Reba McEntire at rehearsals for the 43rd Annual ACM Awards Show in Las Vegas. Photo provided by the Academy of Country Music.
Jan. 13, 2009 — Reba McEntire is in the studio this week working on music for her first album with Valory Music, and it finds her working with longtime producer Tony Brown and — for the first time — Mark Bright, who’s overseen all of Carrie Underwood’s hits, as well as previous hits by Rascal Flatts, Lonestar and Sara Evans.
"I think it’s important to listen to new ideas and learn new ways of doing things," Reba says. "Mark brought in some great songs for me. He also brought in some studio musicians that I hadn’t gotten to work with before. I am now their biggest fan! I love the way Mark communicates with the musicians. I’ve really loved working with Mark. He’s very talented, easy to work with and knows music."
In the meantime, Reba is gearing up to emcee the 15th annual Celebrity Fight Night in Phoenix on March 28, according to East Valley Living. Jon Bon Jovi is the musical guest for the event, in which the Muhammad Ali Leadership Award will be given to Kurt Warner, the quarterback of the Arizona Cardinals, who will compete in the NFC Championship Game Sunday for the first time in team history.
Reba’s become a regular at Fight Night, hosting the event each of the last two years and raising $500,000 for charity in 2006 by auctioning off two dinners at her home. Other country artists who’ve attended the star-studded benefit those same years include Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Pam Tillis and Collin Raye.
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