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Following is the list of nominees for the 42nd Annual Academy of Country
Music Awards announced in Nashville, Tenn. The awards will be presented May
15 in Las Vegas.
Entertainer of the Year: Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts, George Strait
Top Male Vocalist: Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, George Strait, Keith Urban
Top Female Vocalist: Sara Evans, Faith Hill, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Carrie Underwood
Top Vocal Group: Diamond Rio, Emerson Drive, Little Big Town, Lonestar, Rascal Flatts
Top Vocal Duo: Big & Rich, Brooks & Dunn, Montgomery Gentry, Sugarland, the Wreckers
Top New Male Vocalist: Rodney Atkins, Craig Morgan, Chris Young
Top New Female Vocalist: Miranda Lambert, Kellie Pickler, Taylor Swift
Top New Duo or Vocal Group: Heartland, Little Big Town, the
Wreckers
Album of the Year: "Hillbilly Deluxe," Brooks & Dunn;
"It Just Comes Natural," George Strait; "Me and My Gang," Rascal Flatts; "Some
Hearts," Carrie Underwood; "These Days," Vince Gill
Single Record of the Year: "Before He Cheats," Carrie
Underwood; "Give It Away," George Strait; "I Loved Her First," Heartland; "What
Hurts the Most," Rascal Flatts; "Would You Go with Me," Josh Turner
Song of the Year: "Amarillo Sky," Jason Aldean; "Before He
Cheats," Carrie Underwood; "Give It Away," George Strait; "If You're Going
Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows)," Rodney Atkins; "Would You Go With
Me," Josh Turner
Video of the Year: "8th of November," Big & Rich;
"Amarillo Sky," Jason Aldean; "Before He Cheats," Carrie Underwood; "Hillbilly
Deluxe," Brooks & Dunn; "Seashores of Old Mexico," George Strait
Vocal Event of the Year: "Building Bridges," Brooks &
Dunn with Vince Gill & Sheryl Crow; "I Don't Want To," Ashley Monroe &
Ronnie Dunn; "Me and God," Josh Turner featuring Dr. Ralph Stanley; "Politically
Uncorrect," Gretchen Wilson featuring Merle Haggard; "That's How They Do It in
Dixie," Hank Williams Jr. with Gretchen Wilson, Big & Rich and Van
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