Chesney Leads ACM Noms
Kenny Chesney leads all nominees for the Academy of Country Music Awards with 11 nominations, including entertainer of the year and top male vocalist.
Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley presented the nominations Tuesday morning at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville.
Rodney Atkins followed with six nominations, including top male vocalist. Brad Paisley, Big & Rich and Sugarland all got four apiece.
The show will be held in Las Vegas on May 18, and carried live on CBS at 8 p.m. EDT.
Here is a partial list of nominees:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
TOP MALE VOCALIST
TOP FEMALE VOCALIST
TOP VOCAL GROUP
— Eagles
TOP VOCAL DUO
TOP NEW MALE VOCALIST
TOP NEW FEMALE VOCALIST
TOP NEW DUO OR VOCAL GROUP
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
— 5th Gear – Brad Paisley (Arista Nashville)
— Crazy Ex-Girlfriend – Miranda Lambert (Columbia)
— Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates – Kenny Chesney (BNA)
— If You’re Going Through Hell – Rodney Atkins (Curb)
— Taylor Swift – Taylor Swift (Big Machine)
SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR
— Don’t Blink — Kenny Chesney
— Famous In A Small Town — Miranda Lambert
— Lost In This Moment — Big & Rich
— Stay — Sugarland
— Watching Airplanes — Gary Allan
SONG OF THE YEAR
— Don’t Blink — Kenny Chesney
— Lost In This Moment — Big & Rich
— Moments — Emerson Drive
— Watching You — Rodney Atkins
— Stay — Sugarland
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
— Don’t Blink – Kenny Chesney
— Lost In This Moment – Big & Rich
— Online – Brad Paisley
— Stay – Sugarland
— Watching You – Rodney Atkins
VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
— Because Of You – Reba McEntire Duet With Kelly Clarkson
— Find Out Who Your Friends Are – Tracy Lawrence With Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney
— Shiftwork – Kenny Chesney Duet With George Strait
— Till We Ain’t Strangers Anymore – Bon Jovi Featuring LeAnn Rimes
— What You Give Away – Vince Gill With Sheryl Crow
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