We just put some pictures up in the "Snapshots" page from this years 'Celebrity Fight Night' and as usual Reba looked great!

Happy Birthday Reba from everyone at RebaOnDemand.com and all of your fans!

Superstar Reba McEntire will debut her highly-anticipated new single, "Strange," on the Academy of Country Music Awards live on CBS, Sunday, April 5th at 8 pm ET/7 pm CT from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Leading up to the performance, Reba fans can hear a sneak peak of "Strange" via a special widget available at www.thevalorymusicco.com/reba. The widget also includes a countdown to the ACM Awards, a video message from Reba and a link to pre-order "Strange." "Strange" will be available for purchase through Bandbox on The Valory Music Co. website immediately following Reba's performance on Sunday evening. "Strange" will also be available on iTunes beginning Monday, April 6.

"Strange," which arrives at Country radio on April 6th, is the lead single from Reba's first solo studio album in six years, as well as her first album on her new label The Valory Music Co.

Reba signed with The Valory Music Co. in November 2008. The move reunited the multimedia entertainer with industry leader Scott Borchetta, now President & CEO of Big Machine Records and sister label The Valory Music Co.

Reba's new studio album will follow in late summer. One of the most successful female recording artists in history, Reba has sold over 55 million albums worldwide and her last 13 studio albums have all achieved platinum-plus status.

The Valory Music Co., the sister label to Big Machine Records, was established in November 2007 with an initial artist roster that includes multi-platinum recording artist Jewel as well as Country Soul singer Jimmy Wayne and newcomer Southern Country stylist Justin Moore. The Valory Music Co. celebrated its first #1 album with Jewel's Perfectly Clear, only 7 months after opening its doors. The label celebrated its first #1 single 3 months later when Jimmy Wayne's "Do You Believe Me Now," spent 3 weeks atop the Country singles charts. The Valory Music Co. possesses an exclusive, in-house promotion branding team while utilizing existing Big Machine Records backroom service and is distributed by UMGD.

Head on over to Reba.com to hear a song clip of Reba's new single "Strange" you don't want to miss this! And while you're there be sure to check out the new video message from Reba!

March 24, 2009 - Reba McEntire made her mark as a singer - but she hasn't indulged songwriting very often in her career. She got a composing credit on her 2007 Duets album but hadn't recorded another of her own songs since 1985, when she cut "Only In My Mind."

She didn't wait quite so long for the next cut: Reba's recorded a self-written song for her next album, tentatively expected in August. It grew over a long period of time after she initiated a conversation via the Internet with a pair of songwriters who've collectively authored such hits for her as "For My Broken Heart," "And Still" and "It's Your Call."

"I wrote a song with Liz Hengber and Tommy Lee James, wonderful writers," Reba told the national radio show GAC Nights: Live From Nashville. "I had this idea when I turned 50, and I e-mailed it to Liz, and I said, 'See what you can do with that.' She e-mailed me back a year later and said, 'I'm gonna get Tommy Lee to write that with me, see what we can come up with.' And then this past year we kinda all got together on it and kept writing and we recorded it."

Reba's actually become quite the e-mail communicator. She and Ronnie Dunn kept up to date on "Cowgirls Don't Cry" [NOTE: I believe they are referring to "Does The Wind Still Blow In Oklahoma?"] through virtual notes, and she's offered critiques and suggestions for her current album to producer Tony Brown in Nashville through e-mails from Los Angeles. The Internet is even better for songwriting.

"The e-mail situation makes it so much easier to write, 'cause I don't like to sit in a room and collaborate," she noted. "When I get an idea, I like to keep goin', and writing with the e-mail siystem is very, very good for me."

It's a good bet Reba's using e-mail to fashion some of the material she'll be using when she hosts the "44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards" from Las Vegas April 5. She's typically ironed out jokes with other script writers in the past, and that's certainly worked: The Academy is bringing her back to host for the 11th time in its history. She'll perform her next single, "Strange," on the awards, and it will be released to radio the following day.

Reba McEntire will host Celebrity Fight Night XV, a tribute to Muhammad Ali, on March 28 in Phoenix. Jon Bon Jovi will headline the event and American Idol winner Jordin Sparks will perform at the after party. Additional honorees include Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner, Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps and actor Forest Whitaker. Tickets are $1,500 to $5,000. The gala event raises money for the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix.

It's been eighteen years since Reba lost 8 members of her musical family but the memories will live on forever for the "Crazy Eight."

Chris Austin
Kirk Cappello
Joey Cigainero
Paula Kay Evans
Jim Hammon
Terry Jackson
Tony Saputo
Michael Thomas

Reba will debut her new single "Strange" live April 5th during the ACMs!

Congratulations to Reba, Kix, and Ronnie. "Cowgirls Don't Cry" is currently sitting at #3 on the Billboard music charts. Be sure to keep requesting the song at your local radio station so we can get this song to #1!

Brooks & Dunn already had a hit on their hands when they enlisted Reba McEntire to add her voice to "Cowgirls Don’t Cry," and they introduced the collaboration in November during the Country Music Association awards.

There’ve been instances in history where a musical hook-up represented the first time two artists met, but this was not one of them. In fact, working with Reba has a ring of familiarity for Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn.

"We toured together for years early on," Ronnie told the national radio show GAC Nights: Live From Nashville. "She was the first major tour that gave us a break and took us out, exposed us to big rooms, big arenas, big crowds. Man, and then over the years, we just developed a friendship. She and [husband-manager] Narvel [Blackstock] are Okies, and it’s just kind of like getting in the room with friends. There’s not that cold star thing that goes down sometimes."

"Cowgirls Don’t Cry" stands at No. 3 on the USA Today Mediabase country singles chart. In addition, it’s in the running for Vocal Event of the Year at the "44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards". Reba will host that ceremony for the 11th time in her career from Las Vegas on April 5.

March 9, 2009 — Reba McEntire is, by any measure, a successful woman who’s set precedents in country music and made her mark in a classy way. And yet, no matter how many barriers she breaks down, she can never quite free herself from some of what she learned as a kid.

"Things that happened to me in my childhood, growin’ up on a ranch, are totally instilled in me to the marrow of my bones, and I don’t think I’ll ever be able to get away from it," she told the national radio show GAC Nights: Live From Nashville. "You know, there was three things you didn’t do when we were growing up: During the daytime, you didn’t play cards, you didn’t watch TV and you didn’t count your money. And if we saw Daddy coming up the hill or down the hill from the hills, we knew if we were watchin’ TV, you better turn it off and pick up a broom and start sweepin’ — do somethin.' And even now, when I’m at the computer, if I hear that back door open and shut, I feel guilty, and so it’s somethin' that’s instilled in you from childhood that you can’t get away from."

Of course, when Reba’s at the computer, she’s not just playing around. She’s traded ideas online from Los Angeles with her Nashville producer, Tony Brown, as she records her next album. The project is expected in August, and she’ll perform the first single when she hosts the "44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards" from Las Vegas April 5.

Trace Adkins, Julianne Hough, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, and Reba McEntire to Perform in June During Nashville's 4-Day, Signature Musical Event

NASHVILLE - The initial lineup of performers for 2009 CMA Music Festival is a strong mix of superstars and fan favorites.

"The talented folks that make up our initial artist lineup leave me in awe every time they perform," said Tammy Genovese , CMA Chief Executive Officer. "We know our attendees are going to be thrilled."

The list of performers on the main stage during the Nightly Concerts on the VAULT TM Concert Stage at LP Field includes:

Former CMA Entertainer of the Year and four-time CMA Female Vocalist of the Year winner Reba McEntire , who last performed at the Festival in 2007.
Four-time CMA Female Vocalist of the Year winner Martina McBride , who last performed at the Festival in 2007.
Reigning CMA New Artist of the Year Award winner Lady Antebellum .
Festival favorite and five-time CMA Award nominee Trace Adkins.
Country Music entertainer and "Dancing with the Stars" sensation Julianne Hough .
Musical firebrand and six-time CMA Award nominee Miranda Lambert .
CMA Music Festival will be held Thursday through Sunday, June 11-14 , in Downtown Nashville. Over four jam-packed days, Nashville's signature music event features concerts, autograph signings, family activities, and more. For 38 years, the event (which started as Fan Fair in 1972) has been an unparalleled celebration of America's music, drawing thousands of fans and media from all corners of the globe to Nashville. CMA Music Festival was dubbed the "crown jewel of Country Music Festivals" by USA Today and winner of the International Entertainment Buyers Association's 2004, 2006, and 2008 LIVE! Award for Festival of the Year.

The 2009 CMA Music Festival benefits music education in Music City. CMA, in a partnership with the Nashville Alliance for Public Education, has donated $2,245,421 to further music education programs for the more than 75,000 children in Metro Nashville Public Schools. The philanthropic program, aptly titled "Keep the Music Playing," was founded in 2005 as a way for the CMA Music Festival and its participating artists to give back to the community.

"We are thankful to our artist community for donating their time to CMA Music Festival in order to support music education in our local public schools," said Genovese.

Tickets for 2009 CMA Music Festival are available now. To order, call 1-800-CMA-FEST (262-3378); visit www.CMAfest.com to download an order form to fax or mail; visit www.ticketmaster.com to buy online or charge-by-phone at 1-800-745-3000. Prices do not include applicable handling fees. Ticket prices are subject to change without notice. All sales are final and non-refundable.

2008 CMA Music Festival Four Day Ticket prices are: Gold Circle (SOLD OUT); Floor Level (SOLD OUT); Lower Level (adults $155: ages 12 and youger $109); Club Level (adults $145: ages 12 and younger $102); Upper Level reserved (adults $120: ages 12 and younger $84); Upper Level general admission (adults $110: ages 12 and younger $78).

* NOTE: Please call 1-800-CMA-FEST (262-3378) for information on ADA seating, which may be available in Sold Out sections.

A limited number of four-day parking passes for LP Field are available. Call toll-free 1-800-CMA-FEST (262-3378) to order. The price is $31 for cars; $63 for vans/shuttles; and $123 for RVs/motor coaches. Prices do not include handling fee. Spaces are limited, and no overnight parking is allowed. All persons planning to park at LP Field must pre-purchase the parking pass. Free shuttles (for four-day registrants) will run daily between major Festival event locations .

For up-to-the-minute information about tickets, travel information, schedules, artist appearances, and more, visit www.CMAfest.com and sign up for the CMA Exclusive e-news. The site will be updated during the week of Mar. 16- 20 with an all-new look for 2009. MySpace users may want to visit www.MySpace.com/cmamusicfestival , while Facebook users can check out www.Facebook.com/pages/Country-Music-Association/19262061270 .

CMA Music Festival is organized and produced by the Country Music Association. CMA Board member Tony Conway is the Executive Producer of CMA Music Festival. Premiere Radio Networks is the official radio broadcaster. Chevy: The Official Ride of Country Music. Wrangler®: The Exclusive Jean of the CMA Music Festival. Additional promotional partners include CMT, Dr Pepper®, Durango Boot®, Greased Lighting®, Great American Country (GAC), McDonald's®, VAULT Citrus Soda. Fan Fair® is a registered trademark of CMA.

Look for Reba to perform her new single at this years ACM live April 5th on CBS.

Who's the lucky designer to dress Reba McEntire at this year's Academy of Country Music Awards? Reba McEntire. The country icon is designing all of her own gowns for the awards show, which she will host on April 5.

"The hardest thing for me [about hosting] is probably finding the right thing to wear," she tells PEOPLE magazine. "People will say, 'Just go down and buy something!' It's hard to do that because you don't want to be wearing something when you're hosting that somebody in the front row has on too."

McEntire is teaming with her longtime stylist terry Gordon to design five different outfits for the evening. She's hinting that all will be quite formal, and she hopes her peers will ditch the boots and jeans and go a little more glamorous themselves.

"I saw that on the Grammys and Oscars, everyone was more buttoned up, a little more classy -- elegant," she says. "I'm hoping that's how it's going to be at the ACMs also."

Reba McEntire has a direct connection to many of today's hottest stars, but the one performer who wows her is Justin Timberlake.

"My mama wanted me to do another song with him," the country diva, 53, laughs.

The pair sang The Only Promise That Remains on her 2007 Reba Duets album.

What is JT, 28, really like?

"He's a good ol' boy from Memphis, and with all the things he's done and acquired, he's still a gentleman. And very thoughtful. He looks at you when you're talking - looks you right in the eye. His mama and daddy did a great job on him, teaching him his manners and he's a true Southern gentleman.'

Reba admits his girlfriend Jessica Biel is a great catch.

"Well, I think that's fine," she says. "If they're happy, that's great."

Another artist she can't get enough of is Miss Independent Kelly Clarkson, 26, who issues her fourth release, All I Ever Wanted, on Tuesday.

"I am so excited about her new album," Reba says. "I've listened to most of the cuts. It's a very diversified album. It's not just one thing all the time. It's cute, it's sassy, it's emotional and you're going to love it. I promise you you're going to love it."

She continues, "I love her to pieces. We have a lot of fun together. We've been on vacations together. I've been over to her house to eat dinner, she's been over to my house to eat dinner, in Nashville and L.A. She's from Texas, and I'm from Oklahoma. We have a lot of the same ideas. We're hard-working women and we know what we want in our careers and we take it very seriously."

Reba and Kelly once picked up takeout from Sonic, and ate by the pool.

For Week Ending 3/14/2009

Hot Country Songs: 5 (down from 4)

Keep requesting this song to your local radio stations!

It's been a long five years since Orange County has hosted Reba McEntire – a shame, since the country superstar and TV mainstay, who last appeared at Pacific Amphitheatre in 2004, remains a powerhouse act.

McEntire, who turns 54 at the end of the month, was the main attraction Saturday night at Cal State Fullerton's Front & Center fund-raiser at Honda Center. Now in its 14th year, the annual shindig is the university's largest fundraiser, benefitting its President's Scholars program.

The event didn't quite sell out (the arena was at about three-quarters capacity), but McEntire nonetheless emerged to discover an extremely excited crowd eager to hear her mix of old and new material, from her first No. 1 record, "Can't Even Get the Blues No More," to a version of "Because of You," which she recorded with Kelly Clarkson for the 2007 collection "Reba Duets."

Even her between-song banter was a hit; unlike at most shows when an artist decides to chat, McEntire, a great storyteller, was actually entertaining.

"I've been singing all of my life," she shared, "but I really wanted to be a movie star." She then told the audience about her dreams of co-starring in a film with Kevin Costner or George Clooney – and how that dream sort of came true when she starred in the 1990 film "Tremors" alongside Kevin Bacon. She then sang "Why Not Tonight" from its soundtrack.

Before launching into a medley of tracks – "I'm Gonna Take That Mountain," "Little Rock," "Rumor Has It," "Walk On" – she told the story of how she and her mother packed up all their belongings and left Oklahoma for the country music capital of the world.

The plan was for her to drive out to Nashville and become a big star overnight – which didn't work out. She recalls being labeled "a girl singer. That's what they called us back then …I hated being called that."

But her big break came when a producer had a choice between her and another "girl singer" – and at the last minute he chose McEntire to sign a recording contract. "And I've never taken it for granted," she added.

A gracious performer, McEntire thanked the crowd numerous times during her 90-minute set. Each song was delivered passionately; there was never a moment that felt too rehearsed or overdone. Her most famous covers – "Fancy," originally recorded by Bobbie Gentry, and Vicki Lawrence's "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" – were both strong and fiery.

Tortured love songs like "And Still" and "You Lie" tugged at the heartstrings, while uplifting moments like "Love Revival," "Sisters" and "I'm a Survivor" (the theme from her family sitcom "Reba"), drew a huge response out of the crowd. She closed with her 1991 hit "Is There Life Out There," joined on stage by members of CSUF's theater and dance department.

All the same, the Front & Center event came at a rather weird time for a fund-raiser, as earlier in the week the campus, as well as Cal State Long Beach, announced that the weakened economy and state budget cuts are forcing both schools to cut enrollment this fall by 1,500 full-time students. It's been nearly 20 years since the university has been forced to reduce enrollment.

The struggling economy also could be the reason why the event didn't sell out. Either that, or Orange County residents are saving their money for when McEntire co-headlines the third Stagecoach festival in Indio at the end of April.

This year's Front & Center Master of Ceremonies was National Hot Rod Association Funny Car driver Ashley Force Hood, a 2004 graduate and daughter of legendary funny car driver John Force.

Hood grew up in Yorba Linda and attended Esperanza High School in Anaheim – after which her mother impressed upon her the importance of higher education and encouraged her to enroll at CSUF, even though Hood knew she wanted to be a professional driver.

In her opening remarks, Hood, the first female to race in an NHRA Funny Car final, shared stories about how she'd attend classes during the week then tote her heavy textbooks along with her to a weekend race. Her big moment came last April, when she became the first female funny-car winner at the Summit Southern Nationals in Atlanta. The kicker: she beat out her own father for the win.

Hood, who earned her bachelor's degree in communications (emphasis radio, television and film), said her experience in college readied her for the spotlight by knowing what journalists expected when conducting interviews, as well as how to positively market herself. She joked about taking a reality TV course – not knowing that one day she would actually be part of one: Her family opened its home and aired its dirty laundry for a few seasons on A&E's "Driving Force."

Big-name country artists Tim McGraw and Reba McEntire were named Tuesday as performers at the first annual Cavendish Beach Music Festival.

They will top a lineup of 20 country artists, including Doc Walker and Aaron Lines, at the three-day outdoor concert event July 10-12. More artists will be confirmed in the next week.

Tickets go on sale March 14. Prices will range from $59 for a single day to $159 for a three-day pass.

The festival will take place behind Avonlea Village, a site that can accommodate 65,000 people. More than 25,000 concertgoers are expected.

Jeff Squires, co-owner of Cavendish Beach Music Festival Inc., said the company plans to hold the event for years to come. Kevin Meyer of Michigan-based Meridian Concerts will lead event production and promotions.

A concert featuring George Strait and Reba McEntire, the first event at the Dallas Cowboys' new stadium in Arlington, Texas, sold out in one hour on Saturday (Feb. 28). Blake Shelton and Julianne Hough will also perform at the stadium concert on June 6. The $1.1 billion stadium offers seating for 80,000 people and is expandable to 100,000 people. Other features include the world's largest HD quality video board, an expansive retractable roof and the largest retractable end zone doors in the world. More concert announcements for the venue are expected in the spring.