If you’re in Atoka, Oklahoma be sure to stop by “Reba’s Place.” That’s right, Reba McEntire is creating her own restaurant, bar, and live entertainment venue!

She shared the news during her show on Friday at the Choctaw Grand Theater in Durant, Oklahoma as she welcomed Chief Gary Batton from Choctaw Nation to announce the opening, set for 2022. Reba’s Place is in partnership with both the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and the City of Atoka.

During the show, McEntire said, “We’re thrilled to pieces because it’s going to be right downtown Atoka. It’s going to be called Reba’s Place and it’s going to be in the old Masonic building. Y’all know where that is if you’ve been to Atoka… We’re really tickled, we’re very excited about it. It’s going to have great food, family atmosphere, a bandstand in there where we can do a little pickin’ and grinnin’ and singin,’ and we’re hoping by the end of next year, around September 2022, around that sometime that we’ll be ready for serving you guys to come up and see us.”

Chief Batton said, “We are partnering with the greatest female country singer of all time to bring Reba’s restaurant to Atoka, Oklahoma.”

Reba’s Place will have two stories of dining space that open up to a large stage and will also have a restaurant. Planned dishes include the “Fancy” steak dinner (yes, a nod to her hit song!) as well as chicken fried steak, pinto beans and cornbread, and street tacos, which are described on the website as “Reba’s personal favorite.” There is also a restored 100+ year old antique bar which will serve beer, wine, and cocktails as well as a retail space were you can buy exclusive items and “established Reba favorites.”

Even if she’s not there, you will be able to feel McEntire’s presence everywhere as “The aesthetics of the venue are heavily influenced by Reba’s western heritage and include a curated collection of memorabilia from Reba’s personal archives that will regularly change,” according to the website.

Source: People 

Brett Young is headlining his own CMT holiday special, “CMT Crossroads: Christmas: Brett Young & Friends” and now we are getting our first look at it.

The network just shared a clip of Brett and Boyz II Men performing the classic holiday tune “This Christmas.”

And that’s just one of many collaborations on the special. Other guests include Chris Tomlin, Colbie Caillat, Dann Huff, Darius Rucker, Gavin DeGraw and Maddie & Tae.

Brett’s special airs December 8^th at 8 pm.

Source: People

Kacey Musgraves discusses her divorce from Ruston Kelly in the new issue of “V” magazine, and admits in the end it was for the best.

“When you lose something in your life — it might be a friendship or relationship, or even a business relationship or something like that — we’re all conditioned to think, ‘Oh my gosh, this one thing is ending. This is the worst; it shouldn’t be this way,’ ” she said. “But it’s really cool that life can have this beautiful surprise around the corner from you.”

She adds, “It’s the ultimate decision you can make for yourself, to move on from something that isn’t serving you or that other person anymore.”

Source: People

The Country Music Hall of Fame inducted a new class this weekend, including Hank Williams Jr., Marty Stuart and songwriter Dean Dillon.

The event took place at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s CMA Theater, with stars like George Strait, Alan Jackson, Kenny Chesney and Eric Church on hand to pay tribute to the Hall of Fame’s 2020 class.

George and Kenny paid tribute to Dillon, with George performing “The Chair,” while Kenny performed Dillon’s 2002 hit “A Lot of Things Different,” which he co-wrote with Bill Anderson. Brittney Spencer also paid tribute to Dillon with her take on “Tennessee Whiskey,” most recently made famous by Chris Stapleton.

Emmylou Harris and Charlie Worsham collaborated on “Tempted” to pay tribute to Stuart, while Ashley McBryde performed “The Observation of a Crow.” “The question gets asked, how do you describe this moment?” he said in his acceptance remarks. “Well, this is the ultimate. There’s this, and there’s everything else.”

Finally, Eric, Alan and Shooter Jennings, paid tribute to Hank Jr., who was being inducted 60 years after his father Hank Williams, Sr. became a member. Shooter kicked things off with “Feelin’ Better,” followed by Eric, who played Hank Jr.’s “A Country Boy Can Survive,” and Alan who performed “The Blues Man.”

“Well, the good thing is, this didn’t happen yesterday, which was the opening day of deer season,” Hank Jr. joked while accepting his honor. He then referenced some of his biggest hits sharing, “’All my rowdy friends’ are coming over tonight. I was ‘born to boogie,’ and this,” motioning to his just-unveiled Hall of Fame plaque, is a ‘family tradition.'”

• This weekend’s induction was for the 2020 class, which was postponed by the pandemic. The 2021 class, Ray Charles, the Judds, and musicians Eddie Bayers and Pete Drake, will be inducted next year.

Well, this doesn’t come as much of a surprise. Taylor Swift’s “Red (Taylor’s Version)” tops the “Billboard” 200 Album chart this week.

Tay moved 605,000 equivalent album units to earn the number one spot, giving her the second-largest week for an album this year behind Drake’s “Certified Lover Boy,” which moved 613,000. Of Tay’s units, 369,000 were in traditional album sales, making it the best-selling album of the week, and the best-selling album this year.

“Red (Taylor’s Version)” is now Taylor’s second re-recorded album to debut at number one. She previously did it in April with “Fearless (Taylor’s Version).” It is also her 10^th number one making her only the second female artist to have at least 10 number ones. Barbra Streisand is the other, and has 11.

But Taylor’s album isn’t the only one in the Top 10. Morgan Wallen’s “Dangerous: The Double Album” continues its chart domination, landing at six this week.

Plus, Jason Aldean’s latest, “Macon” debuts at eight, moving 37,000 equivalent album units, 19,000 in traditional album sales.  The album is Jason’s ninth Top 10 record.

Source: Billboard