CMT News

Reba McEntire will host a tribute concert to Loretta Lynn at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Oct. 12, presented by the Recording Academy. McEntire will perform during the event, along with Martina McBride, Gretchen Wilson and Lee Ann Womack. Jack White will also participate. The event will include a presentation of the Recording Academy President's Merit Award to Lynn in recognition of her career and contributions to country music. More performances will be announced in the coming weeks. As previously reported, a new album titled Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn will be released Nov. 9 by Columbia Nashville.