Reba McEntire Matches with Boyfriend Rex Linn and Whips Out Some Glittering Thigh-High Boots for 2025 ACM Awards

Reba McEntire's boots were made for hosting astatine nan 2025 ACM Awards.

On Thursday, May 8, nan state superstar star, 69, deed nan reddish carpet successful existent Texas style astatine nan Ford Center successful Frisco, for nan Academy of Country Music Awards wherever she'll service arsenic host.

Ahead of nan awards show, McEntire walked nan reddish carpet pinch fellow Rex Linn. The mates matched successful achromatic blazers, pinch nan "I'm a Survivor" vocalist wearing a sparkling suit covered successful sequin embroidery.

McEntire completed nan look matching sequined thigh-high boots and layered gem necklaces. Linn besides wore a achromatic blazer for nan event, but added indigo denim jeans and a popular of colour pinch a ray bluish necktie for a cowboy twist.

McEntire's turned to her signature glitter for nan evening— successful summation to a flawless complexion, she opted for a rosy blush and lip, and wore her fiery reddish hairsbreadth and bangs successful bouncy curls.

MeEntire is besides group to unfastened nan show pinch a 12-minute capacity alongside Clint Black, Dan + Shay, LeAnn Rimes, Sugarland and  Wynonna Judd, who will observe nan Song of nan Year winners from nan past 60 years of nan ACMs.

Other performers include Alan Jackson, Backstreet Boys, Shelton, Brooks & Dunn, Brothers Osborne, Chris Stapleton, Cody Johnson, Ella Langley, Eric Church, Jelly Roll, Kelsea Ballerini, Lainey Wilson, Megan Moroney, Miranda Lambert, Rascal Flatts, Shaboozey and Zach Top.

On May 7, nan Academy of Country Music, Prime Video and Dick Clark Productions unveiled nan database of presenters group to return nan shape for nan ceremony. Among nan stars presenting are Blake Shelton, Carly Pearce, Clint Black, Crystal Gayle, ERNEST, Gabby Barrett, Gretchen Wilson, Lee Ann Womack, Jordan Davis and Lionel Richie.

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Keith Urban will beryllium honored astatine nan arena pinch ACM Triple Crown Award. Stapleton, Moroney and Brothers Osborne will execute successful tribute to nan "Love Somebody" artist, who's earned complete a twelve No. 1 hits connected the Billboard Hot Country Songs floor plan passim his career.

Langley leads nan nominations pinch 8 total, followed by Morgan Wallen, Wilson and Johnson pinch 7 each arsenic good arsenic Green and Post Malone, who each earned five.

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McEntire precocious opened up to PEOPLE astir reaching 50 continuous years successful nan euphony industry, describing nan milestone arsenic "mind-boggling."

"Very grateful, very thankful," nan singer, who was promoting her caller business pinch Realtor.com, shared. "And I ne'er thought astatine nan 20th day that I'd beryllium hitting this one. But I person to springiness a batch of in installments to group who person been earlier maine — Tammy [Wynette], Dolly [Parton], Loretta [Lynn] — who person paved nan roads for woman singers of my procreation and nan ones that are coming up aft me. So it's been a batch of fun."

"You ever want to activity existent difficult and make them proud," McEntire added.