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 Zant