What Happened to Reba McEntire? Singer Cancels Highly-Anticipated Concerts Due to Worrying Reason

Reba McEntire made a difficult decision regarding her weekend shows.

Bad news for McEntire's fans: some dates of the singer's "REBA: Live In Concert Tour" has been postponed due to her health issues. Her doctors reportedly advised her to focus on her well-being and give her voice a rest.

McEntire's team shared the news on her Instagram page, saying that fans could attend the new dates instead.

"An update about this weekend's shows... My doctor has advised me to go on vocal rest, so I have made the difficult decision to reschedule this weekend's shows," the caption said.

The postponed schedules include Raleigh, North Carolina (on November 3), Raleigh, North Carolina (November 4), and Indianapolis, Indiana at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse (November 5).

The new dates are December 2, 3, and 16 in Columbus, Raleigh, and Indianapolis.

She did not disclose the cause of her recent vocal strain, but fans took their time to send her well wishes and assurance they would wait for her return.

McEntire is scheduled to perform at the CMA Awards in Nashville next week. It remains unknown whether she will miss it, as well.

Reba McEntire Almost Quit Music

The singer's concerts almost never happened at all.

Before the cancelation of her shows, she opened up to PEOPLE regarding her thoughts about quitting the music industry after the tragic 1991 plane crash that led to the deaths of her band members.

The country music icon said she could not imagine continuing without them.

"I didn't know if I was going to be able to continue. But it showed me how precious life is, and by the grace of God and my faith, I realized that they went on to a better place," she said.

On Mar. 16, 1991, McEntire's tour manager and seven band members left San Diego for Michigan via plane. They leased jets to make their travel easier.

McEntire did not join the flight as she opted to travel the next day because she was not feeling well. Unfortunately, a crash happened around 2:00 a.m. that day, hours after leaving a private airport without a curfew.

The plane's pilot, Roger Woolsey, attempted to fly back to the airport after seeing a ball of fire in his rearview mirror. However, no one made it alive.

The incident led McEntire to release her highest-selling album to date, "For My Broken Heart" eight months after the crash.

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