Reba McEntire to host, perform at ACM Awards

1 of 3 | Reba McEntire will big and execute caller euphony astatine nan Academy of Country Music Awards. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo

April 25 (UPI) -- Reba McEntire will return to big nan Academy of Country Music Awards.

The Academy of Country Music announced successful a property merchandise Thursday that McEntire, 69, will big nan awards show for nan 17th time.

McEntire, a 16-time ACM Awards winner, will besides execute caller music.

The 59th yearly ACM Awards will return place May 16 astatine The Star successful Frisco, Texas, and watercourse unrecorded astatine 8 p.m. EDT connected Prime Video. A Prime rank will not beryllium required to watch live.

"I americium ticked to pieces to get to big nan ACM Awards for nan 17th time!" McEntire said successful a statement. "What an grant to person been portion of nan past, coming and now nan early of nan Academy of Country Music pinch Amazon Prime Video. I can't hold to get to Texas and spot everybody May 16th!"

"We are thrilled for nan homecoming of Reba to nan ACM Awards shape for nan 17th time! There is simply nary 1 amended to proceed to elevate this show successful our caller world streaming era pinch Amazon Prime Video," ACM CEO Damon Whiteside added.

Luke Combs leads this year's ACM Awards nominees pinch 8 nominations, followed by Megan Moroney and Morgan Wallen pinch six nominations each.

The nominees for Entertainer of nan Year are: Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, Chris Stapleton, Morgan Wallen and Lainey Wilson.

Reba McEntire strikes a airs aft being honored pinch nan 2,120th prima connected nan Hollywood Walk of Fame successful Los Angeles connected September 18, 1998. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo