ACM Nominations Announced

Nominations Announced

All eyes were on NASHVILLE this morning (3/5) as the ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC (ACM) nominations were announced live from the COUNTY MUSIC HALL OF FAME. KENNY CHESNEY and SUGARLAND were on hand to make the announcements, and each walked away with a nomination or two themselves. The awards will be handed out on TUESDAY, MAY 15 during a live broadcast from the MGM GRAND in LAS VEGAS. And the nominees are:

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
BROOKS & DUNN
KENNY CHESNEY
TIM McGRAW
RASCAL FLATTS
GEORGE STRAIT

TOP MALE VOCALIST
TOBY KEITH
KENNY CHESNEY
BRAD PAISLEY
GEORGE STRAIT
KEITH URBAN

TOP FEMALE VOCALIST
SARA EVANS
MARTINA McBRIDE
CARRIE UNDERWOOD
FAITH HILL
MIRANDA LAMBERT

TOP VOCAL GROUP
DIAMOND RIO
LITTLE BIG TOWN
LONESTAR
RASCAL FLATTS
EMERSON DRIVE

TOP VOCAL DUO
BIG & RICH
BROOKS & DUNN
MONTGOMERY GENTRY
SUGARLAND
THE WRECKERS

TOP NEW MALE VOCALIST
RODNEY ATKINS
CRAIG MORGAN
CHRIS YOUNG

TOP NEW FEMALE VOCALIST
MIRANDA LAMBERT
KELLIE PICKLER
TAYLOR SWIFT

TOP NEW DUO OR VOCAL GROUP
HEARTLAND
LITTLE BIG TOWN
THE WRECKERS

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
"Hillbilly Deluxe" - BROOKS & DUNN - ARISTA
"It Just Comes Natural" - GEORGE STRAIT - MCA
"Me and My Gang" - RASCAL FLATTS - LYRIC STREET
"Some Hearts" - CARRIE UNDERWOOD - ARISTA
"These Days"- VINCE GILL - MCA

SINGLE OF THE YEAR (awarded to artist and record label)
"Would You Go With Me" - JOSH TURNER - MCA
"What Hurts The Most" - RASCAL FLATTS - LYRIC STREET
"I Loved Her First" - HEARTLAND - LOFTON CREEK
"Give It Away" - GEORGE STRAIT - MCA
"Before He Cheats" - CARRIE UNDERWOOD - ARISTA

SONG OF THE YEAR (awarded to songwriter)
"Amarillo Sky" - JOHN RICH, BIG KENNY, RODNEY CLAWSON, BART PURSLEY
"Before He Cheats" - CHRIS TOMPKINS, JOSH KEAR
"Give It Away" - BILL ANDERSON, BUDDY CANNON, JAMEY JOHNSON
"If You're Going Through Hell (Before The Devil Even Knows)" - SAM TATE, ANNIE TATE, DAVE BERG
"Would You Go With Me" - SHAWN CAMP, JOHN SCOTT SHERRILL

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
"8th of November" - BIG & RICH
"Amarillo Sky" - JASON ALDEAN
"Before He Cheats" - CARRIE UNDERWOOD
"Hillbilly Deluxe" - BROOKS & DUNN
"Seashores of Old Mexico" - GEORGE STRAIT

VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
'Building Bridges" - BROOKS & DUNN w/VINCE GILL & SHERYL CROW
"I Don't Want To" - ASHLEY MONROE & RONNIE DUNN
"Me and God" - JOSH TURNER f/DR. RALPH STANLEY, MARTY ROE, DANA WILLIAMS & GENE WILLIAMS
"That's How They Do It In Dixie" - HANK WILLIAMS JR. w/GRETCHEN WILSON, BIG & RICH & VAN ZANT
"Politically Uncorrect" - GRETCHEN WILSON f/MERLE HAGGARD

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