Awards shows like the Golden Globes, the Oscars, and the Grammy Awards have shifted from focusing on entertainment to revolving around politics. Though all of us have political views, these awards shows are meant to be an escape from politics and a chance to instead focus on the arts.

Thankfully, country music legend Reba McEntire realized that most Americans are sick and tired of politicized awards shows, so when she was hired to host the ACM Awards last Sunday, she decided to go a very different route!

Before the show, Reba made it clear that this would be no normal Hollywood awards show.

“This year the idea is to have fun. There’s a lot of political things you can address, stuff going on in the world. That’s not our theme; our theme is to have fun, not to be mean, not to be catty, just to have a great night of entertainment, great music, seeing everybody and introducing new music,” Reba told “Us Weekly.”

“It’s going to be a fun night,” Reba added. “I want it to be positive and uplifting and so does everybody at the ACM. They first came to me and said, ‘Our theme this year is fun. Let’s go have fun.’ I said, ‘Absolutely, I’m for it.’”

In the end, Reba’s strategy paid off, as the show was a massive success! Fans appreciated that the show was not weighed down by politics and instead centered around performances from the likes of Alan Jackson, Carrie Underwood, Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert, and Kelly Clarkson.

While the Oscars and Grammy Awards lost viewers this year, the ACM Awards gained viewers thanks in large part to Reba’s attitude. Perhaps other awards show hosts should follow Reba’s lead and ignore politics for a night when they host!

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