Country music has grown youth-obsessed over the years, and stars don’t stick around for decades-long careers quite like they used to.
Reba McEntire, though, still claims her place in the spotlight. The 63-year-old Oklahoman released her self-titled debut in 1977. This year, she won a Grammy for Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope, her first gospel album, reports philly.com.
McEntire’s not a staple on the charts like she was in the 1980s and 1990s. But she maintained a mainstream presence with her sitcom Reba in the aughts and has a didn’t-see-that-coming new role in KFC’s TV ad campaign.
On Sunday, she’ll return to a familiar gig as host of the Academy of Country Music awards, the second-most important awards show on the country music calendar. It will be broadcast from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas at 8 p.m. on CBS. She’s up for female vocalist of the year in a field of much younger competitors that includes Kelsea Ballerini, Maren Morris, Carrie Underwood, and Miranda Lambert.
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