Nominees for the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards were revealed online today via the second annual ACM digital press conference on the ACM’s Facebook and Twitter pages, with a string of country and TV stars, and even some music fans, sharing in the announcing news.
When all was said and done, the top nod-getter in this year’s event was Eric Church, with seven nominations, followed by Hunter Hayes with six nods, and then both Miranda Lambert and Taylor Swift, each of whom scored five nods.
Fan voting for New Artist of the Year and Entertainer of the Year will begin March 25, 2013, at 3 p.m. (ET) and noon (PT) at VoteACM.com. Fan voting for New Artist of the Year will close at 8 p.m. (ET) /5 p.m. (PT) on April 7, 2013, just before the live show starts that same day on CBS-TV. Fan voting for Entertainer of the Year will close during the third hour of the live broadcast.
A partial rundown of final artist nominees is as follows:
Entertainer of the Year
Luke Bryan
Male Vocalist of the Year
Luke Bryan
Eric Church
Toby Keith
Blake Shelton
Female Vocalist of the Year
Miranda Lambert
Kacey Musgraves
Vocal Duo of the Year
Big & Rich
Florida Georgia Line
Love and Theft
Sugarland
Thompson Square
Vocal Group of the Year
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band
New Male Vocalist of the Year
Brantley Gilbert
Hunter Hayes
New Female Vocalist of the Year
Kacey Musgraves
Sunny Sweeney
New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year
Florida Georgia Line
Love and Theft
Thompson Square
Album of the Year
“Blown Away” – Carrie Underwood
“Chief"– Eric Church
“Red” – Taylor Swift
“tailgates & tanlines” – Luke Bryan
“Tornado” – Little Big Town
Single Record of the Year
“Even If It Breaks Your Heart”– Eli Young Band
“Over You” – Miranda Lambert
“Springsteen” – Eric Church
“Wanted” – Hunter Hayes
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
Video of the Year
“Creepin’” – Eric Church.
“Merry Go ‘Round” – Kacey Musgraves.
“Tornado”– Little Big Town
“Wanted”– Hunter Hayes
“We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” – Taylor Swift
‘The Wind” – Zac Brown Band
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 and Eric Church
For a complete list of this year's nominees, including more musician, song, video, venue, nightclub and radio nominees, or to learn more about ticket info for the event, please access www.ACMcountry.com.
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