Miranda Lambert Leads the Pack

The nominees are out for the "46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards"... and MIRANDA LAMBERT leads the pack with seven nods.  ZAC BROWN BAND and KENNY CHESNEY are close behind with five nominations each.

Miranda is probably the early favorite to take home the big shot Entertainer of the Year award.  The other nominees in that category are JASON ALDEAN, TOBY KEITH, BRAD PAISLEY, TAYLOR SWIFT and KEITH URBAN.

There's always some sort of changing of the guard at the ACMs.  Last year we saw the coming out of LADY ANTEBELLUM, so to speak.  This year I'm going with THE BAND PERRY.  They got four nominations and have huge crossover potential.

Once again, the ACMs are asking for your help in picking the winners.

They'd like you to vote for Top New Solo Vocalist and Top New Vocal Duo or Group.  Voting for that is going on NOW... and runs until February 24th, here.  You have to register first.

You're also being asked to help pick out the Entertainer Of The Year.  You can cast your vote at VoteACM.com, although those ballots aren't up yet.  The ACMs are going down April 3rd on CBS.

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR:
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift
Jason Aldean
Toby Keith
Brad Paisley
Keith Urban

TOP MALE VOCALIST:
Jason Aldean
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton
George Strait
Keith Urban

TOP FEMALE VOCALIST:
Taylor Swift
Miranda Lambert
Carrie Underwood
Reba McEntire
Lee Ann Womack

TOP VOCAL GROUP
Lady Antebellum
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band
Little Big Town
Randy Rogers Band

TOP VOCAL DUO:
The JaneDear girls
Joey + Rory
Montgomery Gentry
Steel Magnolia
Sugarland

TOP NEW SOLO VOCALIST:
Eric Church
Easton Corbin
Randy Houser

TOP NEW VOCAL DUO or GROUP:
The Band Perry
The JaneDear girls
Steel Magnolia

ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
"Speak Now", Taylor Swift
"Need You Now", Lady Antebellum
"You Get What You Give", Zac Brown Band
"Hemingway's Whiskey", Kenny Chesney
"The Guitar Song", Jamey Johnson
"Up On The Ridge", Dierks Bentley

SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR:
"If I Die Young", The Band Perry
"The House That Built Me", Miranda Lambert
"As She's Walking Away", Zac Brown Band Featuring Alan Jackson
"Love Like Crazy", Lee Brice
"The Boys Of Fall", Kenny Chesney
"A Little More Country Than That", Easton Corbin

SONG OF THE YEAR:
"If I Die Young", The Band Perry
"The House That Built Me", Miranda Lambert
"As She's Walking Away", Zac Brown Band Featuring Alan Jackson
"Love Like Crazy", Lee Brice
"A Little More Country Than That", Easton Corbin

VIDEO OF THE YEAR:
"The House That Built Me", Miranda Lambert
"Only Prettier", Miranda Lambert
"Stuck Like Glue", Sugarland
"The Boys Of Fall", Kenny Chesney
"Hillbilly Bone", Blake Shelton Featuring Trace Adkins

VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR:
"As She's Walking Away", Zac Brown Band Featuring Alan Jackson
"Coal Miner's Daughter", Loretta Lynn, Sheryl Crow and Miranda Lambert
"Blue Sky", Emily West Featuring Keith Urban
"Cold Beer", Colt Ford Featuring Jamey Johnson
"Good To Be Me", Uncle Kracker Featuring Kid Rock

(JeffOnRadio)