Reba McEntire wows fans with a major news announcement

This is something that caught Reba McEntire’s fans off guard.

The iconic, 69-year-old country artist is set to host this year’s ACM Awards.

Reba McEntire

Even though the awards show has been hosted by many country music stars, including Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks, McEntire holds the record as the artist with the most ACM Awards hosting gigs to her name.

“I am tickled to pieces to get to host the ACM Awards for the 17th time! What an honor to have been part of the past, present and now the future of the Academy of Country Music with Amazon Prime Video. I can’t wait to get to Texas and see everybody May 16th!” McEntire said within an ACM Awards release.

“No one has a deeper and richer history with the Academy than Reba, from her many years hosting the ACM Awards, and from her 16 ACM Awards wins including Entertainer of the Year and two ACM anniversary Milestone Awards. With exciting new music coming, extensive television presence and a worldwide fanbase, Reba’s back and better than ever!” ACM CEO Damon Whiteside said in the release.

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But that’s not all the news McEntire had to share. She announced on Instagram that she’ll be using her time during the show to debut new music.

“Oh hey @ACMawards, have you missed me? I can’t wait to host this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards – LIVE Thursday, May 16 at 8e | 5p on @PrimeVideo. I’ll also be performing brand-new music during the show,” McEntire wrote.

Fans flocked to the comment section to gush about the exciting news.

“I’m sorry, NEW music?!???!?!,” one user wrote.

“Yes @reba…we’ve missed seeing you host! You are the best!!! Thank you @acmawards for bringing back our Queen!!” another wrote.

The ACM Awards will be streaming exclusively on Prime Video on May 16.

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