When Linn proposed to McEntire on Christmas Eve 2024, he had picked out a beautiful, unique band full of black diamonds. And after nearly five years of dating, “The Tots” officially became fiancés when Linn surprised McEntire as he got down on one knee and popped the question in rural Tennessee.
While the couple kept their engagement a secret for several months, McEntire has now shared a few details about her stunning engagement ring, specifically that it “sparkles all the time.”
On Christmas Eve in 2024, Linn surprised McEntire with a beautiful, nontraditional engagement ring when he asked her to marry him.
“It is black diamonds and rose gold. And it sparkles all the time,” McEntire told USA Today in a November 2025 interview as she showed her ring to the camera. “I don’t think I’ve ever cleaned it and it just sparkles.”
Beyond they’re stunning appearance, black diamonds are also symbolic, representing themes of strength, deep love, and confidence.
McEntire has since been seen wearing the black diamond-encrusted band on a number of occasions, including as a Coach on The Voice Season 28 and while attending the Emmys with her fiancé, where the couple confirmed their engagement for the first time.
“It’s just a wonderful time, I’m having a blast. I feel like a teenager,” McEntire told USA Today, going on to recall how exactly Linn popped the question on Christmas Eve. After asking McEntire if she wanted to go “riding around” for a bit, Linn suggested they “hop out” by a creek. McEntire previously shared in an interview with People that Linn proposed at Leiper’s Fork in Tennessee, a rural village outside of Nashville. \
“It was around 2:45 in the afternoon,” McEntire shared with USA Today. “He said, ‘Oh wow, look down there.’ And I looked down there and I said, ‘What are we looking…'” McEntire then noticed Linn down on one knee.
“He said, ‘I want to cross the finish line with you. Would you marry me?'” McEntire recalled, adding that she was speechless for a moment before she answered with an enthusiastic “yes!”
“He said, ‘I thought I was gonna have to jump in the creek!'” McEntire laughed.
McEntire told People that she and Linn are “just enjoying each other” during the engagement and haven’t started wedding planning. “I totally was thrilled to death,” she told the magazine. “I asked him, ‘Well, when do you want to do this?’ He said, ‘Let’s have fun with the engagement time.’ So we haven’t set a date or anything. We’re just enjoying each other.”
