With the end of the prestigious movie award season, it is time once again for the music awards season to begin kicking back into full swing.

With the next Grammy Awards nearly a year away, there's an awards show void in the hearts of music fans. Thankfully, country fans will get to have a taste of recognition for some of their favorite artists with the Academy of Country Music Awards.

The show, being broadcast live on CBS, will feature Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan as hosts, with an impressive musical lineup including the Band Perry, Jason Aldean, Toby Keith and Keith Urban. Other legendary performances will include a duet between Miranda Lambert and George Strait, and Shelton and Florida Georgia Line.

The partial list of nominees (including Entertainer of the Year and Best New Artist, which fans can vote for on CBS.com), are:

Entertainer of the Year:

Luke Bryan

Miranda Lambert

Blake Shelton

George Strait

Taylor Swift

Male Vocalist of the Year:

Jason Aldean

Lee Brice

Luke Bryan

Blake Shelton

Keith Urban

Female Vocalist of the Year:

Sheryl Crow

Miranda Lambert

Kacey Musgraves

Taylor Swift

Carrie Underwood

Vocal Duo of the Year:

Big & Rich

Dan + Shay

Florida Georgia Line

Love and Theft

Thompson Square

Vocal Group of the Year:

Eli Young Band

Lady Antebellum

Little Big Town

The Band Perry

Zac Brown Band

Album of the Year:

Based on a True Story-Blake Shelton

Crash My Party-Luke Bryan

Here's To The Good Times-Florida Georgia Line

Same Trailer Different Park-Kacey Musgraves

Two Lanes of Freedom-Tim McGraw

Single Record of the Year:

Cruise-Florida Georgia Line

Highway Don't Care-Tim McGraw Featuring Taylor Swift & Keith Urban

I Drive Your Truck- Luke Bryan

Mama's Broken Heart-Miranda Lambert

Wagon Wheel-Darius Rucker Featuring Lady Antebellum

Song of the Year:

Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain)-Gary Allan

I Drive Your Truck-Lee Brice

Mama's Broken Heart-Miranda Lambert

Mine Would Be You-Blake Shelton

Wagon Wheel-Darius Rucker Featuring Lady Antebellum

Video of the Year:

Better Dig Two-The Band Perry

Blowin' Smoke-Kacey Musgraves

Highway Don't Care-Tim McGraw Featuring Taylor Swift & Keith Urban

I Drive Your Truck-Lee Brice

Mama's Broken Heart-Miranda Lambert

Two Black Cadillacs-Carrie Underwood

Vocal Event of the Year:

Boys 'Round Here-Blake Shelton Featuring Pistol Annies and Friends

Cruise (Remix)-Florida Georgia Line Featuring Nelly

Highway Don't Care-Tim McGraw Featuring Taylor Swift & Keith Urban

Wagon Wheel-Darius Rucker Featuring Lady Antebellum

We Were Us-Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert

For a full list, click here. The Academy of Country Music Awards airs Sunday, April 6 at 8 p.m. on CBS.

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