he asked to be a part of it. The creator, who plays Lloyd on Yellowstone, has released two spoken word-type singles &#8211; “The Wind,” and “Let It Be Known,” and blends his talents with Hoge’s in “When A Cowboy Prays.” ;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Hoge is set to release his first album since 2017, <em>Book About Me</em>, in early 2025. The project will feature 10 songs about growing up in the heartland of America and his experiences around the world</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"> ;&#8211; everything from growing up on a small Midwest farm, to creating and playing the Belize Songwriter Festival, which inspired his tune “Fruity Drink.” ;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Previous album release <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/kshbkn/4fxei1/se4pimb" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>Dirty South</em></a> reached No. 1 on the Billboard sales chart, and was in the Billboard Top 5 Country Albums in its first week.</p>