46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards Nominees Revealed

Written by SLN Staff Writer
46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards Nominees Revealed

Miranda Lambert and Ronnie Dunn revealed the nominees for the 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards this morning on the CBS Early Show live from the Country Music Hall of Fame. Lambert leads the nominations with a grand total of seven. Zac Brown Band, Kenny Chesney, Taylor Swift, and The Band Perry are top nominees this year.

Here’s a full list of the nominees:

Top New Solo Vocalist (previously announced)

Eric Church

Easton Corbin

Randy Houser

Top New Duo or Group (previously announced)

The JaneDear Girls

Steel Magnolia

The Band Perry

Album of the Year

-Hemingway’s Whiskey- Kenny Chesney

Producers: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney

-Need You Now- Lady Antebellum

Producers: Lady Antebellum, Paul Worley

-The Guitar Song-Jamey Johnson

Producers: Arlis Albritton, Dave Cobb, the Kent Hardly Playboys

-Speak Now-Taylor Swift

Producers: Nathan Chapman, Taylor Swift

-Up on the Ridge-Dierks Bentley

Producer: Jon Randall

-You Get What You Give- Zac Brown Band

Producers: Zac Brown, Keith Stegall

Single Record of the Year

-“A Little More Country Than That”- Easton Corbin

Producer: Carson Chamberlain

-“As She’s Walking Away”- Zac Brown Band featuring Alan Jackson

Producers: Zac Brown, Keith Stegall

-“If I Die Young”- The Band Perry

Producer: Paul Worley

-“Love Like Crazy”- Lee Brice

Producers: Lee Brice, Doug Johnson

-“The Boys of Fall”- Kenny Chesney

Producers: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney

-“The House That Built Me”- Miranda Lambert

Producers: Frank Liddell, Mike Wrucke

Song of the Year

-“A Little More Country Than That”- Easton Corbin

Songwriters: Rory Lee Feek, Don Poythress, Wynn Varble

-“As She’s Walking Away”- Zac Brown Band featuring Alan Jackson

Songwriters: Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette

-“If I Die Young”- The Band Perry

Songwriter: Kimberly Perry

-“Love Like Crazy”- Lee Brice

Songwriters: Tim James, Doug Johnson

-“The House That Built Me”- Miranda Lambert

Songwriters: Tom Douglas, Allen Shamblin

Video of the Year

-“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

-“As She’s Walking Away”- Zac Brown Band featuring Alan Jackson

Producers: Zac Brown, Keith Stegall

-“Blue Sky”- Emily West featuring Keith Urban

Producer: Mark Bright

-“Coal Miner’s Daughter”- Loretta Lynn, Sheryl Crow and Miranda Lambert

Producers: John Carter Cash, Patsy Lynn Russell

-“Cold Beer”- Colt Ford featuring Jamey Johnson

Producers: Shannon Houchins, Adrian Young

-“Good to Be Me”-Uncle Kracker featuring Kid Rock

Producer: Kid Rock

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Top Vocal Duo of the Year

Joey + Rory

Montgomery Gentry

Steel Magnolia

Sugarland

The Janedear Girls

Top Vocal Group of the Year

Lady Antebellum

Little Big Town

Randy Rogers Band

The Band Perry

Zac Brown Band

Top Male Vocalist of the Year

Jason Aldean

Brad Paisley

Blake Shelton

George Strait

Keith Urban

Top Female Vocalist of the Year

Reba McEntire

Taylor Swift

Carrie Underwood

Lee Ann Womack

Miranda Lambert

Entertainer of the Year*

Jason Aldean

Toby Keith

Brad Paisley

Taylor Swift

Keith Urban

Miranda Lambert

The 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards will be broadcast live from Las Vegas on Sunday, April 3 at 8:00 p.m., on CBS. Reba McEntire and Blake Shelton will co-host the ACM Awards on Sunday April 3, 2011.

*Fan voting for Entertainer of the Year will open up March 11.