Reba McEntire just performed her new single, “I Can’t,” for the first time. The Grand Ole Opry member sang the song while on The Voice, where she is serving her second season as a coach.
McEntire, who will perform the song on the ACM Awards, which she is also hosting, recently revealed that “I Can’t” is from her next record. But McEntire is working on a lot more than new music. She is also set to appear in a new NBC comedy, which was just picked up as a series.
“It’s called Happy’s Place, and Melissa Peterman is gonna be with me. Rex Linn, my boyfriend, will be on it,” McEntire told E! News. “It’s about a tavern that me and my father own. His name was Happy. He passes, and so I am going to the lawyer’s office to sign the will and everything, so everything will be finalized, and then there’s a little hiccup there at the lawyer’s office.”
McEntire has been very vocal about her desire for a Reba reboot, which she starred in along with Peterman. While that has yet to happen, the 69-year-old still managed to bring some people from that show to her new series.
“It’s the same showrunners, same writers and same producers as the Reba show,” McEntire told Entertainment Tonight. “So it’s going to be that heartfelt, fun, funny, laugh at our silliness, but also be touched by the heart in the show. That’s what I really loved about Reba. Remember when you would watch Andy Griffith, and he always would have a lesson, about how he dealt with something that Opie was going through?
“So that’s what we were really looking forward to doing every episode on the Reba show, and now Happy’s Place,” she added.
For now, the Oklahoma native is focusing on hosting the ACM Awards, which she decided to do after watching Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks host the ceremony in 2023.
“I saw Dolly and Garth doing it last year, and I thought, ‘Man, that’s fun,’” McEntire admitted. “They’re having a great time. And my competitiveness came in.”
McEntire might be busier than most, but she isn’t about to complain about all of the time her various projects and commitments require.
“I feel so blessed, so lucky, so thankful that I get to do what I get to do for as long as I’ve gotten to do it, at the level I’m getting to do it now. So thankful.”
The 2024 ACM Awards will air live on May 16 Amazon Prime from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. Tickets for the general public to attend the ACM Awards are available now, via SeatGeek. More information is available at ACMCountry.com.
Find “I Can’t” and all of McEntire’s music and upcoming shows at Reba.com.
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