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NASHVILLE, TN (February 15, 2019) – Not missing a beat after the news of her forthcoming album and return as host of the ACM Awards, iconic entertainer REBA MCENTIRE chatted with fans during a Facebook Live this afternoon. Ahead of the April 5 release on Big Machine Records, STRONGER THAN THE TRUTH is available now for pre-order and immediate download of the title track, in addition to exclusive album bundles at Reba.com. She co-produced the 12-track project with Buddy Cannon in Nashville.
Reba will venture to New York City next week for a media blitz with national television and digital platform appearances. On Wednesday (2/20), the 16-time winner will reveal select 54th Academy of Country Music Awards™ nominees during CBS This Morning (8:30A half hour all time zones). Final categories are slated to post on ETonline.com at 8:50AM ET with the full list immediately following on ACMcountry.comand CBSNews.com/ACMawards. That afternoon she heads to a BUILD Series Q&A with a livestream via buildseries.com/ at 11:00A ET. Reba caps the evening at The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, which airs on CBS at 11:35/10:35c.
Keeping up late-night excitement on Thursday (2/21), Reba joins host Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens LIVE. Tune in at 11:00/10:00c on Bravo.
On April 7 Reba will mark her sixteenth time hosting the ACM Awards live from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, airing on the CBS Television Network at 8:00 PM ET/delayed PT.
Photo Credit: Cliff Lipson, CBS
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. 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 Fame and 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. For tour dates and more, visit Reba.com.
