Miranda Lambert Leads ACM Nominations With Seven

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Nominations were announced TODAY (2/1) for the 46th Annual ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, which will broadcast live from the MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA in LAS VEGAS on SUNDAY, APRIL 3rd at 8p (live ET/delayed PT) on CBS-TV.

Nominees were announced at a press conference this morning (2/1) at the COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM in NASHVILLE. MIRANDA LAMBERT and RONNIE DUNN read the nominations live during CBS’ THE EARLY SHOW broadcast. As previously announced, BLAKE SHELTON will join REBA to host the awards this year.

LAMBERT led with seven nominations, including “Top Female Vocalist” and her first -ever nomination for “Entertainer of the Year.” In addition, LAMBERT was nominated for “Single Record of the Year” and “Song of the Year” for “The House That Built Me” and received two nominations for “Video of the Year” for “Only Prettier” and “The House That Built Me.” She is nominated for “Vocal Event of the Year” with SHERYL CROW and LORETTA LYNN for “Coal Miner’s Daughter.”

KENNY CHESNEY is nominated for five awards, including “Album of the Year” for “Hemingway’s Whiskey” and “Single Record of the Year” for “The Boys Of Fall,” both of which he is nominated for as an artist and producer. He is also nominated for “Video of the Year” for “The Boys Of Fall.”

ZAC BROWN BAND is also nominated for five awards including “Top Vocal Group” and “Album of the Year.” They are also nominated for “Song of the Year,” “Single Record of the Year” and :Vocal Event of the Year” for “As She’s Walking Away” featuring ALAN JACKSON. ZAC BROWN of ZAC BROWN BAND also received four additional individual nominations as the producer for “Album of the Year: contender “You Get What You Give,” “Single Record of the Year” and “Vocal Event of the Year” for “As She’s Walking Away” and additionally as a composer for “Song of the Year” for “As She’s Walking Away.”

THE BAND PERRY and TAYLOR SWIFT received four nominations each, including SWIFT’s nomination for “Entertainer of the Year.” LADY ANTEBELLUM, LEE BRICE, EASTON CORBIN, ALAN JACKSON and KEITH URBAN are all nominated for three awards each.

Following is the list of all final nominees. Winners in each of the following categories, except where noted, will be presented with an ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARD during the live television broadcast:

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 [Award To Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company] (Tie) 

• Hemingway's Whiskey - KENNY CHESNEY (BNA)
Produced By: BUDDY CANNON, KENNY CHESNEY

• Need You Now - LADY ANTEBELLUM (CAPITOL RECORDS NASHVILLE)
Produced By: LADY ANTEBELLUM, PAUL WORLEY

•The Guitar Song - JAMEY JOHNSON (MERCURY)
Produced By: ARLIS ALBRITTON, DAVE COBB, THE KENT HARDLY PLAYBOYS

• Speak Now - TAYLOR SWIFT (BIG MACHINE RECORDS)
Produced By: NATHAN CHAPMAN, TAYLOR SWIFT

• Up On The Ridge - DIERKS BENTLEY (CAPITOL RECORDS NASHVILLE)
Produced By: JON RANDALL STEWART

• You Get What You Give - ZAC BROWN BAND (SOUTHERN GROUND / ROAR / BIGGER PICTURE / ATLANTIC)
Produced By: ZAC BROWN, KEITH STEGALL

Single Record Of The Year [Award To Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company] (Tie) 

• A Little More Country Than That - EASTON CORBIN (MERCURY)
Produced By: CARSON CHAMBERLAIN

• As She's Walking Away - ZAC BROWN BAND Featuring ALAN JACKSON (SOUTHERN GROUND / ROAR / BIGGER PICTURE / ATLANTIC)
Produced By : ZAC BROWN, KEITH STEGALL

• If I Die Young - THE BAND PERRY (REPUBLIC NASHVILLE)
Produced By: PAUL WORLEY

• Love Like Crazy – LEE BRICE (CURB RECORDS)
Produced By: LEE BRICE, DOUG JOHNSON

• The Boys Of Fall - KENNY CHESNEY (BNA)
Produced By: BUDDY CANNON, KENNY CHESNEY

• The House That Built Me - MIRANDA LAMBERT (COLUMBIA NASHVILLE)
Produced By: FRANK LIDDELL, MIKE WRUCKE

Song Of The Year [Award To Composer(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)] 

• A Little More Country Than That - EASTON CORBIN
Composers: RORY LEE FEEK, DON POYTHRESS, WYNN VARBLE
Publishers: A SLING AND A PRAYER MUSIC (ASCAP), CHRYSALIS ONE MUSIC (ASCAP), DON POYTHRESS SONGS (ASCAP), PRECIOUS FLOUR MUSIC (BMI), UNIVERSAL MUSIC-MGB SONGS (ASCAP), WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. (BMI)

• As She's Walking Away - ZAC BROWN BAND Featuring ALAN JACKSON
Composers: ZAC BROWN, WYATT DURRETTE
Publishers: ANGELIKA MUSIC (BMI), WEIMERHOUND PUBLISHING (BMI)

• If I Die Young - THE BAND PERRY
Composer: KIMBERLY PERRY
Publishers: PEARLFEATHER PUBLISHING (BMI), RIO BRAVO MUSIC, INC. (BMI)

• Love Like Crazy - LEE BRICE
Composers: TIM JAMES, DOUG JOHNSON
Publishers: MIKE CURB MUSIC (BMI), SWEET RADICAL MUSIC (BMI), T-BIRD’S MUSIC (BMI), WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. (BMI)

• The House That Built Me - MIRANDA LAMBERT
Composers: TOM DOUGLAS, ALLEN SHAMBLIN
Publishers: BUILT ON ROCK (ASCAP), SONY/ATV TREE PUBLISHING (BMI), TOMDOUGLASMUSIC (BMI)

Video Of The Year [Award To Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)] *(Off Camera Award) 

• Hillbilly Bone - BLAKE SHELTON FEATURING TRACE ADKINS
Producer: RANDY BREWER
Director: ROMAN WHITE

• Only Prettier - MIRANDA LAMBERT
Producer: TRENT HARDVILLE
Director: TREY FANJOY

• Stuck Like Glue - SUGARLAND
Producer: TONY MCGARRY
Director: DECLAN WHITEBLOOM

• The Boys of Fall - KENNY CHESNEY
Producer: DON LEPORE
Director: SHAUN SILVA

• The House That Built Me - MIRANDA LAMBERT
Producer: TRENT HARDVILLE
Director: TREY FANJOY

Vocal Event Of The Year [Award To Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company] *(Off Camera Award) 

• As She's Walking Away - ZAC BROWN BAND Featuring ALAN JACKSON (SOUTHERN GROUND / ROAR / BIGGER PICTURE / ATLANTIC)
Produced By: ZAC BROWN, KEITH STEGALL

• Blue Sky - EMILY WEST Featuring KEITH URBAN (CAPITOL RECORDS NASHVILLE)
Produced By: MARK BRIGHT

• Coal Miner's Daughter - LORETTA LYNN, SHERYL CROW AND MIRANDA LAMBERT (COLUMBIA NASHVILLE)
Produced By: JOHN CARTER CASH, PATSY LYNN RUSSELL

• Cold Beer - COLT FORD FEATURING JAMEY JOHNSON (AVERAGE JOES)
Produced By: SHANNON HOUCHINS, ADRIAN YOUNG

• Good To Be Me - UNCLE KRACKER FEATURING KID ROCK (TOP DOG/ ATLANTIC / BIGGER PICTURE)
Produced By: KID ROCK

Members of the Academy of Country Music select the nominees and winners of the ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, and select the final top six nominees of the “Entertainer of the Year” category and the top three nominees in newcomer categories, “Top New Solo Vocalist” and “Top New Vocal Duo or Group.” Presenters and performers who will appear at the ceremony will be announced at a later date.

For the third year, fans will select the winner of “Entertainer of the Year” and for the third year, the two newcomer categories for the ACM AWARDS —“Top New Solo Vocalist,” “Top New Vocal Duo or Group”— will also be opened up to fan voting. The winner in each of the two newcomer categories will then move on to compete for “Top New Artist,” which is also a fan voted category. Online voting for all fan voted categories will be available at www.voteACM.com.

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