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{{Short description|American country singer and actress (born 1955)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name           = Reba McEntire
| image          = Reba McEntire (51936713933) (cropped).jpg
| caption        = McEntire in 2022
| birth_name     = Reba Nell McEntire
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1955|3|28}}
| birth_place    = [[McAlester, Oklahoma]], U.S.
| alma_mater     = [[Southeastern Oklahoma State University]] ([[bachelor of science|BSc]])
| occupation     = {{hlist|Singer|actress|television personality|producer|businesswoman}}
| works = {{hlist|[[Reba McEntire albums discography|Albums]]|[[Reba McEntire singles discography|singles]]|[[Reba McEntire videography|videography]]}}
| awards = [[List of awards and nominations received by Reba McEntire|Full list]]
| years_active   = 1975–present
| relatives      = {{plainlist|
* [[Susie McEntire]] (sister)
* [[Pake McEntire]] (brother)
}}
| partner        = Anthony Lasuzzo (2017–2019)<br>[[Rex Linn]] (2020–present; engaged)
| children       = [[Shelby Blackstock]]
| website        = {{URL|reba.com}}
| module         = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| instrument     = {{hlist|Vocals|piano|guitar}}
| genre          = {{hlist|[[Country music|Country]]|[[Gospel music|gospel]]}}
| label          = {{hlist|[[PolyGram]]/[[Mercury Records|Mercury]]|[[Universal Music Group Nashville|MCA Nashville]]|[[Big Machine Records|Valory]]|[[Nash Icon Records|Nash Icon]]|[[Big Machine Records|Big Machine]]|Rockin' R}}
| past_member_of = The Singing McEntires
}}
| spouse         = {{ubl|{{marriage|Charlie Battles|1976|1987|end=div}}|{{marriage|Narvel Blackstock|1989|2015|end=div}}}}
}}

'''Reba Nell McEntire''' ({{IPAc-en|'|r|i:|b|ə|_|'|m|æ|k|ɪ|n|t|aɪər}} {{respell|REE|bə|MAK|in|tire}}; born March 28, 1955),<ref name=CMT>{{cite web|title=Reba McEntire Biography|url=http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/mcentire_reba/bio.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031221105132/http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/mcentire_reba/bio.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 21, 2003|access-date=September 11, 2011}}</ref>{{sfn|Wolff, Kurt|2000|p=483-487}} or simply '''Reba''', is an American [[country music|country]] singer and actress. Dubbed "[[Honorific nicknames in popular music|The Queen of Country]]", she has sold more than 75 million records worldwide.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.heraldbulletin.com/news/local_news/briefs/your-weekend-june/article_958de848-1064-5844-a2c6-458378ec2b81.html|title=Your Weekend: June 14–16 |date=June 14, 2019|work=[[The Herald Bulletin]]|access-date=July 25, 2019}}</ref> Since the 1970s, she has placed over 100 singles on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot Country Songs]] chart, 25 of which reached the number-one spot.<ref name="Country Songs">{{cite magazine |title=Reba McEntire chart history (Country Songs) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/reba-mcentire/chart-history/csi/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=20 October 2021}}</ref> An actress in both film and television,<ref name="Lifetime Movie">{{cite web |last=Parton |first=Chris |title=Reba McEntire to Star in Lifetime Christmas Movie |url=https://www.soundslikenashville.com/news/reba-mcentire-to-star-in-lifetime-christmas-movie/ |website=Sounds Like Nashville |date=March 5, 2021 |access-date=24 October 2021}}</ref> McEntire starred in the television series ''[[Reba (TV series)|Reba]]'', which aired for six seasons. She also owns several businesses, including a restaurant and a clothing line.<ref name="Biography">{{cite web |title=Reba McEntire: Age, Songs & TV Show |url=https://www.biography.com/musician/reba-mcentire |website=[[Biography (TV program)|Biography]] |access-date=24 October 2021}}</ref>

One of four children, McEntire was born and raised in Oklahoma. With her mother's help, her siblings and she formed the Singing McEntires, who played at local events and recorded for a small label. McEntire later enrolled at [[Southeastern Oklahoma State University]] and studied to become a public-school teacher. She also continued to occasionally perform and was heard singing at a rodeo event by country performer [[Red Steagall]]. Drawn to her singing voice, Steagall helped McEntire secure a country music recording contract with [[PolyGram]]/[[Mercury Records]] in 1975.

Over the next several years, PolyGram/Mercury released a series of McEntire's albums and singles, which amounted to little success. In the early 1980s, McEntire's music gained more momentum through several top-10 country songs, including "[[(You Lift Me) Up to Heaven]]", "[[I'm Not That Lonely Yet]]", and her first number one "[[Can't Even Get the Blues]]". Yet McEntire became increasingly unhappy with her career trajectory and signed with [[MCA Records]] in 1984. Her second MCA album titled ''[[My Kind of Country (Reba McEntire album)|My Kind of Country]]'' (1984) became her breakout release, spawning two number-one ''Billboard'' country singles and pointed toward a more traditional musical style. Through the 1980s, McEntire released seven more studio albums and had 10 more number-one country hits. Her number-one singles included "[[One Promise Too Late]]", "[[The Last One to Know (song)|The Last One to Know]]", and the [[Grammy Award]]-winning "[[Whoever's in New England (song)|Whoever's in New England]]".

In 1991, McEntire lost eight of her band members in a plane crash in [[San Diego]], California. The experience led to McEntire's critically acclaimed album ''[[For My Broken Heart]]'', which is her highest-selling album to date. She followed it with several commercially successful albums during the 1990s, including ''[[Read My Mind (album)|Read My Mind]]'' (1994), ''[[What If It's You]]'' (1996), and ''[[If You See Him]]'' (1998). These albums featured the number-one country singles "[[The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (song)|The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter]]", "[[How Was I to Know (Reba McEntire song)|How Was I to Know]]", and a duet with [[Brooks and Dunn]] called "[[If You See Him/If You See Her]]". McEntire's acting career began in January 1990 when she made her film debut in ''[[Tremors (1990 film)|Tremors]]''. In 2001, she played the role of [[Annie Oakley]] in the Broadway musical ''[[Annie Get Your Gun (musical)|Annie Get Your Gun]]''. In the same year, [[The WB]] launched the TV series ''[[Reba (TV series)|Reba]]'', in which she starred. More recently, she has guest-starred on ''[[Young Sheldon]]'' as June Ballard and had a main role in the third season of ''[[Big Sky (American TV series)|Big Sky]]''. Since 2023, McEntire has been featured as a coach on four seasons of the reality competition show ''[[The Voice (American TV series)|The Voice]]''. She currently stars in the [[NBC]] sitcom ''[[Happy's Place]]''.

==Early life==
McEntire was born in [[McAlester, Oklahoma]], in 1955<ref name="allmusicbio">{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p1724|pure_url=yes}} |title=Reba McEntire&nbsp;– Biography |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=October 22, 2021}}</ref> but was raised on a ranch in [[Chockie, Oklahoma]].<ref name="Hall of Fame">{{cite web |title=Reba McEntire: Artist Bio |url=https://countrymusichalloffame.org/artist/reba-mcentire/ |website=[[Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum]] |access-date=October 22, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Fort Worth">{{cite news |last=Koop |first=Chacour |title=A rival for Rocky? 'Epic' Reba McEntire statue may be built in her Oklahoma hometown |url=https://www.star-telegram.com/news/nation-world/national/article239097818.html#storylink=cpy |access-date=October 22, 2021 |work=[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]] |date=January 8, 2020}}</ref> She was the third of four children born to Clark (1927–2014) and Jacqueline McEntire (1926–2020).{{sfn|Oermann|Bufwack|2003|p=453-454}} Her grandfather, John Wesley McEntire, was a world-champion [[steer roping|steer roper]] in 1934, while her father held the same title three times (1957, 1958, and 1961).<ref>{{cite news |last=Porter |first=Willard H. |title=By Any Name, Pake a Hit McEntire Extends Family Tradition of Rodeo Success |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/article/2322651/by-any-name-pake-a-hit-mcentire-extends-family-tradition-of-rodeo-success |access-date=October 22, 2021 |work=[[The Oklahoman]] |date=July 1, 1990}}</ref> Jacqueline McEntire had aspirations of becoming a country singer,{{sfn|Oermann|Bufwack|2003|p=453-454}} but instead became a public-school teacher, librarian, and secretary.<ref>{{cite web |last=Reuter |first=Annie |title=Reba McEntire's Mom Gets Her Degree |url=https://tasteofcountry.com/reba-mcentire-mom-college-degree/ |website=[[Taste of Country]] |date=October 11, 2016 |access-date=October 22, 2021}}</ref> While her mother was tender and loving, her father had trouble showing affection. "When we were growing up, I used to regret that Daddy never told us that he loved us," she recalled in her autobiography.{{sfn|Carter|McEntire|1994|p=28}} The McEntire family owned a cattle ranch. Each family member contributed to running the cattle operation. The McEntire children helped with ranch chores before and after school. This included [[Neutering|castrating]] bulls and giving them worm medicine.{{sfn|Carter|McEntire|1994|p=23-34}}

The McEntire siblings also developed an interest in singing, which was encouraged by their mother. On car trips to their father's rodeo dates, Jacqueline McEntire taught her children to sing in harmony with one another.{{sfn|Oermann|Bufwack|2003|p=453}} Young Reba then started performing at school, beginning in first grade when she sang "[[Away in a Manger]]" at an elementary-school Christmas pageant. In fifth grade, she joined the [[4-H|4-H club]] and won first place in the Junior Act Division for singing "My Sweet Little Alice Blue Gown". She also played basketball and ran track. For several summers, she attended a basketball camp.{{sfn|Carter|McEntire|1994|p=41-50}} She also learned [[piano]]{{sfn|Carter|McEntire|1994|p=10}} and [[guitar]].{{sfn|Carter|McEntire|1994|p=64}} She also developed an interest in the rodeo and trained to become a [[barrel racing|barrel racer]].{{sfn|Carter|McEntire|1994|p=41-42}}

[[File:Reba McEntire--1974.jpg|thumb|left|150px|McEntire in her 1974 college yearbook: She received a bachelor's degree in elementary education before pursuing country music full-time.]]

By high school, the McEntire siblings had been frequently performing. Together, they formed a trio which they called the Singing McEntires.{{sfn|Oermann|Bufwack|2003|p=454}} In 1971, the trio released a [[Single (music)|single]] about their famous grandfather called "The Ballad of John McEntire". It was pressed as a [[Single (music)|single]] by a local label and was issued in small numbers regionally.{{sfn|Oermann|Bufwack|2003|p=453}}<ref name="allmusicbio"/> The trio eventually included a backing band, who performed at local functions. The group was later named the Kiowa High School Cowboy Band. They also had paying gigs at bars at dance halls in nearby [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma|Oklahoma City]]. "We were a bunch of kids barely in puberty who didn't get to bed until almost daylight after some of our shows," McEntire remembered.{{sfn|Carter|McEntire|1994|p=23-34}} The band parted ways once Reba's brother graduated from high school.{{sfn|Carter|McEntire|1994|p=59}} In 1973, McEntire graduated from Kiowa High School.<ref name="OK History">{{cite web |last1=Mize |first1=Richard |title=McEntire, Reba Nell: The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture |url=https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=MC021 |website=Oklahoma History |access-date=24 October 2021}}</ref>

Once finishing high school, McEntire enrolled in college at Southeastern Oklahoma State University.<ref name="allmusicbio"/><ref name="OK History"/> She majored in [[Primary education|elementary education]] with a minor in music. She completed student teaching and later graduated with a [[bachelor's degree]].{{sfn|Carter|McEntire|1994|p=61-62}} She also continued to help out on her family's ranch during her college years.{{sfn|Carter|McEntire|1994|p=61}} In 1974, McEntire's father encouraged her to take a job opportunity singing "[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]" at the [[National Finals Rodeo]] in Oklahoma City.{{sfn|Wolff, Kurt|2000|p=487}} She contacted family friend and rodeo announcer [[Clem McSpadden]], who helped her get hired for the gig.{{sfn|Carter|McEntire|1994|p=61}} Following one of her performances, McEntire was heard by country artist [[Red Steagall]] who was impressed by her singing.{{sfn|Wolff, Kurt|2000|p=487}}{{sfn|Oermann|Bufwack|2003|p=454}} Reba, her siblings, and her mother later joined him at a hotel party the same week. At the hotel, Reba performed an ''a cappella ''version of [[Dolly Parton]]'s "[[Joshua (song)|Joshua]]".{{sfn|Carter|McEntire|1994|p=68}} Jacqueline McEntire asked Steagall if he was able to help get all her children a recording contract. After going back to Nashville, Steagall contacted her in early 1975, and said, "I can't take all three. But I could take Reba. She's got something a little different."{{sfn|Carter|McEntire|1994|p=69}}<ref name="CMT Interview">{{cite news |title=Reba Reminisces About Her Early Years |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1663594/reba-reminisces-about-her-early-years/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416125247/http://www.cmt.com/news/1663594/reba-reminisces-about-her-early-years/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 16, 2019 |access-date=24 October 2021 |work=[[Country Music Television]] |date=May 10, 2011}}</ref>

In March 1975 and accompanied by her mother, McEntire embarked on a trip to [[Nashville, Tennessee]], to record a demonstration tape that Steagall hoped to pass along to record labels.{{sfn|Carter|McEntire|1994|p=69}} At the start of the trip, she was unsure about pursuing a professional country music career. McEntire recalled in her autobiography continually making excuses for her mother to stop the car instead of traveling to Nashville. After noticing her daughter's fear, Jacqueline McEntire told her, "Now Reba, let me tell you something. If you don't want to go to Nashville, we don't have to do this. But I'm living all my dreams through you." The conversation changed her mind and they continued on to Nashville.{{sfn|Carter|McEntire|1994|p=69-70}}

After recording a demo, McEntire's tape was heard by Glenn Keener of [[PolyGram]]/[[Mercury Records]], who was interested in signing her to a Nashville contract. Keener brought McEntire's tape and another woman's tape to PolyGram's Chicago headquarters. The label informed Keener that he could only sign one female performer. "He looked at the two tapes in his hand and handed ’em mine," McEntire told ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Kingsbury |first1=Paul |title=Country women take control |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=March 20, 1992 |url=https://ew.com/article/1992/03/20/country-women-take-control/ |access-date=24 October 2021}}</ref>

==Music career==
===1976–1983: Career launch at Mercury===
In November 1975, McEntire signed a country music recording contract with PolyGram/Mercury Records.<ref name="allmusicbio"/><ref name="roughguide">{{cite book |last1=Wolff |first1=Kurt |title=Country Music: The Rough Guide |date=2000}}</ref> She made her first recordings for the label in January 1976. She was produced by Glenn Keener and was backed by a [[Countrypolitan]] arrangement that included a string section. McEntire's debut single released in 1976 was titled "I Don't Want to Be a One Night Stand". The track failed to become a major hit, only peaking at number 88 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs]] chart that May.<ref name="whitburncharts">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2008|pages=270–271|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}</ref> It was followed by the low-charting ''Billboard'' country singles "(There's Nothing Like the Love) Between a Woman and Man" and "Glad I Waited Just for You". Mercury issued her [[Reba McEntire (album)|self-titled debut album]] in 1977.<ref name="allmusicbio"/> In his album review, Greg Adams of [[AllMusic]] compared it to the country crossover style of [[Barbara Mandrell]] and [[Tammy Wynette]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Adams |first1=Greg |title=''Reba McEntire'': Songs, reviews, credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/reba-mcentire-mw0000319015 |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=24 October 2021}}</ref> McEntire also began touring and performing more frequently. Without a band of her own, she often relied on house bands to accompany her. In some instances, the backing bands did not know country music and McEntire would have to fill her time onstage with jokes.{{sfn|Carter|McEntire|1994|p=88}}

McEntire's career gained more momentum by 1978. That year, she collaborated on two singles with country artist [[Jacky Ward]]. The duo's double-sided release of "[[I'd Really Love to See You Tonight]]"/"Three Sheets in the Wind" became her first top-20 hit on the country chart.<ref name="allmusicbio"/> When Glenn Keener left the PolyGram/Mercury roster, McEntire inherited producer [[Jerry Kennedy]].{{sfn|Carter|McEntire|1994|p=88}} Kennedy produced her second studio album titled ''[[Out of a Dream (Reba McEntire album)|Out of a Dream]]'' (1979). The album's cover of [[Patsy Cline]]'s "[[Sweet Dreams (Don Gibson song)|Sweet Dreams]]" became her first top-20 hit as a solo artist.<ref name="allmusicbio" /><ref name="whitburncharts" /> Four additional top-40 country singles were spawned from the album, as well.<ref name="whitburncharts" /> By 1980, McEntire had formed her own band, which included sister Susie and brother Pake McEntire. She also hired a new manager. McEntire and her band toured to dates in a three-car caravan, which included a horse trailer for transporting instruments.{{sfn|Carter|McEntire|1994|p=111-112}} She later upgraded to a bus nicknamed ''Silver Eagle'', which routinely broke down.{{sfn|Carter|McEntire|1994|p=113-115}} Also in 1980, "[[(You Lift Me) Up to Heaven]]" became her first top-10 hit on the country songs chart.<ref name="whitburncharts"/> It was included on her third studio album, ''[[Feel the Fire (Reba McEntire album)|Feel the Fire]]'', which was released in October.<ref name="allmusicbio" />

By this point, McEntire's label pushed her to record music in a soft country-pop style with which she often disagreed.<ref name="allmusicbio"/> Future material (which included her next album) was recorded in this format.{{sfn|Oermann|Bufwack|2003|p=455}} Her fourth album, ''[[Heart to Heart (Reba McEntire album)|Heart to Heart]]'' was issued in 1981 and became her first disc to chart the ''Billboard'' Country Albums list.<ref name="allmusicbio" /> It received only a 2.5 star review from AllMusic's William Ruhlmann, who described McEntire as being "a promising, but not yet accomplished country artist."<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r189478|pure_url=yes}}|title=''Heart to Heart'' > Overview|last=Ruhlmann|first=William|publisher=allmusic|access-date=August 24, 2009}}</ref> Its lead single, "[[Today All Over Again]]", became her highest-charting country single yet, reaching number five.<ref name="allmusicbio"/> In 1983, McEntire's bus had broken down when she was informed that her latest single "[[Can't Even Get the Blues]]" reached the number-one spot on the ''Billboard'' country chart.{{sfn|Carter|McEntire|1994|p=134-135}} It was followed by her second number-one song "[[You're the First Time I Thought About Leaving]]".<ref name="whitburncharts"/> The track also became her second to reach the top 10 of Canada's ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' country songs chart.<ref name="RPM country singles">{{cite magazine|title=Search results for "Reba McEntire" under "Canadian Country singles"|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/list.aspx?OCRText=Reba+McEntire&ChartEn=Country+Singles&|magazine=RPM|access-date=April 20, 2019}}</ref> Both singles appeared on her 1983 album ''[[Unlimited (Reba McEntire album)|Unlimited]]''.<ref name="allmusicbio"/> The following year, the single "[[Why Do We Want (What We Know We Can't Have)]]" reached the top 10.<ref name="whitburncharts"/> With increased success in the country music industry,{{sfn|Oermann|Bufwack|2003|p=455}} she was able to arrange an early release from PolyGram/Mercury in 1983.<ref name="allmusicbio" /> "Let met put it this way, I've sorta taken my career into control myself," she explained of the decision.{{sfn|Oermann|Bufwack|2003|p=455}}

===1984–1990: Breakthrough===
McEntire signed with [[MCA Records]] in 1984 and released her seventh studio album ''[[Just a Little Love]]''. [[Harold Shedd]] was originally intended to produce the disc, but McEntire rejected his desire for a country-pop arrangement. Instead, [[Norro Wilson]] produced the project.{{sfn|Wolff, Kurt|2000|p=253}} Despite spawning a top-10 hit,<ref name="whitburncharts"/> McEntire was still dissatisfied with the record's production and the lack of control over material.{{sfn|Carter|McEntire|1994|p=137-138}} Instead, she turned to MCA president [[Jimmy Bowen]]<ref name="allmusicbio"/> who suggested that she find her own songs to record. Accompanied by Don "Dirt" Lanier, McEntire spent several days listening to various songs from publishing companies. Eventually, she found a song written by [[Harlan Howard]] titled "[[Somebody Should Leave]]" and a song by Jon Moffat titled "[[How Blue]]".{{sfn|Carter|McEntire|1994|p=139-141}} Released as singles, they reached the number-one spot on the country songs chart and later appeared on 1984's ''[[My Kind of Country (Reba McEntire album)|My Kind of Country]]''.<ref name="allmusicbio"/> The collection also included several covers of classic country songs by [[Ray Price]], [[Charley Pride]], and [[Connie Smith]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=McEntire |first1=Reba |title=''My Kind of Country'' (Cassette Liner Notes and Album Information) |journal=[[MCA Records]] |date=October 1984 |id=MCAC-5516}}</ref> AllMusic's William Ruhlmann gave the disc 4.5 stars.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ruhlmann |first1=William |title=''My Kind of Country'': Reba McEntire: Songs, reviews, credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/my-kind-of-country-mw0000197885 |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=30 October 2021}}</ref> ''Billboard'' magazine described McEntire on the album as being "the finest woman country singer since [[Kitty Wells]]."<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Albums New and Noteworthy |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=October 27, 1984 |page=62 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_SMEAAAAMBAJ&dq=reba+mcentire+my+kind+of+country+album+review+billboard&pg=PA62 |access-date=30 October 2021}}</ref> United Press wrote that the album "represents a victory for McEntire. She has pulled in the reins of her career, regained control of her music and her life."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reba McEntire: Cosmo girl to cowgirl - UPI Archives |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/12/28/Reba-McEntire-Cosmo-girl-to-cowgirl/4300473058000/ |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=UPI |language=en}}</ref> The album became her breakthrough recording, leading McEntire to winning 1984's Female Vocalist of the Year accolade from the [[Country Music Association]].<ref name="allmusicbio"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Reba McEntire's First CMA Awards Win Came With Well Wishes From Emmylou Harris |url=https://theboot.com/reba-mcentire-cma-awards/ |website=The Boot |date=October 14, 2020 |access-date=30 October 2021}}</ref> Along with music by [[George Strait]] and [[Randy Travis]], the album also brought forth a stylistic change in country towards traditional arrangements and sounds.<ref name="allmusicbio"/>{{sfn|Oermann|Bufwack|2003|p=455}}

Her next MCA album was 1985's ''[[Have I Got a Deal for You]]''. The project followed the same traditional country format of its predecessor.<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r93161|pure_url=yes}}|title=''Have I Got a Deal for You'' > Overview|last=Ruhlmann|first=William|publisher=allmusic|access-date=August 24, 2009}}</ref> It was produced by [[Jimmy Bowen]], along with co-production credits from McEntire herself.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=McEntire |first1=Reba |title=''Have I Got a Deal for You'' (Cassette Liner Notes and Album Information) |journal=[[MCA Records]] |date=1985 |id=MCAC-5585}}</ref> The album's [[Have I Got a Deal for You (song)|title track]] reached the ''Billboard'' country top 10 along with "[[Only in My Mind]]", a song composed by McEntire herself.<ref name="whitburncharts"/> Just a few months later, on October 19, McEntire performed the National Anthem at game one of the [[1985 World Series]]. In February 1986, her ninth studio album was released named ''[[Whoever's in New England]]''. On the record, McEntire and co-producer Jimmy Bowen mixed a traditional country style with a modern, contemporary sound. Author Kurt Wolff described the [[Whoever's in New England (song)|title track]]'s production as being "bigger and sentimentalism more obvious, even manipulative".{{sfn|Wolff, Kurt|2000|p=253}} Issued as the lead single, the title track peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' country chart<ref name="whitburncharts"/> and won McEntire the [[Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance]].<ref name="Grammys">{{cite web |title=Reba McEntire: Artist |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/reba-mcentire/5321 |website=[[Grammy Awards]] |date=November 23, 2020 |access-date=30 October 2021}}</ref> The album itself became her first to top the ''Billboard'' Country Albums survey.<ref name="Billboard Albums">{{cite book |last1=Whitburn |first1=Joel |title=Joel Whitburn's Top Country Albums: 1967-1997 |date=1997 |publisher=Record Research Inc. |isbn=0898201241}}</ref> and later certified platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] for sales of one million copies.<ref name="RIAA">{{cite web |title=Gold & Platinum: Reba McEntire |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=reba+mc+entire#search_section |website=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |access-date=30 October 2021}}</ref>

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By this point McEntire had reached the height of her commercial stardom.<ref name="allmusicbio"/> Following this, McEntire made changes to her stage show. She began implementing choreography and experimented with stage lighting.{{sfn|Carter|McEntire|1994|p=145-149}} Also in 1986, McEntire's twelfth studio album appeared titled ''[[What Am I Gonna Do About You]].'' AllMusic found that it lacked the features that had made ''Whoever's in New England'' unique.<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r93167|pure_url=yes}}|title=''What Am I Gonna Do About You'' > Overview|last=Ruhlmann|first=William|publisher=allmusic|access-date=August 24, 2009}}</ref> The [[What Am I Gonna Do About You (song)|title track]] was the lead single from the release. It became her next number one song on the ''Billboard'' country chart<ref name="whitburncharts"/> and her first number one on the ''RPM'' Canadian country chart.<ref name="RPM country singles"/> Its second single, "[[One Promise Too Late]]", also topped the country chart.<ref name="whitburncharts"/> Her 13th studio project, ''[[The Last One to Know]]'', was released in 1987 and reached number three on the ''Billboard'' country albums chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=''The Last One to Know'' chart history |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/reba-mcentire/chart-history/clp/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=30 October 2021}}</ref> Reviewer Tom Roland noted that McEntire chose material that reflected her recent divorce from first husband Charlie Battles.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Roland |first1=Tom |title=''The Last One to Know'': Reba McEntire: Songs, reviews, credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-last-one-to-know-mw0000193136 |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=30 October 2021}}</ref> Both the [[The Last One to Know (song)|title track]] and "[[Love Will Find Its Way to You]]" topped the ''Billboard'' country songs chart.<ref name="whitburncharts"/> In late 1987, McEntire released her first Christmas collection called ''[[Merry Christmas to You]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r133122|pure_url=yes}}|title=''Merry Christmas to You'' > Overview|last=Bush|first=John|publisher=allmusic|access-date=August 25, 2009}}</ref> Also in 1987, she played [[Carnegie Hall]] in New York City for the first time.{{sfn|Carter|McEntire|1994|p=172}}

In the late 1980s, McEntire took more control of her career. She fired her manager and formed her own entertainment company that helped further promote her material.<ref>{{cite book |last1=DeSantis |first1=Gennaro |last2=Jermance |first2=Frank |last3=Perkins |first3=Randi |last4=Wangler |first4=Kim |last5=Weissman |first5=Dick |title=Navigating the Music Industry |date=2003 |publisher=Hal Leonard |isbn=9780634026522 |page=130}}</ref> Other new changes included her 1988 pop-inspired release ''[[Reba (album)|Reba]]''.<ref name="allmusicbio"/> Her fifteenth studio disc included covers of the former pop hits "[[Respect (Otis Redding song)|Respect]]" and "[[A Sunday Kind of Love]]".<ref>{{cite journal |last1=McEntire |first1=Reba |title=''Reba'' (CD Liner Notes and Album Information) |journal=[[MCA Records]] |date=April 1988 |id=MCAD-42134}}</ref> It produced the number-one ''Billboard'' country singles "[[New Fool at an Old Game]]" and "[[I Know How He Feels]]".<ref name="whitburncharts"/> It was followed by 1989's ''[[Sweet Sixteen (Reba McEntire album)|Sweet Sixteen]]'', which was noted to be a more of a "return<!-- [s] --> to the neo-traditionalist fold", according to reviewer William Ruhlmann.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ruhlmann |first1=William |title=''Sweet Sixteen'': Reba McEntire: Songs, reviews, credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/sweet-sixteen-mw0000200120 |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=30 October 2021}}</ref> The album featured the country hits "[['Til Love Comes Again]]", "[[Little Girl (Reba McEntire song)|Little Girl]]", "[[Walk On (Reba McEntire song)|Walk On]]" and a cover of "[[Cathy's Clown]]".<ref name="whitburncharts"/> Her first live project titled ''[[Reba Live]]'' was also released in 1989.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=McEntire |first1=Reba |title=''Reba Live'' (CD Liner Notes and Album Information) |journal=[[MCA Records]] |date=1989 |id=AAMCAD-8034}}</ref>

''[[Rumor Has It (Reba McEntire album)|Rumor Has It]]'' (1990) was another pop-oriented album release featuring a mix of ballads and uptempo numbers.{{sfn|Wolff, Kurt|2000|p=254}} It was the first disc in McEntire's career to reach the top 40 of the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] albums chart.<ref name="Billboard 200">{{cite magazine |title=Reba McEntire chart history (Billboard 200) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/reba-mcentire/chart-history/tlp/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=30 October 2021}}</ref> The disc would become McEntire's highest-selling album, certifying three-times platinum from the RIAA.<ref name="RIAA"/> Four hit country singles came from the release, including "[[You Lie (Reba McEntire song)|You Lie]]"<ref name="whitburncharts"/> and her cover of Bobbie Gentrys' 1969 single [[Fancy (Bobbie Gentry song)|"Fancy]]". The latter single eventually became one of McEntire's signature songs.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Moore |first1=Bobby |title=Reba McEntire Songs: Her 15 Best Tracks, Ranked |url=https://www.wideopencountry.com/15-best-reba-mcentire-songs/ |website=Wide Open Country |date=November 11, 2020 |access-date=30 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Reba McEntire's Song 'Fancy' Inspires New Musical |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=March 8, 2017 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/reba-mcentires-song-fancy-inspires-new-musical-116090/ |access-date=30 October 2021}}</ref>

===1991: Plane crash and ''For My Broken Heart''===
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In the late 1980s, McEntire's touring schedule became increasingly busy. To avoid long bus trips, her band and she began traveling by private planes to concerts.{{sfn|Oermann|Bufwack|2003|p=456}} McEntire and her touring band started the 1991 leg of their tour with dates in Alaska, [[Saginaw, Michigan]], [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]], and a private gig for [[IBM]] in [[San Diego, California]]. Two planes which would carry McEntire's band were scheduled to leave San Diego. McEntire, her husband, and her stylist were to take a different aircraft the next day.{{sfn|Carter|McEntire|1994|p=231-232}} In the early hours of March 16, 1991, McEntire was awakened by a phone call from Roger Woolsey, pilot of the second plane. McEntire's husband took the call and discovered that one of the planes had crashed.{{sfn|Carter|McEntire|1994|p=233-234}} Following the successful takeoff of both planes, one plane's wing hit the side of [[Otay Mountain]] in San Diego, killing everyone on board.<ref>{{cite news |title=Otay jet crash killed 10 people in 1991 |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/local-history/story/2021-03-16/otay-jet-crash-killed-10-people-in-1991 |access-date=7 November 2021 |work=[[San Diego Union Tribune]] |date=March 16, 1991}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Thompson |first1=Gayle |title=Reba's Band Members Die in Plane Crash |url=https://theboot.com/reba-mcentire-band-plane-crash-1991/ |website=The Boot |access-date=7 November 2021}}</ref>

In total, eight members of her band were killed: guitarists [[Chris Austin (singer)|Chris Austin]] and Michael Thomas, keyboardists Kirk Cappello and Joey Cigainero, vocalist Paula Kaye Evans, road manager Jim Hammon, bassist Terry Jackson, and drummer Anthony Saputo. Pilot Donald Holmes and co-pilot Chris Hollinger were also killed.<ref>{{cite news |title=PLANE CRASH KILLS COUNTRY MUSICIANS |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/03/17/us/plane-crash-kills-country-musicians.html |access-date=30 November 2022 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=17 March 1991 |page=27 | url-access=subscription}}</ref> The first plane was a [[British Aerospace BAe 125|Hawker Siddeley DH-125-1A/522]] charter jet that took off at 1:40 am from [[Brown Field Municipal Airport]], located near the [[Mexico–United States border]]. After reaching an altitude of {{convert|3400|ft|m|-1}} above sea level, the aircraft crashed on the side of Otay Mountain, located {{convert|10|mile}} east of the airport.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-09-15-me-768-story.html |title=Pilots and FAA Faulted in Crash That Killed Singer's Band |first=Eric |last=Malnic |date=September 15, 1992 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=July 9, 2020}}</ref> The [[National Transportation Safety Board]] (NTSB) determined the probable cause of the accident was related to "improper pilot planning".<ref name="NTSB">{{cite web |url=https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X16614 |title=NTSB Identification: LAX91FA132 |website=[[National Transportation Safety Board]] |date=September 11, 1992 |access-date=July 9, 2020}}</ref>

Meanwhile, the second plane carrying the rest of her band made it successfully to an airport in Nashville. McEntire, her husband, and hair stylist returned on their own plane following the accident. "By the time that long, terrible weekend was over, we were emotionally and physically exhausted," McEntire stated in her autobiography.{{sfn|Carter|McEntire|1994|p=246-247}} The news was reported nearly immediately to McEntire and her husband, who were sleeping at a nearby hotel. A spokeswoman for McEntire made a statement to ''[[The Los Angeles Times]]'' on her behalf: "She was very close to all of them. Some of them had been with her for years. Reba is totally devastated by this. It's like losing part of your family. Right now, she just wants to get back to Nashville."<ref name="latimes">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-03-17-mn-698-story.html|title=8 Country Band Members Die in S.D. Air Crash|last=Granberry|first=Michael|date=March 17, 1991|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=August 25, 2009}}</ref> Two days after the crash, McEntire conducted an interview with ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' and scheduled a memorial service for the families of the victims.{{sfn|Oermann|Bufwack|2003|p=456}} Nine days following the accident, McEntire performed at the [[63rd Academy Awards]] ceremony, singing the [[Best Original Song]] nominee "I'm Checkin' Out" from the film ''[[Postcards from the Edge (film)|Postcards from the Edge]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Reba McEntire Sings at Oscars; First Performance Since Plane Crash |url=https://apnews.com/article/50b827406583a712944b69baed9afdb8 |access-date=7 November 2021 |work=[[Associated Press]] |date=March 25, 1991}}</ref> In addition, [[Vince Gill]] and [[Dolly Parton]] offered their help in reorganizing her touring band.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Watts |first1=Cindy |title=Reba McEntire talks music, loss and Dolly with students |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2014/05/13/reba-mcentire-country-music-hall-fame/9047635/ |access-date=28 November 2021 |work=[[The Tennessean|Tennessean]] |date=May 13, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Whitaker |first1=Sterling |title=Remembering the Tragedy That Killed Reba McEntire's Band Members |url=https://tasteofcountry.com/reba-mcentire-plane-crash-killed-band-members/ |website=[[Taste of Country]] |access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref>

McEntire dedicated her 16th album, ''[[For My Broken Heart]]'', to the deceased members of her road band. Released in October 1991, it contained songs of sorrow and lost love about "all measure of suffering",<ref name=ew/> according to Alanna Nash of ''Entertainment Weekly''. Nash reported that McEntire "still hits her stride with the more traditional songs of emotional turmoil, above all combining a spectacular vocal performance with a terrific song on 'Buying Her Roses', a wife's head-spinning discovery of her husband's other woman."<ref name=ew>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1991/10/11/my-broken-heart/|title=''For My Broken Heart'' – Music Review|last=Nash|first=Alanna|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=August 25, 2009|date=October 11, 1991|archive-date=December 23, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091223002004/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,315822,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The disc peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=''For My Broken Heart'' chart history (Country Albums) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/reba-mcentire/chart-history/clp/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=7 November 2021}}</ref> It also became her highest-charting release on the ''Billboard'' 200 yet, peaking at number 13.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=''For My Broken Heart'' chart history (Billboard 200) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/reba-mcentire/chart-history/tlp/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=7 November 2021}}</ref> It later sold over four million copies in the United States, becoming her best-selling album to date.<ref name="allmusicbio"/> Its [[For My Broken Heart (song)|title track]] and "[[Is There Life Out There]]" both became number one ''Billboard'' country singles. In addition, "[[The Greatest Man I Never Knew]]" and McEntire's cover of "[[The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia]]" both became major country hits.<ref name="whitburncharts"/>

===1992–2002: Continued country success===
In December 1992, McEntire's 17th album ''[[It's Your Call]]'' was released. A sign of her increased mainstream success, the album was her first to reach the top 10 of the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref name="allmusicbio"/> It spawned the country hits "[[Take It Back (Reba McEntire song)|Take It Back]]", the [[It's Your Call (song)|title track]] and a number one duet with [[Vince Gill]] called "[[The Heart Won't Lie]]".<ref name="whitburncharts"/> Critic Brian Mansfield compared the disc to ''For My Broken Heart'', concluding that "only casual or partial listeners will be moved as much."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mansfield |first1=Brian |title=''It's Your Call'': Reba McEntire: Songs, reviews, credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/its-your-call-mw0000094293 |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref> Christopher John Farley of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' wrote that the album ranged from being "relaxing" to "cathartic", and "these vocals from one of the best country singers linger in the mind".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,977528,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028032220/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,977528,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 28, 2010|title=Broken Heartland|last=Farley|first=Christopher John|publisher=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date=August 25, 2009|date=January 25, 1993}}</ref> For her next release, McEntire collaborated with up-and-coming artist [[Linda Davis]] on the single "[[Does He Love You]]".<ref name="Volume 2">{{cite web |last1=Ruhlmann |first1=William |title=''Greatest Hits, Vol. 2'': Reba McEntire: Songs, reviews, credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/greatest-hits-vol-2-mw0000103252 |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref> MCA Records encouraged McEntire to record the track with more established acts like [[Wynonna Judd]] or [[Trisha Yearwood]], but ultimately finalized the track with Davis.{{sfn|Carter|McEntire|1994|p=273-274}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lenehan Vaughn |first1=Grace |title='Does He Love You': The Story Behind Reba McEntire & Linda Davis' Classic Duet |url=https://www.wideopencountry.com/does-he-love-you/ |website=Wide Open Country |date=March 19, 2021 |access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref> It became her 18th number-one hit on the Country Songs chart and her 16th topper on the Canadian country chart.<ref name="whitburncharts"/><ref name="RPM country singles"/> It was later included on her 1993 compilation ''[[Greatest Hits Volume Two (Reba McEntire album)|Greatest Hits Volume Two]]''.<ref name="Volume 2"/> Later that year, Davis and McEntire performed the duet at the CMA Awards. For her performance, McEntire wore a red dress with a plunging neckline that created controversy among the Nashville community.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stefano |first1=Angela |title=Reba McEntire Looks Back on THAT CMA Awards Red Dress |url=https://theboot.com/reba-mcentire-cma-awards-red-dress/ |website=The Boot |date=November 10, 2021 |access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Betts |first1=Stephen L. |title=Flashback: Reba McEntire Causes a Stir With Revealing Red Dress |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=October 10, 2014 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/flashback-reba-mcentire-causes-a-stir-with-revealing-red-dress-47689/ |access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref>

Her 18th studio release was 1994's ''[[Read My Mind (album)|Read My Mind]]''. The disc reached number two on both the ''Billboard'' 200<ref name="Billboard 200"/> and the Top Country Albums chart.<ref name="Billboard Albums"/> The disc later reached sales of three million copies in the United States and certified three times platinum from the RIAA.<ref name="RIAA"/> Five major hits came from the release, including "[[The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (song)|The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter]]", "[[Till You Love Me]]"<ref name="whitburncharts"/> and a song about a woman contracting [[HIV/AIDS|AIDS]] called "[[She Thinks His Name Was John]]". The last recording only reached a top-20 charting position due to its controversial lyrics.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Morris |first1=Edward |title=Ten Years Later, "John" Remains Country's Prime Comment on AIDS |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1494302/ten-years-later-john-remains-countrys-prime-comment-on-aids/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821085944/http://www.cmt.com/news/1494302/ten-years-later-john-remains-countrys-prime-comment-on-aids/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 21, 2016 |access-date=28 November 2021 |work=[[Country Music Television]] |date=November 30, 2004}}</ref> McEntire's 19th studio album, ''[[Starting Over (Reba McEntire album)|Starting Over]]'' (1995) is a collection of her favorite songs originally recorded by others. The album was made to commemorate McEntire's 20 years in the music industry. The album received a less favorable response from critics than that of her previous releases.<ref name="startingover">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,299329,00.html|title=''Starting Over''|last=Browne|first=David|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=August 26, 2009|date=October 27, 1995|archive-date=April 25, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425192905/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,299329,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r224041|pure_url=yes}}|title=''Starting Over''> Overview|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|publisher=allmusic|access-date=August 26, 2009}}</ref> While the project spawned three charting singles, only McEntire's cover of "[[Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands]]" became a top-10 country song.<ref name="whitburncharts"/> ''Starting Over'' was certified platinum by the RIAA within the first two months of its release.<ref name="RIAA"/>

[[File:RebaMcEntire.jpg|thumb|left|200px|McEntire in Washington, DC, November 2000]]
McEntire's next album release ''[[What If It's You]]'' was issued by MCA in November 1996. The record was a return to a contemporary country sound.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=McEntire |first1=Reba |title=''What If It's You'' (CD Liner Notes and Album Information) |journal=[[MCA Records]] |date=November 5, 1996 |id=MCD 11500}}</ref> It debuted at number 15 on the ''Billboard'' 200<ref name="What If Its You">{{cite magazine |last1=Jessen |first1=Wade |title=Country Corner |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=November 23, 1996 |page=54 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ugkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=reba+mcentire+what+if+it%27s+you+bruce+hinton&pg=PA54 |access-date=2 December 2021}}</ref> and eventually topped the ''Billboard'' country albums list.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Chart Toppers |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=December 28, 1996 |volume=108 |issue=52 |page=36 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sQkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=reba+mcentire+what+if+its+you+1996&pg=PA36 |access-date=2 December 2021}}</ref> It received a more favorable response from radio programmers than that of her 1995 album and received greater promotion.<ref name="What If Its You"/> Critic Thom Owens noted that the project "[didn't] offer any new tricks from Reba McEntire, but it is nevertheless an excellent reminder of her deep talents as a vocalist."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Owens |first1=Thom |title=''What If It's You'': Reba McEntire: Songs, reviews, credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/what-if-its-you-mw0000080009 |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=2 December 2021}}</ref> Its first single, "[[The Fear of Being Alone]]" became a top-five hit, while "[[How Was I to Know (Reba McEntire song)|How Was I to Know]]" reached the number-one spot on the ''Billboard'' country songs survey.<ref name="whitburncharts"/>

McEntire began touring with country duo [[Brooks & Dunn]] during the mid 1990s. Their touring collaborating led to the recording of a duet titled "[[If You See Him/If You See Her]]" in 1998.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harrington |first1=Richard |title=REBA & THE BOYS AT A FORK IN THE ROAD |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1998/11/16/reba-the-boys-at-a-fork-in-the-road/ab68c466-4ab3-43ec-b13c-0118ae2b2363/ |access-date=2 December 2021 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=November 16, 1998}}</ref> The track topped both the ''Billboard'' country songs chart and the Canadian ''RPM'' country chart.<ref name="whitburncharts"/><ref name="RPM country singles"/> Their initial collaborations would lead to several more professional endeavors over the years, including a joint Las Vegas residency.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nicholson |first1=Jessica |title=Reba McEntire, Brooks & Dunn Set Final 'Together in Vegas' Shows |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1836720/reba-mcentire-brooks-dunn-set-final-together-in-vegas-shows/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802182029/http://www.cmt.com/news/1836720/reba-mcentire-brooks-dunn-set-final-together-in-vegas-shows/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 2, 2021 |access-date=2 December 2021 |work=[[Country Music Television]] |date=August 2, 2021}}</ref> The duet was included on McEntire's ''[[If You See Him]]'' album and Brooks & Dunn's ''[[If You See Her]]'' album, both of which were released in June 1998.<ref name="cmt1">{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1473626/reba-and-brooks-dunn-good-things-come-in-threes.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606150843/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1473626/reba-and-brooks-dunn-good-things-come-in-threes.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 6, 2011|title=Reba and Brooks & Dunn: Good Things Come In Threes|access-date=March 3, 2008|last=Wix|first=Kimmy|date=June 5, 1998|work=[[Country Music Television]]}}</ref> Thom Owens found that both album titles were named nearly the same as "a way to draw attention for both parties, since they were no longer new guns—they were veterans in danger of losing ground to younger musicians".<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r352870|pure_url=yes}}|title=''If You See Her'' > Review|last=Owens|first=Thom|publisher=allmusic|access-date=August 26, 2009}}</ref> ''If You See Him'' produced three more top-10 country hits, including "[[Forever Love (Reba McEntire song)|Forever Love]]" and "[[One Honest Heart]]".<ref name="whitburncharts"/>

In 1999, McEntire released two albums. In September she issued her second Christmas album, ''[[The Secret of Giving: A Christmas Collection]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Boldman |first1=Gina |title=''The Secret of Giving: A Christmas Collection'': Reba McEntire: Songs, reviews, credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/secret-of-giving-a-christmas-collection-mw0000251592 |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=2 December 2021}}</ref> In November, her 22nd studio album, ''[[So Good Together]]'' was released.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=McEntire |first1=Reba |title=''So Good Together'' (CD Liner Notes and Album Information) |journal=[[MCA Records]] |date=November 23, 1999 |id=AA881701192}}</ref> ''Entertainment Weekly'' commented that most of the album's material was "an odd set—mostly ballads, including an English/Portuguese duet with [[Chitãozinho & Xororó|Jose e Durval]] on [[Boz Scaggs]]' 'We're All Alone'".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,271841,00.html|title=''So Good Together'' – Music Review|last=Nash|first=Alanna|access-date=August 26, 2009|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|archive-date=April 25, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425212949/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,271841,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> It featured the top-five country songs "[[What Do You Say (Reba McEntire song)|What Do You Say]]" and "[[I'll Be (Reba McEntire song)|I'll Be]]".<ref name="whitburncharts"/> McEntire focused on an acting career in the early 2000s and took a temporary musical hiatus.<ref name="allmusicbio"/> One exception was 2001's "[[I'm a Survivor]]". The single became a top-five country hit and the theme song to McEntire's 2001 television series.<ref>{{cite web |last1=G |first1=Holly |title=Reba McEntire's New 'I'm a Survivor' Remix Is 'Historically Unprecedented,' Says Collaborator |url=https://tasteofcountry.com/reba-mya-byrne-lafemmebear-im-a-survivor/ |website=[[Taste of Country]] |date=September 7, 2021 |access-date=2 December 2021}}</ref>

===2003–2015: Country music comeback, record label switch, and continued music success ===
McEntire returned to her recording career in August 2003 with the release of the MCA single "[[I'm Gonna Take That Mountain]]".<ref name="Room to Breathe">{{cite news |title=HOT TALK: Reba on a Mountain, Bleak Christmas |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1474776/hot-talk-reba-on-a-mountain-bleak-christmas/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809210948/http://www.cmt.com/news/1474776/hot-talk-reba-on-a-mountain-bleak-christmas/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 9, 2020 |access-date=4 December 2021 |work=[[Country Music Television]] |date=July 25, 2003}}</ref> The song was included on her first studio album in four years titled ''[[Room to Breathe (Reba McEntire album)|Room to Breathe]]'' (November 2003). "The reason I named the album ''Room to Breathe'' is because I needed a little room to breathe," McEntire told ''Billboard''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Stark |first1=Phyllis |title=Reba Gives Herself Some 'Room' on New CD |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=November 1, 2003 |page=36 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0REEAAAAMBAJ&dq=reba+mcentire+returns+in+2003+with+new+music+cmt&pg=PA36 |access-date=4 December 2021}}</ref> The 12-track disc was produced by [[Buddy Cannon]] and [[Norro Wilson]]. It also featured a guest appearance from Vince Gill.<ref name="Room to Breathe"/> ''Room to Breathe'' debuted at number four on the ''Billboard'' country chart and later certified platinum in the United States.<ref name="allmusicbio"/> It spawned McEntire's first number-one song in six years titled "[[Somebody (Reba McEntire song)|Somebody]]". Also featured was the top-10 single "[[He Gets That from Me]]".<ref name="whitburncharts"/> In 2004, she embarked on her first tour in several years, also titled Room to Breathe, which included 36 cities in the United States.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Warner |first1=Laura |title=Reba's a singer on the go |url=https://www.deseret.com/2004/7/3/19838246/reba-s-a-singer-on-the-go#reba-mcentire |access-date=4 December 2021 |work=[[Deseret News]] |date=July 3, 2004}}</ref> In 2005, MCA released the double-disc compilation titled ''[[Reba 1's|Reba #1's]]'' while she was between albums.<ref name="allmusicbio"/>

In September 2007, McEntire's next studio disc was released titled ''[[Reba: Duets]]''. The album was a collection of duets with various music artists,<ref>{{cite news |title=Reba Duets Among New Releases |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1569982/reba-duets-among-new-releases/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229154551/http://www.cmt.com/news/1569982/reba-duets-among-new-releases/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 29, 2021 |access-date=29 December 2021 |work=[[Country Music Television]] |date=September 18, 2007}}</ref> including [[Kenny Chesney]], [[LeAnn Rimes]], [[Trisha Yearwood]], [[Carole King]], and [[Justin Timberlake]]. ''Reba: Duets'' topped the ''Billboard'' country chart and the ''Billboard'' 200, becoming her first album in her career to reach the top of both lists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1570825/reba-rules-album-charts.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090917235736/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1570825/reba-rules-album-charts.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 17, 2009|title=Reba Rules Album Charts|last=Morris|first=Edward|date=September 29, 2007|publisher=[[Country Music Television]]|access-date=August 27, 2009}}</ref> ''Reba: Duets'' was later certified platinum by the RIAA.<ref name="RIAA"/> The album was given high critical praise from magazines such as ''[[PopMatters]]'', which compared McEntire to artists like [[Janis Joplin]] and [[Tina Turner]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/reba-mcentire-reba-duets/|title=''Reba Duets''|last=Cooper|first=Lana|publisher=[[PopMatters]]|access-date=August 27, 2009}}</ref> AllMusic's Thom Jurek gave it 3.5 stars, commenting that "it's full of good to great songs delivered in mostly interesting ways."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jurek |first1=Thom |title=''Reba Duets'': Reba McEntire: Songs, reviews, credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/reba-duets-mw0000584011 |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=29 December 2021}}</ref> The first single was a duet version of Kelly Clarkson's "[[Because of You (Kelly Clarkson song)|Because of You]]", which reached number two on the American country chart<ref name="whitburncharts"/> and topped the [[Canada Country|Canadian country songs]] chart.<ref name="Canada Country">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/reba-mcentire/chart-history/ccw/|title=Reba McEntire Chart History - Canada Country|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=October 18, 2021}}</ref>
[[File:RebaMcEntireApr10.jpg|right|thumb|180px|McEntire attending the 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards]]

In 2008, McEntire announced that she would be departing her label of 25 years and signing with the Valory Music Group, an imprint of [[Big Machine Records]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/stories/2008/11/10/daily15.html|title=Valory Music label lands Reba McEntire|date=November 11, 2008|publisher=The Nashville Business Journal|access-date=August 27, 2009}}</ref> The switch to Valory reunited McEntire with the label's president, [[Scott Borchetta]], with whom she had worked previously.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theboot.com/2008/11/11/reba-mcentire-leaves-mca-signs-with-valory-music-co/|title=Reba McEntire Leaves MCA, Signs with Valory Music Co|last=Betts|first=Stephen L.|date=November 11, 2008|publisher=The Boot|access-date=August 27, 2009}}</ref> Her first Valory single was 2009's "[[Strange (Reba McEntire song)|Strange]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/bbcom/reviews-singles/strange-1003961166.story|title=Single Review, Strange|last=Evans Price|first=Deborah|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 13, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417052020/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/reviews-singles/strange-1003961166.story|archive-date=April 17, 2009}}</ref> The song debuted at number 39 ''Billboard'' country songs chart, giving McEntire the highest single debut of her career and peaked at number 11. Her 26th studio album, ''[[Keep on Loving You (album)|Keep on Loving You]]'', was released in August 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=http://countryblips.dailyradar.com/story/with_new_album_release_approaching_reba_mcentire_will|title=With new album release approaching, Reba McEntire will be everywhere|work=[[Examiner.com]]/Country Blips|access-date=August 27, 2009}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and also topped both the ''Billboard'' Country and 200 charts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicrow.com/2009/08/rebas-record-setting-album-enters-at-no-1|title=Reba's Record Setting Album Enters At No.&nbsp;1|last=Skates|first=Sarah|date=August 26, 2008|publisher=Music Row|access-date=August 27, 2009}}</ref> In 2009, "[[Consider Me Gone]]" (spawned as the record's second single) became her 24th number-one on the ''Billboard'' chart in December.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theboot.com/2009/12/22/reba-mcentire-consider-me-gone|title=Reba's 'Gone' Straight to the Top|last=Darden|first=Beville|date=December 22, 2009 |publisher=The Boot|access-date=December 29, 2009}}</ref><ref name="countryuniverse">{{cite web|url=http://www.countryuniverse.net/2008/06/25/100-greatest-women-6-reba-mcentire|title=100 Greatest Women, No.&nbsp;6: Reba McEntire|last=Coyne|first=Kevin J.|date=June 26, 2008|publisher=country universe|access-date=August 26, 2009}}</ref> At age 54, McEntire became one of the oldest women to have a number-one single on the country songs chart.<ref name="whitburncharts"/>

McEntire's 29th studio album, ''[[All the Women I Am]]'', was released in November 2010.<ref name="thevalorymusicco1">{{cite web|url=http://thevalorymusicco.com/reba/index.cfm?id=57&viewStory=211|title=Reba|publisher=The Valory Music Co.|access-date=August 19, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218113715/http://www.thevalorymusicco.com/reba/index.cfm?id=57|archive-date=December 18, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicrow.com/2010/07/reba-album-due-nov-9|title=Reba Album Due Nov. 9|publisher=MusicRow|date=July 19, 2010|access-date=August 19, 2010}}</ref> Steve Morse of ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' called the project "one of her best efforts",<ref>{{cite news |last1=Morse |first1=Steve |title=Reba McEntire, 'All the Women I Am' |url=http://archive.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2010/11/08/reba_mcentire_all_the_women_i_am/ |access-date=29 December 2021 |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=November 8, 2010}}</ref> while Thom Jurek at AllMusic only gave it a 2.5 star rating, calling it "awkward" and lacking a "center".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jurek |first1=Thom |title=''All the Women I Am'': Reba McEntire: Songs, reviews, credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/all-the-women-i-am-mw0002052667 |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=29 December 2021}}</ref> "[[Turn On the Radio]]" was issued as the lead single prior to the album,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thevalorymusicco.com/reba/index.cfm?id=57&viewStory=206|title=Reba|publisher=The Valory Music Co.|access-date=August 19, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218113715/http://www.thevalorymusicco.com/reba/index.cfm?id=57|archive-date=December 18, 2010}}</ref> eventually becoming her twenty-fourth number one on the ''Billboard'' country survey.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theboot.com/2010/12/20/reba-turn-on-the-radio-charts|title= Reba McEntire Scores 35th Number One|date=December 20, 2010|publisher=TVGuide.com}}</ref> Three additional charting singles were spawned from ''All the Women I Am'' that peaked outside the top 20.<ref name="Country Songs"/> Her [[All the Women I Am Tour]] followed shortly after featuring country acts [[the Band Perry]], [[Steel Magnolia]], and [[Edens Edge]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theboot.com/2011/07/06/reba-all-the-women-i-am-tour-dates-2011|title=Reba Announces 'All the Women I Am' Tour Dates|author=Duvall, Erin|date=July 6, 2011|work=The Boot|publisher=[[AOL|Aol, Inc.]]|access-date=July 9, 2011}}</ref><ref name="cmaawards">{{cite web|url=http://www.cmaawards.com/database/ArtistDetail.aspx?artistId=24|title=CMA Awards Database Reba McEntire|publisher=CMA Awards.com|access-date=August 27, 2009}}</ref>

In 2014, McEntire moved to Big Machine's new imprint for veteran artists titled [[Nash Icon|Nash Icon Music]].<ref name=billboard-rebanash>{{cite news|title=Reba McEntire Becomes Nash Icon Music Label's Inaugural Signing|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/reba-mcentire-nash-icon-music-label-big-machine-cumulus/|access-date=November 17, 2014|work=Billboard.com|date=October 21, 2014}}</ref> Her first Nash Icon single was 2015's "[[Going Out Like That]]",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kticradio.com/abc_music-co/reba-to-release-new-single-going-out-like-that-on-january-6-abcid35152004|title=KTIC Radio|publisher=Kticradio.com|date=December 16, 2014|access-date=April 15, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113012753/http://kticradio.com/abc_music-co/reba-to-release-new-single-going-out-like-that-on-january-6-abcid35152004/|archive-date=January 13, 2015}}</ref> which reached the top 25 of the ''Billboard'' country songs chart.<ref name="Country Songs"/> It was included on her 2015 Nash Icon album ''[[Love Somebody (album)|Love Somebody]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://reba.com/news/new-album-love-somebody-available-april-14|title=New Album "Love Somebody" Available April 14|publisher=Reba.com|date=February 13, 2015|access-date=April 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213210405/http://reba.com/news/new-album-love-somebody-available-april-14/|archive-date=February 13, 2015|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The album topped the country albums chart and charted the top five of the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsok.com/reba-mcentires-love-somebody-debuts-at-no.-1-on-billboard-country-album-chart/article/5412691 |title=Reba McEntire's 'Love Somebody' debuts at No. 1 on Billboard country album chart|author=Brandy McDonnell|date=April 22, 2015|work=NewsOK}}</ref> In 2016, McEntire released a third Christmas-themed studio album called ''[[My Kind of Christmas (Reba McEntire album)|My Kind of Christmas]]''. The album was exclusively sold at [[Cracker Barrel]] and online. She also announced she would soon be selling her own line of clothing, home decor, jewelry, and other things under the "Rockin' R by Reba" line, also at Cracker Barrel.<ref>{{cite web|last1=McClellan|first1=Laura|title=Reba McEntire Releasing New Christmas Album|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/reba-mcentire-christmas-album/|website=Taste of Country|publisher=Taste of Country Network|date=July 21, 2016|access-date=December 16, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Laffer|first1=Lauren|title=Reba Announces Cracker Barrel Retail Line, 'Rockin' R by Reba'|url=http://www.soundslikenashville.com/style/reba-announces-cracker-barrel-retail-line-rockin-r-by-reba/|website=Sounds Like Nashville|date=July 19, 2016|access-date=November 25, 2017}}</ref>

===2017–present: New beginnings in her 60s ===
After her split from ex-husband Narvel Blackstock, McEntire took control of her career as her own manager. She recruited Justin McIntosh of Starstruck Entertainment, Leslie Matthews serving as brand manager, and Carolyn Snell who has been with McEntire for nine years. They formed Reba's Business Inc. (RBI).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/country/reba-mcentire-manage-herself-rbi-firm-7317966/|title=Reba McEntire to Manage Herself With Team at Her RBI Firm|newspaper=Billboard|access-date=January 23, 2017}}</ref> She moved out of the building where Blackstock and she had worked, and moved her company to Green Hills, Nashville.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2016/09/22/reba-mcentire-weighs-in-on-nashvilles-boom.html|title=Reba McEntire Weighs In On Nasville's Boom|website=Bizjournals.com|access-date=January 23, 2017}}</ref>

On December 15, 2016, McEntire announced that she was releasing her first [[Gospel music|gospel]] album titled ''[[Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope]]''. It was released by Nash Icon/Rockin' R Records on February 3, 2017, and consists of two discs. Disc one contains traditional hymns, while disc two contains original tracks. "[[Softly and Tenderly]]", featuring Kelly Clarkson and Trisha Yearwood, was the first track off the album released. Another track on the album, "In the Garden/Wonderful Peace", features [[the Isaacs]]. [[Jay DeMarcus]] of the [[Rascal Flatts]] produced the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/reba-mcentire-sing-it-now-songs-of-faith-hope/|title=Reba McEntire, 'Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope': Everything You Need to Know Read More: Reba McEntire, 'Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope' Details|date=December 16, 2016|website=Taste of Country|publisher=Taste of Country Network|last1=Dukes|first1=Billy}}</ref> The first single off the album is "Back to God".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theboot.com/reba-mcentire-back-to-god/|title=Hear Reba McEntire's First 'Sing It Now' Single, 'Back to God'|website=The Boot|date=January 20, 2017 |access-date=January 23, 2017}}</ref> In January 2018, McEntire won the [[Grammy Award for Best Roots Gospel Album]], her first nomination since 2007, and her first Grammy Award win in more than 20 years, since 1994. She also headlined the [[C2C: Country to Country]] festival in the UK alongside [[Brad Paisley]] and [[Zac Brown Band]] in March. Because of its limited release in 2016, on October 13, 2017 ''My Kind of Christmas'' was re-released - this time including songs with Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Darius Rucker, and Lauren Daigle - on her website and through iTunes.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Skaggs|first1=Holly|title=Reba McEntire Re-Releasing Christmas Album with New Songs|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/reba-mcentire-new-christmas-music-album/|website=Taste of Country|date=July 24, 2017 |publisher=Taste Of Country Network, Townsquare Media, Inc|access-date=November 24, 2017}}</ref> In July 2018, it was announced that McEntire would be one of four honorees for the 41st annual [[Kennedy Center Honors]], along with [[Cher]], [[Philip Glass]], and [[Wayne Shorter]]. The ceremony was held December 2, 2018, and broadcast on [[CBS]] December 26, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbs.com/shows/kennedy_center_honors/news/1008680/the-kennedy-center-announces-2018-honorees-/|title=The Kennedy Center Announces 2018 Honorees|website=Cbs.com|access-date=July 25, 2018}}</ref>

McEntire released her 29th studio album ''[[Stronger Than the Truth]]'' on April 5, 2019.<ref name="McEntire Returns">{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/reba-mcentire-stronger-than-the-truth-album-2019/|title=Reba McEnitre Returns With New Album, ''Stronger Than the Truth''|website=Taste of Country|last=Despres|first=Tricia|date=February 11, 2019|access-date=February 11, 2019}}</ref> McEntire also returned to host the 54th [[Academy of Country Music Awards]] on April 8, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Reba-McEntire-to-Host-the-54TH-ACADEMY-OF-COUNTRY-MUSIC-AWARDS-20190211|title=Reba McEntire to Host the 54TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS|last=Milligan|first=Kaitlin|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en|access-date=2019-03-02}}</ref> On February 20, 2020, during a surprise appearance at the [[Country Radio Seminar]], McEntire announced she had signed a new record deal with [[Universal Music Group Nashville|MCA Nashville]], returning to the label after leaving in November 2008.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Rueter |first=Annie |title=Reba McEntire Returns to Universal Music Group Nashville |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/record-labels/8551544/reba-mcentire-return-to-universal-music-group-nashville |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=June 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609161517/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/record-labels/8551544/reba-mcentire-return-to-universal-music-group-nashville |archive-date=June 9, 2020 |location=United States |date=February 20, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> McEntire hosted the [[54th Annual Country Music Association Awards]] alongside [[Darius Rucker]] in November 2020. McEntire previously hosted in 2019 with Carrie Underwood and Dolly Parton, 1992 with Vince Gill, 1991 by herself (the second solo female host), and 1990 with Randy Travis. On October 3, 2022, Reba revealed that she would continue her Reba: Live in Concert tour going through 2023 and play New York City's Madison Square Garden for the first time.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Nicholson|first=Jessica|title=Reba McEntire Is Finally Playing Madison Square Garden for the First Time|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/country/reba-mcentire-playing-madison-square-garden-first-time-1235149023/|date=October 3, 2022|access-date=October 3, 2022|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> In 2021, a duet version of the song "[[Does He Love You]]" with Dolly Parton was released.<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine|title=Reba McEntire Returns to Country Airplay Chart With Dolly Parton: 'It's a Dream Come True to Finally Record With Her'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9643931/reba-mcentire-dolly-parton-country-airplay|access-date=2021-10-14|magazine=Billboard|language=en}}</ref> In 2024, McEntire sang the national anthem during [[Super Bowl LVIII]], and she was accompanied by deaf actor [[Daniel Durant]] in [[American Sign Language]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Carly |date=2024-02-11 |title=Reba McEntire Performs National Anthem During 2024 Super Bowl Preshow |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/watch-reba-mcentire-sing-national-anthem-2024-super-bowl-1235821880/ |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Acting career==
===1989–1999: Entry into film and television acting===
In 1989, she obtained her first film role playing Heather Gummer in the horror comedy ''[[Tremors (1990 film)|Tremors]]'', along with [[Kevin Bacon]]. The film told the story of a small group of people, living in Nevada, who were fighting subterranean worm-like creatures. After the film's release in 1990, McEntire developed a strong interest in acting and made it her second career. The film earned McEntire a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 1991 [[Saturn Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://allmovie.com/work/tremors-50929|title=''Tremors''|last=Eder|first=Bruce|access-date=August 27, 2009}}</ref><ref name="allmovie">{{cite web|url=https://allmovie.com/artist/reba-mcentire-102083/bio|title=Reba McEntire profile|last=Albertson|first=Cammila|publisher=Allmovie|access-date=August 27, 2009}}</ref> The following year, she starred along with [[Kenny Rogers]] and [[Burt Reynolds]] in the made-for-television movies ''[[The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw]]'' and ''[[The Man From Left Field]].'' In 1994, McEntire worked with director [[Rob Reiner]] in the film ''[[North (1994 film)|North]]'', playing Ma Tex.

In 1994, McEntire starred in ''[[Is There Life Out There?]]'', a television movie based on her [[Is There Life Out There|song of the same name]]. The following year, she appeared in ''[[Buffalo Girls]]'', which was based upon the life of western cowgirl [[Calamity Jane]] (played by [[Anjelica Huston]]). Playing Jane's friend [[Annie Oakley]], ''Buffalo Girls'' was nominated for an [[Emmy award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://allmovie.com/work/buffalo-girls-160412|title=''Buffalo Girls''|last=McCallion|first=Bernadette |publisher=Allmovie|access-date=August 27, 2009}}</ref> In 1996, McEntire was cast by director [[James Cameron]] as [[Molly Brown]] in his film ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]].'' However, when it became apparent production for the film would extend well beyond its original length, McEntire had to turn down the part, as she had already scheduled prior concert engagements. The role was recast with [[Kathy Bates]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.angelfire.com/mi/peachypenguin/tidbits.html|title=Titanic Tidbits: Little known facts about the movie and the actors|publisher=Angel Fire|access-date=August 27, 2009}}</ref> In 1998, she starred as Lizzie Brooks in ''[[Forever Love (1998 film)|Forever Love]]'', which was based upon McEntire's hit single of the same name.<ref>{{cite web|title=Reba McEntire Stars in ''Forever Love'' |url=http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1084096/content_136448085636 |publisher=[[epinions]] |access-date=July 6, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629014720/http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1084096/content_136448085636 |archive-date=June 29, 2011 }}</ref>

===2000–2007: Broadway and television series===
In early 2001, McEntire expanded into theater, starring in the Broadway revival of ''[[Annie Get Your Gun (musical)|Annie Get Your Gun]].'' Playing [[Annie Oakley]] (whom she had previously portrayed in ''Buffalo Girls''), her performance was critically acclaimed by several newspapers, including ''The New York Times'', which commented, "Without qualification the best performance by an actress in a musical comedy this season."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutely.net/Reba_McEntire/bio.htm|title=Reba McEntire biography (originally sourced from about.com)|publisher=absoulutley.net|access-date=August 27, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721072728/http://www.absolutely.net/Reba_McEntire/bio.htm|archive-date=July 21, 2012}}</ref> McEntire personally called the musical "some of the hardest work I've ever done in my life".<ref name="cmtvideo"/>

In 2005, McEntire starred as Nellie Forbush in the [[Carnegie Hall]] concert production of the Broadway musical ''[[South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific]]'' with [[Alec Baldwin]] as Luther Billis and [[Brian Stokes Mitchell]] as Emile de Becque, directed by [[Walter Bobbie]], and with an adapted script by [[David Ives]]. The concert was broadcast as part of the ''[[Great Performances]]'' series in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gans|first=Andrew|title=Reba McEntire-Brian Stokes Mitchell ''South Pacific'' To Be Taped for TV|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/93424-Reba-McEntire-Brian-Stokes-Mitchell-South-Pacific-To-Be-Taped-for-TV|publisher=Playbill.com|access-date=July 9, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105081658/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/93424-Reba-McEntire-Brian-Stokes-Mitchell-South-Pacific-To-Be-Taped-for-TV|archive-date=November 5, 2013}}</ref>

In October 2001, McEntire premiered her half-hour television sitcom ''[[Reba (TV series)|Reba]]'' on [[The WB]]. The show was based around divorced mother Reba Hart, who learns how to handle life situations after her husband divorces her to marry his dental hygienist––with whom he had been cheating and gotten pregnant––and then their teenaged daughter becomes pregnant, as well.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/reba-mcentire/person/10375/biography.html|title=Reba|publisher=[[TV.com]]|access-date=August 27, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090126220413/http://www.tv.com/reba-mcentire/person/10375/biography.html|archive-date=January 26, 2009}}</ref> ''Reba'' garnered critical acclaim and success, becoming the network's highest-rated television show for adults ranging from the ages of 18 to 49. The show ran for six seasons and earned McEntire a nomination for a [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe award]].<ref name="allmovie"/> It was canceled on February 18, 2007; the series finale had 8.7 million viewers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/articles/reba-is-the-cw-sitcom-cancelled-for-sure/|title=Reba: Is the CW Sitcom Cancelled for Sure?|date=January 24, 2007|publisher=TV series Finale.com|access-date=August 27, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20080905120145/http://tvseriesfinale.com/articles/reba-is-the-cw-sitcom-cancelled-for-sure/|archive-date=September 5, 2008}}</ref>

===Since 2011: Brief television return and current projects===
In September 2011, McEntire confirmed on her website that ABC had ordered a pilot for her second television series ''[[Malibu Country]]''.<ref name=ABCpilot>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2011/tv/news/abc-buys-reba-mcentire-comedy-1118042523/|title=ABC buys Reba McEntire comedy|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=September 9, 2011|first=Andrew|last=Wallenstein|access-date=December 14, 2022}}</ref> McEntire played a divorced mother of two who moves to Malibu, California, to restart her music career.<ref name=ABCpilot/> The pilot was filmed in April 2012 and began production on its first season in August. The pilot for ''Malibu Country'' was to premiere November 2, 2012. The show was broadcast Friday nights at 8:30/7:30c on ABC.<ref name=ABCpilot2>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1670541/reba-mcentire-planning-pilot-for-abc-sitcom-malibu-country.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320115027/http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1670541/reba-mcentire-planning-pilot-for-abc-sitcom-malibu-country.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 20, 2012|title=Reba McEntire Planning Pilot for ABC Sitcom, Malibu Country |publisher=[[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT]]|date=September 9, 2011}}</ref> On May 11, 2012, McEntire tweeted that the show had been picked up.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/reba-mcentire-malibu-country-series-picked-up-abc|title=Reba McEntire Series 'Malibu Country' Picked Up by ABC|publisher=Taste of Country |date=May 12, 2012 |access-date=December 16, 2012}}</ref> She also was the host in the 2011 NASCAR Award Show in Las Vegas.

Despite reports that ''Malibu Country'' was the most-watched freshman comedy in its debut season (8.7 million),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/11/28/last-man-standing-and-malibu-country-get-5-more-episodes/159564/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121202060832/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/11/28/last-man-standing-and-malibu-country-get-5-more-episodes/159564/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 2, 2012|title='Last Man Standing' and 'Malibu Country' Get 5 More Episodes Each|last=Seidman|first=Robert |publisher=[[TV by the Numbers]] |date=November 28, 2012|access-date=November 29, 2012}}</ref> the show was canceled on May 10, 2013, after 18 episodes.

In 2016, McEntire was a guest panelist during [[America's Got Talent (season 11)|season 11]] of ''[[America's Got Talent]]''. During one of the Judge Cuts, McEntire gave the Golden Buzzer to contortionist [[Sofie Dossi]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ibtimes.com.au/americas-got-talent-2016-update-self-taught-contortionist-sofie-dossi-earns-golden-buzzer-1522089|title='America's Got Talent 2016' update: Self-taught contortionist Sofie Dossi earns golden buzzer|last=Bayos|first=Kris|date=July 18, 2016|work=[[International Business Times]]|access-date=February 21, 2023}}</ref>

In January 2017, it was announced that McEntire would star and produce a Southern drama series for ABC titled ''Red Blooded''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/01/abc-marc-cherry-southern-drama-pilot-reba-mcentire-stars-1201882258/|title=Marc Cherry Southern Drama Starring Reba McEntire Gets ABC Pilot Order|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=January 10, 2017 |access-date=January 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/reba-mcentire-marc-cherry-abc-drama-pilot-1201956667/|title=Reba McEntire and Marc Cherry Series Picked Up to Pilot at ABC|first=Elizabeth|last=Wagmeister|date=January 10, 2017|website=Variety|access-date=January 10, 2017}}</ref> In May, ABC announced it ultimately had turned down the show, so it moved to being shopped around to other networks.<ref>{{cite web|title=It's Your Call: Cable Considers Reba's "Red-Blooded," after ABC reportedly passes|url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2017/5/16/its-your-call-cable-considers-rebas-red-blooded-after-abc-re.html|website=ABC News Radio|language=en|access-date=October 18, 2017|archive-date=October 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019061546/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2017/5/16/its-your-call-cable-considers-rebas-red-blooded-after-abc-re.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In January 2018, Reba was chosen to portray [[KFC]]'s first female [[Colonel Sanders]]. The commercials ran through the end of April 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/reba-mcentire-as-colonel-sanders-kfc-2018-01-26/|title=Reba McEntire to play KFC's Colonel Sanders|date=January 26, 2018|website=CBS News}}</ref>

In 2020, McEntire launched a podcast titled ''Living and Learning'' hosted by her former ''Reba'' co-star [[Melissa Peterman]] and herself.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/country/reba-mcentire-debuts-living-learning-spotify-podcast/|title=Reba McEntire Reunites with Melissa Peterman on New Podcast: 'We Make a Good Team!'|website=People.com}}</ref>

She made a cameo appearance in the 2021 comedy film ''[[Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar]]'' as a water spirit named Trish, after [[Annie Mumolo]] and [[Kristen Wiig]], who wrote, produced, and starred in the film, wrote her an "impassioned letter" asking her to join the film. Director [[Josh Greenbaum]] said in an interview, "There's some casting that just clicks. Reba is not only 100% authentic, we knew she would be game."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2021/02/16/barb-star-go-vista-del-mar-reba-mcentire-reveals-cameo/6757814002/|title=Surprise! Reba McEntire reveals her crazy cameo in 'Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar'|date=February 16, 2021|website=USA Today}}</ref>

In May 2022, ABC announced that McEntire will be joining the cast of the drama ''[[Big Sky (American TV series)|Big Sky]]'', playing local businesswoman Sunny Barnes in season three.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/big-sky-reba-mcentire-season-3-abc-drama-series-regular-1235023823/|title='Big Sky': Reba McEntire Joins Season 3 Of ABC Drama As Series Regular|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=May 16, 2022|access-date=May 16, 2022}}</ref>

McEntire starred in ''[[Reba McEntire's The Hammer]]'' on Lifetime in 2023. The country star reunited with her ''Reba'' sitcom co-star Melissa Peterman in the film inspired by the life of traveling Nevada circuit judge Kim Wheeler.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Iahn |first=Buddy |date=2022-06-30 |title=Lifetime announces Reba-starring 'The Hammer' |url=https://themusicuniverse.com/lifetime-announces-reba-starring-hammer/ |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=The Music Universe |language=en-US}}</ref> The film also stars McEntire's boyfriend Rex Linn as Bart Crawford, a mysterious cowboy with unknown motives, and Kay Shioma Metchie as Vicky, the tough-talking bailiff who serves as Kim's right hand and trusted friend.

In May 2023, it was announced that McEntire would be a coach on ''[[The Voice (American TV series)|The Voice]]'', replacing [[Blake Shelton]]. She served as a coach from its [[The Voice (American TV series) season 24|24th season]] to its [[The Voice (American TV series) season 26|26th season]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-15 |title=Reba McEntire to fill Blake Shelton's cowboy boots as coach on "The Voice" |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/reba-mcentire-to-fill-blake-sheltons-cowboy-boots-as-coach-on-the-voice/ |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> On May 21, 2024, [[Asher HaVon]], a member of Reba's team, won the [[The Voice (American TV series) season 25|25th season]], making McEntire the winning coach on her second season.<ref>{{Cite web |title='The Voice' Crowns a New Champion! Asher HaVon Wins Season 25 |url=https://people.com/the-voice-crowns-asher-havon-new-champion-wins-season-25-8651953 |access-date=2025-08-14 |website=People.com |language=en}}</ref> In May 2025, it was announced that McEntire would return to ''[[The Voice (American TV series)|The Voice]]'' after a one season-hiatus for the [[The Voice (American TV series) season 28|28th season]], which premieres in late 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 May 2025 |title=The Voice Season 28 Coaches Have Been Revealed—See the Lineup|url=https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/the-voice-season-28-coaches-revealed |access-date=13 May 2025 |website=NBC Insider Official Site |language=en}}</ref>

On September 20, 2023, McEntire reunited with Sofie Dossi, where they collaborated during a result show on [[America's Got Talent (season 18)|season 18]] of ''America's Got Talent'', when McEntire sang "Can't Even Get the Blues", while Dossi did her contortion, hand-balancing, and aerial performances.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Reba McEntire Does Duet with Contortionist on "America's Got Talent"|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/tv/reba-mcentire-duet-contortionist-sofie-dossi-americas-got-talent-rcna116843|first=Drew|last=Weisholtz|publisher=Today|date=September 22, 2023|access-date=September 22, 2023}}</ref>

In January 2024, McEntire was creating a new comedy for NBC, later announced to be titled ''[[Happy's Place (2024 TV series)|Happy's Place]]'' and co-starring Melissa Peterman.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cordero |first=Rosy |date=2024-01-30 |title=Reba McEntire Reunites With 'Reba' Team On New NBC Comedy Pilot |url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/reba-mcentire-nbc-comedy-pilot-1235808110/ |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Musical styles and legacy==
McEntire's sound has been influenced by the country music of [[Bob Wills]], [[Merle Haggard]], [[Dolly Parton]], [[Barbara Mandrell]], and [[Patsy Cline]].<ref name="book">{{cite book|last=Nash|first=Alanna|title=''Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Country Music in America'' |publisher=DK Publishing, Inc|location=New York, USA|page=316|chapter=Ch. 11&nbsp;– Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days|date=2006 |isbn=0-7566-2353-7}}</ref> In college, McEntire attended local dances at the Oklahoma–Texas border, so she could dance to Wills's music, commenting that, "it didn't get any better than dancing to Bob Wills music". She also explained Merle Haggard's influence on her career, stating, "I had every album he ever put out", and would sing "every song he did", along with her brother, Pake and sister, Susie. In addition, her first major hit, "[[Sweet Dreams (Don Gibson song)|Sweet Dreams]]", was a remake of Patsy Cline's version of the song, according to McEntire herself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kovideo.net/lyrics/r/Reba-Mcentire/San-Antonio-Rose.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120804050603/http://www.kovideo.net/lyrics/r/Reba-Mcentire/San-Antonio-Rose.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 4, 2012|title="San Antionio Rose" lyrics (including citing McEntire's musical influences, beneath lyrics)|publisher=Kovideo.net|access-date=August 27, 2009}}</ref>

McEntire's music has been described not only to be built upon traditional country music, but also expand into the genres of [[country pop]], [[Pop music|mainstream pop]], [[Soul music|soul]], and [[rhythm and blues]]. At times, her music has been criticized for moving away from traditional country music. Many music critics have called her music to be "melodramatic", "formulaic", and "bombastic", particularly after her 1988 album ''[[Reba (album)|Reba]].'' Studio releases such as ''[[Sweet Sixteen (Reba McEntire album)|Sweet Sixteen]]'', ''[[Rumor Has It (Reba McEntire album)|Rumor Has It]]'', ''[[It's Your Call]]'', and ''[[Starting Over (Reba McEntire album)|Starting Over]]'' have been described by these terms.<ref name="roughguide" />

McEntire possesses a [[contralto]] vocal range<ref name="blog">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_music_blog/2007/09/larger-than-lif.html|title=Larger than life Reba breaks in UCF Arena, both get high marks|last=Brunson|first=Rick|date=September 9, 2007|publisher=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|access-date=August 27, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090403222605/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_music_blog/2007/09/larger-than-lif.html|archive-date=April 3, 2009}}</ref> and performs "vocal gymnastics" with her voice,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mykindofcountry.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/album-review-reba-mcentire-reba/|title=Album review: ''Reba'' (1988)|last=Morrow|first=Megan |date=August 12, 2009|publisher=My Kind of Country|access-date=August 27, 2009}}</ref> a musical technique in which a singer twirls a note around, using their [[vibrato]]. McEntire has credited Dolly Parton for influencing this trait, stating that she always listened to Parton's records and find her style of vocal gymnastics "so pretty".<ref name="cmtvideo">Interview with Reba McEntire for ''CMT Inside Fame'' on Country Music Television; retrieved August 26, 2009.</ref>

McEntire has often been regarded as one of country music's most influential female vocalists and most beloved entertainers.<ref name="roughguide"/><ref name="book"/> She is highly credited for remaining one of country's most popular female artists for nearly four decades, maintaining her success by continually incorporating contemporary musical sounds without changing her traditional vocal style.<ref name="countryuniverse"/><ref name="book"/> For numerous artists, she has been credited as an inspiration to their careers in music.<ref name="book"/> ''The Net Music Countdown'' second-handedly reported, "That influence has manifested itself in many ways. As a role model, she's shown others how to handle fame with grace and good humor while never backing down from her values or goals. Just as importantly, she's shown others to refuse to accept limitations on what she can do or how much she can achieve." McEntire also explained to the online website, "Whatever I'm doing, I feel like I'm representing country music". "It's always been my main career, and it's where my loyalties lie. I feel like I'm waving the flag of country music wherever I go, and I couldn't be prouder to do it."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.netmusiccountdown.com/inc/artist.php?artist=Reba+McEntire|title=Reba McEntire (originally sourced from her official website)|publisher=The Net Music Countdown|access-date=August 27, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090716060007/http://www.netmusiccountdown.com/inc/artist.php?artist=Reba+McEntire|archive-date=July 16, 2009|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

==Personal life==
McEntire is a Christian, and she has stated that her faith in God has helped her immensely throughout her life.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/reba-mcentire-relies-on-the-holy-spirit-every-day-reveals-faith-carried-her-through-heartbreak.html|title=Reba McEntire 'relies on the Holy Spirit every day,' reveals faith carried her through heartbreak|work=The Christian Post|first=Leah MarieAnn|last=Klett|date=27 December 2019}}</ref>

Two of her siblings have also had careers in the music industry. Her brother Pake dabbled in the country music industry in the late 1980s, but returned to Oklahoma after a brief stint. He owns and operates a {{convert|1,000|acre|adj=on}} ranch near Coalgate, Oklahoma, and continues to rodeo. Her sister [[Susie McEntire|Susie McEntire-Eaton]] (Martha Susan "Susie" McEntire-Eaton, formerly Luchsinger) is a successful Christian music singer, who travels the country with her husband, speaking and performing. She also has an older sister, Alice Foran, a retired social worker who resides in Lane, Oklahoma. Her niece Calamity McEntire is the associate head coach for the [[University of Illinois]] women's basketball team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mylifetime.com/lifestyle/entertainment/celebrities/many-sides-reba-mcentire|title=The Many Sides of Reba McEntire|last=Hay|first=Carla|publisher=Lifetime.com|access-date=September 1, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225145438/http://www.mylifetime.com/lifestyle/entertainment/celebrities/many-sides-reba-mcentire|archive-date=February 25, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Calamity McEntire, Associate Head Coach |url=https://fightingillini.com/staff-directory/calamity-mcentire/1911 |website=fightingillini.com |publisher=University of Illinois |access-date=22 September 2025}}</ref>

=== Relationships and family ===
In 1976, McEntire married [[steer wrestling]] champion and rancher Charlie Battles, who was 10 years her senior and had two sons from his previous marriage. The couple shared a ranch in Oklahoma. In 1987, McEntire divorced Battles and moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to further pursue her career.<ref>{{cite web|title=Reba McEntire Profile|url=http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/people/shows/mcentire/profile.html|website=People in the News|publisher=Cable news Network LP, LLPP|access-date=November 24, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Dignity Memorial|url=http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Charlie-Battles&lc=2591&pid=164399527&mid=5505776|website=HIXSON-SULPHUR MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME|publisher=SCI Shared Resources, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Monaco|first1=Rachael|title=5 moments that changed Reba McEntire's life and career|url=https://www.axs.com/5-moments-that-changed-reba-mcentire-s-life-and-career-53250|website=Axs.com|access-date=November 24, 2017}}</ref>

In 1989, McEntire married her manager and former steel guitar player Narvel Blackstock. The couple wed at Lake Tahoe on a boat in a private ceremony. Together, the pair took over all aspects of McEntire's career, forming Starstruck Entertainment, which was originally designed to help manage her career. From her marriage to Blackstock, McEntire gained three stepchildren, Chassidy, Shawna, and Brandon. She gave birth to a son, [[Shelby Blackstock|Shelby Steven McEntire Blackstock]], in February 1990. On August 3, 2015, a joint statement on McEntire's website announced that Blackstock and she had been separated for a few months after 26 years of marriage.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Saad|first1=Nardine|title=Reba McEntire splits from husband-manager Narvel Blackstock|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-reba-mcentire-split-narvel-blackstock-separate-20150803-story.html|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> McEntire announced in December 2015 that their divorce had been finalized on October 28, 2015. Despite the divorce, McEntire remains very close to her three stepchildren and the Blackstock family; she considers her stepchildren's children to be her grandchildren.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/article/reba-mcentire-narvel-blackstock-divorce-finalized-facebook?xid=rss-topheadlines|title=Reba McEntire Confirms Date of Divorce From Ex-Husband Narvel Blackstock on Facebook|work=People|date=December 19, 2015|access-date=December 19, 2015|author=Karen Mizoguchi}}</ref>

McEntire's stepson Brandon Blackstock married singer [[Kelly Clarkson]], with whom he has a daughter and a son.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/kelly-clarkson-marries-fiance-brandon-blackstock-in-tennessee-all-the-details-20132110/|title=Kelly Clarkson Marries Fiance Brandon Blackstock In Tennessee – All the Details!|work=Us Weekly|date=October 21, 2013| access-date=December 14, 2022|first=Stephanie|last=Webber}}</ref> Speaking about their impending marriage in 2013, McEntire stated she was "Thrilled to death, to have my buddy as my daughter-in-law. I mean, who could ask for more?"<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/387882/reba-mcentire-thrilled-to-death-to-have-kelly-clarkson-as-daughter-in-law|title=Reba McEntire "Thrilled to Death" to Have Kelly Clarkson as Daughter-in-Law|work=E!|date=February 12, 2013|access-date=December 14, 2022|first=Bruna|last=Nessif}}</ref> Blackstock and Clarkson's divorce was finalized in March 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kelly Clarkson Settles Divorce, Will Pay Brandon Blackstock Over $1.3M Plus Monthly Spousal Support |url=https://people.com/music/kelly-clarkson-settles-divorce-from-brandon-blackstock/ |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=People.com |language=en}}</ref> He died of [[Melanoma|melanoma]] on August 7, 2025, at the age of 48.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kaplan |first1=Ilana |last2=Mandell |first2=Sean |date=11 August 2025 |title=Brandon Blackstock's Official Cause of Death Confirmed After Ex-Husband of Kelly Clarkson Died at 48 |url=https://people.com/brandon-blackstock-official-cause-of-death-confirmed-melanoma-11786548 |access-date=11 August 2025 |work=People}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=DeSantis |first1=Rachel |last2=Chiu |first2=Melody |date=August 7, 2025 |title=Brandon Blackstock, Kelly Clarkson's Ex-Husband, Dead at 48 from Cancer |url=https://people.com/brandon-blackstock-kelly-clarkson-ex-husband-dead-11727669 |access-date=August 7, 2025 |work=People}}</ref> [[File:Reba McEntire & Rex Linn (51935656397).jpg |thumb|right|McEntire with her boyfriend [[Rex Linn]] in 2022]]

In 2017, McEntire began a relationship with photographer Anthony "Skeeter" Lasuzzo. The couple met through McEntire's association with [[Kix Brooks]]. In describing her feelings about Lasuzzo, she stated in April 2019, "We're totally in love — absolutely," she says. "I wouldn't put up with somebody for two years if I wasn't in love with 'em!"<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kruh |first1=Nancy |title=Reba McEntire's in Love! And No One Is More Surprised Than She Is: 'I Was Not Looking' |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/reba-mcentire-apos-love-no-120054031.html |website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=April 4, 2019 }}</ref> McEntire and Lasuzzo separated six months later.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/reba-mcentire-skeeter-lasuzzo-split-after-2-years-together/|title=Reba McEntire Confirms Split From Boyfriend Skeeter Lasuzzo After 2 Years of Dating|last=Jackson|first=Dory|work=[[Us Weekly]]|date=November 5, 2019|access-date=November 6, 2019}}</ref>

In 2020, McEntire began dating film and TV actor [[Rex Linn]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://people.com/country/reba-mcentire-rex-linn-relationship-timeline/ | title=Reba McEntire and Rex Linn's Relationship Timeline }}</ref> They first met on the set of ''The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw'' (1991) and reconnected almost 30 years later when McEntire guest-starred as June on ''Young Sheldon'', where Linn has a recurring role as principal of Sheldon's high school.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.vulture.com/2023/10/wwhl-reba-mcentire-young-sheldon.html | title=Reba McEntire Owes Her Relationship to Young Sheldon | date=October 11, 2023 }}</ref> In an interview prior to the 2025 [[Emmy Awards]] ceremony, McEntire and Linn announced their engagement.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wang |first1=Jessica |title=Reba McEntire is engaged to her Happy's Place costar Rex Linn after 5 years of dating |url=https://ew.com/reba-mcentire-engaged-happys-place-costar-rex-linn-2025-emmys-11809784 |website=ew.com |publisher=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=23 September 2025}}</ref> However, the engagement took place months prior in December 2024. <ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Connell |first=Madeleine |date=2025-10-22 |title=Reba McEntire Reveals Why She And Rex Linn Kept Their Engagement A Secret For Almost A Year |url=https://countrynow.com/reba-mcentire-reveals-why-she-and-rex-linn-kept-their-engagement-a-secret-for-almost-a-year/ |access-date=2025-10-25 |website=Country Now |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Philanthropy ===
In 1992, she opened Reba's Ranch House in Denison, Texas,<ref>{{cite web |title=The House that Reba Built FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |url=https://www.texomahealth.org/2016celebration/Press_Release/press_release.html |website=Texoma Health |access-date=7 December 2018 |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209124611/https://www.texomahealth.org/2016celebration/Press_Release/press_release.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> an extended-stay residence for relatives of patients undergoing treatment at [[Texoma Medical Center]] or other nearby facilities.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ntxe-news.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=11&num=27497&printer=1|title=Reba benefit raises over half a million dollars|author=TMC|date=July 29, 2005|work=North Texas e-News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2023/10/11/country-music-superstar-buys-popcorn-from-local-cub-scouts/|title=Country music superstar buys popcorn from local Cub Scouts|work=Scouting Magazine|date=October 11, 2023|first=Aaron|last=Derr}}</ref>

Over the course of her career, she has been and continues to be an active supporter of various charitable organizations, including [[Habitat for Humanity]], the [[Salvation Army]], the [[American Red Cross]], [[Feeding America]], and Celebrity Fight Night. She has been honored with the [[Minnie Pearl]] Award, the ACM Home Depot Humanitarian Award, and the [[Andrea Bocelli]] Foundation Humanitarian Award for her efforts. In 2018, she was honored with the [[Horatio Alger]] Award for Education, Charity Work. Named after the "rags to riches" writer, the award recognizes perseverance and giving back.<ref>{{cite news |title=Reba McEntire to Receive Horatio Alger Award for Education, Charity Work |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/reba-mcentire-to-receive-horatio-alger-award-for-education-charity-work-200568/ |access-date=7 December 2018 |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=19 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Young |first1=McKenna |title=Iconic Entertainer and Grammy Award-Winning Country Superstar Reba McEntire to Receive 2018 Horatio Alger Award |url=https://horatioalger.org/haa_news/iconic-entertainer-and-grammy-award-winning-country-superstar-reba-mcentire-to-receive-2018-horatio-alger-award/ |website=Horatio Alger |access-date=7 December 2018 |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209123724/https://horatioalger.org/haa_news/iconic-entertainer-and-grammy-award-winning-country-superstar-reba-mcentire-to-receive-2018-horatio-alger-award/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=REBA MCENTIRE PRESENTED WITH ANDREA BOCELLI FOUNDATION HUMANITARIAN AWARD |url=http://theboot.com/reba-mcentire-andrea-bocelli-foundation-humanitarian-award/ |access-date=7 December 2018}}</ref>

==Accolades==
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Reba McEntire}}
McEntire has the second-most wins for the [[Academy of Country Music]]'s Top Female Vocalist Awards with seven. McEntire holds the record [[American Music Awards]] for Favorite Country Female Artist (12). She also holds the distinction of being the first to win the [[Country Music Association]]'s Female Vocalist of the Year Award four times consecutively. [[Martina McBride]] won Female Vocalist four times, although not consecutively. In 2013, [[Miranda Lambert]] tied McEntire to win Female Vocalist four years in a row and in 2016 [[Carrie Underwood]] joined this elite club by winning her fourth Female Vocalist award. McEntire is also a rare musical artist to achieve solo number-ones across four decades (1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s). She holds the record for second-most CMA Award nominations for a female artist, with 51. McEntire has the second-most ACM Awards nominations for a female artist with 47, respectively.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.acmcountry.com/winners|title=Academy of Country Music Awards winners|work=E!|date=September 12, 2017|first=Reba|last=McEntire}}</ref> She is also the recipient of three [[Grammy Awards]], winning in 1987, 1994 and 2018. In December 2018, McEntire received the [[Kennedy Center Honors|Kennedy Center Honor]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/cher-hamilton-philip-glass-to-receive-kennedy-center-honors-703455/|title= Cher, 'Hamilton,' Philip Glass to Receive Kennedy Center Honors|publisher=Rolling Stone|access-date=July 26, 2018}}</ref>

When Reba McEntire made her [[Grand Ole Opry]] debut on September 17, 1977, she almost did not make it in the door after a guard at the Opry gate missed her name on the night's list of performers.<ref name="opry.com">{{cite web|last=Opry|title=Reba McEntire|url=http://www.opry.com/artist/reba-mcentire|access-date=March 14, 2014|archive-date=March 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140319020128/http://www.opry.com/artist/reba-mcentire|url-status=dead}}</ref> Her parents and older sister, Alice, drove 1,400 miles round trip from their Oklahoma home to see what turned out to be Reba's three-minute performance that night. Her act was cut from two songs to just one—"Invitation to the Blues"—because of a surprise appearance by Dolly Parton.<ref name="opry.com"/> McEntire was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry on January 17, 1986.<ref name="opry.com"/> "The Grand Ole Opry is a home," she says. "It's a family. It's like a family reunion, when you come back and get to see everybody."<ref>{{cite web|last=Thompson|first=Gayle|title=28 Year Ago: Reba McEntire joins the Grand Ole Opry|website=The Boot|url=http://theboot.com/reba-mcentire-grand-ole-opry/|access-date=March 14, 2014}}</ref>

In 2011, the Country Music Association announced that McEntire would be inducted into the [[Country Music Hall of Fame]].<ref name="halloffame">{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-country-idUSTRE7205H820110301|title=Reba McEntire among Country Hall of Fame inductees|work=Reuters|date=January 3, 2011|access-date=August 29, 2015}}</ref> McEntire was unable to attend the announcement after her father had slipped into a coma following a stroke.<ref name="halloffame"/> McEntire attended the official induction ceremony alongside the other 2011 inductees [[Jean Shepard]] and [[Bobby Braddock]]. She was inducted by [[Dolly Parton]].

==Discography==
{{Main|Reba McEntire albums discography|Reba McEntire singles discography|l2=singles|Reba McEntire videography|l3=videos}}

===Studio albums===
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*''[[Reba McEntire (album)|Reba McEntire]]'' (1977)
*''[[Out of a Dream (Reba McEntire album)|Out of a Dream]]'' (1979)
*''[[Feel the Fire (Reba McEntire album)|Feel the Fire]]'' (1980)
*''[[Heart to Heart (Reba McEntire album)|Heart to Heart]]'' (1981)
*''[[Unlimited (Reba McEntire album)|Unlimited]]'' (1982)
*''[[Behind the Scene]]'' (1983)
*''[[Just a Little Love]]'' (1984)
*''[[My Kind of Country (Reba McEntire album)|My Kind of Country]]'' (1984)
*''[[Have I Got a Deal for You]]'' (1985)
*''[[Whoever's in New England]]'' (1986)
*''[[What Am I Gonna Do About You]]'' (1986)
*''[[The Last One to Know]]'' (1987)
*''[[Merry Christmas to You]]'' (1987)
*''[[Reba (album)|Reba]]'' (1988)
*''[[Sweet Sixteen (Reba McEntire album)|Sweet Sixteen]]'' (1989)
*''[[Rumor Has It (Reba McEntire album)|Rumor Has It]]'' (1990)
*''[[For My Broken Heart]]'' (1991)
*''[[It's Your Call]]'' (1992)
*''[[Read My Mind (album)|Read My Mind]]'' (1994)
*''[[Starting Over (Reba McEntire album)|Starting Over]]'' (1995)
*''[[What If It's You]]'' (1996)
*''[[If You See Him]]'' (1998) 
*''[[The Secret of Giving: A Christmas Collection]]'' (1999)
*''[[So Good Together]]'' (1999)
*''[[Room to Breathe (Reba McEntire album)|Room to Breathe]]'' (2003)
*''[[Reba: Duets]]'' (2007)
*''[[Keep On Loving You (album)|Keep On Loving You]]'' (2009)
*''[[All the Women I Am]]'' (2010)
*''[[Love Somebody (album)|Love Somebody]]'' (2015)
*''[[My Kind of Christmas (Reba McEntire album)|My Kind of Christmas]]'' (2016)
*''[[Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope]]'' (2017)
*''[[Stronger Than the Truth]]'' (2019)
*''Not That Fancy'' (2023)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/reba-mcentire-set-to-drop-album-and-book-not-that-fancy-this-is-just-a-fun-book/|title=Reba McEntire Set to Drop Album and Book, ''Not That Fancy''—"This is Just a Fun Book"|website=[[American Songwriter]]|last=Patton|first=Ali|date=April 17, 2023|access-date=May 26, 2023}}</ref>
{{Div col end}}

==Tours==
;Headlining tours
{{Div col}}
*The Reba McEntire Show {{small|(1985)}}
*The Last One to Know Tour {{small|(1987)}}<ref>Sources for 1987 tour: 
{{cite web |url=https://oklahoman.com/article/2207054/reba-mcentire-uses-voice-to-stir-audiences-okie-pride |title=Reba McEntire Uses Voice To Stir Audience's Okie Pride |last1=Medley |first1=Robert |date=November 27, 1987 |website=[[The Oklahoman]] |access-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201023010545/https://oklahoman.com/article/2207054/reba-mcentire-uses-voice-to-stir-audiences-okie-pride |archive-date=October 23, 2020}}<br />
{{cite web |url= https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1987-03-08-0110330286-story.html|title=SPECIAL EVENTS MAKE THE GRADE DURING SPRING BREAK '87 |last1=Gilbert |first1=Paul |date=March 8, 1987 |website=[[Orlando Sentinel]] |access-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201023011130/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1987-03-08-0110330286-story.html |archive-date=October 23, 2020}}</ref>
*North American Tour '88 {{small|(1988)}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.semissourian.com/blogs/flynch/entry/71307 |title=Reba McEntire performs at Show Me Center in 1988 |last1=Scott |first1=Peggy |date=May 16, 2018 |website=[[Southeast Missourian]] |publisher=Rust Communications |access-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201023020213/https://www.semissourian.com/blogs/flynch/entry/71307 |archive-date=October 23, 2020}}</ref>
*World Tour '89 {{small|(1989)}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1989-02-09-8903040085-story.html |title=REBA & RICKY SHOW |last1=Hurst |first1=Jack |date=February 9, 1989 |website=[[Chicago Tribune]] |access-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201023021246/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1989-02-09-8903040085-story.html |archive-date=October 23, 2020}}</ref>
*'90 Tour {{small|(1990)}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://oklahoman.com/article/2338908/reba-mcentire-loves-performing-for-the-folks-in-her-home-state|title=Reba McEntire Loves Performing For the Folks in Her Home State |last1=Van Meter |first1=Shannon |date=November 23, 1990 |website=The Oklahoman |access-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201023021953/https://oklahoman.com/article/2338908/reba-mcentire-loves-performing-for-the-folks-in-her-home-state |archive-date=October 23, 2020}}</ref>
*Rumor Has It Tour {{small|(1991)}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deseret.com/1991/3/19/18910919/mcentire-will-tour-canada |title=MCENTIRE WILL TOUR CANADA |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=March 19, 1991 |website=[[Deseret News]] |publisher=[[Deseret News Publishing Company]] |access-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201023022641/https://www.deseret.com/1991/3/19/18910919/mcentire-will-tour-canada |archive-date=October 23, 2020}}</ref>
*Reba in Concert {{small|(1992)}}<ref>Sources for 1992 tour:
*{{cite magazine|date=February 22, 1992|title=Reba in Concert|magazine=Billboard|volume=104|issue=8|page=31|location=Nashville, Tennessee|publisher=BPI Communications|issn=0006-2510|access-date=October 23, 2020|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1992/Billboard-1992-02-22.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808083051/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1992/Billboard-1992-02-22.pdf|archive-date=August 8, 2020}}
*{{cite news |last1=Pareles |first1=Jon | title=Taking the Country Out of the Country Singer |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/26/news/review-music-taking-the-country-out-of-the-country-singer.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |location=[[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]] |date=October 26, 1992 |access-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201023023153/https://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/26/news/review-music-taking-the-country-out-of-the-country-singer.html |archive-date=October 23, 2020|ref=none}}</ref>
*It's Your Call Tour {{small|(1993)}}<ref>Sources for 1993 tour:
*{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-04-16-ca-23724-story.html |title=Reba McEntire: Out of the Honky-Tonks : Pop music: The 'new traditionalist' country singer has made a smooth--some would even say slick--transition to a contemporary pop sound. She performs tonight at the Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa. |last1=Boehm |first1=Mike |date=April 16, 1993 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201023024051/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-04-16-ca-23724-story.html |archive-date=October 23, 2020|ref=none}}
*{{cite magazine|last1=Borzillo |first1=Carrie |date=September 4, 1993|title=McEntire, Tropicana Put New Twist on Retail Promo|magazine=Billboard|volume=105|issue=36|page=29|location=Nashville, Tennessee|publisher=BPI Communications|issn=0006-2510|access-date=October 23, 2020|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-BEEAAAAMBAJ&q=Tropicana%20Twister%20presents%20Reba%20McEntire&pg=PA29|ref=none}}</ref>
*Read My Mind Tour {{small|(1994)}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1994-03-14-1994073013-story.html |title=29 trade in their firearms for Reba McEntire tickets |last1=Jacobson |first1=Joan |date=March 14, 1994 |website=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |access-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201023030745/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1994-03-14-1994073013-story.html |archive-date=October 23, 2020}}</ref>
*Starting Over Tour {{small|(1995)}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1995-09-01-9509010340-story.html |title=Country Queen Reba Mcentire Has Powerful Voice, Big Production |last1=Moran |first1=John |date=September 1, 1995 |website=[[Hartford Courant]] |access-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201023031406/https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1995-09-01-9509010340-story.html |archive-date=October 23, 2020}}</ref>
*20th Anniversary Tour {{small|(1996-97)}}<ref>Sources for 1996-1997 tour:
*{{cite web |url=http://www.louisvillemusicnews.net/webmanager/index.php?WEB_CAT_ID=50&storyid=11320&headline=Reba_McEntire,_Billy_Dean_and_Linda_Davis_Kick_Off&issueid=86 |title=Reba McEntire, Billy Dean With Special Guest Linda Davis|last1=Stout |first1=Michael W. |date=April 1996 |website=Louisville Music News |access-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201023034643/http://www.louisvillemusicnews.net/webmanager/index.php?WEB_CAT_ID=50&storyid=11320&headline=Reba_McEntire,_Billy_Dean_and_Linda_Davis_Kick_Off&issueid=86 |archive-date=October 23, 2020|ref=none}}
*{{cite web |url=https://www.deseret.com/1996/11/29/19279725/reba-2-country-stars-bringing-top-grossing-concert-to-s-l-tuesday |title=Reba, 2 Country Stars Bringing Top-Grossing Concert To S.L. Tuesday |last1=Hardy |first1=Rodger L. |date=November 29, 1996 |website=Deseret News |publisher=Deseret News Publishing Company |access-date=October 23, 2020|ref=none}} [https://archive.st/archive/2020/10/www.deseret.com/lmgk/www.deseret.com/1996/11/29/19279725/reba-2-country-stars-bringing-top-grossing-concert-to-s-l-tuesday.html Alt URL]
*{{cite web |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1996-03 |title=Reba Makes A Spectacle Of Her Show |last1=Gettelman |first1=Parry |date=March 14, 1996 |website=Orlando Sentinel |access-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201023034936/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1996-03-14-9603130912-story.html |archive-date=October 23, 2020|ref=none}}</ref>
*Singer's Diary {{small|(1999-2000)}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://greensboro.com/the-singers-diary-breaks-concert-mold/article_0fe8313d-457e-5f08-8db3-854469e6c190.html |title='The Singer's Diary' Breaks Concert Mold |last1=Puterbaugh |first1=Parke |date=February 13, 2000 |website=[[News & Record]] |access-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201023041119/https://greensboro.com/the-singers-diary-breaks-concert-mold/article_0fe8313d-457e-5f08-8db3-854469e6c190.html |archive-date=October 23, 2020}}</ref>
*Room to Breathe Tour {{small|(2004)}}<ref>Sources for 2004 tour:
*{{cite web |url=https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/music-theater-dance/2004/11/21/Country-queen-Down-to-earth-Reba-McEntire-doesn-t-seem-at-all-like-royalty/stories/200411210010 |title=Country queen: Down-to-earth Reba McEntire doesn't seem at all like royalty |last1=Dugger |first1=Brian |date=November 21, 2004 |website=[[The Blade (Toledo, Ohio)|The Blade]] |access-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201023042211/https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/music-theater-dance/2004/11/21/Country-queen-Down-to-earth-Reba-McEntire-doesn-t-seem-at-all-like-royalty/stories/200411210010 |archive-date=October 23, 2020|ref=none}}
*{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Whirlpool Brand Announces 2004 Reba McEntire Tour Dates |url=http://whirlpool.mediaroom.com/2004-05-10-Whirlpool-Brand-Announces-2004-Reba-McEntire-Tour-Dates |location=[[Benton Harbor, Michigan]] |publisher=[[Whirlpool Corporation]] |agency=[[PR Newswire]]|date=May 10, 2004 |access-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201023042404/http://whirlpool.mediaroom.com/2004-05-10-Whirlpool-Brand-Announces-2004-Reba-McEntire-Tour-Dates |archive-date=October 23, 2020|ref=none}}</ref>
*[[All the Women I Am Tour]] {{small|(2011-12)}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tasteofcountry.com/reba-mcentire-2011-tour-dates/|title=Reba Mcentire Reveals 2011 Tour Dates|last1=Sciarretto|first1=Amy|date=July 6, 2011|website=Taste of Country|publisher=[[Townsquare Media]]|access-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201023045506/https://tasteofcountry.com/reba-mcentire-2011-tour-dates/|archive-date=October 23, 2020}}</ref>
*Canadian Tour {{small|(2013)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/music/legendary-singer-reba-mcentire-tickles-victoria-fans-fancy-1.653578|title=Legendary singer Reba McEntire tickles Victoria fans' fancy|last1=Devlin |first1=Mike |date=October 8, 2013|website=[[Times Colonist]]|access-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201023051200/https://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/music/legendary-singer-reba-mcentire-tickles-victoria-fans-fancy-1.653578|archive-date=October 23, 2020}}</ref>
*Reba Live! {{small|(2018)}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/entertainment/music/2018/08/11/grandstand-reba-mcentire-live-review-iowa-state-fair-fancy-country-icon-14000-crowd/963232002/ |title=For a Grandstand crowd of 14,000, Reba McEntire is Iowa State Fair royalty |last1=Leimkuehler |first1=Matthew |date=August 11, 2018 |website=The Des Moines Register |publisher=Gannett Co., Inc.|access-date=October 12, 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221012101334/https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/entertainment/music/2018/08/11/grandstand-reba-mcentire-live-review-iowa-state-fair-fancy-country-icon-14000-crowd/963232002/ |archive-date=October 12, 2022}}</ref>
*Summer Tour 2019 {{small|(2019)}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2019-03-16-reba-mcentire-postpones-second-concert-date-due-to-ongoing-illness/ |title=Reba McEntire Postpones Second Concert Date Due To Ongoing Illness |last1=Close |first1=Paris |date=March 16, 2019 |website=iHeartRadio |publisher=iHeartMedia |access-date=October 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012125925/https://www.iheart.com/content/2019-03-16-reba-mcentire-postpones-second-concert-date-due-to-ongoing-illness/ |archive-date=October 12, 2022 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
*Reba: Live in Concert {{small|(2022-23)}}<ref name="Reba Live In Concert">{{cite web|title=Reba Announces Multi-City Tour|url=https://www.reba.com/news/2021/10/11/reba-announces-multi-city-tour|website=Reba.com|publisher=Reba's Business, Inc.|date=October 11, 2021|access-date=October 11, 2021|archive-date=October 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011134936/https://www.reba.com/news/2021/10/11/reba-announces-multi-city-tour|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{{Div col end}}

;Co-headlining tours
*Brooks & Dunn and Reba: The Tour {{small|(with [[Brooks & Dunn]]) (1997–98)}}<ref>Sources for 1997-1998 joint tour:
*{{cite web |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/mar/12/country-acts-hitting-the-road-to-win-back-fans/ |title=Country Acts Hitting The Road To Win Back Fans |last1=Patterson |first1=Jim |date=March 12, 1997 |website=[[The Spokesman-Review]] |access-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201023035531/https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/mar/12/country-acts-hitting-the-road-to-win-back-fans/ |archive-date=October 23, 2020|ref=none}}
*{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1998/11/16/reba-the-boys-at-a-fork-in-the-road/ab68c466-4ab3-43ec-b13c-0118ae2b2363/ |title=Reba & The Boys At A Fork In The Road |last1=Harrington |first1=Richard |date=November 16, 1998 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023041512/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1998/11/16/reba-the-boys-at-a-fork-in-the-road/ab68c466-4ab3-43ec-b13c-0118ae2b2363/|archive-date=October 23, 2020|ref=none}}</ref>
*Girls Night Out {{small|(with Martina McBride) (2001)}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/daily/2001/0409_06.asp|title=Reba, Martina Spearhead 'Girls' Night Out' Tour|last1=Cohen|first1=Jonathan|last2=Jeckell|first2=Barry A.|date=April 9, 2001|magazine=Billboard|publisher=BPI Communications|access-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010411044235/http://www.billboard.com/daily/2001/0409_06.asp|archive-date=April 11, 2001}}</ref>
*[[List of Brad Paisley concert tours#Two Hats and a Redhead Tour (2005)|2 Hats and a Redhead]] {{small|(with [[Brad Paisley]] and [[Terri Clark]]) (2005)}}<ref>Sources for 2005 joint tour:
*{{cite web |url=https://www.mixonline.com/live-sound/tour-profile-reba-mcentire-and-brad-paisley-367838 |title=Tour Profile: Reba McEntire and Brad Paisley |last1=Bullins |first1=Strother |date=July 1, 2005 |website=[[Mix (magazine)|Mix]] |access-date=October 23, 2020|ref=none}}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/artists/news/1500724/04252005/mcentire_reba.jhtml |title=Reba, Brad and Terri Team Up in Florida |last1=Shelburne |first1=Craig |date=April 25, 2005 |website=[[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT News]] |publisher=[[ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks|MTV Networks]] |access-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050715085407/http://www.cmt.com/artists/news/1500724/04252005/mcentire_reba.jhtml |archive-date=July 15, 2005|ref=none}}</ref>
*[[2 Worlds 2 Voices Tour]] {{small|(with [[Kelly Clarkson]]) (2008)}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.psu.edu/story/184193/2008/09/02/reba-kelly-present-2-worlds-2-voices-tour-bjc |title=Reba, Kelly present '2 Worlds 2 Voices Tour' at BJC |last1=Punt |first1=Bernard |date=November 18, 2010 |website=Penn State News |publisher=[[Pennsylvania State University]] |access-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201023045037/https://news.psu.edu/story/184193/2008/09/02/reba-kelly-present-2-worlds-2-voices-tour-bjc |archive-date=October 23, 2020}}</ref>
*Reba and George Strait on Tour {{small|(with George Strait) (2010-11)}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ticketnews.com/2010/06/george-strait-tours-with-reba-mcentire-lee-ann-womack-through-fall/ |title=George Strait tours with Reba McEntire, Lee Ann Womack through fall |last1=Reitz |first1=Allison |date=June 4, 2010 |website=TicketNews |access-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201023045825/https://www.ticketnews.com/2010/06/george-strait-tours-with-reba-mcentire-lee-ann-womack-through-fall/ |archive-date=October 23, 2020}}</ref>

;Residency shows
*Key to the Heart {{small|(2006-07)}}<ref>{{cite journal |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Video as Lighting: Mixing Media for Reba McEntire |url=http://www.berlinerproductions.com/pdf/reba%20mcentire.pdf |journal=[[Lighting & Sound International|Lighting & Sound]] |publisher=[[Professional Lighting and Sound Association|PLASA]] |date=September 2006 |access-date=October 23, 2020}}</ref>
*[[Together in Vegas]] {{small|(with Brooks & Dunn) (2015-2021)}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thecountrydaily.com/2019/12/03/reba-mcentire-and-brooks-dunn-extend-las-vegas-residency-with-24-new-dates/ |title=Reba McEntire and Brooks & Dunn Extend Las Vegas Residency With 24 New Dates |last1=Casey |first1=Jim |date=December 3, 2019 |website=The Country Daily |publisher=[[Cumulus Media]] |access-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201023051605/https://www.thecountrydaily.com/2019/12/03/reba-mcentire-and-brooks-dunn-extend-las-vegas-residency-with-24-new-dates/ |archive-date=October 23, 2020}}</ref>

;Opening act
*Grand Tour* {{small|(for [[George Jones]]) (1981)}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tulsaworld.com/entertainment/music/happy-birthday-reba-mcentire-take-a-look-back-at-her-career-here/collection_46285d8e-1c02-50fa-94d7-5d4cc83b297b.html |title=Happy birthday, Reba McEntire: Take a look back at her career here |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=March 28, 2022 |website=Tulsa World |publisher=Lee Enterprises |access-date=October 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012125925/https://tulsaworld.com/entertainment/music/happy-birthday-reba-mcentire-take-a-look-back-at-her-career-here/collection_46285d8e-1c02-50fa-94d7-5d4cc83b297b.html |archive-date=October 12, 2022 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
*The Statler Brothers in Concert {{small|(for [[the Statler Brothers]]) (1983-84)}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tntecharchives.omeka.net/exhibits/show/bignameentertainment/item/161 |title=The Statler Brothers with Special Guest Reba McEntire Concert Ticket |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=October 2022 |website=Archives and Special Collections |publisher=Tennessee Tech University |access-date=October 12, 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221012084134/https://tntecharchives.omeka.net/exhibits/show/bignameentertainment/item/161 |archive-date=October 12, 2022}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Film
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Tremors (1990 film)|Tremors]]''
| Heather Gummer
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1994
| ''[[Maverick (film)|Maverick]]''
| Spectator
| Uncredited role
|-
| ''[[North (1994 film)|North]]''
| Ma Tex
|
|-
| ''[[The Little Rascals (film)|The Little Rascals]]''
| A.J. Ferguson
|
|-
| 2001
| ''[[One Night at McCool's]]''
| Dr. Green
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2006
| ''[[The Fox and the Hound 2]]''
| Dixie (voice)
| Direct-to-video
|-
| ''[[Charlotte's Web (2006 film)|Charlotte's Web]]''
| Betsy (voice) 
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/from-universal-pictures-home-entertainment-the-land-before-time-journey-of-the-brave-300194315.html |title=From Universal Pictures Home Entertainment: The Land Before Time: Journey of the Brave |date=December 17, 2015 |access-date=February 1, 2016 |publisher=PR Newswire |author=Universal Pictures Home Entertainment}}</ref>
| Etta (voice)
| Direct-to-video
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Spies in Disguise]]''
| Joy Jenkins (voice)
|
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar]]''
| Trish
|
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Television
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1985{{dash}}2012,<br />2018{{dash}}2019 
| ''[[Academy of Country Music Awards]]''
| rowspan="2" | Herself 
| with [[Vince Gill]]
|-
| 1990–1992, <br />2019–2020
| ''[[Country Music Association Awards]]''
| with [[Randy Travis]]: 1990 <br /> with [[Vince Gill]]: 1992 <br /> with [[Carrie Underwood]] & [[Dolly Parton]]: 2019 <br /> with [[Darius Rucker]]: 2020
|-
| 1991
| ''[[The Gambler (film series)#The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw .281991.29|The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw]]''
| Burgundy Jones
| Television film
|-
| 1992
| ''[[WrestleMania VIII]]''
| Herself 
| Television special
|-
| 1993
| ''{{sortname|The|Man from Left Field}}''
| Nancy Lee Prinzi
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1994
| ''[[Frasier]]''
| Rachel (voice)
| Episode: "Fortysomething"
|-
| ''[[Is There Life Out There?]]''
| Lily Marshall
| Television film 
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Buffalo Girls (1995 film)|Buffalo Girls]]''
| [[Annie Oakley]]
| Main role
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1998
| ''[[Forever Love (1998 film)|Forever Love]]''
| Lizzie Brooks
| Television film 
|-
| ''[[Hercules (1998 TV series)|Hercules]]''
| [[Artemis]] (voice)
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1999
| ''[[The Secret of Giving: A Christmas Collection|Secret of Giving]]''
| Rose Cameron
| Television film
|-
| 2001–2007
| ''[[Reba (TV series)|Reba]]''
| Reba Hart
| Main role
|-
| 2010
|''[[Better with You]]''
| Lorraine Ashley
| Episode: "Better With Flirting"
|-
| 2011
|''[[Working Class (TV series)|Working Class]]''
| Renee
| Episode: "Sugar Mama"
|-
| 2012–2013
|''[[Malibu Country]]''
| Reba McKenzie
| Main role
|-
| 2012
|''Blake Shelton's Not So Family Christmas''
| rowspan="2" | Herself 
| rowspan="2" | Special
|-
| 2013
|''[[Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale]]''
|-
| 2015–16
|''[[Baby Daddy]]''
| Charlotte
| 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015
|''[[Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris]]''
| rowspan="3" | Herself 
| Episode: "Reba"
|-
|''[[Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade]]''
|Television special
|-
|2015, 2023–2025
|''[[The Voice (American TV series)|The Voice]]''
|Coach ([[The Voice (American season 24)|season 24]]–[[The Voice (American TV series) season 26|26]], [[The Voice (American TV series) season 28|28]])
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2016
|''[[Last Man Standing (American TV series)|Last Man Standing]]''
| Billie Cassidy
| Episode: "Outdoor Woman"
|-
|''[[America's Got Talent]]''
|Herself (guest judge)
|Episode: "Judge Cuts 2"
|-
|2018
| ''Red Blooded ''
|Ruby Adair
|Episode: "Pilot" 
|-
|2020–2022, 2024
|''[[Young Sheldon]]''
|June 
|Recurring role (seasons 3–5, 7)
|-
|2021
|''Christmas in Tune''
|Georgia
|Television film
|-
|2022–2023
|''[[Big Sky (American TV series)|Big Sky]]''
|Sunny Barnes
|Main role
|-
|2023
|''[[Reba McEntire's The Hammer]]''<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 8, 2023 |title=Reba McEntire's the Hammer (2023) - IMDB |website=[[IMDb]] |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21193010 |access-date=January 8, 2023}}</ref>
|Judge Kim Wheeler
|Television film 
|-
|2024-Present
|''[[Happy's Place (2024 TV series)|Happy's Place]]''
|Bobbie
||Lead Role & [[Executive producer|Executive Producer]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hailu |first=Selome |date=2024-05-08 |title=Reba McEntire Comedy 'Happy's Place' Ordered to Series at NBC |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/reba-mcentire-comedy-happys-place-nbc-series-order-1235995225/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Theater
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Annie Get Your Gun (musical)|Annie Get Your Gun]]''
| [[Annie Oakley]]
| 
|-
| 2006
| ''[[South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific]]: In Concert from Carnegie Hall''
| [[Nellie Forbush]]
|
|}

==Publications==
* {{Cite book | last=McEntire | first=Reba | title=Reba: My Story | location=New York | publisher=Bantam Books | date=May 1, 1994 | isbn=978-0553096071 | url-access=registration | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Lb7TBwAAQBAJ }}
* {{Cite book | last=McEntire | first=Reba | title=Comfort from a Country Quilt: Finding New Inspiration and Strength from Old-Fashioned Values | location=New York | publisher=Bantam Books | date=April 13, 1999 | isbn=978-0-553-10794-4 | url-access=registration | url=https://archive.org/details/comfortfromcount00mcen }}
* {{Cite book | last=McEntire | first=Reba | title=Not That Fancy: Simple Lessons on Living, Loving, Eating, and Dusting Off Your Boots | location=New York | publisher=Harper Celebrate | date=October 10, 2023 | isbn=978-1400238255 | url-access=registration | url=https://www.amazon.com/Not-That-Fancy-Lessons-Dusting-ebook/dp/B0BYYXSVL2/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0 }}

==See also==
* [[List of best-selling music artists in the United States]]

==References==
===Footnotes===
{{Reflist}}

===Books===
{{Refbegin}}
* {{Cite book |last1=Carter |first1=Tom | last2=McEntire | first2=Reba | title=Reba: My Story | location=New York | publisher=Bantam Books | year=1994 | isbn=978-0-553-09607-1}}
* {{cite book |last1=Oermann |first1=Robert K. |last2=Bufwack |first2=Mary A. |title=Finding Her Voice: Women in Country Music: 1800–2000 |date=2003 |publisher=The Country Music Press & Vanderbilt University Press |location=Nashville, TN |isbn=0-8265-1432-4 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/findinghervoicew0000bufw}}
* {{cite book |last1=Wolff |first1=Kurt |title=Country Music: The Rough Guide |date=2000 |publisher=Penguin Books |location=London |isbn=1-85828-534-8 |ref={{SfnRef|Wolff, Kurt|2000}}}}
{{Refend}}

==External links==
{{Commons}}
* {{Official website|http://www.reba.com/}}
* {{IMDb name|5207|Reba McEntire}}
* [http://www.cmt.com/show/reba/cast_member.jhtml?personalityId=15566#moreinfo Reba McEntire] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305152924/http://www.cmt.com/show/reba/cast_member.jhtml?personalityId=15566#moreinfo |date=March 5, 2016 }} Profile on [[Country Music Television]]

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