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Reba McEntire is set to host the 59th ACM Awards this week on Amazon's Prime Video. The iconic singer spoke to THR all about her big return to Country Music's Party of the Year, new music, her new TV show, 'Reba' hitting Netflix and much more ahead of the ceremony that streams live on Thursday, May 16.

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00:00The award shows are like a family reunion. There's family members you know and some you

00:07hadn't met before, so that's exactly what it'll be for me in Frisco, Texas.

00:11Reba McIntyre is set to host the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards on Amazon's Prime Video

00:16this week. The iconic singer spoke to The Hollywood Reporter all about her big return

00:20to country music's party of the year, her new music, her new TV show, and much more ahead of

00:25the ceremony. McIntyre is no stranger to the ACM Awards. It's great to be back as your host.

00:31This marks her 17th time hosting the show, the most of any artist. She shared why she wanted to

00:36emcee the ceremony again this year. Well, I saw Dolly and Garth having so much fun and I hadn't

00:43hosted an award show in a while, so I thought, man, I want to do this again. And when they called and

00:48and I, you know, after watching it, it was on Amazon Prime and down in Frisco, Texas, close to my home

00:54state of Oklahoma, I thought it was the perfect time to get back in there and do it. And I was

00:59very glad and very honored that they asked me. A star-studded lineup of performers is set to take

01:04the stage during the show. McIntyre shared who she's most excited to see. Cody Johnson, I've gotten

01:10to sing with Cody, be on stage with Cody, so I'm really looking forward to seeing him again, hugging

01:14his neck. Thomas Rhett, I love him to pieces. Jelly Roll, lots of fun. Laney, Laney and I got to meet a

01:23couple of award shows back and I'm just so thrilled for her success. In addition to hosting,

01:28McIntyre is set to debut a brand new song titled, I Can't, during the ceremony. It's a song that I

01:33fell in love with the first time I heard the demo. I didn't write it, unfortunately, because I love

01:38this song so much, but it is a very strong woman song. I hope everybody enjoys it. 2024 is proving to

01:43be a busy year for McIntyre. In addition to releasing new music, hosting the ACM awards, singing the

01:49national anthem at the Super Bowl and coaching seasons 25 and 26 of The Voice, she also has a

01:54new sitcom coming to NBC called Happy's Place. She opened up about her return to the world of sitcoms.

02:00We wanted to do it right after we were canceled on The Reba Show in 2006. We've been working

02:05tirelessly trying to find the right script, the right idea. We did do Malibu Country one season with

02:12Lily Tomlin and Sarah Rue. And then we got the idea, Julie Abbott came up with the idea of Happy's

02:20Place. As for The Reba Show, all six seasons of the sitcom that aired from 2001 to 2007 just hit Netflix

02:26this month. McIntyre revealed whether or not she's prepared for a Reba resurgence and for a new

02:32generation of fans to discover the show. Oh, you bet. Absolutely. There'll be a new generation.

02:38There'll be kids coming to my concerts and their mom will say, we're going to go watch Reba sing.

02:44They'll go, no, mom, she's on TV. She's an actor. So it's really cute that the new generation can see

02:51both. The 2024 ACM awards will stream live on Prime Video on Thursday, May 16th at 8 p.m. Eastern.

02:58It's worth noting you don't need a Prime membership to watch the show live.

03:00For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.

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