2011 ACM Awards Nominees

The 2011 ACM Awards nominations were revealed by Miranda Lambert and Ronnie Dunn today (February 1) live on CBS’ ‘The Early Show.’

Co-hosted by Reba and Blake Shelton, the 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards will broadcast live from Las Vegas on April 3 at 8:00 PM ET on CBS. Performers and presenters at the show will be announced soon.

Here are your 2011 Nominees:

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

TOP NEW SOLO VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

  • Eric Church
  • Easton Corbin
  • Randy Houser

TOP NEW VOCAL DUO or GROUP OF THE YEAR

  • the JaneDear girls
  • Steel Magnolia
  • The Band Perry

ALBUM OF THE YEAR [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company]

  • Hemingway’s Whiskey’ – Kenny Chesney (BNA)
    Produced by: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney
  •  ’Need You Now’ – Lady Antebellum (Capitol Records Nashville)
    Produced by: Lady Antebellum, Paul Worley
  • ‘The Guitar Song’ – Jamey Johnson (Mercury)
    Produced by: Arlis Albritton, Dave Cobb, The Kent Hardly Playboys
  • ‘Speak Now’ – Taylor Swift (Big Machine Records)
    Produced by: Nathan Chapman, Taylor Swift
  • ‘Up on the Ridge’ – Dierks Bentley (Capitol Records Nashville)
    Produced by: Jon Randall Stewart
  • ‘You Get What You Give’ – Zac Brown Band (Southern Ground / Roar / Bigger Picture / Atlantic)
    Produced by: Zac Brown, Keith Stegall

SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company]

  • ‘A Little More Country Than That’ – Easton Corbin (Mercury)
    Produced by: Carson Chamberlain
  • ‘As She’s Walking Away’ – Zac Brown Band Featuring Alan Jackson (Southern Ground / Roar / Bigger Picture / Atlantic)
    Produced by: Zac Brown, Keith Stegall
  • ‘If I Die Young’ – The Band Perry (Republic Nashville)
    Produced by: Paul Worley
  •  ’Love Like Crazy’ – Lee Brice (Curb Records)
    Produced by: Lee Brice, Doug Johnson
  • ‘The Boys of Fall’ – Kenny Chesney (BNA)
    Produced by: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney
  •  ’The House That Built Me’ – Miranda Lambert (Columbia Nashville)
    Produced by: Frank Liddell, Mike Wrucke

SONG OF THE YEAR [Award to Composer(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]

  • ‘A Little More Country Than That’ – Easton Corbin
    Composers: Rory Lee Feek, Don Poythress, Wynn Varble
    Publishers: A Sling And A Prayer Music (ASCAP), Chrysalis One Music (ASCAP), Don Poythress Songs (ASCAP), Precious Flour Music (BMI), Universal Music-MGB Songs (ASCAP), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)
  • ‘As She’s Walking Away’ – Zac Brown Band Featuring Alan Jackson
    Composers: Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette
    Publishers: Angelika Music (BMI), Weimerhound Publishing (BMI)
  • ‘If I Die Young’ – The Band Perry
    Composer: Kimberly Perry
    Publishers: Pearlfeather Publishing (BMI), Rio Bravo Music, Inc. (BMI)
  •  ’Love Like Crazy’ – Lee Brice
    Composers: Tim James, Doug Johnson
    Publishers: Mike Curb Music (BMI), Sweet Radical Music (BMI), T-Bird’s Music (BMI), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)
  • ‘The House That Built Me’ – Miranda Lambert
    Composers: Tom Douglas, Allen Shamblin
    Publishers: Built On Rock (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), Tomdouglasmusic (BMI)

VIDEO OF THE YEAR [Award to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)] *(Off Camera Award)

  • Hillbilly Bone’ – Blake Shelton Featuring Trace Adkins
    Producer: Randy Brewer
    Director: Roman White
  •  ’Only Prettier’ – Miranda Lambert
    Producer: Trent Hardville
    Director: Trey Fanjoy
  •  ’Stuck Like Glue’ – Sugarland
    Producer: Tony McGarry
    Director: Declan Whitebloom
  • ‘The Boys of Fall’ – Kenny Chesney
    Producer: Don Lepore
    Director: Shaun Silva
  •  ’The House That Built Me’ – Miranda Lambert
    Producer: Trent Hardville
    Director: Trey Fanjoy

VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company] (Off Camera Award)

  •  ’As She’s Walking Away’ – Zac Brown Band Featuring Alan Jackson (Southern Ground / Roar / Bigger Picture / Atlantic)
    Produced by: Zac Brown, Keith Stegall
  • ‘Blue Sky’ – Emily West Featuring Keith Urban (Capitol Records Nashville)
    Produced by: Mark Bright
  •  ’Coal Miner’s Daughter’ – Loretta Lynn, Sheryl Crow and Miranda Lambert (Columbia Nashville)
    Produced by: John Carter Cash, Patsy Lynn Russell
  •  ’Cold Beer’ – Colt Ford Featuring Jamey Johnson (Average Joes)
    Produced by: Shannon Houchins, Adrian Young
  •  ’Good to Be Me’ – Uncle Kracker Featuring Kid Rock (Top Dog/ Atlantic / Bigger Picture)
    Produced by: Kid Rock

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7 Responses to “2011 ACM Awards Nominees”

  1. TawnyTucker says:

    I will say that even though I’m not a RF fan, I’m shocked they didn’t get a nomination in the group catagory. I am happy Jason Aldean is finally getting some nominations cuz he’s been really tearing it up this year. Will be shocked if ‘Speak Now’ doesn’t win.

  2. carriefan says:

    I cannot believe that Carrie Underwood got snubbed for Entertainer of the Year. I guess all she has done for country music is not appreciated. She had a very big year and the nomination was well deserved. I’m not saying she had to win, but not getting the nomination was downright disrespectful.

  3. Amanda Hand says:

    WAY TO GO LEE BRICE!!!!!!! So glad he is finally getting a little recognition!!!! Have a Love Like Crazy kind of day :)

  4. Charles Murphy says:

    2 Things….

    1. How the HELL did Sugarland get a DUO nomination?? Everyone on Music Row knows it’s just focused on that whiny fake accent lead singer…Even she does.

    2. And Eric Church as a “NEW” artist?? Really…4 or 5 years and 2 albums later.

  5. Smokyiiis says:

    Jane Dear Girls?????? PUHLEEZE

    No Rascal Flatts????? PUHLEEZE

    How on earth is Carrie Underwood not nominated for Entertainer of the Year? She was the top female touring artist of 2010, her Play On tour visited over 100 cities (including a sell-out show at the famed Hollywood Bowl), she had 3 top 2 singles (two hit #1), sold over 2 million albums, etc etc.

    I’m sorry, but there is simply no excuse for the ACM’s to snub her for this. I don’t care if they were worried about her winning for a third time, there is no reason to snub someone who is so completely deserving. It is a slap in the face to Carrie and everyone who worked on her hugely successful tour.

    The ACM’s just lost me as a viewer.

    And what doesn’t even fit is that the criteria shows 8 nominees. There are 6. Did they seriously believe it would not go unnoticed? 5,6,8,???? They don’t even follow their own criteria?

    And seriously folks, just consider this:
    Carrie Underwood TIED for number of nominations with KID ROCK? You have truly gotta be kiddin me!!!!!

  6. Miranda says:

    Poor Rascal Flatts… what a slap in the face to them. This is absolutley absurd… It just doesn’t make sense..

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