The 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards have announced the list of nominees, with Eric Church leading the list with seven nominations including Album of the Year and Video of the Year. Following closely on his heels are Hunter Hayes with six, Miranda Lambert and Taylor Swift with five, Luke Bryan, Kacey Musgraves, and Little Big Town with four nominations each, and Jason Aldean, Blake Shelton, Eli Young Band, and Florida Georgia Line with three.
Blake Shelton will return for his third turn as the show’s host, joined by hosting newcomer Luke Bryan. The ACM awards will be held on April 7, 2013 in Las Vegas.
As with previous years, fans will be able to vote for the New Artist of the Year and Entertainer of the Year winners online at VoteACM.com. Voting opens on March 25, 2013 and will remain through April 7, 2013.
Academy of Country Music 2013 Awards Nominees:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
— Jason Aldean
— Luke Bryan
— Miranda Lambert
— Blake Shelton
— Taylor Swift
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
— Jason Aldean
— Luke Bryan
— Eric Church
— Toby Keith
— Blake Shelton
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
— Miranda Lambert
— Martina McBride
— Kacey Musgraves
— Taylor Swift
— Carrie Underwood
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
— Big & Rich
— Florida Georgia Line
— Love and Theft
— Sugarland
— Thompson Square
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
— The Band Perry
— Eli Young Band
— Lady Antebellum
— Little Big Town
— Zac Brown Band
NEW MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
— Lee Brice
— Brantley Gilbert
— Hunter Hayes
NEW FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
— Jana Kramer
— Kacey Musgraves
— Sunny Sweeney
NEW VOCAL DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
— Florida Georgia Line
— Love and Theft
— Thompson Square
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
— Florida Georgia Line
— Brantley Gilbert
— Jana Kramer
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
— Blown Away – Carrie Underwood (19/Arista Nashville)Produced by: Mark Bright
— Chief – Eric Church (EMI-Nashville)Produced by: Jay Joyce
— Red – Taylor Swift (Big Machine Records)Produced by: Jeff Bhasker, Nathan Chapman, Dann Huff, Jacknife Lee, Max Martin, Shellback, Taylor Swift, Butch Walker, Dan Wilson
— tailgates & tanlines – Luke Bryan (Capitol Nashville)Produced by: Mark
Bright, Jeff Stevens
— Tornado – Little Big Town (Capitol Nashville)Produced by: Jay Joyce
SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR
— Even If It Breaks Your Heart – Eli Young Band (Republic Nashville)Produced by: Mike Wrucke
— Over You – Miranda Lambert (RCA)Produced by: Chuck Ainlay, Frank Liddell, Glenn Worf
— Pontoon – Little Big Town (Capitol Nashville)Produced by: Jay Joyce
— Springsteen – Eric Church (EMI-Nashville)Produced by: Jay Joyce
— Wanted – Hunter Hayes (Atlantic/WMN) Produced by: Hunter Hayes, Dann Huff
SONG OF THE YEAR
— A Woman Like You – Lee Brice
— Even If It Breaks Your Heart – Eli Young Band
— Over You – Miranda Lambert
— Springsteen – Eric Church
— Wanted – Hunter Hayes
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
— Rodney Clawson
— Dallas Davidson
— Josh Kear
— Luke Laird
— Shane McAnally
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
— Creepin’ – Eric Church Producer: Iris Baker Director: Peter Zavadil
— Merry Go ‘Round – Kacey Musgraves Producers: Perry Bean, Kacey Musgraves Director: Perry Bean
— Tornado – Little Big Town Producer: Iris Baker Director: Shane Drake
— Wanted – Hunter Hayes Producers: Stephanie Reeves, Eric Williams Directors: Traci Goudie, Patrick Hubik
— We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together – Taylor Swift Producer: John Nguyen Director: Declan Whitebloom
— The Wind – Zac Brown Band Producer: Ben Kalina Director: Mike Judge
VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
— Don’t Rush – Kelly Clarkson Featuring Vince Gill
— Easy – Rascal Flatts Featuring Natasha Bedingfield
— Feel Like A Rock Star – Kenny Chesney (Duet With Tim McGraw)
— Let It Rain – David Nail Featuring Sarah Buxton
— The Only Way I Know – Jason Aldean With Luke Bryan & Eric Church
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
— Brett Beavers
— Buddy Cannon
— Dann Huff
— Jay Joyce
— Michael Knox
BASS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
— Dennis Crouch
— Kevin “Swine” Grantt
— Larry Paxton
— Jimmie Lee Sloas
— Glenn Worf
PERCUSSIONIST/DRUMMER OF THE YEAR
— Eddie Bayers
— Matt Chamberlain
— Chad Cromwell
— Chris McHugh
— Greg Morrow
FIDDLE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
— Glen Duncan
— Larry Franklin
— Aubrey Haynie
— Hank Singer
— Joe Spivey
GUITARIST OF THE YEAR
— Tom Bukovac
— J.T. Corenflos
— Jay Joyce
— Rob McNelley
— Brent Mason
PIANO/KEYBOARD PLAYER OF THE YEAR
— John Jarvis
— Charlie Judge
— Gordon Mote
— Steve Nathan
— Michael Rojas
SPECIALTY INSTRUMENT(S) PLAYER OF THE YEAR
— Eric Darken
— Glen Duncan
— Jim Hoke
— Bryan Sutton
— Ilya Toshinsky
STEEL GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR
— Dan Dugmore
— Mike Johnson
— Greg Leisz
— Russ Pahl
— Scotty Sanders
Source: Academy of Country Music
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