Miranda Lambert Tops ACM Nominations

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It looks like 2011 is starting where 2010 left off for Miranda Lambert. She and Ronnie Dunn announced this year's Academy of Country Music Award Nominations this morning and she received 7 nods. She's up for Entertainer and female vocalist of the year as well as single and song of the year for "The House That Built Me."

The Zac Brown Band and Kenny Chesney each received 5 nominations followed by The Band Perry and Taylor Swift with 4.

There are a few big surprises - no Rascal Flatts nomination in the Top Vocal Group category and Jason Aldean is up for the Entertainer of the Year and Male Vocalist. Toby Keith, who hasn't been nominated for awhile is also up for the top honor

The trophies will be handed out in Las Vegas April 3rd and the show will air live on CBS. Here's the full list of nominees.

Entertainer of the Year
Jason Aldean
Toby Keith
Miranda Lambert
Brad Paisley
Taylor Swift
Keith Urban

Top Male Vocalist
Jason Aldean
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton
George Strait
Keith Urban

Top Female Vocalist
Miranda Lambert
Reba McEntire
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Lee Ann Womack

Top Vocal Duo
The JaneDear Girls
Joey & Rory
Montgomery Gentry
Steel Magnolia
Sugarland

Top Vocal Group
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Randy Rogers Band
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band

Top New Solo Vocalist

Eric Church
Easton Corbin
Randy Houser

Top New Duo or Group
The JaneDear Girls
Steel Magnolia
The Band Perry

Album of the Year
Hemingway's Whiskey - Kenny Chesney
Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
The Guitar Song - Jamey Johnson
Speak Now - Taylor Swift
Up on the Ridge - Dierks Bentley
You Get What You Give - Zac Brown Band

Single Record of the Year
"A Little More Country Than That" - Easton Corbin
"As She's Walking Away" - Zac Brown Band featuring Alan Jackson
"If I Die Young" - The Band Perry
"Love Like Crazy" - Lee Brice
"The Boys of Fall" - Kenny Chesney
"The House That Built Me" - Miranda Lambert

Song of the Year
"A Little More Country Than That" - Easton Corbin
"As She's Walking Away" - Zac Brown Band featuring Alan Jackson
"If I Die Young" - The Band Perry
"Love Like Crazy" - Lee Brice
"The House That Built Me" - Miranda Lambert

Video of the Year
"Hillbilly Bone" - Blake Shelton featuring Trace Adkins
"Only Prettier" - Miranda Lambert
"Stuck Like Glue" - Sugarland
"The Boys of Fall" - Kenny Chesney
"The House That Built Me" - Miranda Lambert

Vocal Event
"As She's Walking Away" - Zac Brown Band featuring Alan Jackson
"Blue Sky" - Emily West featuring Keith Urban
"Coal Miner's Daughter" - Loretta Lynn, Sheryl Crow and Miranda Lambert
"Cold Beer" - Colt Ford featuring Jamey Johnson
"Good to Be Me" - Uncle Kracker featuring Kid Rock

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