2011 ACM Awards Nominees Announced

Miranda Lambert and Ronnie Dunn unveiled the full list of 2011 ACM nominees bright and early this morning during a press conference at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville.

This year's newcomers to the podium are aplenty -- 2010 saw the fresh faces of the Band Perry, Lee Brice and Easton Corbin -- while seasoned winners Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, and Brad Paisley are in the running for some big nods. Miranda Lambert's name pops up in seven categories, while Zac Brown sweeps away the competition with five nominations.

Reba McEntire will host the 2011 ACM Awards, as she has the past 12 ceremonies -- only this time, she'll be sharing the stage with co-host Blake Shelton.

The 46th annual Academy of Country Music Awards will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 3, on CBS.

And the nominees are:

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

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

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

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 Vocal Duo or Group
The Band Perry
The JaneDear Girls
Steel Magnolia

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

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

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

Video of the Year
Blake Shelton Feat. Trace Adkins, 'Hillbilly Bone'
Miranda Lambert, 'Only Prettier'
Sugarland, 'Stuck Like Glue'
Kenny Chesney, 'The Boys of Fall'
Miranda Lambert, 'The House That Built Me'

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