Keith Urban leads all nominees for the 52nd annual Academy of Country Music Awards with seven noms, including five for his album Ripcord, as well his seventh bid for entertainer of the year and 10th for male vocalist of the year. Just behind him are Miranda Lambert and Maren Morris, who have six nominations each, and Florida Georgia Line and Tim McGraw with five apiece.
Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley will return to host the show for a second year. The ACMs, produced for TV by Dick Clark Productions, will air live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 2 (8 p.m. ET) on CBS.
Seven-time female vocalist of the year Lambert is nominated in that category as well, in addition to her fifth nomination in the album of the year category for her acclaimed double-album The Weight of These Wings.
Lambert’s “Vice” is up for single record of the year, song of the year and video of the year. She was also nominated twice for "Vice" in the song of the year category, as both artist and songwriter. Lambert already holds the record for vocalist of the year wins, and if she wins this year it will mark her eighth consecutive victory in that category.
Keeping the momentum from her breakout year, first-time nominee Morris' six nods included female vocalist of the year and new female vocalist of the year, in addition to bids as both producer and artist in the album of the year race for Hero. She also earned noms as both artist and producer in single record of the year for “My Church.”
FGL notched its fifth nomination in the vocal duo of the year category, as well as its second bid for entertainer of the year and a nom for album of the year for Dig Your Roots. Sixteen-time ACM nominee McGraw got two nominations in single record of the year as both artist and producer for "Humble and Kind," and song of the year and video of the year for the same track.
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If Urban wins entertainer of the year, he will be eligible for the academy's Triple Crown Award, which is given to artists who've won new male/female vocalist of the year, male/female vocalist of the year and entertainer of the year.
Other multiple nominees include Bentley, Thomas Rhett and Chris Stapleton with three each. A list of nominees, voted on by the Academy of Country Music's professional membership, follows. For the full list of nominees, click here.
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Entertainer of the Year
Image Credit: Christopher Polk/ACM2016 Jason Aldean (WINNER)
Luke Bryan
Florida Georgia Line
Carrie Underwood
Keith Urban
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Male Vocalist of the Year
Image Credit: David Becker/Getty Images Thomas Rhett (WINNER)
Jason Aldean
Dierks Bentley
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban
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Female Vocalist of the Year
Image Credit: C Flanigan/Getty Images Miranda Lambert (WINNER)
Kelsea Ballerini
Maren Morris
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood
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Vocal Duo of the Year
Image Credit: Getty Images Brothers Osborne (WINNER)
Big & Rich
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Maddie & Tae
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Vocal Group of the Year
Image Credit: Getty Images Little Big Town (WINNER)
Eli Young Band
Lady Antebellum
Old Dominion
Rascal Flatts
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New Male Vocalist of the Year Presented by T-Mobile
Image Credit: Getty Images Jon Pardi (WINNER)
Kane Brown
Chris Janson
Chris Lane
Brett Young
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New Female Vocalist of the Year Presented by T-Mobile
Image Credit: Monica Schipper/WireImage Maren Morris (WINNER)
Lauren Alaina
Cam
Brandy Clark
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New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year Presented by T-Mobile
Image Credit: Getty Images Brothers Osborne (WINNER)
A Thousand Horses
Dan + Shay
LOCASH
Maddie & Tae
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Album of the Year
Image Credit: Getty Images The Weight of These Wings – Miranda Lambert (WINNER)
Producers: Frank Liddell, Eric Masse, Glenn Worf
Record Labels: RCA Nashville, Vanner RecordsBlack – Dierks Bentley
Producers: Ross Copperman, Arturo Buenahora Jr.
Record Label: Capitol Records NashvilleDig Your Roots – Florida Georgia Line
Producer: Joey Moi
Record Label: Big Machine Label GroupHero – Maren Morris
Producers: busbee, Brad Hill, Maren Morris
Record Label: Columbia NashvilleRipcord – Keith Urban
Producers: Jeff Bhasker, busbee, Nathan Chapman, Nitzan Kaikov, Dann Huff, Tyler Johnson, Johnny Price, Nile Rodgers, Keith Urban, Greg Wells
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Single Record of the Year
Image Credit: Jeff Kravitz/AMA2016/FilmMagic "H.O.L.Y." – Florida Georgia Line (WINNER)
Producer: Joey Moi
Record Label: Big Machine Label Group"Blue Ain’t Your Color" – Keith Urban
Producers: Dann Huff, Keith Urban
Record Labels: Hit Red Records, Capitol Records Nashville"Humble and Kind" – Tim McGraw
Producers: Byron Gallimore, Tim McGraw
Record Labels: McGraw Music, Big Machine Records"My Church" – Maren Morris
Producers: busbee, Maren Morris
Record Label: Columbia Nashville"Vice" – Miranda Lambert
Producers: Frank Liddell, Eric Masse, Glenn Worf
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Song of the Year
Image Credit: AP Images "Die a Happy Man" – Thomas Rhett (WINNER)
Songwriters: Thomas Rhett, Sean Douglas, Joe Spargur
Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music Inc (BMI), Cricket On The Line (BMI), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI), Eastman Pond Publishing (BMI), Music of Big Deal (BMI), Nice Life (BMI), Frederic And Reid Music (BMI), BMG Platinum Songs (BMI), Brodsky Spensive Publishing (BMI)"Blue Ain’t Your Color" – Keith Urban
Songwriters: Clint Lagerberg, Hillary Lindsey, Steven Lee Olsen
Publishers: WB Music Corp (ASCAP), Music Of The Corn (ASCAP), HillarodyRathbone Music (ASCAP), BMG Gold Songs (ASCAP), House of Sea Gayle Music (ASCAP), Spirit Catalog Holdings (S.a.r.l.), Spirit Two Nashville (ASCAP)"Humble and Kind" – Tim McGraw
Songwriter: Lori McKenna
Publishers: Songs of Universal Inc (BMI), Hoodie Songs (BMI)"Kill a Word" – Eric Church Featuring Rhiannon Giddens
Songwriters: Eric Church, Luke Dick, Jeff Hyde
Publishers: Emileon Songs (BMI), Little Louder Songs (BMI), Longer And Louder Music (BMI), Mammaw's Fried Okra Music (BMI), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI)"Tennessee Whiskey" – Chris Stapleton
Songwriters: Dean Dillon, Linda Hargrove
Publishers: Universal-Songs Of PolyGram International (BMI), EMI Algee (BMI)"Vice" – Miranda Lambert
Songwriters: Miranda Lambert, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne
Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), Pink Dog Publishing (BMI), Smack Hits (GMR), Kobalt Music Group, Ltd. (GMR), Anderson Fork In The Road Music (ASCAP), Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc. (ASCAP), Smackville Music (ASCAP) -
Video of the Year Presented by Xfinity
Image Credit: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic/Getty Images "Forever Country" – Artists of Then, Now & Forever (WINNER)
Director: Joseph Kahn
Producers: Nathan de la Rionda, Jil Hardin, Charleen Manca, Joanna Carter, Chandra LaPlume, Sarah Trahern, Damon Whiteside"Fire Away" – Chris Stapleton
Director: Tim Mattia
Producer: Jennifer Rothlein"Humble and Kind" – Tim McGraw
Director: Wes Edwards
Producer: Jennifer Rothlein"Peter Pan" – Kelsea Ballerini
Director: Kristin Barlowe
Producer: Michelle Abnet"Vice" – Miranda Lambert
Director: Trey Fanjoy
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Songwriter of the Year
Lori McKenna (WINNER)
Ashley Gorley
Luke Laird
Hillary Lindsey
Shane McAnally
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Vocal Event of the Year
Image Credit: Getty Images "May We All" – Florida Georgia Line Featuring Tim McGraw (WINNER)
Producer: Joey Moi
Record Label: Big Machine Label Group"Different for Girls" – Dierks Bentley Featuring Elle King
Producers: Ross Copperman, Arturo Buenahora Jr.
Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville"Forever Country" – Artists of Then, Now & Forever
Producer: Shane McAnally
Record Label: MCA Nashville"Setting the World on Fire" – Kenny Chesney Featuring P!nk
Producers: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney
Record Labels: Blue Chair Records, Columbia Nashville"Think of You" – Chris Young Featuring Cassadee Pope
Producers: Corey Crowder, Chris Young
Record Labels: RCA Nashville, RCA Records
