2008 ACM Nominees Announced
Kenny Chesney Leads the Pack with 11 Nominations
Entertainer of the Year: Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Geoge Strait, Keith Urban
Top Male Vocalist: Rodney Atkins, Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, George Strait, Keith Urban
Top Female Vocalist: Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, LeAnn Rimes, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood
Top Vocal Group: Diamond Rio, Eagles, Emerson Drive, Little Big Town, Rascal Flatts
Top Vocal Duo: Big & Rich, Brooks & Dunn, Halfway to Hazard, Montgomery Gentry, Sugarland
Top New Male Vocalist: Luke Bryan, Jack Ingram, Jake Owen
Top New Female Vocalist: Sarah Buxton, Kellie Pickler, Taylor Swift
Top New Duo or Vocal Group: Carolina Rain, Lady Antebellum, The Wreckers
Album of the Year: 5th Gear-Brad Paisley, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend-Miranda Lambert, Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates-Kenny Chesney, If You're Going Through Hell-Rodney Atkins, Taylor Swift-Taylor Swift
Single Record of the Year: "Don't Blink"-Kenny Chesney, "Famous In A Small Town"-Miranda Lambert, "Lost In This Moment"-Big & Rich, "Stay"-Sugarland, "Watching Airplanes"-Gary Allan
Song of the Year: "Don't Blink"-Kenny Chesney, "Lost In This Moment"-Big & Rich, "Moments"-Emerson Drive, "Watching You"-Rodney Atkins, "Stay"-Sugarland
Video of the Year: "Don't Blink"-Kenny Chesney, "Lost In This Moment"-Big & Rich, "Online"-Brad Paisley, "Stay"-Sugarland, "Watching You"-Rodney Atkins
Vocal Event of the Year: "Because of You"-Reba McEntire Duet With Kelly Clarkson, "Find Out Who Your Friends Are"-Tracy Lawrence with Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney, "Shiftwork"-Kenny Chesney Duet With George Strait, "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore"-Bon Jovi Featuring LeAnn Rimes, "What You Give Away"-Vince Gill With Sheryl Crow
With a star-studded list of nominees, this year's ACMs are sure to be one big night of great country music. Tune in on May 18th to see which of your favorite country music stars take home an ACM.
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