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===2016–present: ''Reckless'' and ''Vocal Point'' podcast===
In 2016, McBride released a new single called "Reckless", the title track for a new album. ''[[Reckless (Martina McBride album)|Reckless]]'' was released on April 29 through Nash Icon Records. It was recorded at Blackbird Studios and produced by Nathan Chapman and Dann Huff. The album includes 10 songs, one of which is the previously released single "Reckless". According to McBride, making this album felt like "coming home".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/martina-mcbride-new-album-reckless/|title=Martina McBride's 'Reckless' Album Coming Next Month|website=Tasteofcountry.com|date=March 14, 2016 |access-date=April 1, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629202038/http://tasteofcountry.com/martina-mcbride-new-album-reckless/|archive-date=June 29, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> ''Reckless'' debuted at number 2 on the ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums Chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums|title=Country Music: Top Country Albums Chart|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 1, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170507132122/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums|archive-date=May 7, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
On June 8, 2016, McBride debuted the video for her second single, "Just Around The Corner", during the CMT Music Awards. This song is the official Band Against Cancer anthem. Band Against Cancer is a community-based movement led by Sarah Cannon (the cancer institute of HCA) in partnership with Big Machine Label Group and McBride, which aims to raise awareness, support and resources to those diagnosed with cancer. The initiative includes a series of concerts across United States, with McBride as a headliner.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theboot.com/martina-mcbride-just-around-the-corner-music-video-2016-cmt-music-awards/|title=Martina McBride Premieres 'Just Around the Corner' Video|website=Theboot.com|date=June 12, 2016 |access-date=April 1, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222062647/http://theboot.com/martina-mcbride-just-around-the-corner-music-video-2016-cmt-music-awards/|archive-date=February 22, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
In August 2016, the singer announced a new tour called "Love Unleashed". According to McBride, the purpose of the tour was to unite people and spread love through the power of music as a response to the "tragedy and uncertainty in the world".<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Dunkerley|first=Beville|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/martina-mcbride-love-unleashed-tour-dates-opening-acts-w434689/|title=Martina McBride Love Unleashed Tour Dates, Opening Acts|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=August 16, 2016|access-date=April 1, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170718063017/http://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/martina-mcbride-love-unleashed-tour-dates-opening-acts-w434689|archive-date=July 18, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> She was also selected as one of 30 artists to perform on "''[[Forever Country]]''", a mash-up track of [[Take Me Home, Country Roads]]; [[On the Road Again (Willie Nelson song)|On the Road Again]]; and [[I Will Always Love You]] which celebrates 50 years of the [[Country Music Association Awards|CMA Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/scenes-cmas-historic-music-video-featuring-30-country/story?id=42129062|title=30 Country Music Stars Join Forces for Historic CMA Music Video, 'Forever Country'|website=Abcnews.go.com|date=September 16, 2016|access-date=April 1, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115165209/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/scenes-cmas-historic-music-video-featuring-30-country/story?id=42129062|archive-date=November 15, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
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