The Academy of Country Music has released the nominations for its 46th annual awards ceremony, to be held on April 3. Here's a look at the artists in the most significant categories:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Jason Aldean
Toby Keith
Miranda Lambert
Brad Paisley
Taylor Swift
Keith Urban
TOP MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Jason Aldean
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton
George Strait
Keith Urban
TOP FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Miranda Lambert
Reba McEntire
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Lee Ann Womack
TOP VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
The JaneDear girls
Joey + Rory
Montgomery Gentry
Steel Magnolia
Sugarland
TOP VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Randy Rogers Band
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
"Hemingway's Whiskey" - Kenny Chesney
"Need You Now" - Lady Antebellum
"The Guitar Song" - Jamey Johnson
"Speak Now" - Taylor Swift
"Up On The Ridge" - Dierks Bentley
"You Get What You Give - Zac Brown Band
SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR
"A Little More Country Than That" - Easton Corbin
"As She's Walking Away" - Zac Brown Band Featuring Alan Jackson
I"f I Die Young" - The Band Perry
"Love Like Crazy" - Lee Brice
"The Boys Of Fall" - Kenny Chesney
"The House That Built Me" - Miranda Lambert
SONG OF THE YEAR
"A Little More Country Than That" - Easton Corbin
"As She's Walking Away" - Zac Brown Band Featuring Alan Jackson
I"f I Die Young" - The Band Perry
"Love Like Crazy" - Lee Brice
"The House That Built Me" - Miranda Lambert
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
"Hillbilly Bone" - Blake Shelton Featuring Trace Adkins
"Only Prettier" - Miranda Lambert
"Stuck Like Glue" - Sugarland
"The Boys Of Fall" - Kenny Chesney
"The House That Built Me" - Miranda Lambert
VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
"As She's Walking Away" - Zac Brown Band Featuring Alan Jackson
"Blue Sky" - Emily West Featuring Keith Urban
"Coal Miner's Daughter" - Loretta Lynn, Sheryl Crow and Miranda Lambert
"Cold Beer" - Colt Ford Featuring Jamey Johnson
"Good To Be Me" - Uncle Kracker Featuring Kid Rock