American singer and country music performer,
Reba McEntire has been named the
Woman of the year by the Billboard magazine for its first such award.Reba McEntire, also known as
The Queen of Country Music was chosen for the honour for her success in music,television,publishing and movies."Reba is an inspiration to women everywhere and we are delighted to be presenting her with this award," Tamara Conniff ,Billboard Group editorial director said.In total McEntire has received 72 awards to date.McEntire will be releasing a duets album next week along with Justin Timberlake, Don Henley, Kelly Clarkson, Kenny Chesney, Carole King and Faith Hill.
