November 2, 2009
The "King of Country" is back! 17x CMA Entertainer of the Year nominee
George Strait will kick off his arena tour early next year and this time, he’
s bringing along one very special lady – Reba McEntire.

The superstar acts performed together for the first time in many years for
a sold-out crowd at the Cowboy's Stadium inaugural event in Dallas.
Selling out in less than an hour, fans and critics proclaimed the show one hot
ticket! The concert was hailed by the Dallas Morning News as "an extravaganza"
that "showcased Strait at the pinnacle of his musical game" and Ft.
Worth Star Telegram wrote "Reba McEntire's performance was a breathtaking
master’s class in effortless brilliance."

With 57 number one hits, 33 multi-platinum albums and countless sold-out
shows year after year, Strait who holds the record for the most CMA wins and
a record 17 CMA Entertainer of the Year nominations, is known for giving
fans exactly what they want and expect. This year will be no exception.

"I can't wait to get back out there and perform some of my new favorites
from Twang along with hits the fans already love," says Strait. "And with
my friend Reba, we will make it a really spectacular night."

Strait’s recent release TWANG debuted at #1 on The Billboard 200 and the
Top Country Albums chart. This is the fourth time in Strait’s career that a
new release has debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart and the 13th time
debuting at #1 on the Top Country Albums chart. It has become a critically
acclaimed album and received rave reviews in USA Today, Entertainment
Weekly, People, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Houston Chronicle, The
Dallas Morning News, The Boston Globe, Billboard and many more.

Strait co-wrote three songs on TWANG including the debut single, "Living
for the Night." The current single and title track of the album sits at #22
on Billboard and Mediabase/Country Aircheck chart.

At last year's CMA Awards, George became the artist with the most CMA
Awards in history with Album of the Year for Troubadour and Single of the Year
for "I Saw God Today." He adds 4 nominations this year with nods for
Entertainer of the Year, "Male Vocalist of the Year," "Video of the Year" for
"Troubadour" and "Vocal Event of the Year" for "Everything But Quits"
with LeeAnn Womack.

His platinum selling Troubadour was named "Best Country Album" at the
51st Grammy Awards and in April, Strait was the fifth artist ever to receive
the Academy of Country Music's Artist of the Decade honor. Strait has won 19
Academy of Country Music Awards including "Entertainer of the Year."

With a career spanning more than 25 years, Strait has the most number one
singles of any artist in history including Elvis (57 To Date). He has sold
more than 67 million records and with 33 different platinum or
multi platinum albums has the most RIAA platinum certifications in country music and the
third in all genres, behind The Beatles and Elvis Presley.

One of the most successful female recording artists in history, Reba has
sold over 55 million albums worldwide, earned 33 #1 singles and was recently
recognized as the biggest female hit-maker in country music history by "
Billboard," "Mediabase" and "Country Aircheck." She is the winner of 15
American Music Awards, 12 Academy of Country Music Awards, 9 People's Choice
Awards, 7 Country Music Awards and 2 GRAMMY Awards.

Reba's new album, Keep On Loving You, debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top
200 Albums Chart – her first solo studio album to do so. With 11 #1 albums,
Reba holds the record as the female artist with the most #1 albums in the
history of the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The superstar also
recently scored her third consecutive Top 10 single of 2009, as her new song "Consider Me Gone" jumped into the Top 10 this week on both the Billboard
Country Singles and the USA Today/ Country Aircheck Chart powered by Mediabase)
charts.

In November 2008, McEntire signed with The Valory Music Co. reuniting her
with multimedia entertainer and industry leader Scott Borchetta, President
& CEO of Big Machine Records and sister label The Valory Music Co.