Chesney Nominated for 12 ACM Awards
Posted on: Tuesday, 4 March 2008, 15:00 CST
Nominations for the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards were announced Tuesday in Nashville, with Kenny Chesney piling up 12 nominations.
Chesney is up for 12 awards, including Entertainer of the Year and Top Male Vocalist. In addition, he was nominated as an artist and producer for Album of the Year for Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates, as well as Single Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Video of the Year for Don't Blink.
He has been selected Entertainer of the Year the past three years.
Rodney Atkins earned six nominations, Brad Paisley garnered four and Big & Rich and Sugarland received four nominations as a duo.
Miranda Lambert and Taylor Swift also each earned three nods.
For the first time, fans will choose the winner of the Academy's highest honor, Entertainer of the Year.
Fan voting begins May 5 and details on how to participate will be announced at a later date, the academy said.
Winners of the awards will be announced during a May 18 broadcast on the CBS television network from Las Vegas.
Source: United Press International
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