The nominees for the Academy of Country Music Awards were announced this morning, and Kenny Chesney was the big winner, scoring 12 nominations including nods for Entertainer of the Year and Top Male Vocalist. Other big nominees include Rodney Atkins (six), Brad Paisley (four), and Idolator fave Miranda Lambert (three); Kelly Clarkson also got a nod for the version of “Because Of You” that she performed with Reba McEntire. (Click the photo of Chesney for the full slate of nominees.) [Official site / Photo: AP]
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR – Kenny Chesney – Brad Paisley – Rascal Flatts – George Strait – Keith Urban
TOP MALE VOCALIST – Rodney Atkins – Kenny Chesney – Brad Paisley – George Strait – Keith Urban
TOP FEMALE VOCALIST – Miranda Lambert – Martina McBride – LeAnn Rimes – Taylor Swift – Carrie Underwood
TOP VOCAL GROUP – Diamond Rio – Eagles – Emerson Drive – Little Big Town – Rascal Flatts
TOP VOCAL DUO – Big & Rich – Brooks & Dunn – Halfway To Hazard – Montgomery Gentry – Sugarland
TOP NEW MALE VOCALIST – Luke Bryan – Jack Ingram – Jake Owen
TOP NEW FEMALE VOCALIST – Sarah Buxton – Kellie Pickler – Taylor Swift
TOP NEW DUO OR VOCAL GROUP – Carolina Rain – Lady Antebellum – The Wreckers
ALBUM OF THE YEAR [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company] – 5th Gear – Brad Paisley (Arista Nashville) Produced by Chris DuBois, Frank Rogers – Crazy Ex-Girlfriend – Miranda Lambert (Columbia) Produced by Frank Liddell, Mike Wrucke – Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates – Kenny Chesney (BNA) Produced by Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney – If You’re Going Through Hell – Rodney Atkins (Curb) Produced by Rodney Atkins, Ted Hewitt – Taylor Swift -Taylor Swift (Big Machine) Produced by Scott Borchetta, Nathan Chapman # 6 Produced by Robert Ellis Orrall
SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company] – Don’t Blink Kenny Chesney, Produced by Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney BNA – Famous In A Small Town Miranda Lambert, Produced by Frank Liddell, Mike Wrucke Columbia – Lost In This Moment Big & Rich, Produced by Big Kenny, John Rich Warner Bros/WRN – Stay Sugarland, Produced by Kristian Bush, Byron Gallimore, Jennifer Nettles Mercury – Watching Airplanes Gary Allan, Produced by Gary Allan , Mark Wright MCA Nashville
SONG OF THE YEAR [Award to Composer(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)] – Don’t Blink Kenny Chesney Writers: Casey Beathard, Chris Wallin Publishers: Lavender Zoo Music (BMI), Mama’s Dream Music (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose (BMI), WB Music Corp. (ASCAP) – Lost In This Moment Big & Rich Writers: Keith Anderson, Rodney Clawson, John Rich Publishers: EMI April Music, Inc. (ASCAP), Romeo Cowboy Music (ASCAP), WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI), Writer’s Extreme Music (BMI) – Moments Emerson Drive Writers: Dave Berg, Annie Tate, Sam Tate Publishers: Gravitron (SESAC), WB Music Corp. (ASCAP) – Watching You Rodney Atkins Writers: Rodney Atkins, Steve Dean, Brian White Publishers: Bethar Music (BMI), Mike Curb Music (BMI), Multisongs (SESAC), Songs From The White House (SESAC) – Stay Sugarland Writer: Jennifer Nettles Publishers: Jennifer Nettles Publishing (ASCAP)
VIDEO OF THE YEAR [Award to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)] – Don’t Blink – Kenny Chesney Producer: Tacklebox Films Director: Shaun Silva – Lost In This Moment – Big & Rich Producer: Big Kenny, Steve Lamar, Marc Oswald Director: Deaton Flannigan – Online – Brad Paisley Producer: Frames Per Second Director: Jason Alexander – Stay – Sugarland Producer: Kristian Bush, Byron Gallimore, Jennifer Nettles Director: Shaun Silva – Watching You – Rodney Atkins Producer: Broken Poet Production Director: Eric Welch
VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company] – Because Of You – Reba McEntire Duet With Kelly Clarkson Produced by Tony Brown, Reba McEntire MCA Nashville – Find Out Who Your Friends Are – Tracy Lawrence With Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney Produced by Julian King, Tracy Lawrence Rocky Comfort/CO5 – Shiftwork – Kenny Chesney Duet With George Strait Produced by Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney BNA – Till We Ain’t Strangers Anymore – Bon Jovi Featuring LeAnn Rimes Produced by Dann Huff Mecury – What You Give Away – Vince Gill With Sheryl Crow Produced by Vince Gill, John Hobbs, Justin Niebank MCA Nashville
