Reba Nell McEntire born On March 28 1955 - Kiowa Oklahoma USA Is A Grammy Award-Winning Singer And One Of The Best-Selling Country Music Performers Of All Time Known For Her Pop-Tinged Ballads That Include 24 #1 Hits. She Has Issued 28 Studio Albums And 13 Compilations With More Than 50 Million Records Sold As Of 2007. With A Contract To Mercury Records 1975 McEntire Began Her Professional Career Singing Heavily Pop-Influenced Ballads A Far Cry From The Neotraditionalist Movement She Would Help Lead A Few Years Later. Read More On Last.Fm
In 2007 Clarkson Re-Recorded "Because Of You" As A Duet With American Country Singer Reba McEntire. The Song Was Released As A Single On May 15 2007 As The Lead Single For McEntire's Album Reba Duets. The Duet Garnered Mixed Reviews From Critics Who Felt That Even Though McEntire's Singing Was Pleasant She Brought Nothing New To The Song. At The 50th Grammy Awards McEntire And Clarkson Received A Nomination For Best Vocal Country Collaboration For The Song. In The United States "Because Of You" Became McEntire's Seventh Song To Peak At Number Two At Hot Country Songs. It Also Became Clarkson's First Song To Appear On The Chart. The Music Video Was Directed By Roman White Which Depicts McEntire And Clarkson As Two Retro Hollywood Lounge Singers. The Plot Centers On Clarkson's Relationship With Her Abusive Partner Which Is Witnessed By McEntire. The Song Was Performed Live By The Two Singers In Various Venues Notably At The 42nd Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards And During Their 2 Worlds 2 Voices Tour.