Reba McEntire
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Honoree
Multi-media entertainment mogul Reba McEntire has become a household name through a flourishing career that spans music, television, film, theater, and retail. She marked her 13th summit as Sing It Now: Songs of Faith Hope topped both the Billboard Country and Christian/Gospel charts, bolstering McEntire successful record of 35 No. 1 singles and over 56 million albums sold worldwide across four decades. The double-disc collection earned McEntire her third Grammy Award and first GMA Dove Award.
The Country Music Hall of Fame, Grand Ole Opry, and Hollywood Bowl member has also won 16 ACM Awards, 15 American Music Awards, nine People Choice Awards, and six CMA Awards. Her leadership and philanthropic endeavors have been recognized with the Andrea Bocelli Foundation Humanitarian Award, Leadership Music Dale Franklin Award, the Music Biz Chairman Award, the National Artistic achievement Award from the U.S. Congress, and joining the Horatio Alger Association. McEntire returned for the 15th time to host the ACM Awards in April and lead the 2017 ratings-high CMA Country Christmas television special.
In 2005, she partnered with Dillard to launch her own lifestyle brand, and launched the REBA by Justin™ collection at select retailers nationwide for holiday 2017. McEntire was named the first female and musician to portray KFC iconic founder Colonel Harland Sanders in the brand celebrity colonel campaign.
The Oklahoma native is an acclaimed actress with 11 movie credits to her name, a lead on Broadway in Annie Get Your Gun, and starred in the six-season television sitcom, Reba. As part of the longest-running Country act in The Colosseum history, she will join with superstar pals for another round of Reba, Brooks Dunn: Together in Vegas at Caesars.