The nominees for the 50th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards have been announced.  We are proud to say that we were included once again in those nominations.  We are just as proud to say that the headliner for this year's WYRK Toyota Taste of Country received seven nominations!

Miranda Lambert leads with eight nominations, but Dierks Bentley was right behind her with seven. Florida Georgia Line racked up five nominations, while announcer Bryan tied with Kenny Chesney and Eric Church for four.

And the nominees are:

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

  • Jason Aldean
  • Garth Brooks
  • Luke Bryan
  • Miranda Lambert
  • Florida Georgia Line

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

  • Jason Aldean
  • Dierks Bentley
  • Luke Bryan
  • Eric Church
  • Brad Paisley
  • Blake Shelton

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

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

SONG OF THE YEAR

  • American Kids – Kenny Chesney
  • Automatic – Miranda Lambert
  • Drink A Beer – Luke Bryan
  • Songwriters: Jim Beavers, Chris Stapleton
  • Follow Your Arrow – Kacey Musgraves
  • Give Me Back My Hometown – Eric Church
  • I Hold On – Dierks Bentley

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR *(Off Camera Award)

  • Rodney Clawson
  • Ashley Gorley
  • Luke Laird
  • Josh Osborne
  • Chris Tompkins

VIDEO OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)] *(Off Camera Award)

  • American Kids – Kenny Chesney
  • Director: Shaun Silva
  • 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

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 & Mike Eli
  • This Is How We Roll – Florida Georgia Line Featuring Luke Bryan

Watch the awards live Sunday, April 19 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.

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