“We are beyond thrilled to welcome Reba and Darius as this year's CMA Awards hosts,” Sarah Trahern, Country Music Association CEO, said in a statement. Tickets to select dates go on sale Friday, November 22nd.

The song, written by Rhett alongside Josh Miller, Josh Thompson and Matt Dragstrem, offers a message of hope and encouragement in these difficult times. McEntire leads the show for a fifth time in her career; 2020 marks Rucker's inaugural run. (Although, if you count her performance as Colonel Sanders in KFC ads, maybe it feels like she never left.) Justin Bieber Reflects on Growing Up in the Spotlight in 'Lonely' Video Starring Jacob Tremblay, NBC’s Trump Town Hall Was Pointless and Shameful, ‘$400 Million Is a Peanut’: Trump Admits to, Downplays Massive Debt During Town Hall, Preview ‘Austin City Limits’ Special Celebrating Stevie Ray Vaughan, This Supercut Shows Just How Bizarre a Single Trump Fox Interview Can Be, Watch Luke Combs Sing Piano Ballad ‘Better Together’ at Billboard Music Awards, Loretta Lynn and Johnny Cash’s Historic Guitars Will Be Played Live Again, Song You Need to Know: Friendship Commanders, ‘Stonechild’. He's since topped country radio charts with hits "If I Told You," "This," "Come Back Song" and more. REBA RE-RELEASES "WHAT IF". “I’m so excited to get back out on the road in 2020 and visit some places I haven’t been to in a while!” McEntire wrote on Instagram. The Country Music Association tapped McEntire and Rucker to host the 2020 ceremony, per an announcement Monday on "Good Morning America." All rights reserved. The many dangers of our sad little lives are weaponized by this horror franchise. The traditional TV news powers are scrambling for turf in the streaming space. McEntire shares her matter-of-fact humor with Rucker, the three-time Grammy Award-winning "Wagon Wheel" singer and former CMA Awards' New Artist of the Year recipient. It’s a dramatic turn for McEntire, who logged six seasons of her iconic sitcom Reba from 2001–07. “There are genre-defying junctures where without a particular record, music would not have gone in various directions. May 1 – Biloxi, MS @ Mississippi Coast Coliseum Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeartRadio App. 5 activities (last edit by DustinSoper, 2 Mar 2020, 02:16 Etc/UTC). "I wrote this song last year," Rhett shared on his Instagram Live. May 8 – Peoria, IL @ Peoria Civic Center Kicking off March 20th in Evansville, Indiana, the trek will visit arenas and includes stops in Biloxi, Mississippi, and St. Paul, Minnesota. The show airs at 8 p.m. EDT on ABC. Justin McIntosh. Reba McEntire will launch her 2020 tour in March. direct, Reba McEntire, VSCountry. Combine primetime powerhouse Reba McEntire with first-time host Darius Rucker and what do you get? May 7 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center 4 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart and was recently nominated for Best Country Album at the 2020 Grammys.

Country Music Hall of Fame member Reba McEntire has announced a series of headlining tour dates for spring 2020. Offers may be subject to change without notice. Rucker is the second Black artist in CMA Awards history to co-host the show and first since Charley Pride shared duties with Glen Campbell in 1975. But they didn’t give her a Kennedy Center Honors for nothing. “I heard this song probably four or five years ago, and loved it,” says McEntire. Oh my God, Offset!’”, Free Your Mind (to Think About En Vogue’s Billboard Music Awards Performance). Along with a handful of times hosting the CMA Awards, McEntire has hosted the Academy of Country Music Awards 16 times since 1986. Which might be one reason why it’s so strangely cathartic. April 24 – Rosemont, IL @ Allstate Arena Features Best Reba McEntire Songs: 20 Country Classics. give her a Kennedy Center Honors for nothing. The 50 Best Comedies on Netflix Right Now, Nicki Minaj Gives Birth, Finally Has a Son.

"I just wanted to record the best songs possible that I could find that touched my heart and hopefully, they'll touch somebody else's heart too," Reba McEntire says of her 33rd studio album. This combination photo shows Darius Rucker performing on NBC's "Today" show in New York on May 25, 2018, left, and Reba McEntire at the 54th annual Academy of … Country music stronghold Miranda Lambert leads nominations for the upcoming awards program. And the kids aren’t gonna tell him about their mom getting remarried, because in his mind it wouldn’t make any difference anyway.”, Overall, McEntire strived for a sense of balance between uptempo tracks like “No U In Oklahoma” and more contemplative material like “Tammy Wynette Kind of Pain.”, “In the TV business we call it a treacle-cutter,” says McEntire, who’s starred in the sitcoms Reba and Malibu Country. "I just wanted to record the best songs possible that I could find that touched my heart and hopefully, they'll touch somebody else's heart too.". *Sorry, there was a problem signing you up. Announced in September, Lambert — the most nominated woman in CMA Awards history, with 55 acknowledgments — earned seven nods, including Entertainer of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Female Vocalist of the Year. © Copyright 2020 Meredith Corporation. Written by Diane Warren and originally released in 1997, Reba felt compelled to re-release the song with an updated video as an encouraging message of …

Additionally, McEntire will give a solo performance during the show and sing her hit “Fancy.”.

McEntire says she hit the studio in late 2018 feeling refreshed and excited about the prospect of singing a collection of tracks she considered “honest and…country.” “It wasn’t anything forced at all, it was just so relaxed,” she says of making the project, her 33rd studio album. The 54th annual CMA awards take place Nov. 11 at Music City Center in downtown Nashville, a … The new CMA Awards co-hosting duo. The record, which dropped last April, landed at No. Reba McEntire will star as Idgie Threadgoode in a modernized TV adaptation of the book and movie “Fried Green Tomatoes” Like Fancy, we know she won’t let us down. March 26 – Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena There is also “In His Mind,” a track that is sung from a man’s point of view. “We were thrilled to pieces,” says McEntire of the nod. On Wednesday night, McEntire will take on the role of co-host for the 53rd CMA Awards, serving alongside Carrie Underwood (in her 12th year) and Dolly Parton. She shared the stage with Dolly Parton and Carrie Underwood for a night aimed at saluting women of the genre. Take a listen to the new song, "Be A Light" below.

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A new son and a guest verse all within the same week. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. Watch the music video for Reba McEntire's "What If", a country song (released in 2020) that reached the "Billboard Top Country Songs". Singer to visit arenas beginning in March. Reba – $ 2,000,000 Reba: Duets – $1,000,000 All the Women I am – $3,47,000 © 2020 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. The country singer is joined on the poignant ballad by Keith Urban, Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott and Chris Tomlin. McEntire released her latest album, Stronger Than the Truth, in April, two days before she served as the host of the ACM Awards in Las Vegas.

Jacob Tremblay Plays a Young, ‘Lonely’ Justin Bieber in New Music Video, New Mom Nicki Minaj Guests on Remix of Viral Tik Tok Song ‘Whole Lotta Choppas’. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Before the end of 2019, McEntire will head back to Las Vegas to play several dates with Brooks & Dunn for their ongoing residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. May 2 – Duluth, GA @ Infinite Energy Center This follows the recent news that the singer will be launching a podcast for Spotify in 2020. Maren Morris landed  five nominations behind crossover success “The Bones,. We want to hear from you! April 26 – Sioux Falls, SD @ Denny Sanford Premier Center Maybe Adam Sandler has some job openings? “I loved every one of them, [producer] Buddy Cannon is a jewel to work with, and all the musicians made it just a great fun week to get into the studio and record.”, Album highlights include the title track, which was co-written by McEntire’s niece Autumn and Hannah Lousie Blaylock. The country singer is joined on the poignant ballad by Keith Urban, Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott and Chris Tomlin. Want more Rolling Stone?