It’s that time of the year again, time for the Academy of Country Music Awards. The 46th annual ACM Awards will be held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sun. April 3rd, 2011 8 p.m. ET. CBS will be airing the show live as Blake Shelton and Reba host the show. Viewers can vote online for Entertainer of the Year, Top New Solo Vocalist, Top New Vocal Duo or Group and Top New Artist, which will be announced live during the show.
Most Nominated at ACM Awards 2011
Miranda Lambert takes top honors as the most nominated artist at the 2011 ACM Awards with seven nominations, including Entertainer of the Year and Top Female Vocalist, which Lambert won in 2010. Both Kenny Chesney and The Zac Brown Band are up for five awards, competing against each other for Album of the Year.
Taylor Swift, with three nominations, will try to oust Miranda Lambert from Top Female Vocalist, while Keith Urban, also with three nominations, is looking to capture the coveted Entertainer of the Year.
CBS tweeted that Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert, Taylor Swift and Keith Urban will be among the performers for the 2011 ACM Awards.
About the Academy of Country Music
The ACM began hosting award shows in 1966 to honor extraordinary achievement in country and western music. The first broadcast of the award show began in 1972 on ABC and has since grown in popularity and categories. In 2004, the ACM formed the Academy of Country Music Charitable Fund which has raised millions for charities. Viewers increased 26% in 2008 and is now becoming one of the most talked about award shows of the year.
Below is a full list of nominees for the 2011 Academy of Country Music Awards. Will you be watching?
2011 Academy of Country Music Awards Nominees
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
TOP NEW SOLO VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Previously Announced)
Eric Church
Easton Corbin
Randy Houser
TOP NEW VOCAL DUO or GROUP OF THE YEAR (Previously Announced)
The JaneDear girls
Steel Magnolia
The Band Perry
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
“If 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
“If I Die Young” – The Band Perry
“Love Like Crazy” – Lee Brice
“The House That Built Me” – Miranda Lambert
VIDEO OF THE YEAR (Off Camera Award)
“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 (Off Camera Award)
“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
