ACM Nominations Are Out

The Academy of Country Music has released their nominees for the 2011 ACM Awards.  The show will air on CBS live from Las Vegas on Sunday, April 3rd.  Miranda Lambert leads all nominees with 7 nominations including the big one, the fan-voted Entertainer of the Year.  This is the first nomination in this category for Lambert.  Kenny Chesney picked up 5 nominations which doesn't include his previously-won Entertainer of the Year, due to his year off of touring.  Although, Miranda was leader as an artist, Zac Brown's many talents have garnered technically 9 nominations.  The Zac Brown Band picked up 5 themselves, while Zac as a producer and songwriter added an additional 4 nominations.

Other Notable stars include The Band Perry and Taylor Swift with four nominations each.  Also, the guy that I've preached was long overdue for some major awards...or at least some nominations, Jason Aldean finally slides into not only the Male Vocalist category, but also the Entertainer of the Year.  Since this is a fan-voted category, he's got my vote. 

Below is a complete list of nominees courtesy of acmcountry.com.

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

• 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

• Eric Church
•  Easton Corbin
•  Randy Houser

TOP NEW VOCAL DUO or GROUP OF THE YEAR

• 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 (BNA) Produced by: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney
• "The House That Built Me" - Miranda Lambert

SONG OF THE YEAR

• "A Little More Country Than That" - Easton Corbin, Composers: Rory Lee Feek, Don Poythress, Wynn Varble
• "As She's Walking Away" - Zac Brown Band Featuring Alan Jackson, Composers: Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette
• "If I Die Young" - The Band Perry, Composer: Kimberly Perry
• "Love Like Crazy" - Lee Brice, Composers: Tim James, Doug Johnson
• "The House That Built Me" - Miranda Lambert, Composers: Tom Douglas, Allen Shamblin

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
• "Good To Be Me" - Uncle Kracker Featuring Kid Rock