This morning 'Consider Me Gone' moves up one more spot and is currently sitting at #3 on Mediabase with an increase in spins by 312! Be sure to continue requesting this song to your local favorite radio stations.

Be sure to check out our SNAPSHOTS page to see pictures of Reba from the 2009 AMA's. She looked stunning!

'Consider Me Gone' moves up another spot this morning on Mediabase to land at #4 and is currently sitting at #4 on Billboard. Keep calling your local radio stations and requesting the song. We are so close to getting it to #1!

Lee Ann Womack!

In looking back on all of Reba's hits, the superstar has documented love at all stages and of all kinds, but "Consider Me Gone" is the first song that's climbed the charts where the woman laid down an ultimatum for the guy to leave if he didn't make things right, when there wasn't another woman in the picture.

With that in mind, AllAboutCountry asked Reba if she makes a conscious effort to search for subject matter that she personally hasn't tackled before, "I always try to find songs that people can relate to," states Reba, matter-of-factly. I love strong songs, songs that say something and make a point. `Consider Me Gone' does just that. And I think we sometimes need to be confrontational and talk about the pink elephant in the room and not let it drink up all the lemonade in the refrigerator…that's not even mentioning the iced brownies!" All joking aside, "Consider Me Gone" rockets #10-#5 this week at radio, making it the fastest-moving single of the week!

Check out the latest issue of Country Weekly with Reba & George Strait on the cover!

At 54 years old, Reba McEntire has been making country records for more than three decades.

But even with all of her experience, during rehearsals for Wednesday's CMA Awards, the singer admitted that she still gets nervous.

"It's always nerve-wracking, because your peers — the people you are working with on tour or the people you are in competition against — they are all sitting out there in the audience," McEntire said. "And it's just millions of people watching. But it is fun, and to get that slot is like gold because there are so many people who want to perform."

McEntire's certainly earned the golden CMA performance slot. Over those three decades, she's notched 33 No. 1 singles and sold more than 55 million records worldwide. Her latest album, Keep On Loving You — the singer's first solo work in six years — debuted at the top of the Billboard Top 200 albums chart in August, and topped the country album charts for two weeks. Her current single, "Consider Me Gone," is in the Top 5 and still climbing.

"Reba is back in such a big way," said Scott Borchetta, president of Big Machine record label group. "It's not like she's ever left, but she's as powerful as she ever was."

Broadening her fan base
If it looked for a time like McEntire did leave country music, it's because she spent some time diversifying — spurred in part by how powerful her music career had gotten.

McEntire remembers her heavy-touring days in the '90s well: Her stage set-up reached from one end of the arena to the other, and she managed to change clothes each night no fewer than 15 times. The massive size of McEntire's touring outfit, she said, was one of the main reasons she decided to put the brakes on her country music career and try acting at the early part of this decade.

"What more can you do?" McEntire said. "You have to go outside of entertaining on stage and do something else to keep your interest. Mama always said I had the attention span of a 2-year-old, so it's good for me to go do different things, so when I come back to music I am so jazzed."

In 2001, McEntire scored the lead role in Annie Get Your Gun on Broadway and then moved to Los Angeles the same year to anchor her television show, Reba, which ran from 2001 to 2007 on the WB and is now syndicated on Lifetime.

"I gained a lot more fans, and I broadened my fan base," McEntire said of her work in television. "When you're singing in front of people every night, you think that everyone knows who you are. They don't."

When McEntire's show was canceled, she and her family moved back to Nashville and the singer threw her focus back on to music — though she'd never left it altogether. McEntire and her husband Narvel Blackstock kept their home here, and McEntire toured every summer except 2002. She said her recorded music just didn't do much during that time.

"I was still doing music but not as heavily concentrated as I am now," McEntire said. "I'm 100 percent focused now. It's great to be in the swing of things again."

Changes, contentment
McEntire's return to the swing of things comes as some young singers she influenced, like Taylor Swift and Miranda Lambert, have become stars themselves.

Lambert said she's been a fan of McEntire's music her entire life, and Swift — the CMA's newly crowned entertainer of the year — said she looked to McEntire's lauded '90s touring work as inspiration for her own tour.

"Her concert tours are legendary because she puts on a show," Swift said. "There's such a theatrical element of her performance that I love so much."

These days, Swift can call McEntire both an influence and a label mate, of sorts. One of the first changes McEntire made after rededicating herself to her music career was her record label affiliation. The singer had called MCA Nashville home for most of her career, but when her contract was up, she made the move to Borchetta's Valory Music Co., a sister imprint to Big Machine Records, to which Swift is signed.

McEntire and Borchetta had forged a strong relationship during his days as senior vice president of promotion at MCA Nashville, and making the move, McEntire said, just made sense.

"We became very fast friends and great business partners back then," Borchetta said. "There's still not a harder-working artist. There's not a more gracious artist or a more collaborative artist. She's always open for ideas and she's always willing to try something new. She is the best."

While her record label has changed, McEntire said her formula for making great music is still the same as it was when she started.

"I'm still looking for those monster songs that rip your heart out, or make you feel good, or you can't wait to sing it," she said.

McEntire also got the opportunity to write one of the songs on the album, "She's Turning 50 Today."

"I got the idea when I turned 50, and four years later I recorded it," the singer said. "You're always worried, `Am I the only one that likes it? Is it just because I wrote it that they are letting me record it?' I was really thrilled that I got to put it on my album."

McEntire said she ultimately couldn't be more content with the album — and her career place overall.

"I'm in a happy place in my life," she says. "I'm probably happier than I've ever been. I love my life. I love my age. I love the maturity of being where I am. It's just a wonderful place."

Reba McEntire

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In one of the most glamorous looks of the night, Reba McEntire dazzled in a gorgeous black sequin gown. Even more surprising? She designed the dress herself with the co-creator of her impending clothing line, Terry Gordon. Just when you thought Reba couldn't get any better ...

Reba McEntire, "Consider Me Gone." Rocking knee-high boots and a sparkly tank top, McEntire gives the CMAs another solid, stately performance. All told, this is a pretty low-key night and McEntire brings a wise, no-nonsense performance. "If you think you can do better than this, then I guess we’re done," she tosses off, seemingly without effort, and few do it better. A-

Best Musical Performance: Reba McEntire sings her terrific hit “Consider Me Gone” as though it was a ferocious rebuke to all the country-radio and cable-video channels that resist featuring women over 50.

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"I'd so be lying if I said, 'Oh, I don't care ... I'm competitive. Of course I want to win. But I'll completely understand if I don't. I mean, they have Reba nominated. I mean, like, hello. I would be so happy if she kicked all our butts. That would be so awesome."

"Glee" star Chris Colfer tells "Extra" he's enjoyed covering Top 40 artists like Beyoncé as a member of the high school choir on the hit FOX show, but you shouldn't expect to hear any Garth Brooks or Carrie Underwood tunes performed on the show.

"I couldn't do country, with all due respect to all country music artists," says Colfer, who plays Kurt.

"My parents dressed me up with a cowboy hat and we'd go to the rodeo when I was younger and it traumatized me for life," he goes on.

But the 19-year-old wouldn't protest if a country star appeared on "Glee."

"Country artists are always the nicest people, like Reba [McEntire]... She should be on the show," he says. "Come on the show Reba!"

Be checking our SNAPSHOTS page for all the picture updates!

This morning Reba's 'Consider Me Gone' moves up another spot and is currently sitting at #6! Be sure to keep requesting!

Congratulations to Reba! This morning Reba's 'Consider Me Gone' has moved up another spot of MediaBase and is currently sitting in the #7 spot! Not only does Reba have the biggest spin increase inside the top 10 (484 from last week) but also has the biggest spin increase in all of country music.

Be sure to keep requesting this song to your favorite local radio station so we can make the big push to get it to #1!

Reba's 'Consider Me Gone' has jumped another spot this morning to land at #9 on MediaBase. You fan's are doing such a great job! Reba also has increase in spins of 462 over where she was at this point last week.

Be sure to keep calling your favorite local radio stations and requesting this song! We are close to getting Reba her 34th #1 hit!

Be looking for two more Reba appearances on TV. On November 6th Reba will be visiting with Rachael Ray and will also be on Nightline. Check local listings!

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.

Reba maintained her position from last night and this morning 'Consider Me Gone' still holds the #10 spot on Mediabase giving Reba her 62nd Top 10 and her third one for the year.

She still has triple digit spin increases over last week so be sure to continue requesting the song daily to your local radio stations. Keep up the excellent work and congratulations Reba!

According to MediaBase Reba's 'Consider Me Gone' is currently sitting at the #10 spot! All she needs to do is hold on to it over night and Reba would have just earned her 62nd Top 10 hit, and her third one this year. Keep requesting everyone!