The nominations for the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards are out, and Lady Antebellum led the way with seven nominations in five different categories, including nods for album of the year, single record of the year and top vocal group. Blake Shelton and Reba McEntire announced the nominees on The Early Show on CBS.
Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert each received six nominations and will go head to head in the top female vocalist catergory, along with Taylor Swift, who received five nominations, including her first ACM nomination for entertainer of the year. Taylor will compete for the entertainer of the year trophy with Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, George Strait, Brad Paisley, Zac Brown Band, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban.
Zac Brown Band is up for four awards, while Zac Brown, himself, is up for six (with the ACM's, and artist can receive more than one nomination in the same category if they also wrote or produced the song or album).
Reba will host the Academy of Country Music Awards on April 18 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. CBS will televise the show.
Click here for the full list of nominees.
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