May 18 at 8:00 PM ET on CBS
ACM Awards Nominees
The stakes are always higher in Vegas, but the nominees for the 43rd annual Academy of Country Music Awards are a safe bet.
From the top prize of entertainer of the year to the top new artist categories, CMT.com has all the nominees..
Album of the Year
| 5th
Gear Brad Paisley Produced by Frank Rogers Label: Arista Nashville |
| Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Miranda Lambert Produced by Frank Liddell and Mike Wrucke Label: Columbia |
| Just
Who I Am: Poets & Pirates Kenny Chesney Produced by Buddy Cannon and Kenny Chesney Label: BNA |
| If You're Going
Through Hell Rodney Atkins Produced by Rodney Atkins and Ted Hewitt Label: Curb |
| Taylor
Swift Taylor Swift Produced by Scott Borchetta, Nathan Chapman and Robert Ellis Orrall Label: Big Machine |
Single Record of the Year
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"Don't Blink" Kenny Chesney Produced by Buddy Cannon and Kenny Chesney Label: BNA |
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"Famous In A Small Town" Miranda Lambert Produced by Frank Liddell and Mike Wrucke Label: Columbia |
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"Lost In This Moment" Big & Rich Produced by Big Kenny and John Rich Label: Warner Bros/WRN |
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"Stay" Sugarland Produced by Kristian Bush, Byron Gallimore and Jennifer Nettles Label: Mercury |
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"Watching Airplanes" Gary Allan Produced by Gary Allan and Mark Wright Label: MCA Nashville |
Song of the Year
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"Don't Blink" Kenny Chesney Written by Casey Beathard and Chris Wallin Publishers: Lavender Zoo Music (BMI), Mama's Dream Music (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose (BMI), WB Music Corp. (ASCAP) |
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"Lost In This Moment" Big & Rich Written by Keith Anderson, Rodney Clawson and John Rich Publishers: EMI April Music, Inc. (ASCAP), Romeo Cowboy Music (ASCAP), WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI), Writer's Extreme Music (BMI) |
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"Moments" Emerson Drive Written by Dave Berg, Annie Tate and Sam Tate Publishers: Gravitron (SESAC), WB Music Corp. (ASCAP) |
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"Watching You" Rodney Atkins Written by Rodney Atkins, Steve Dean and Brian White Publishers: Bethar Music (BMI), Mike Curb Music (BMI), Multisongs (SESAC), Songs From The White House (SESAC) |
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"Stay" Sugarland Written by Jennifer Nettles Publishers: Jennifer Nettles Publishing (ASCAP) |
Video of the Year
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"Don't Blink" Kenny Chesney Produced by Tacklebox Films Directed by Shaun Silva |
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"Lost In This Moment" Big & Rich Produced by Big Kenny, Steve Lamar and Marc Oswald Directed by Robert Deaton and George Flanigen |
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"Online" Brad Paisley Produced by Frames Per Second Directed by Jason Alexander |
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"Stay" Sugarland Produced by Kristian Bush, Byron Gallimore and Jennifer Nettles Directed by Shaun Silva |
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"Watching You" Rodney Atkins Produced by Broken Poet Production Directed by Eric Welch |
Vocal Event of the Year
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"Because Of You" Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson Produced by Tony Brown and Reba McEntire Label: MCA Nashville |
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"Find Out Who Your Friends Are" Tracy Lawrence, Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney Produced by Julian King and Tracy Lawrence Label: Rocky Comfort/CO5 |
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"Shiftwork" Kenny Chesney and George Strait Produced by Buddy Cannon and Kenny Chesney Label: BNA |
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"Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore" Bon Jovi and LeAnn Rimes Produced by Dann Huff Label: Mecury |
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"What You Give Away" Vince Gill and Sheryl Crow Produced by Vince Gill, John Hobbs and Justin Niebank Label: MCA Nashville |
National On-Air Personality of the Year
| Bill Cody's Classic Country Weekend |
| Blair Garner After MidNite |
| Danny Wright All Night |
 WINNER The Big D and Bubba Show |
| WINNER The Lia Show |
On-Air Personality of the Year -- Major Market
| KEEY (Minneapolis, MN) - Chris Carr |
| KSON (San Diego, CA) - Cliff and Company: Cliff, Morgan, Tanner
and Tori |
| WMIL (Greenfield, WI) - Karen, Scott
and Radar |
| WINNER WSIX (Nashville, TN) - Gerry House & The House Foundation: Mike Bohan, Al Voecks, Duncan Stewart and Richard Falklen |
| WUSN (Chicago, IL) - Trish Biondo |
On-Air Personality of the Year -- Medium Market
| WBBS (Syracuse, NY) - Ron Bee and Becky Palmer |
| WOKQ (Dover, NH) Mark Ericson and Danielle Carrier |
| WINNER WWGR (Ft. Meyers, FL) - Valleri St. John |
| WYCT (Pensacola, FL) - Brent Lane, Dana Cervantes and Jim Sanborn |
| WYNK (Baton Rouge, LA) - Scott Innes |
On-Air Personality of the Year -- Small Market
| KCLR (Columbia, MO) - Carrie Bremer & Scotty Cox |
| WBKR (Owensboro, KY) - Moon, Chad and Kelly |
| WINNER WGSQ (Cookeville, TN) - Gator & The StyckMan |
| WGSQ (Cookeville, TN) - McFly and The Ride Home: Marty McFly
and Stewart James |
| WKDQ (Evansville, IN) - The Donut
Holes: Jon Prell, Lori Mae, Gene Stewart and Kim Kavanaw |
Radio Station of the Year -- Major Market
| KYGO (Denver, CO) |
| WINNER WMIL (Milwaukee, WI) |
| WQYK (St. Petersberg, FL) |
| WUBE (Cincinnati, OH) |
| WXTU (Philadelphia, PA) |
Radio Station of the Year -- Medium Market
| KSSN
(Little Rock, AR) |
| KUAD (Windsor, CO) |
| WGNA (Schenectady, NY) |
| WINNER WUSY-FM (Chattanooga, TN) |
| WYRK (Buffalo, NY) |
Radio Station of the Year -- Small Market
| WFRY (Watertown,
NY) |
| WINNER WGSQ (Cookeville, TN) |
| WJCL (Savannah, GA) |
| WTCR (Huntington,
WV) |
| WWJO (St. Cloud, MN) |
Producer of the Year
| Mark Bright |
| Tony Brown |
| Byron Gallimore |
| Frank Rogers |
| WINNER Mark Wright |
Audio Engineer of the Year
| Chuck
Ainlay |
| Jeff Balding |
| Julian King |
| Kyle Lehning |
| WINNER Justin Niebank |
Top Bass Player of the Year
| Mike
Brignardello |
| Dennis Crouch |
| Alison Prestwood |
| WINNER Michael Rhodes |
| Jimmie Lee Sloas |
Top Percussionist/Drummer of the Year
| WINNER Shannon Forrest |
| Paul Leim |
| Chris McHugh |
| Greg Morrow |
| Lonnie Wilson |
Top Fiddle Player of the Year
| Glen
Duncan |
| WINNER Stuart Duncan |
| Larry Franklin |
| Joe Spivey |
| Jonathan Yudkin |
Top Guitarist of the Year
| Tom
Bukovac |
| J.T. Corenflos |
| Kenny Greenberg |
| WINNER Dann Huff |
| Bryan Sutton |
Top Piano/Keyboards Player of the Year
| Tony Harrell |
| John Jarvis |
| Steve Nathan |
| Michael Rojas |
| WINNER Matt Rollings |
Top Specialty Instrument(s) Player of the Year
| Eric Darken |
| WINNER Jerry Douglas |
| Dan Dugmore |
| Aubrey Haynie |
| Jim Horn |
Top Steel Guitar Player of the Year
| Dan Dugmore |
| WINNER Paul Franklin |
| Lloyd Green |
| Gary Morse |
| Russ Pahl |
Venue of the Year
| Crystal Grand
Music Theatre, Lake Delton, WI |
| DTE Energy Music
Center, Detroit, MI |
| WINNER Nissan Pavilion, Bristow, VA |
| Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet, IL |
| Star Plaza Theatre , Merriville, IN |
Nightclub of the Year
| WINNER Billy Bob's, Ft. Worth, TX |
| Cowboy's, Colorado Springs, CO |
| Coyote
Joe's, Charlotte, NC |
| Joe's, Chicago, IL |
| Wild Bill's, Duluth, GA |
Casino of the Year
| Casino Rama,
Orillia, ONT |
| WINNER Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT |
| Soaring Eagle
Casino & Resort, Mt. Pleasant, MI |
| Star of the Desert
Arena, Primm, NV |
| Turning Stone Casino, Verona, NY |
Don Romeo Talent Buyer of the Year
| Todd Boltin, Variety Attractions |
| WINNER Gil Cunningham, Neste Event Marketing |
| Gary Osier, Gary Osier Presents |
| Fran Romeo, Romeo Entertainment Group |
| Randy
Wright, Integrity Events |
Promoter of the Year
| Brad Garrett, Police Productions |
| Don Kronberg, Nitelite Promotions |
| Darin Lashinsky, Outback Concerts |
| WINNER Brian O'Connell, LiveNation |
| Glenn Smith,
Glenn Smith Presents |
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