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George Strait leads ACM pack with eight nominations
Veteran country star George Strait has been nominated for eight 2007 Academy of Country Music Awards, more than any other solo performer,
The singer--whose recent album "It Just Comes Natural" is vying for Album of the Year honors, along with several of the songs from the set--vying for Entertainer of the Year, along with vocal duo Brooks & Dunn , whose seven ACM nominations place them just behind the resurgent Strait.
The duo's Ronnie Dunn also has an additional solo nomination in the Vocal Event of the Year category for "I Don't Want To" with Ashley Monroe, tying him with Strait for most nominations overall.
Country group Rascal Flatts is also up for Entertainer of the Year, the ACM's top award. The group nabbed six nominations, including two as co-producers in each of the album and single categories, placing them third on the list.
"We are grateful that we continue to be recognized by our peers and the Academy," said the group's frontman, Gary LeVox in a press release. "This will never, ever get old."
Former "American Idol" and two-time ACM winner Carrie Underwood received five nominations, including nods for Female Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year for "Some Hearts," along with Song, Single and Video of the Year, all for "Before He Cheats."
"I feel like I am still in a dream,” said Underwood in a statement. "My life has been such a whirlwind in the past two years, so please don’t wake me up!"
The 42nd edition of the Academy of Music Awards will take place May 15 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and will be broadcast live on CBS-TV. A complete list of nominees is provided below.
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 of 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
"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 Hurt 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 and Marty Roe, Dana Williams and Gene Johnson of Diamond Rio
"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
