Fans were shocked to hear that this was her first time ever performing at the Grammys as Reba took the stage at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards for the In Memoriam section alongside Brandy Clark and Lukas Nelson. While never taking the stage prior to last night, she has won three Grammys in total, including in 1987 for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for “Whoever’s in New England,” 1994 for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for “Does He Love You (featuring Linda Davis) and most recently in 2018 for Best Roots Gospel Album for Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope. It’s hard to believe last night was the first time she’s ever performed at music’s biggest award show considering she’s a country legend who has been at the top of her game for decades now, and fans were equally is surprised: How is it possible that Reba has never performed at the #GRAMMYs ?!? — Tim Williams (@realtimwilliams) February 2, 2026 Reba has never performed at the Grammys? Shame — TheGurls (@SeeTheGurls) February 2, 2026 so ms. Reba had never performed at the #GRAMMYs before… wow. pic.twitter.com/lofFKoLsBa — liz ☆ミ (@lizzloppp) February 2, 2026 Reba McEntire ain't never performed at the #GRAMMYs? Wow, that's crazy given her career. — Jabot (@Jabotism) February 2, 2026 How has REBA never performed at the #GRAMMYs ????Joke. — Lynden Blake (@LyndenBlake) February 2, 2026 How is it even possible the Queen Reba has never sang at the Grammys. Maybe this is why I gave up on this show years ago. Hockey game ended and only reason I switched. #reba Shame on the #GRAMMYs — Holly Anne (@fsu9holly) February 2, 2026 How the hell has Reba never been on the #Grammy stage?! — Dusty Reed (@Rdusty10) February 2, 2026 Reba has never performed at the Grammys. That's sad on many levels. Grammys celebrate all genres and she's the Queen of Country. How's she just now performing? #GRAMMY — Brent Phillips (@BrentRPhillips) February 2, 2026 How in the fuck has THE REBA MCENTIRE never performed on the Grammys before???? pic.twitter.com/M8Ieh8koeo — Ryan. (@RyanForEQUALITY) February 2, 2026 They were so concerned about the country categories + protecting the country genre but never had Reba perform??? Oh, I see. — Shelby Ivey Christie (@bronze_bombSHEL) February 2, 2026 How has @reba NEVER performed at the #GRAMMYs? That’s insanity. — Hillary (@Socawkbutterfly) February 2, 2026 Reba McEntire has NEVER performed at the Grammys?? pic.twitter.com/VbH95gFvx2 — FoxBrownFox (@FoxBrownFox) February 2, 2026 It goes on and on like that… Alongside Brandy Clark and Lukas Nelson, she delivered a beautiful rendition of her song “Trailblazer (Dream Chaser Version),” arguably one of the best performance of the night. It is a reimagined version of her original song “Trailblazer” that was released earlier this year with Lainey Wilson, Miranda Lambert, which is an ode to several prominent female artists in the industry, mentioning them by name in the second verse. Among these names are Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline, and Tammy Wynette— all artists that changed the game and paved a way for women in the county music genre. On this newer version, it was performed during the “In Memoriam” segment, which sadly included Reba’s late stepson, Brandon Blackstock, so it’s much more somber and stripped back in terms of the production, in addition to of course lyric changes written by Brandy Clark to reflect the moment. As they performed, names like Blackstock, Todd Snider, Jeannie Seely and many others flashed on the screen behind them, and it was of course beautiful and easily one of the performances of the night. Even the late Charlie Kirk was featured, which was a bit surprising. In fact, I thought the entire “In Memoriam” segment was great, which also featured performances from Lauryn Hill, Post Malone as the headliners for each portion. The show itself as a whole was quite forgettable, and the only country award they presented during the televised portion was the Album of the Year trophy, which went to Jelly Roll for Beautifully Broken, which was just fine, I guess… I didn’t personally love that choice based on some of the other nominees, but hard to argue against Jelly’s impact on people. But honestly… who cares about the Grammys. It was incredibly boring, but I’m glad Reba, Lukas and Brandy got to represent country because they’re some of the best we have. The entire video isn’t available yet, but you can watch part of it here: @ascapofficialASCAP member Reba McEntire took to the GRAMMYs stage for the first time ever to lead this year’s In Memorium Tribute. Accompanied onstage with Brandy Clark, McEntire dedicated her song “Trailblazer” to her late stepson Brandon Blackenstock, who tragically passed away last August after a battle with skin cancer.♬ original sound – ASCAP Here’s another one: @girlvet87 #Classy #rebamcentire #grammys #countrymusic #countryartist ♬ original sound – girlvet87 They also released the studio cut of this new version, which you can listen to here: “Trailblazer (Dream Chaser Version)” Here’s Reba’s original with Lainey and Miranda: You can view all of the country Grammy winners below. Best Country Solo Performance ● “Nose On The Grindstone” by Tyler Childers ● “Good News” by Shaboozey WINNER: “Bad As I Used To Be” [From F1 The Movie] by Chris Stapleton ● “I Never Lie” by Zach Top ● “Somewhere Over Laredo” by Lainey Wilson Best Country Duo/Group Performance ● “A Song To Sing” by Miranda Lambert And Chris Stapleton ● “Trailblazer” by Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson ● “Love Me Like You Used To Do” by Margo Price & Tyler Childers WINNER: “Amen” by Shaboozey & Jelly Roll ● “Honky Tonk Hall Of Fame” by George Strait, Chris Stapleton Best Country Song WINNER: “Bitin’ List” – Tyler Childers, songwriter (Tyler Childers) ● “Good News” – Michael Ross Pollack, Sam Elliot Roman & Jacob Torrey, songwriters (Shaboozey) ● “I Never Lie” – Carson Chamberlain, Tim Nichols & Zach Top, songwriters (Zach Top) ● “Somewhere Over Laredo” – Andy Albert, Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson & Lainey Wilson, songwriters (Lainey Wilson) ● “A Song To Sing” – Jenee Fleenor, Jesse Frasure, Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton) Best Traditional Country Album ● Dollar A Day by Charley Crockett ● American Romance by Lukas Nelson ● Oh What A Beautiful World by Willie Nelson ● Hard Headed Woman by Margo Price WINNER: Ain’t In It For My Health by Zach Top Best Contemporary Country Album ● Patterns by Kelsea Ballerini ● Snipe Hunter by Tyler Childers ● Evangeline Vs. The Machine by Eric Church WINNER: Beautifully Broken by Jelly Roll ● Postcards From Texas by Miranda Lambert Billy Strings also took home the award for Best Bluegrass Album Best Bluegrass Album ● Carter & Cleveland by Michael Cleveland & Jason Carter ● A Tip Toe High Wire by Sierra Hull ● Arcadia by Alison Krauss & Union Station ● Outrun by The Steeldrivers WINNER: Highway Prayers by Billy StringsThe post Fans Were Shocked To Learn That Reba Never Performed At The Grammys Prior To Last Night’s In Memoriam Segment With Lukas Nelson & Brandy Clark first appeared on Whiskey Riff.