2024
Marks 50 Years Since Reba Was DiscoveredSinging National
Anthem
Nashville,
TN – January 18, 2024 – Reba McEntire is slated to perform the national anthem
for Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas, which was announced on CBS
Mornings. The Super Bowl will take place at
Allegiant Stadium on Sunday, Feb. 11 and will air on CBS.
The
performance will mark a full circle moment for Reba, who was discovered 50
years ago at the 1974 National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma when she sang the
national anthem, launching her iconic career.
"I’m honored to be part of something as big and historic as the Super Bowl
coming to Las Vegas for the first time," Reba said. "2024 marks 50
years since I was discovered singing the National Anthem at the National Finals
Rodeo, and I can’t think of a better way to celebrate that anniversary."
Along with Reba, pre-game talent for the Super Bowl includes Post Malone and
Andra Day with Usher performing at half time.
Reba recently wrapped her role as coach on Season 24 of NBC’s The Voice and
is set to return for Season 25. Her New York Times best-selling book Not That Fancy is available now.
About Reba McEntire
Multi-media entertainment mogul Reba McEntire has become a household name
through a successful career that includes music, television, film, theater,
retail and hospitality. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Hollywood Bowl
member has more than 50 award wins under her belt, earning honors from the
ACM Awards, American Music Awards, People’s Choice Awards, CMA Awards,
GRAMMY® Awards and GMA Dove Awards.
Reba
was also a 2018 Kennedy Center Honors recipient, in addition to multiple
philanthropic and leadership honors. Reba has celebrated unprecedented
success including 35 career No.1 singles and more than 58 million albums sold
worldwide. Reba earned her 60th Top 10 on the Billboard Country Airplay
chart, extending her record for the most Top 10 hits among female artists.
Reba’s
Top 10 success spans five straight decades, landing her in the singular group
with only George Jones, Willie Nelson, and Dolly Parton who have the same
achievement. The Oklahoma native and Golden Globe® nominated actress has
multiple movie credits to her name, a critically-acclaimed lead role on
Broadway in Irving Berlin’s Annie Get Your Gun, and starred in the 6-season
television sitcom Reba.
Reba
has also proven to be a savvy entrepreneur, with longstanding brand
partnerships including her Dillard’s clothing line and western footwear
collection REBA by Justin™. She has even added restauranteur to the list with
Reba’s Place, a restaurant, bar, retail and entertainment venue in Atoka,
Oklahoma. Reba is serving as a coach on Seasons 24 and 25 of NBC’s The Voice.
Her new book Not
That Fancy landed on the New York Times bestseller list. For
more information, visit www.Reba.com.
The
country legend's new album returns to some of her commercial roots, telling
stories of domestic betrayal in grand yet thoroughly grounded fashion.
Reba
McEntire returned to the charts debuting at No.4 on Billboard Top
Country Albums with STRONGER THAN
THE TRUTH (Rockin R/Big Machine/BMLG), which opened with 21,000 equivalent album units (19,800
sold).
The
set launched as her 27th top 10, a
sum that includes 13 No.1s. Stronger Than the Truth is the thirty-third studio
album by the American country music superstar. It was released on April 5,
2019, by Big Machine Records.
A
cowgirl to the core, REBA MCENTIRE has never
been bashful about her Country roots. The iconic entertainer
proves it with STRONGER THAN THE
TRUTH, her thirty-third studio
album, which dropped April 5 on Big Machine Records.
Reba
co-produced the 12-track project with Buddy Cannon in Nashville, which
follows her dual chart-topping, GRAMMY® and GMA Dove Awards-winning SING
IT NOW: SONGS OF FAITH & HOPE.
Debut
#1 UK Country iTunes Album Chart
(#25 UK iTunes all-genres)
Debut
#2 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#4
US iTunes all-genres)
Debut
No.4 on Billboard Top Country Albums & No.22 all-genre Billboard
200 (21,000 equivalent album units)
Debut
at No.3 on Official UK Country Album
Top 20 (Week Ending 18 April 2019)
“The response to SING IT NOW: SONGS OF FAITH & HOPE reinforced my
love for recording songs that speak to the heart. So when I
started selecting songs for this album, I stuck with that same formula –
go with the songs that touch my heart, and hopefully when you hear me
singing it, they’ll touch yours too. That honesty once again revealed
itself,” expressed Reba. “I grew up on an 8,000-acre family ranch
singing at dance halls, honky-tonks and rodeos with my brother
and sister. STRONGER THAN THE TRUTH takes me back to that kind
of country music that I grew up with. I haven’t gotten to do that in a
while, so I’m thrilled to pieces to release this new music.”
Fans can purchase exclusive album bundles at Reba.com such as the
100-Proof Package (autographed vinyl, shot glass, bar tool set and t-shirt).
Reba shared more details about the project through a Facebook
Live (Feb
15) in conjunction with the pre-order that includes an immediate download
of the title track.
Reba
talked about each of the tracks on STRONGER THAN THE TRUTH a week ahead of its
release via a 12-series of Facebook postsalso published on YouTube Listen to
the audio here:
STRONGER THAN THE TRUTH Tracklisting:
1.
Swing All Night Long With You | Written by Sidney Cox, Jon Randall
2.
Stronger Than The Truth | Written by Hannah Louise Blaylock, Autumn McEntire
3.
Storm In A Shot Glass | Written by Mary Browder, Will Robinson, Leslie Satcher
4.
Tammy Wynette Kind Of Pain | Written by Brandy Clark, Mark Narmore, Shelley
Skidmore
5.
Cactus In A Coffee Can | Written by Steve Seskin, Allen Shamblin Lyrics
6.
Your Heart | Written by Kellys Collins
7.
The Clown | Written by Dallas Davidson, Hillary Lindsey, James Slater
8.
No U In Oklahoma | Written by Reba McEntire, Ronnie Dunn, Donna McSpadden
9.
The Bar’s Getting Lower | Written by Kellys Collins, Erin Enderlin, Liz
Hengber, Alex Kline
10.
In His Mind | Written by Reba McEntire, Liz Hengber, Tommy Lee James
11.
Freedom | Written by Jay Brunswick, Tommy Cecil, Jaida Dreyer, John Pierce
12.
You Never Gave Up On Me | Written by Billy Aerts, Burton Collins
Behind The Scenes: Go
in studio with Reba as she records "Storm In A Shot Glass"
Reba McEntire
Locks Multiple Appearances Leading Up To New Album + Hosting ACM Awards (4/7)
Not
missing a beat after the news of her forthcoming album and return as host of
the ACM Awards, iconic entertainer Reba chatted with fans during a Facebook Live
In
addition to exclusive album bundles at Reba.com.
Reba ventured to New York City for a media blitz with national television and
digital platform appearances. On Wednesday Feb 20, 2019, the 16-time winner
revealed select 54th Academy of Country Music Awards™ nominees
during CBS This Morning. Reba headed to
a BUILD Series Q&A with a livestream via buildseries.com/ and capped the
evening at The Late
Show With Stephen Colbert.
On
Reba’s birthday (March 28) NPR Music
gave listeners an exclusive first listen to the album.
McEntire
sat down with Amna Nawaz (PBS New Hour) for a revealing chat
about the changes she'd like to see in country music, how she achieved career
success and why she’s now going back to her roots.
On
April 7 Reba marked her sixteenth time hosting the ACM Awards live from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas which aired
on the CBS Television Network at 8:00 PM ET/delayed PT.
Published on April 14, 2019 watch her perform "Freedom":
REBA COVERS PEOPLE MAGAZINE
Reba
McEntire‘s new album, Stronger Than the Truth, is filled with
heartache, heartbreak and “you done me wrong” songs, but don’t read too much
into them. After a painful and unwanted divorce in 2015, the country
queen’s heart has long since healed.
If
it wasn’t, McEntire, 64, tells PEOPLE exclusively in this week’s issue, “I
couldn’t be singing those songs.” Read More →
CONNECT with Reba McEntire:
ABOUT REBA MCENTIRE:
Reba McEntire is a multi-media
mogul, who has become a household name through a successful career that spans
across music, television, film, theater and retail.
The
Grand Ole Opry and Hollywood Bowl member has won 16 ACM Awards, 15 American
Music Awards, 9 People’s Choice
Awards and 6 CMA Awards, in
addition to other philanthropic and leadership honors.
She
joined an elite group of creators as one of the 2018 Kennedy Center Honors recipients for her lifetime artistic
achievements alongside Cher, Philip Glass, Wayne Shorter and the creators
of Hamilton.
Photo
Credit: Cliff Lipson, CBS
Reba
has made 13 ascents atop the Billboard Country chart, bolstering her
successful record of 35 No. 1 singles
and over 56 million albums sold
worldwide.
The
Oklahoma native is also an acclaimed actress with 11 movie credits to her name,
a lead role on Broadway and a six-season starring run on the television sitcom Reba.
In
2005, she partnered with Dillard’s to launch her own lifestyle brand, and most
recently launched the REBA by Justin™ western footwear
collection at select retailers nationwide.
She
was named the first female and musician to portray KFC’s iconic founder Colonel
Harland Sanders in the brand’s celebrity
colonel campaign.
Throughout
2019, she will bring that same bubbly energy and penchant for excellence to Las Vegas as part of the
longest-running Country residency in The Colosseum’s history alongside her superstar
pals for REBA, BROOKS & DUNN:
Together In Vegas at Caesars.
The
Country Music Hall of Fame member will also be featured in the Country Music Hall of Fameand Museum’s first exhibition of
2019, American Currents: The Music of 2018, from March 8, 2019 through
February 8, 2020. Offering rich detail about the noteworthy figures and events
in country music’s recent past, Reba is loaning her recent Kennedy Center
Honors medallion and blue gown which she wore for the December 2018 ceremony.
Last week,Reba McEntireannounced plans to release a Gospel
music project in February 3, 2017. The two-disc set will feature both familiar
and brand-new songs. Last year, Joseph Habedank, the popular vocalist who has
also garnered hits as a songwriter, was surprised to learn that “Sing
It Now,” a song co-written with Tony Wood and Michael Farren, would be
included in this project. Because Reba had not released plans, Habedank could
not tell a soul.
This past week, in a Facebook
live chat, Reba McEntire released details of that project and
Habedank was surprised to learn that his tune would be the title track!
Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope is set to release in
February 2017 and Joseph is thrilled.
“I am
humbled that Reba loved this song enough to record it and then to select it as
the title for her new Gospel project,” said Habedank. “I am honored to share
this moment with two of the finest men I know, Tony Wood and Michael Farren.”
Habedank records for Daywind Records and
makes his home just outside Nashville, TN with his lovely wife, Lindsay.
Wembley 2012 Country Music Festival Review & Highlights
Read and Listen to the Festival reviews by Douglas McPherson, Lee Williams (plus Ali Isabella interview), Jim Duncan. Watch the Youtube Festival highlights
The International Festival of Country Music at Wembley Arena was worth reviving- 4 STARS out of 5
When the promoter Mervyn Conn proposed a country music festival at Wembley in 1969, the British music industry laughed. Country was old hat, they claimed, and he wouldn’t get a big enough crowd to fill his living room. Conn proved his critics wrong. Televised throughout the 70s and 80s, the now legendary Wembley festivals grew into a four-day annual pilgrimage that drew country fans from all over the UK. They made household names of Tammy Wynette, Dolly Parton and Don Williams.
With many of the stars of country’s golden age now departed, Conn’s decision to revive his festival this year, after a 21-year absence, appeared almost as risky as his decision to stage the first one 40 years ago. Headliner Reba McEntire, for example, is huge is America, with 70 million album sales to her name. But country is so underexposed on this side of the Atlantic that her repertoire is almost unknown to the wider British public.
The British media’s lack of interest in country, however, has always belied a healthy grassroots following. And with a mixture of aching ballads and punchy blues-rock, the current Queen of Country reigned over an adoring audience that was soon dancing in the seats and up and down the aisles.
Lonestar, remembered for their big international hit Amazed, got an even bigger welcome than McEntire. For much of their set they sounded like a rock band, even finishing with The Beatles’ Get Back. But with the moving ballad I’m Already There they reminded us of country’s greatest strength: picture-painting, story-based, tear-your-heart-out lyrics that are the most direct and lucid in popular music.
Elsewhere, the 10-hour show celebrated country’s great variety of sub genres. Asleep at the Wheel provided slick western swing, Ricky Skaggs served bluegrass and Jo-el Sonnier added a fiery shot of Cajun rock.
Veteran crooner George Hamilton IV was a link to the very first Wembley country festival while young Briton Tim McKay proved capable of making the loud and rocking yet still lyrically clever country currently in vogue in Nashville. Perhaps the most memorable moment found 23-year-old Texan Will Banister – who was almost the only man in the arena wearing a cowboy hat – wowing the crowd with a sublimely straightforward revival of Lovesick Blues. Sixty-three years after the father of country music, Hank Williams, yodelled his way through the same song, it was proof that country music, like rock’n’roll, will never die.
SOURCE - Daily TelegraphBy Douglas McPherson 6:16PM GMT 27 Feb 2012
2 ) Lee Williams CMR Nashville Review & Interview (2 March 2012)
That’s a great song from Ricky Skaggs called “Can’t Shake Jesus” from an album called Mosaic that came out about 18 months ago but he sang it at Wembley and it really went down well and so did ALL the other acts that appeared. Reba McEntire was excellent, Asleep At the Wheel, you had Lonestar who came back with a vengence with Richie [McDonald] being back in the band, just so much going on. There was a great crowd, great day, it started off about 2:30pm, the football was next door! Lots of people enjoyed themselves, great acts all the way from 2 o’clock.
Ali Isabella Interview
This is an edited version of an interview with Ali Isabella conducted by Lee Williams for CMR Nashville (Europe’s #1 Country Internet Station) which was recorded in a Wembley hotel just 2 days before Ali performed at The International Festival of Country Music held at the nearby Wembley Arena on Sunday February 26, 2012!
Ali talks about her time in the UK and preparations ahead of her big day. They discuss her new single release “What If”which has been included on the promotional Hotdisc #159 (March 2012) and tracks from her brand new album SAY YOU'LL BE MINE.
Tracks played on the show include “What If”, “Say You'll Be Mine”, “So Free” and “New York City Country Girl”
3 ) Jim Duncan Wolverhampton Community RadioReview (Thurs, 1 Mar 2012)
Country Radio presenter and WOLVESTOCK festival promoter Jim Duncan and Steve Morrisfrom the show "Roots And Branches” chat briefly about the festival on WCR FM 101.8 (Wolverhampton Community Radio)http://www.wcrfm.com/cmsms/
Steve Morris -So does this mean though if this is the Wembley Festival again, does this mean we will see the resurgence of the big and good country music festivals, some big acts coming across?
Jim Duncan – No
Steve Morris - Right, well that a short answer!
Jim Duncan – Quite frankly NO. It was a big festival, half of Wembley was sheeted off, it wasn’t used. VERY UNDER SOLD.
Steve Morris -In a sense unless you’ve got a long memory Reba McEntire is not a name to excite a kind of mass festival going audience.
Jim Duncan – That’s the big problem, it’s been 20 years since the Wembley festival stopped and he [Mervyn Conn] went to start them again and he went back to all the old acts that he knew he, didn’t ask anyone what the new current acts were….
To LISTEN to Jim's review and the full dialogue listen here:
YouTubey Wembley 2012 Country Festival
Wembley Hightlights of Reba McEntire, Lonestar, Ricky Skaggs, George Ducas, Tim Mckay, John McNicholl, Raymond Froggatt, Asleep at the Wheel, Will Banister, Ali Isabella Filmed by www.2country.net Country Music Radio - Youtube
Also in Ali's setlist – “ What If", "Boy Next Door" and closed with "NYC Country Girl"
xx "Thank you so much to all the fans and Wembley Arena, had the time of my life!! said Ali
Tim McKay and The Pauper Kings - “Somedays You Gotta Dance” (Dixie Chicks – writers Troy Johnson, Marshall Morgan), “Goodbye Would Go”, “Heart Wide Open”-YouTube
BUY / SAMPLE Tim’s album Chasing Dreams on Amazon.uk
“Why Haven't I Heard From You” – YouTube( courtesy of Londonbaby)
“Because Of You” – YouTube( courtesy of Londonbaby) Tremendous!
Reba McEntire Wembley Setlist included :
“All the Woman I Am” , “Till You Love Me”, “Whoever’s In New England”, “Does He Love You”, “Nothing to Lose” (From album KEEP ON LOVING YOU), Can’t Even Keep the Blues”, “You Lie” , “Why haven't I Heard From You” “Because Of You”, “I’m A Survivor” , “Take It Back”, “Is There Life Out There”, “Somebody’s Chelsea”, “The Fear Of Being Alone”, “The Greatest Man I Never Knew”, and “Turn On The Radio”
PHOTOS - XTF (www.xthefrog.com )photographed the landmark event at Wembley. Like their page and see a selection of the event’s photos are on the XTF Facebook page
Reba McEntire joined BBC Breakfast presenters Susanna Reid and Charlie Stayt [See Photo] two days before she performs at the Wembley Country Music Festival when the topic was:
Whether we Brits are in love with Country?
Susanna Reid - Well we have Reba McEntire to thank for the weather
Reba - I brought it with me, I did [picturedat The Albert Memorial in Knightsbridge, London]
Susanna Reid - You arrived yesterday from LA and you brought glorious sunshine with you so thank you very much indeed. The American country music scene has produced a host of artists which have come to the UK and who the UK has come to love. Dolly Parton of course Kenny Rogers, Shania Twain to name just a few.
Charlie Stayt - This weekend the International Festival of Country Music is being held at the Wembley Arena in London. It hasn’t been hosted in the UK for the past 2 decades? Is that right?
Reba - That’s true
Charlie Stayt - WOW! We’re asking the question this morning about whether we Brits are in love with Country?
Susanna Reid - We’re going to be talking with Reba in just a moment; you might be interested in this.
Reba - And the answer is yes
Susanna Reid - (Laughs)
Charlie Stayt - The answer is clearly yes, have a look ....
Aisling McVeigh: Country music has always been the soundtrack of America and whilst it’s NEVER enjoyed mainstream success in the UK it’s always had its supporters. Regular country music festivals starring the likes of Dolly Parton and Johnny Cash were ONCE popular in this country and now one of the BIGGEST is coming back to London and Belfast after a 20 year break.
Mervyn Conn: The International Festival of Country Music, it’s an idea I thought of in 1968 and I ran it for 20 something years, until 1992. Maybe before I hang my spurs up before the Lord above calls me, I thought lets give it ONE more shot
Aisling McVeigh: In a few days time THOUSANDS of fans will PACK out this arena highlighting Britain’s growing interest in country music. The Country Music Associations (CMA) Songwriters series has just been to London for the first time, showcasing the works of country artists like Clint Black and Bill Anderson.
Bill Anderson: I think in a way our music may have started here a long time ago. You can hear so much of the Celtic influences; you can hear so much of the old English and Scottish Folk ballads and some of the earlier traditional country music. I’m not sure but when we come here that perhaps were not bringing our country music back home where it started centuries ago.
Aisling McVeigh: Bob Harris presents a weekly country music show on Radio 2. He thinks the UK’s image of country music has changed in recent years.
Bob Harris: Britain saw it as kind of cheesy, that has changed I really do think so there’s a whole new generation of very exciting new acts come into country now. I mean for example I’m a particular fan of the band The Band Perry. One of the main instruments in The Band Perry sound is the mandolin and that roots them in bluegrass.
Bill Anderson: There only 2 kinds of music, good and bad (laughs). We’ve all made some of each (chuckles)
Charlie Stayt -What we really needed to hear was Reba’s little commentary going through that. I know him
Reba - I’ve toured with her, I know them, I’ve been around a long time, I know everybody
Susanna Reid- Would you agree with that comment – “There’s only 2 types of music” because I’ve heard stars in your position in your position say – “There’s only 2 types of music Country and Western ?
Reba - Oh well we don’t say Country & Western anymore. Country and Western was more like Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Tex Ritter but I do agree with Bill [Anderson] there is only 2 types of country music good and bad and I stick with the good as much as possible.
Susanna Reid- And it’s working, you are the biggest selling Female country, no the biggest selling female artist in the US of all time
Charlie Stayt -Country artist
Reba - Just country yeah, well I’ve been around for a long time, I’ve had a wonderful career, had lots of fun got to see lots of people toured with lots of different acts and the friends that you get to meet and make that’s the icing of the cake, that’s what’s so special
Charlie Stayt- I tell you what, this is not related to anything really but do you know the single highest selling female artist of all time, of all genres is?
Charlie Stayt - Nana Mouskouri, well there you go, you don’t even know. Nana Mouskouri was a star in the 70’s, a Greek lady who is now a Politician but she was an amazing singer. Sorry I’ve taken us on a completely different route.
Reba - Well, I’ve learned something today, that’s very interesting
Charlie Stayt - Female country stars I always think of as a particular brand. In the UK we think of these very strong characters like Dolly Parton. What is it? Is it something particular to female country stars, is there a common thing?
Reba - A common denominator?
Charlie Stayt - Yes of some kind, outside of the music is there something about their character
Reba - They are characters, we are characters, we love what we do, we love life, we’re gypsies at heart, and we love to travel. I can speak for Dolly Parton and myself because when she did the Reba TV show with me years ago we were sitting there talking. I said Dolly are we ever going to retire and quit and she said – “But what would we do” and I said “I don’t know” so she said “Let’s keep doing this, were having fun” so I said “OK, I’m for that”
Susanna Reid - So she’s a good friend of yours?
Reba - Yes, I love Dolly
Susanna Reid - But you would imagine you two would be quite competitive?
Reba - Oh of course we’re all competitive in our business but we all pull for each other too
Charlie Stayt - And to give people so scale, I hate to do this in a way
Reba - Oh go ahead
Charlie Stayt - But often we talk to country stars over here and you’ll be aware but there is a bit of a gap. In America country music is an extraordinary thing, massive phenomena. Here there is a different vibe about it which I know is changing. You haven’t been here for 10 years for example.
Reba - Haven’t been for 10 years. I did Broadway in 2001, I did a television show for six years and been touring in the United States a lot and the reason we wanted to come back over here was mainly for my band and crew. Some of them we’re here with me in 1999 but a lot of them haven’t gotten to tour Europe and so it was a perk for them. It was let’s go over there and have fun and introduce the music that people haven’t seen these past 10 to 12 years to come back over to see them again and show them what we’re up to. We have got a lot of new music for them.
Susanna Reid - What do you open with?
Reba - It’s a song called “All The Women I Am”. It’s the title of my new album that’s been released here
Susanna Reid - And you have a new single “Turn On The Radio” lets hear it, here we go [ video clip shown]
Charlie Stayt - What’s he up to, he doesn’t say much?
Susanna Reid - (laughs)
Reba - Well I kind of found out that he’s cheatin’ on me so I kinda tie him up with the microphone cord and telling him what I’m thinking about him
Charlie Stayt - Oh, aha
Reba - It’s All the Women I Am it’s one of those people inside
Charlie Stayt - Are you kind of an iconic figure for women of a certain age in America?
Reba - I think so, they tell me that.
Charlie Stayt - What do you think you represent?
Reba - Well experience, knowledge, things that I’ve learned sometimes the hard way sometimes advice from other of my buddies like Loretta and Dolly and just trying to keep everybody going down the good road. As they told we “I’m trying to keep you out of a chug hole and the pot holes and away from bad people
Charlie Stayt - Chug Holes (laughs)
Reba – And try and keep you going down the straight and narrow
Susanna Reid - Yeah, although the trouble is, as we just saw in that song constantly in country music people are coming up against men who aren’t good for them.
Reba - Isn’t that true
Susanna Reid - yeah
Reba - Well that everyday life
Susanna Reid - Is it?
Reba - That’s what we sing about in country music and people in the audience can relate to it and what I do, my job is to find the songs that people can relate to because if it touches my heart when I hear it, hopefully it will touch your heart too when I sing it if I’ve done my job well.
Charlie Stayt - Can you do an English accent?
Reba - Oh yes [spoken in Queens English]
Charlie Stayt & SR (laughing)
Charlie Stayt - Well I tell you what it’s better than my Oklahoma accent
Reba - Oh no, give it to me.
Charlie Stayt - Oh no, I really can’t, too bad
SR - Lovely to see you today
Reba - Thank you so much
SR - Have a great time this week
Reba - Thanks, thanks
SR - Please leave the weather behind when you go it’s been lovely
Reba – Beautiful here
SR - Reba’s new album ALL THE WOMEN I AM is out now [Amazon.uk] and you can see her at the International Festival of Country Music at Wembley Arena this Sunday and at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast [details] on Wednesday the 29th of February.
