# LISTEN: Reba McEntire Revels in 50 Years of Making Music and Season 3 of NBC’s ‘Happy’s Place’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/listen-reba-mcentire-revels-in-50-years-of-making-music-and-season-3-of-nbcs-happys-place/
- Published: 2026-07-22T21:08:32+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-22T22:15:35+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/music/news/reba-mcentire-50-years-music-happys-place-daily-variety-1236818516/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Music, TV

## Key points

- Reba McEntire marks 50 years in music with new EP series via MCA.
- Next EP, "Ring, Ring," releases 24 July.
- NBC's "Happy's Place" returns for season three on 23 October.

## Summary

Country music star Reba McEntire has spoken about marking 50 years in the music industry and steering her NBC sitcom "Happy's Place" to a third season, in an interview on the "Daily Variety" podcast. She discussed how she has navigated a difficult television market to keep the multi-camera comedy on air, while also reflecting on a special series of EP releases celebrating her golden anniversary in music.

The EP project, an idea credited to her manager Justin McIntosh, pairs a newly recorded song with several older tracks and runs from April through December via her longtime label MCA; the next release, "Ring, Ring," arrives on 24 July. "Happy's Place," which reunites McEntire with the team behind her earlier series "Reba" and co-stars her husband Rex Linn, returns for its third season on 23 October. McEntire also spoke about her retail and entertainment venture in Atoka, Oklahoma, near her hometown, housed in a restored 1907 building.

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