MIDNIGHT CAUGHT FIRE — REBA McENTIRE CLOSED 2025 AND WELCOMED 2026 WITH A PERFORMANCE THAT SHOOK THE ROOM The countdown clocks were glowing, the crowd buzzing with anticipation, when the lights suddenly dropped to red and gold. As the final seconds of 2025 slipped away, Reba McEntire stepped into the spotlight — fierce, unflinching, and fully in command. The opening line of I Can’t cut through the night like a spark, and just like that, the new year arrived in flames. Reba didn’t ease into the moment — she claimed it. Her voice was powerful, razor-sharp, and alive with decades of grit and grace. Every lyric landed like a declaration, echoing through the arena as fans shouted back the words. As midnight hit, fireworks erupted behind the stage, but no spectacle could compete with the fire in her delivery. “That’s how you enter a new year,” one musician backstage was overheard saying. Reba simply smiled, eyes blazing, and kept singing. The crowd was on its feet from the first chorus. Tears mixed with cheers. Strangers hugged. Phones shook as fans tried to capture what felt like a once-in-a-lifetime crossover between endings and beginnings. Online, reactions poured in within minutes. “Reba just reminded everyone who runs country music,” one fan wrote. Another post went viral: “Closing one year and opening the next with THAT song? Icon behavior.” As the final note rang out and Reba lifted her hand to the crowd, the message was unmistakable: strength doesn’t fade with time — it sharpens. 2025 may have ended, but 2026 arrived with Reba McEntire standing tall at the center of it all.

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Reba McEntire Closes out the 2024 ACM Awards With Blazing Performance of ‘I Can’t’

The country star also hosted the ceremony.

Reba McEntire Performs New Song 'I Can't' at the 2024 ACM Awards.

Reba McEntire brought the house down — and almost burnt it down, too — with the final performance of the night at the 2024 ACM Awards Thursday night (May 16), singing a blazing rendition of her new single “I Can’t.”

Joined by a stunning choir of gospel singers, the 69-year-old singer — who also served as the night’s host — passionately belted the lyrics to her latest track while staring down the camera, her red hair matching the curtain of pyrotechnic flames that sprung to life behind her. “I can’t row you across right now, I’m too busy building a bridge,” she sang. “I can’t throw a line right now, I’m too busy trying to live.”

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The performance earned a standing ovation from Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton and more stars in the audience at Ford Center at the Star in Frisco, Texas. Before exiting the stage, the country icon also announced that she’d be returning to host the 2025 ACMs.

The show comes just over a week after McEntire debuted “I Can’t” on The Voice, on which she’s currently serving her second season as a coach.

Reba McEntire Stuns with New Music During 2024 ACM Awards Performance | Holler

This year’s ceremony was produced by Dick Clark Productions and streamed live by Prime Video. Its other performers included Lainey Wilson — who later on won entertainer of the year — Jelly Roll, Post Malone, Dua Lipa with Chris Stapleton, Thomas Rhett, Jason Aldean and more.

DCP is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a Penske Media Corporation (PMC) subsidiary and joint venture between PMC and Eldridge. PMC is the parent company of Billboard.

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