This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Academy of Country Music Awards, and the 2015 nominees have just been announced! Miranda Lambert earned the highest number of nominations: eight total, including Entertainer of the Year and Female Vocalist of the Year (husband Blake Shelton is pulling double-duty as nominee and co-host with Luke Bryan once again).
Bryan is also among the nominated country stars, as are Dierks Bentley, Florida Georgia Line, Martina McBride, and Carrie Underwood to name a few.The show broadcasts live from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Tune in April 19 at 8 p.m ET on CBS. See more nominees below, and head to acmcountry.com for the complete list.
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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
Male Vocalist of the Year
Jason Aldean
Dierks Bentley
Luke Bryan
Eric Church
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton
Vocal Duo of the Year
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Maddie & Tae
The Swon Brothers
Vocal Group of the Year
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band
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
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
See the full list of nominees here.
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