Reba McEntire, the singer and actress, has announced that she will not return to host the next Academy of Country Music Awards show. This show will be held next April. Reba has hosted the event for the last two years with Blake Shelton. For atleast ten years prior to that, she has hosted it as a solo emcee. Reba herself answered the hosting question by replying, “No. [I’ve] passed the torch to Blake. I’m a huge Blake Shelton fan.” Reba will continue to be present on TV, in the new ABC comedy, Malibu Country, which airs in November.