Day: May 10, 2025

Celebrity

Reba McEntire stood motionless at the start of the 2025 ACM Awards, her voice catching as thousands held their breath. Then, with quiet strength, she said, “This is for anyone who’s ever been looked down on, called a country bumpkin, or laughed at for simply being real.” As the first notes of Okie from Muskogee filled the air, the crowd went silent—then the applause rose, and tears followed. In that moment, the “Queen of Country Music” didn’t just open the show—she opened hearts. Her performance became an unspoken anthem for every forgotten soul with country roots, delivered with a voice full of grit, grace, and love.

| May 10, 2025
Reba McEntire Opens 2025 ACM Awards With a Tearful Tribute to “Real People” — Then Stuns the Crowd With a Soul-Shaking Rendition of Merle Haggard’s “Okie from Muskogee”
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