The nominees for the 50th annual Academy of Country Music Awards were announced on Friday and it looks like Miranda Lambert is going to have even more awards to add to her shelf. She’s the most nominated artist with eight nods.
She beat out Dierks Bentley, who came in second with seven nominations. Florida Georgia Line earned five nominations, while Luke Bryan, Eric Church and Kenny Chesney received four each.
The ceremony is set for April 19 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Once again, Luke Bryan and Blake Shelton will take the hosting duties. In addition, the ceremony got an extra half hour, so it will run from 8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. that night.
Fans will be voting for the top prize, Entertainer of the Year, and New Artist of the Year. Voting for New Artist of the Year has already started.
The Entertainer of the Year nominees are Lambert, Bryan, Garth Brooks, Jason Aldean and Florida Georgia Line.
The nominees for album of the year include Aldean’s Old Boots, New Dirt; Lambert’s Platinum; Bentley’s Riser; Church’s The Outsiders; and Pain Killer by Little Big Town.
Here’s the full list for the awards that will be presented during the ceremony:
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 [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
· Old Boots, New Dirt – Jason Aldean
· Pain Killer – Little Big Town
· Platinum – Miranda Lambert
· Riser – Dierks Bentley
· The Outsiders – Eric Church
SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
· "American Kids" – Kenny Chesney
· "Automatic" – Miranda Lambert
· "Dirt" – Florida Georgia Line
· "Drunk On A Plane" – Dierks Bentley
· "I Don't Dance" – Lee Brice
SONG OF THE YEAR [TIE] [Awarded to Songwriter(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]
· "American Kids" – Kenny Chesney
· "Automatic" – Miranda Lambert
· "Drink A Beer" – Luke Bryan
· "Follow Your Arrow" – Kacey Musgraves
· "Give Me Back My Hometown" – Eric Church
· "I Hold On" – Dierks Bentley
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