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Reba Returns To Host ACM Awards

 Slideshow: Academy of Country Music Awards

NEW YORK (CBS) ― The 41st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, hosted by Reba McEntire, will be broadcast live from Las Vegas' MGM Grand, Tuesday, May 23 on CBS. The gala event will include exclusive performances from country music superstars including Rascal Flatts, Carrie Underwood, Big & Rich and Kenny Chesney.

Founded in 1964, the Academy of Country Music was established to support, promote and enhance the advancement of country music throughout the world. Every year since 1965, the Academy of Country Music Awards have honored the industry's most notable talent.

In 1968 the ACM adopted its distinctive hat trophy, and in 1972 the awards show was broadcast for the first time on national television. Since then, the gala ACM Awards broadcast has been among the most popular programs in its time slot.

This year's nominations are:

SINGLE ARTISTS

TOP MALE VOCALIST
Dierks Bentley
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Keith Urban

TOP FEMALE VOCALIST
Sara Evans
Martina McBride
Carrie Underwood
Gretchen Wilson
Lee Ann Womack

TOP NEW MALE VOCALIST
Jason Aldean
Billy Currington
Craig Morgan

TOP NEW FEMALE VOCALIST
Miranda Lambert
Julie Roberts
Carrie Underwood

TOP NEW DUO OR GROUP
Big & Rich
Little Big Town
Sugarland

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Brooks & Dunn
Kenny Chesney
Toby Keith
Rascal Flatts
Keith Urban

TOP VOCAL GROUP
Alabama
Little Big Town
Lonestar
Rascal Flatts
Sugarland

TOP VOCAL DUO
Big & Rich
Brooks & Dunn
Montgomery Gentry
Van Zant
The Warren Brothers

RECORDINGS

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

FEELS LIKE TODAY
Rascal Flatts
Producers: Mark Bright, Marty Williams, Rascal Flatts
Lyric Street Records

THERE'S MORE WHERE THAT CAME FROM
Lee Ann Womack
Producers: Byron Gallimore, Greg Droman
MCA Nashville

TIME WELL WASTED
Brad Paisley
Producers: Chris DuBois, Frank Rogers
Arista

TOUGH ALL OVER
Gary Allan
Producers: Mark Wright, Gary Allan
MCA Nashville

TWICE THE SPEED OF LIFE
Sugarland
Producer: Garth Fundis
Mercury Records

SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR

ALCOHOL
Brad Paisley
Producers: Chris DuBois, Frank Rogers
Arista

BABY GIRL
Sugarland
Producer: Garth Fundis
Mercury Records

BELIEVE
Brooks & Dunn
Producers: Tony Brown, Ronnie Dunn, Kix Brook
Arista

BEST I EVER HAD
Gary Allan
Producers: Mark Wright, Gary Allan
MCA Nashville

JESUS, TAKE THE WHEEL
Carrie Underwood
Producer: Mark Bright
Arista

SONG OF THE YEAR

BABY GIRL
Writers: Kristen Bush (BMI), Kristen Hall (ASCAP), Jennifer Nettles (ASCAP), Lisa Simonton (ASCAP), Robert Hartley (ASCAP), Troy Bieser (ASCAP) Dirkpit Music (BMI), Greater Good Songs (ASCAP), Jennifer Nettles Publishing (ASCAP), Telegrammusic (ASCAP), Drumbum Music (ASCAP), Tremolo Blue (ASCAP), The World Asleep (ASCAP), Simonton Music (ASCAP) Sugarland

BELIEVE
Writers: Ronnie Dunn (BMI), Craig Wiseman (ASCAP) SONY / ATV Tree Publishing Co. (BMI), Showbilly MusiC (BMI), Big Loud Shirt Industries(ASCAP) Brooks & Dunn

JESUS, TAKE THE WHEEL
Writers: Brett James (ASCAP), Hillary Lindsay (ASCAP), Gordon Sampson (SOCAN)
SONY / ATV Cross Keys Publishing (ASCAP), Onaly Music / Raylene Music (ASCAP), No Such Music (SOCAN), Passing Stranger Music (ASCAP), 1609 Songs (ASCAP), Music of Windswept (ASCAP)
Carrie Underwood

SKIN (SARABETH)
Writers: Doug Johnson (BMI), Joe Henry (ASCAP)
Cool Hand Music 2004 (ASCAP), Mike Curb Music / Sweet Radical Music (BMI) Admin by Mike Curb Music c/o Karen Schauben Publishing Administration
Rascal Flatts

WHEN I GET WHERE I'M GOING
Writers: Rivers Rutherford (ASCAP), George Teren (BMI) Universal Music Group (ASCAP), Memphersfield Music (ASCAP), House of Full Circle Publishing (BMI) Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

AS GOOD AS I ONCE WAS
Producer: Mark Kalbfeld
Director: Michael Soloman
Artist: Toby Keith

BELIEVE
Producer: Steve Lamar
Director: Deaton Flanigan
Artists: Brooks & Dunn

I MAY HATE MYSELF IN THE MORNING
Producer: Ivy Dane
Director: Trey Fanjoy
Artist: Lee Ann Womack

KEROSENE
Producer: Holly Millar
Director: Trey Fanjoy
Artist: Miranda Lambert

WHEN I GET WHERE I'M GOING
Producers: Mark Kalbfeld, Peter Tilden
Director: Jim Shea
Artists: Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton

VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR

I PLAY CHICKEN WITH THE TRAIN
Cowboy Troy and Big & Rich
Producers: John Rich, Big Kenny, Paul Worley
Warner Bros. Records/ RAYBAW

LIKE WE NEVER LOVED AT ALL
Faith Hill with Tim McGraw
Producers: Dann Huff, Faith Hill
Warner Bros. Records

WHEN I GET WHERE I'M GOING
Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton
Producers: Chris DuBois, Frank Rogers
Arista

WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T GO HOME
Jennifer Nettles and Bon Jovi
Producers: John Shanks, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Dann Huff
The Island Def Jam Music Group

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