February 01, 2011
ACM Awards 2011 Nominations List: And the Nominees Are….
The annual ACM Awards (Academy of Country Music Awards) are quickly approaching and the nominees for this year’s categories have just been announced.
Miranda Lambert and Ronnie Dunn announced the nominations today and the bubbly blonde is leading the pack with a whopping 7 nominations – including Top Female Vocalist.
Here are the major awards to be handed out at the 2011 ACM Awards, along with my choice for who should take home gold highlighted in bold.
For the full list, click here.
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 (BNA)
- Need You Now’ – Lady Antebellum (Capitol Records Nashville)
- The Guitar Song’ – Jamey Johnson (Mercury)
- ‘Speak Now’ – Taylor Swift (Big Machine Records)
- ‘Up on the Ridge’ – Dierks Bentley (Capitol Records Nashville)
- ‘You Get What You Give’ – Zac Brown Band (Southern Ground / Roar / Bigger Picture / Atlantic)
SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR
- ‘A Little More Country Than That’ – Easton Corbin (Mercury)
- ‘As She’s Walking Away’ – Zac Brown Band Featuring Alan Jackson (Southern Ground / Roar / Bigger Picture / Atlantic)
- ‘If I Die Young’ – The Band Perry (Republic Nashville)
- ‘Love Like Crazy’ – Lee Brice (Curb Records)
- ‘The Boys of Fall’ – Kenny Chesney (BNA)
- ‘The House That Built Me’ – Miranda Lambert (Columbia Nashville)
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
- ‘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
