Stars, theyre just like us! John Shearer/Getty Images; Frank Mullen/Getty Images Reba McEntirehad a very good reason for not wanting to meetMerle Haggard. And when I did, he was the nicest, most cordial gentleman. Credit:John Shearer/Getty Images; Frank Mullen/Getty Images I was like phew! My first big concert was Merle Haggard and the Strangers, she said in a statement. We all looked up to Merle Haggard. And it was a thrill in my life when I got to work with him on the road....

Whatever you got from this song, it worked for ya. The country legend teamed. up Sanders and Van Slee for a performance ofLuke Combs' “When It Rains, It Pours.” Credit:Trae Patton/NBC “I’m a dad of four girls. We had a son. He was born and passed away on my birthday.” “Its such a fun song, and I dont wanna take it there, Sanders added. Fighting back tears, McEntire offered thegrieving fathera bit of advice....

Mama loved to make this, the country legend wrote in her cookbook, per NBC. She had a trick to make the cake easy as, well, cornbread. She would make the wholepineapple upside-down cakein acast iron pan. Credit:Jason Mendez/Getty Images As a kid, I thought this was the height of fancy cooking! The trick is using awell-seasoned cast iron skillet, which is basically nonstick. That means your upside-down pineapple cake will look perfect when it’s right-side up....

This is so sweet, y’all. Jason Kempin / Staff/Getty Images Reba McEntirejust celebrated a huge milestone. The country legend turned 70 yesterday and spent the day on tour in Uncasville, Connecticut. Credit:Jason Kempin / Staff/Getty Images Luckily, her daughter-in-law captured the whole thing on social media. Reba’s son, Shelby Blackstock, and his wife Marissa had the perfect alibi for the grand surprise. They even posted on Facebook that day that they were attending a baby shower in Chicago....

“I’m very proud of him.” Reba and her ex-husband Narvel Blackstock welcomed Shelby in 1990. “He wouldn’t have learned anything that way. Credit: Lynn Goldsmith/Getty Images So don’t be a little jerk. Don’t be a spoiled brat.'” Her efforts seemingly paid off. Credit: Jason Kempin/Getty Images Reba says that people are often surprised to find out that his childhood was so “blessed.” Shelby, now 32, enjoys a career as a professional race car driver....

“If that’s something he feels totally strong about, that’s fine with me.” McEntire addressed the topic of matrimony in a recent conversation withE! Though she has gained a new perspective on the institution sincedivorcing Narvel Blackstockin 2015. Credit:Kevin Mazur/Getty Images I’ve been married twice. He’s never been married before. So, if he wants to experience that, I’m OK with that." But things changed when they met up for dinner shortly before the pandemic....

The legend is doing a lot more than providing a theme song for the new sitcom. Hope you like it. McEntire also shared that theres a stage in the shows namesake tavern where her character will perform. Credit:Todd Williamson/NBCUniversal via Getty Images “I love the sitcom genre. Of all the things I get to do, this is my favorite,“The Voicecoach said. “And to get to work with these folks, that’s icing on the cake....

Ballerini has taken over the chair for season 27 ofThe Voice, which premiered this week. “Now go out there andshow those boys who’s the boss.” Ballerini didn’t hesitate to give the sparkling crown a try, saying “I feel so fancy.” Credit:Getty Images We’ll see if the other judges bow down to Ballerini at the end of the competition this season. She is judgingThe Voicealong with Michael Buble, John Legend, and Adam Levine....

We just love these two! Christopher Polk/Penske Media via Getty Images Sometimes romance reveals itself in funny ways. The two Southerners discovered they had a mutual friend and both grew up inOklahoma, but that was that. Credit:Christopher Polk/Penske Media via Getty Images The two were friendly, but when they reconnected in January 2020 the relationship changed. Sparks flew, but the world went into lockdown soon after and the new couple was kept apart....

But that may not have been the biggest surprise of the night on the hit NBC music competition show. Wilson responded, just when I think you cant get any cooler. Emotion immediately visible on Wilsons face as she hugged her hero. Credit:NBC Universal she exclaimed through her tears. Her voice shaky with emotion, Wilson took a moment to acknowledge her family in the audience. I knew I wanted to play there....

Plus, two new Coaches will be making their debut in the iconic red chairs. And, in her second season, she brought in chicken tenders. Recently, the country superstar debuteda fiery new single, I Cant, from her forthcoming album. Credit:NBC / Contributor / Getty Images (So, you could say shes really putting her whole heart and soul into the gig.) Gwen spent seven seasons on the show before taking a break at the end of 2023....

“Happy’s Place” is coming to NBC on October 18. “I’ve been to Knoxville performing lots of times, too. So, visiting and even little vacations down there,” McEntire says. Credit:Harmony Gerber / Getty Images “That’s a beautiful part of the country.” The show will reunite her with Melissa Peterman, a former co-star from hit sitcomRebafrom the early 2000s. McEntire has revealed she’srecording the theme songforHappy’s Place. Fans of theVoicecoach also will get to see her perform on a stage in her fictional restaurant....

Her father’s belt buckle and her mother’s bracelet joined her on Americas biggest stage. “So I’m wearing those two items at the Super Bowl.” The country star is the third of four children born to Clark and Jacqueline McEntire. Credit:Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Roc Nation Her father, a champion steer roper, died in 2014 at the age of 86. She was the inspiration behind Rebas 2023 song, “7 Minutes in Heaven....