{"id":1304006,"date":"2019-02-20T16:01:55","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T23:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1803203"},"modified":"2019-02-20T16:01:55","modified_gmt":"2019-02-20T23:01:55","slug":"reba-mcentire-advocates-for-more-women-for-entertainer-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/reba-mcentire-advocates-for-more-women-for-entertainer-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Reba McEntire Advocates for More Women for Entertainer of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"
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by Lauren Tingle<\/a><\/span> 20m ago<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n

When nominations are announced for any major award show, there are always going to be conflicting opinions over which names made the final categories.<\/p>\n

When CBS This Morning\u2019s Gayle King noticed the lack of women among the 2019 ACM Awards\u2019 entertainer of the year nominees, she asked Reba McEntire<\/a> for her thoughts. McEntire helped announce the nominations on Wednesday\u2019s (Feb. 20) episode and on Facebook.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt doesn\u2019t make me very happy,\u201d McEntire said of the lack of female representation in the category, \u201cbecause we\u2019ve got some very talented women who are out there working their butts off \u2026 I\u2019m missing my girlfriends on this.\u201d<\/p>\n

McEntire, the ACM Awards\u2019 longtime host for 16 years, took home the honor in 1994 and has been nominated nine times in the category since 1986.<\/p>\n

The 2019 ACM<\/a> entertainer category directly mirrors the 2018 CMA<\/a> entertainer of the year category.<\/p>\n

When asked what she thinks artists like Kacey Musgraves and Miranda Lambert bring to country music, McEntire said, \u201cAs old as I am and as long as I\u2019ve been in the business, youth, great new songs, a different outlook on the way they do their music and the music they write and choose to sing. I think it\u2019s a breath of fresh air.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reba McEntire will host the ACM Awards live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 7 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS. Chris Stapleton and Dan + Shay lead the 2019 nominees with six nods each.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere on social media, the ACM nominees were elated by this morning\u2019s news.<\/p>\n

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SIX NOMINATIONS. wow, thank you @ACMawards<\/a> and all the voting members for making us feel loved this morning. additionally, thank you country music for giving us a home to tell our stories and chase our childhood dreams. we are forever grateful for your support. pic.twitter.com\/F0Qhkkhr3C<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Dan + Shay (@DanAndShay) February 20, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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4 @ACMawards<\/a> nominations. Unreal. Beyond grateful. Love y\u2019all. pic.twitter.com\/jAeAcwbyxC<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Brothers Osborne (@brothersosborne) February 20, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Never gonna take this for granted. Thank you #acmawards<\/a>. #weareolddominion<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/4kUibWgYo0<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Old Dominion (@OldDominion) February 20, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u201dI\u2019m excited & honored to be in this category for such an important video .Thanks to everyone who made it possible. Special thanks to Shane Tarleton and Mike Dupree from Warner Brothers, for having the incredible vision Special thanks to Jeff Venable for directing https:\/\/t.co\/vldtRMMF1Q<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Chris Janson (@janson_chris) February 20, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Last year I was in the nose bleeds watching the @ACMawards<\/a> . This year I\u2019m nominated?!??? I can\u2019t believe it. Truly woke up to the best news ever!!!!!! Thank you to my team & everyone who made this happen!!!! We are going to Vegas baby pic.twitter.com\/mBnwbVtLGU<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Mitchell Tenpenny (@m10penny) February 20, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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WHAT?!?!?! #Yours<\/a> is the little song that could! We started with absolutely nothing but this song. Now, years later THIS!!!!! Thank you all for believeing in me and in this song!!! Thank you @ACMawards<\/a> for nominating it for SONG OF THE YEARRRRRRR!!!!!! AHHHH! pic.twitter.com\/BooGGbz5gG<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Russell Dickerson (@russelled) February 20, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Gonna take a second for this to sink in. Thank you #CountryMusic<\/a> community & #ACMawards<\/a> for your love & support. And congrats to my smoking hot fianc\u00e9e CP on new female vocalist! Thank you Lord for this blessing & showing me it\u2019s all about your time. This is our year #NINETEEN<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/B7I0YPwsBH<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Michael Ray (@Michaelraymusic) February 20, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Holy guacamole \u2026 I just woke up with my little girl laying on my shoulder to find out about this! Life can\u2019t get much better. Thanks so much to my team and fans out there! Wow. I\u2019m seriously so excited https:\/\/t.co\/kB5812XsWy<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Jake Owen (@jakeowen) February 20, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Woah. Thank you @ACMawards<\/a>!! I am so grateful\u2026..so honored\u2026.and SO EXCITED!!!!! https:\/\/t.co\/0s6sPa20J4<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Lindsay Ell (@lindsayell) February 20, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Lauren Tingle is a Tennessean and storyteller who eats music for breakfast, lunch and dinner. When she\u2019s not writing or rocking out, she enjoys yoga and getting lost in the great outdoors.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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