Miranda Lambert leads Academy of Country Music Awards nominations
Nominations for the 50th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards were announced and taking the lead with 8 nominations we have Miranda Lambert. She is nominated for the big ones including Female Vocalist of the Year and Entertainer of the Year. Following her with 7 nominations we have Dierks Bentley who's up forAlbum of the Year for Riser and Vocal Event of the Year with The Cadillac Three, Florida Georgia Line and Mike Eli for 'The South'. Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan will host the live show from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Sunday, April 19th at 8 p.m. ET. Check out the full nominations below!
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
- Jason Aldean
- Garth Brooks
- Luke Bryan
- Miranda Lambert
- Florida Georgia Line
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
- 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
- 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
- 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
- American Kids – Kenny Chesney
- Automatic – Miranda Lambert
- Drink A Beer – Luke Bryan
- Songwriters: Jim Beavers, Chris Stapleton
- Follow Your Arrow – Kacey Musgraves
- Give Me Back My Hometown – Eric Church
- I Hold On – Dierks Bentley
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR *(Off Camera Award)
- Rodney Clawson
- Ashley Gorley
- Luke Laird
- Josh Osborne
- Chris Tompkins
VIDEO OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)] *(Off Camera Award)
- American Kids – Kenny Chesney
- Director: Shaun Silva
- Cop Car – Keith Urban
- Drunk On A Plane – Dierks Bentley
- I'm Not Gonna Miss You – Glen Campbell
- Somethin' Bad – Miranda Lambert Duet With Carrie Underwood
VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
- Lonely Tonight – Blake Shelton Featuring Ashley Monroe
- Meanwhile Back At Mama's – Tim McGraw Featuring Faith Hill
- Somethin' Bad – Miranda Lambert Duet With Carrie Underwood
- The South – The Cadillac Three Featuring Florida Georgia Line, Dierks Bentley & Mike Eli
- This Is How We Roll – Florida Georgia Line Featuring Luke Bryan