Image Credit: Randee St. NicholasMiranda Lambert received seven Academy of Country Music Awards nominations when they were announced this morning in Nashville, including nods for Top Female Vocalist and Entertainer of the Year. Kenny Chesney and Zac Brown Band each earned five nominations. The entire ballot is below:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Jason Aldean
Toby Keith
Miranda Lambert
Brad Paisley
Taylor Swift
Keith Urban
TOP MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Jason Aldean
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton
George Strait
Keith Urban
TOP FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Miranda Lambert
Reba McEntire
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Lee Ann Womack
TOP VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
the JaneDear girls
Joey + Rory
Montgomery Gentry
Steel Magnolia
Sugarland
TOP VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Randy Rogers Band
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band
TOP NEW SOLO VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Previously Announced)
Eric Church
Easton Corbin
Randy Houser
TOP NEW VOCAL DUO or GROUP OF THE YEAR (Previously Announced)
the JaneDear girls
Steel Magnolia
The Band Perry
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Hemingway’s Whiskey — Kenny Chesney
Need You Now — Lady Antebellum
The Guitar Song — Jamey Johnson
Speak Now — Taylor Swift
Up On The Ridge — Dierks Bentley
You Get What You Give — Zac Brown Band
SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR
“A Little More Country Than That” — Easton Corbin
“As She’s Walking Away” — Zac Brown Band Featuring Alan Jackson
“If I Die Young” — The Band Perry
“Love Like Crazy” — Lee Brice
“The Boys Of Fall” — Kenny Chesney
“The House That Built Me” — Miranda Lambert
SONG OF THE YEAR
“A Little More Country Than That” — Easton Corbin
“As She’s Walking Away” — Zac Brown Band Featuring Alan Jackson
“If I Die Young” — The Band Perry
“Love Like Crazy” — Lee Brice
“The House That Built Me” — Miranda Lambert
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
“Hillbilly Bone” — Blake Shelton Featuring Trace Adkins
“Only Prettier” — Miranda Lambert
“Stuck Like Glue” — Sugarland
“The Boys Of Fall” — Kenny Chesney
“The House That Built Me” — Miranda Lambert
VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
“As She’s Walking Away” — Zac Brown Band Featuring Alan Jackson
“Blue Sky” — Emily West Featuring Keith Urban
“Coal Miner’s Daughter” — Loretta Lynn, Sheryl Crow and Miranda Lambert
“Cold Beer” — Colt Ford Featuring Jamey Johnson (Average Joes)
“Good To Be Me” — Uncle Kracker Featuring Kid Rock