ACM Nominations Revealed: Miranda Lambert Leads With Eight

ACM Nominees Announced

MIRANDA LAMBERT leads all ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC nominees with eight nods, including her fourth Entertainer of the Year and ninth consecutive Female Vocalist of the Year nominations, respectively.

DIERKS BENTLEY is right behind LAMBERT with seven nominations, including two in the Song of the Year category for “I Hold On,” as both artist and songwriter.

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE grabbed five nods, with LUKE BRYAN, KENNY CHESNEY and ERIC CHURH each receiving four.

The 50^th ANNUAL ACM AWARDS  are set to  air live from AT&T STADIUM in DALLAS on

SUNDAY, APRIL 19th, 2015 at 8:00p (ET) on CBS-TV

Here is a full list of nominees:

Entertainer of the Year

• JASON ALDEAN
• GARTH BROOKS
• LUKE BRYAN
• MIRANDA LAMBERT
• FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE

Male Vocalist of the year [TIE]

• JASON ALDEAN
• DIERKS BENTLEY
• LUKE BRYAN
• ERIC CHURCH
• BRAD PAISLEY
• BLAKE SHELTON

Female Vocalist of the Year

• BRANDY CLARK
• MIRANDA LAMBERT
• MARTINA MCBRIDE
• KACEY MUSGRAVES
• CARRIE UNDERWOOD

Vocal Duo of the Year

• BROTHERS OSBORNE
• DAN + SHAY
• FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE
• MADDIE & TAE
• THE SWON BROTHERS

Vocal Group of The Year

• LADY ANTEBELLUM
• LITTLE BIG TOWN
• RASCAL FLATTS
• THE BAND PERRY
• ZAC BROWN BAND

Album of the Year

• Old Boots, New Dirt – JASON ALDEAN
• Producer: MICHAEL KNOX
• Record Label: BROKEN BOW RECORDS

• Pain Killer – LITTLE BIG TOWN
• Producer: JAY JOYCE
• Record Label: CAPITOL RECORDS NASHVILLE
• Platinum – MIRANDA LAMBERT
• Producers: CHUCK AINLAY, FRANK LIDDELL, GLENN WORF
• Record Label: RCA NASHVILLE
• Riser – DIERKS BENTLEY
• Producers: ROSS COPPERMAN, JAREN JOHNSTON
• Record Label: CAPITOL RECORDS NASHVILLE
• The Outsiders – ERIC CHURCH
• Producer: JAY JOYCE
• Record Label: EMI RECORDS NASHVILLE

Single Record of the Year:

• "American Kids" – KENNY CHESNEY
• Producers: BUDDY CANNON, KENNY CHESNEY
• Record Label: BLUE CHAIR RECORDS/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE
• "Automatic" – MIRANDA LAMBERT
• Producers: CHUCK AINLAY, FRANK LIDDELL, GLENN WORF
• Record Label: RCA NASHVILLE
• "Dirt" – FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE
• Producer: JOEY MOI
• Record Label: REPUBLIC NASHVILLE
• "Drunk On A Plane" – DIERKS BENTLEY
• Producer: ROSS COPPERMAN
• Record Label: CAPITOL RECORDS NASHVILLE
• "I Don't Dance" – LEE BRICE
• Producer: LEE BRICE
• Record Label: CURB RECORDS

Song of the Year:

• "American Kids" – KENNY CHESNEY
• Songwriters: Rodney Clawson, Luke Laird, Shane McAnally
• Publishers: BIG RED TOE MUSIC (BMI), CREATIVE NATION MUSIC (BMI), FARM TOWN SONGS (BMI), SMACK INK (ASCAP), SONGS OF UNIVERSAL, INC. (BMI), TWANGIN AND SLANGIN SONGS (BMI), UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORPORATION (ASCAP)
• "Automatic" – MIRANDA LAMBERT
• Songwriters: NICOLLE GALYON, NATALIE HEMBY, MIRANDA LAMBERT
• Publishers: EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC, INC. (BMI), PINK DOG PUBLISHING (BMI), SONY/ATV TREE PUBLISHING (BMI), WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. (BMI), WRUCKESTRIKE (BMI)
• "Drink A Beer" – LUKE BRYAN
• Songwriters: JIM BEAVERS, CHRIS STAPLETON
• Publishers: HOUSE OF SEA GAYLE MUSIC (ASCAP), SONY/ATV TREE PUBLISHING (BMI), WB MUSIC CORP. (ASCAP)
• "Follow Your Arrow" – KACEY MUSGRAVES
• Songwriters: BRANDY CLARK, SHANE MCANALLY, KACEY MUSGRAVES
• Publishers: 351 MUSIC (BMI), HIGHWAY 508 SONGS (ASCAP), HOUSE OF SEA GAYLE MUSIC (ASCAP), SMACK INK (ASCAP), UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORPORATION (ASCAP), WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. (BMI)
• "Give Me Back My Hometown" – ERIC CHURCH
• Songwriters: ERIC CHURCH, LUKE LAIRD
• Publishers: CREATIVE NATION MUSIC (BMI), LONGER AND LOUDER MUSIC (BMI), SONGS OF UNIVERSAL, INC. (BMI), SONY/ATV TREE PUBLISHING (BMI), TWANGIN AND SLANGIN SONGS (BMI)
• "I Hold On" – DIERKS BENTLEY
• Songwriters: DIERKS BENTLEY, BRETT JAMES
• Publishers: ATLAS HOLDINGS (ASCAP), BIG WHITE TRACKS (ASCAP), EXTERNAL COMBUSTION MUSIC (ASCAP), SONGS OF BRETT (ASCAP), WB MUSIC CORP. (ASCAP)

Songwriter of the year

• RODNEY CLAWSON
• ASHLEY GORLEY
• LUKE LAIRD
• JOSH OSBORNE
• CHRIS TOMPKINS

Video of the Year

• "American Kids" – KENNY CHESNEY
• Director: SHAUN SILVA
• Producer: DON LEPORE
• "Cop Car" – KEITH URBAN
• Director: JOHN URBANO
• Producer: MICHELLE ABNET
• "Drunk On A Plane" – DIERKS BENTLEY
• Director: WES EDWARDS
• Producer: CLARKE GALLIVAN
• "I'm Not Gonna Miss You" – GLEN CAMPBELL
• Director: James Keach
• Producer: JULIAN RAYMOND
• "Somethin' Bad" – MIRANDA LAMBERT Duet WITH CARRIE UNDERWOOD
• Director: TREY FANJOY
• Producer: TRENT HARDVILLE

Vocal Event of the Year

• "Lonely Tonight" – BLAKE SHELTON FEATURING ASHLEY MONROE
• Producer: SCOTT HENDRICKS
• Record Label: WARNER BROS. RECORDS
• "Meanwhile Back At Mama's" – TIM MCGRAW Featuring FAITH HILL
• Producers: BYRON GALLIMORE, TIM MCGRAW
• Record Label: BIG MACHINE RECORDS
• "Somethin' Bad" – MIRANDA LAMBERT Duet WITH CARRIE UNDERWOOD
• Producers: CHUCK AINLAY, FRANK LIDDELL, GLENN WORF
• Record Label: RCA NASHVILLE
• "The South" – THE CADILLAC THREE Featuring FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE, DIERKS BENTLEY & MIKE ELI
• Producers: DANN HUFF, JUSTIN NIEBANK
• Record Label: BIG MACHINE RECORDS
• "This Is How We Roll" – FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE Featuring LUKE BRYAN
• Producer: JOEY MOI
• Record Label: REPUBLIC NASHVILLE

Fan voting for Entertainer of the Year begins on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8th at 3:00p (ET)/12n (PT) at VoteACM.com and will close during the third hour of the LIVE broadcast.

First round fan voting for New Artist of the Year is now open at VoteACM.com and voteacm.CMT.com, and will close on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10th at 6:00P (ET). The final three nominees will be announced in the coming weeks and will move on to compete in the final round of voting for the New Artist category at VoteACM.com. Final round fan voting for the New Artist of the Year category begins on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8th at 3:00P (ET)/12n (PT) and will close at 8:00p (ET)/5:00P (PT) on SUNDAY, APRIL 19 (before the LIVE telecast begins).

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