Reba to Host 53rd Academy of Country Music Awards

Reba McEntire will return as host of the 53rd Academy of Country Music Awards, marking her 15th time leading the awards celebration.

Written by Lauren Laffer
Reba to Host 53rd Academy of Country Music Awards
Reba; Photo by Rick Diamond/Country Rising/Getty Images

She’s back! CBS This Morning has revealed that Reba will return to the driver’s seat and host the 53rd Academy of Country Music Awards this year.

After news broke of Dierks Bentley and Luke Bryan stepping aside, country fans wondered who would fill their shoes. In a video posted to Twitter, CBS This Morning host Gayle King was the first to reveal to the world that country music’s favorite redhead (and the new KFC Colonel Sanders) would return to the show as the host.

The 14-time host last led the show in 2012 with Blake Shelton.

Reba was live in New York early Thursday morning (3/1) to help reveal the nominees for the 53rd Academy of Country Music Awards.

The 53rd Annual ACM Awards will broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 14, at 8 p.m. EST on CBS.