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Miranda Lambert is the lead nominee for the 50th Annual ACM Awards, which were revealed Friday morning via Instagram.
Lambert scored eight nominations in all, in all of the major categories, including her fourth Entertainer of the Year nomination and her ninth consecutive nomination for Female Vocalist of the Year. Dierks Bentley‘s right on Miranda’s heels with seven nods, including Male Vocalist of the Year, and Album of the Year, for Riser.
Also notable: Garth Brooks scored an Entertainer of the Year nomination, formally recognizing his return to recording and performing. However, his most recent studio album, Man Against Machine, was shut out of all major categories.
The trophies will be handed out Sunday, April 19 on CBS. This year’s show takes place at AT&T Stadium in Texas.
Fan voting in the Entertainer of the Year category starts Wednesday, April 8 at 3 p.m. ET at VoteACM.com and will continue until the third hour of the live ACM Awards broadcast. As for the fan-voted New Artist of the Year category, the polls are now open at VoteACM.com through February 10 to determine the final three nominees that category. Another round of New Artist of the Year voting to determine the winner starts on April 8.
Here are the nominees:
Entertainer of the Year
Jason Aldean
Garth Brooks
Luke Bryan
Miranda Lambert
Florida Georgia Line
Female Vocalist of the Year
Brandy Clark
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood
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
Song of the Year (Award to Songwriter)
“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
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
Vocal Group of the Year
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band
Vocal Duo of the Year
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Maddie & Tae
The Swon Brothers
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 and Mike Eli
“This Is How We Roll,” Florida Georgia Line featuring Luke Bryan
Video of the Year
“American Kids,” Kenny Chesney
“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
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