Reba McEntire's recent performance at the opening of the billion dollar Dallas Cowboys Stadium featured a new -- and very appropriate song. 'I Want A Cowboy' will be among the tracks on the singer's 'Keep on Loving You' disc, set for release on August 18. The tune was co-written by singer-songwriter Katrina Elam, who included it on her self-titled debut album in 2004.

"I'm a huge fan of Katrina Elam," Reba tells AllAboutCountry.com. "I love her singing, and I loved her album she had out a few years back. So I was talking to my producer, Tony Brown, who had co-produced Katrina's album, and asked him if there were any plans to do anything with the song 'I Want A Cowboy.' Tony called Katrina and asked her if she had any plans for the song, and she said, 'No, I don't think so -- why?' He told her I wanted to record it, and she thought that would be great. So we immediately went into the studio and cut it."

In her 35 years in the entertainment business, Reba McEntire has learned one very important lesson that she now passes on to country music newcomers: "Never wear a new pair of shoes!"

"If you're going to wear a pair of shoes to an awards show that you haven't worn before, don't! Wear them two weeks before and break them in," Reba explains to The Boot. "That's why I have this pair of boots. I've probably had them resoled ten times. I'm getting to the point in my life where I want to be comfortable."

For the first time in 13 years, Reba McEntire was among the dozens of artists signing autographs and taking pictures with eager fans at the CMA Music Festival's Fan Fair Exhibit Hall. And there was one fan who might have been a bit too eager.

According to Nashville's Tennessean newspaper, rumors were swirling that on Thursday morning, while running to get in line to acquire the necessary wristband to meet Reba, someone had broken a wrist.

Potential injury aside, once Reba arrived in the afternoon, a deafening cheer roared through the exhibit hall, and throngs of fans who couldn't manage to get the required wristband crowded around Reba's booth, cameras raised in hopes of capturing a shot of the superstar.

Reba McEntire recently recalled how she'd been "starstruck" upon meeting legendary actor James Stewart during the taping of a 1988 TV special. Now she reveals the inspiration behind the Starstruck company name which has been attached to myriad projects both Reba and her husband/manager Narvel Blackstock have undertaken throughout the past two decades.

"The way Narvel and I thought of Starstruck for our company name is we were riding on the bus one day and the Cher movie 'Moonstruck' had just come out, and we thought that title sounded really neat," says Reba. "We thought something '-struck' would make a great business name. We finally landed on 'Starstruck'."

By 1988, country superstar Reba McEntire had already scored a dozen No. 1 country songs and had been named CMA Female Vocalist four years in a row. Fans were clamoring to meet her and to get an autograph, but the singer took it all in stride, which she continues to do to this day.

"People always come up for a picture or autograph and say, 'I hate to bother you and I know you're busy,'" Reba tells GAC. "But I love talking with the fans."

And it was in 1988 that a close encounter with one of her own idols, acting legend Jimmy Stewart ('It's a Wonderful Life'), found Reba echoing those familiar words she frequently hears from fans.

She may be a little late to the game, but Reba McEntire is now "tweeting" with the best of them. The iconic singer now has her own account on the social networking site, Twitter, updating fans on her daily routine.

"I don't understand why people would be interested in what I had for breakfast," Reba tells The Boot, flashing her trademark smile. "It doesn't seem very interesting to me, but they tell me to write it down and tweet!"

The red-head from Oklahoma says she hasn't signed on to follow many folks on Twitter, but she does keep up with a fellow red-head. "I'm so new at this, but I have been following Martina [McBride]," she confesses. "She is doing really good at putting things up on her site."

Reba McEntire was in Denison, Texas, this past weekend to break ground on a new Reba's Ranch House. The house will be built near the new Texoma Medical Center, which is currently under construction.

Reba says the new house will continue to provide a comfortable place for families to stay while their loved ones are being treated at the medical center nearby.

"It's going to be a beautiful facility where people can come and stay all night in the comfort of a nice home," Reba told KXII-TV. "Instead of having to stay in the sometimes crowded waiting rooms they can go down and stay at the Reba Ranch House in comfort, and that means a lot to me and my family."