Academy of Country Music Awards Nominees 2014: Who Will Win ACMs On The Genre’s Big Night? [PHOTOS]
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.
