Reba McEntire

FOR REBA MCENTIRE, JOINING NBC'S THE VOICE AS A JUDGE AFTER BLAKE Shelton's departure adds a layer of "pressure" to the gig.

- H. Alan Scott

"Nobody can replace Blake Shelton. He's a huge personality and a wonderful person.…... I'm just getting in there trying to have fun and represent country music as best I can." If anybody can do that, it's Reba McEntire, who hasn't stopped making hits since she began nearly 50 years ago. Her next album, Not That Fancy (which will also feature a book of stories and recipes), will feature her classic songs scaled back, more acoustic-or rather, not that fancy. "It brought out something in each song that you didn't hear before. You really hone in on the words and the emotion of the song." And that's something McEntire has always been able to do. "I try to sing songs that will help other people