With a half-dozen nods, country singer Brad Paisley [ tickets ] leads the pack of nominees for the 43rd Annual CMA Awards [ tickets ], which will be handed out in November.

Paisley snagged nominations for Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year ("American Saturday Night"), Single of the Year and Song of the Year ("Then") and Music Video of the Year for "Start a Band" which also features Keith Urban [ tickets ].

Urban shares with Paisley the Music Video of the Year nomination, and goes head to head with Paisley in the Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year ("Defying Gravity") categories.

Other artists who racked up four nominations were Jamey Johnson [ tickets ], George Strait [ tickets ], Taylor Swift [ tickets ] and Zac Brown [ tickets ]. A complete list of nominees is included below.

Facing off against Paisley and Urban for Entertainer of the Year is four-time Entertainer of the Year winner Kenny Chesney [ tickets ], who, currently is tied with Garth Brooks for the most wins in that category. Chesney also picked up nods in the Male Vocalist of the Year and Musical Event of the Year categories; the latter is for "Down the Road," featuring Mac McAnally.

Fellow country singers Darius Rucker [ tickets ] and Lee Ann Womack [ tickets ] announced the nominees during an appearance today (9/9) on ABC News' "Good Morning America." The winners will be named during a Nov. 11 ceremony at the Sommet Center in Nashville, which will air live on ABC.

Entertainer of the Year
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Taylor Swift
Keith Urban

Female Vocalist of the Year
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Reba McEntire
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

Male Vocalist of the Year
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Darius Rucker
George Strait
Keith Urban

New Artist of the Year
Randy Houser
Jamey Johnson
Jake Owen
Darius Rucker
Zac Brown Band

Vocal Group of the Year
Eagles
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts
Zac Brown Band

Vocal Duo of the Year
Big & Rich
Brooks & Dunn
Joey + Rory
Montgomery Gentry
Sugarland

Single of the Year
(Award goes to Artist and Producer)

"Chicken Fried"
Zac Brown Band
Produced by Keith Stegall
Atlantic Records

"I Run To You"
Lady Antebellum
Produced by Victoria Shaw and Paul Worley
Capitol Records Nashville

"In Color"
Jamey Johnson
Produced by The Kent Hardly Playboys
Mercury Nashville

"People Are Crazy"
Billy Currington
Produced by Carson Chamberlain and Billy Currington
Mercury Nashville

"Then"
Brad Paisley
Produced by Frank Rogers and Chris DuBois
Arista Nashville

Album of the Year
(Award goes to Artist and Producer)

American Saturday Night
Brad Paisley
Produced by Frank Rogers and Chris DuBois
Arista Nashville

Defying Gravity
Keith Urban
Produced by Dann Huff and Keith Urban
Capitol Records Nashville

Fearless
Taylor Swift
Produced by Nathan Chapman and Taylor Swift
Big Machine Records

Love On The Inside
Sugarland
Produced by Byron Gallimore, Kristian Bush, and Jennifer Nettles
Mercury Nashville

That Lonesome Song
Jamey Johnson
Produced by The Kent Hardly Playboys
Mercury Records

Song of the Year
(Award goes to Songwriter(s))

"Chicken Fried"
Zac Brown/Wyatt Durrette

"I Told You So"
Randy Travis

"In Color"
Jamey Johnson/Lee Thomas Miller/James Otto

"People Are Crazy"
Bobby Braddock/Troy Jones

"Then"
Brad Paisley/Chris DuBois/Ashley Gorley

Musical Event of the Year
(Award goes to each Artist)

"Cowgirls Don't Cry"
Brooks & Dunn featuring Reba McEntire
Arista Nashville

"Down The Road"
Kenny Chesney (with Mac McAnally)
Blue Chair Records, LLC & BNA Records

"Everything But Quits"
Lee Ann Womack (duet with George Strait)
MCA Nashville

"I Told You So"
Carrie Underwood featuring Randy Travis
19 Recordings/Arista Nashville

"Old Enough"
The Raconteurs featuring Ricky Skaggs and Ashley Monroe
Third Man Records/Warner Bros. Records

Music Video of the Year
(Award goes to Artist and Director)

"Boots On"
Randy Houser
Directed by Eric Welch

"Love Story"
Taylor Swift
Directed by Trey Fanjoy

"People Are Crazy"
Billy Currington
Directed by The Brads

"Start A Band"
Brad Paisley (duet with Keith Urban)
Directed by Jim Shea

"Troubadour"
George Strait
Directed by Trey Fanjoy

Musician of the Year
Eddie Bayers - Drums
Paul Franklin - Steel Guitar
Dann Huff - Guitar
Brent Mason - Guitar
Mac McAnally - Guitar