<p class="wp-block-paragraph" id="mntl-sc-block_1-0">It wouldn&#8217;t be the <a title="ACM Awards" href="https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/1224809/264167/4272?subId1=WPScmnbACM&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Facademy-of-country-music-awards-tickets%2Fartist%2F866377&partnerpropertyid=5213910&MediaPartnerPropertyId=5213910">ACM Awards</a> without <a title="Reba" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSReba/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Freba-mcentire-tickets%2F">Reba</a> McEntire!</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph" id="mntl-sc-block_3-0">On April 25, the Academy of Country Music, Prime Video and Dick Clark Productions announced the 69-year-old &#8220;Fancy&#8221; singer will host the 2024 <a title="ACM Awards" href="https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/1224809/264167/4272?subId1=WPScmnbACM&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Facademy-of-country-music-awards-tickets%2Fartist%2F866377&partnerpropertyid=5213910&MediaPartnerPropertyId=5213910">ACM Awards</a> — marking her 17th time hosting the annual awards show.</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph" id="mntl-sc-block_5-0">McEntire will also deliver a performance of new music during the ceremony, which will air live on May 16 at 8 p.m. ET from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph" id="mntl-sc-block_10-0">&#8220;I am tickled to pieces to get to host the <a title="ACM Awards" href="https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/1224809/264167/4272?subId1=WPScmnbACM&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Facademy-of-country-music-awards-tickets%2Fartist%2F866377&partnerpropertyid=5213910&MediaPartnerPropertyId=5213910">ACM Awards</a> for the 17th time! What an honor to have been part of the past, present and now the future of the Academy of Country Music with <a title="Amazon" href="https://amzn.to/3wEOfbC">Amazon</a> Prime Video,&#8221; said McEntire in a statement. &#8220;I can’t wait to get to Texas and see everybody May 16th!&#8221;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph" id="mntl-sc-block_12-0">The <em><a title="Reba" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSReba/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Freba-mcentire-tickets%2F">Reba</a> </em>star has previously won 16 <a title="ACM Awards" href="https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/1224809/264167/4272?subId1=WPScmnbACM&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Facademy-of-country-music-awards-tickets%2Fartist%2F866377&partnerpropertyid=5213910&MediaPartnerPropertyId=5213910">ACM Awards</a> of her own and holds the record for most nominations in the female artist of the year category.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">This year&#8217;s nominations were led by <a title="Morgan Wallen" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSMWallen/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fmorgan-wallen-tickets%2F">Morgan Wallen</a>, <a title="Luke Combs" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSLukeCombs/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fluke-combs-tickets%2F">Luke Combs</a> and <a title="Megan Moroney" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSMMoroney/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fmegan-moroney-tickets%2F">Megan Moroney</a>, with the coveted entertainer of the year category featuring Wallen, Combs, <a title="Kane Brown" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSKaneBrown/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fkane-brown-tickets%2F">Kane Brown</a>, <a title="Jelly Roll" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSJelly/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fjelly-roll-tickets%2F">Jelly Roll</a>, <a title="Cody Johnson" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSCodyJohnson/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fcody-johnson-tickets%2F">Cody Johnson</a>, <a title="Chris Stapleton" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSStapleton/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fchris-stapleton-tickets%2F">Chris Stapleton</a> and <a title="Lainey Wilson" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSLaineyW/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Flainey-wilson-tickets%2F">Lainey Wilson</a>.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Jelly&#8217;s nomination for the night&#8217;s biggest award makes him the first artist to go from having never been nominated at the ACMs to landing a spot in the entertainer of the year category since ;Billy Ray Cyrus ;in 1993.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph" id="mntl-sc-block_25-0">&#8220;I spent my whole life just thinking that what I was doing would never be heard or seen,&#8221; the &#8220;Need a Favor&#8221; singer told PEOPLE earlier this month. &#8220;I almost gave up on any dream of this thing ever being like it is now, and man, is it just incredible to be in the middle of it. I&#8217;m grateful.&#8221;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph" id="mntl-sc-block_27-0">A limited number of tickets to attend the 2024 ACMs are available for purchase on <a href="https://seatgeek.pxf.io/9goXmQ">SeatGeek</a>, while fans can now stream the awards show&#8217;s official playlist on <a title="Amazon" href="https://amzn.to/3wEOfbC">Amazon</a> Music.</p>