{"id":6427,"date":"2019-09-29T20:41:34","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T01:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=6427"},"modified":"2019-09-29T20:41:34","modified_gmt":"2019-09-30T01:41:34","slug":"cmt-to-honor-reba-mcentire-with-artist-of-a-lifetime-award-wednesday-october-16-at-8pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/29\/cmt-to-honor-reba-mcentire-with-artist-of-a-lifetime-award-wednesday-october-16-at-8pm\/","title":{"rendered":"CMT to Honor Reba McEntire with &#8220;Artist of a Lifetime&#8221; Award Wednesday, October 16 at 8PM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6428\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/cmt-reba-mcentire.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/cmt-reba-mcentire.jpg 550w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/cmt-reba-mcentire-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/cmt-reba-mcentire-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/cmt-reba-mcentire-160x90.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>CMT has announced that country music icon Reba McEntire will be honored with the &#8220;Artist of a Lifetime&#8221; award presented by Ram Trucks at this year&#8217;s &#8220;CMT Artists of the Year&#8221; event. The 10th annual celebration will air LIVE from Nashville&#8217;s Schermerhorn Symphony Center on Wednesday, October 16 at 8PM ET\/PT. Reba will join the illustrious ranks alongside previous &#8220;Lifetime&#8221; recipients, including Loretta Lynn (2018), Shania Twain (2016), Kenny Rogers (2015), and Merle Haggard (2014).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have loved entertaining people since I was a little girl and after being in the music business for more than 40 years, I&#8217;m still having so much fun! For CMT to recognize me as the &#8216;Artist of A Lifetime&#8217; is pretty special,&#8221; shared Reba.<\/p><div id=\"morty-443519211\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>This year marks a significant milestone for the &#8220;CMT Artists of the Year&#8221; special as it celebrates the decade-long anniversary of the live music franchise. The highly anticipated 90-minute event will pay tribute to the five &#8220;Artists of the Year&#8221; who collectively ruled the last 12 months in country music. 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Celebrating legendary women in Country Music , she will join Dolly Parton and Carrie Underwood to host the <em>53rd Annual CMA Awards<\/em> November 13 at 8\/7c live on the ABC Television Network. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.05em;\">Reba marked her thirteenth summit as SING IT NOW: SONGS OF FAITH &amp; HOPE topped both the Billboard Country and Christian\/Gospel charts, bolstering a successful record of 35 No. 1 singles and over 56 million albums sold worldwide. As co-producer alongside Buddy Cannon, she released STRONGER THAN THE TRUTH earlier this year on Big Machine Records. Her impressive catalogue is on display during the longest-running Country residency in The Colosseum at Caesars&#8217; history with REBA, BROOKS &amp; DUNN: Together In Vegas. The Golden Globe(R) nominated actress has 11 movie credits, a Broadway lead and starred in the six-season sitcom Reba. Set to hit theaters December 25, Reba will join Fox Animation&#8217;s Spies in Disguise. 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