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"If it&amp;#x27;s freezing in your part of the country right now, I have some good news for you: The Academy of Country Music nominations came out today&amp;amp;#8212;and since those take place in April, that means we&amp;#x27;re getting closer to spring! (Too much of a stretch, eh? Sorry, I&amp;#x27;m trying!) I&amp;#x27;ll be in Las Vegas on April 6 to cover the big show, so tell us who you&amp;#x27;re most excited about and which country artists you&amp;#x27;d like us to get to know better. Entertainer of the Year *Luke Bryan *Miranda Lambert *Blake Shelton *George Strait *Taylor Swift Male Vocalist of the Year *Jason Aldean *Lee Brice *Luke Bryan *Blake Shelton *Keith Urban Female Vocalist of the Year *Sheryl Crow *Miranda Lambert *Kacey Musgraves *Taylor Swift *Carrie Underwood Vocal Duo of the Year *Big and Rich *Dan and Shay *Florida Georgia Line *Love and Theft *Thompson Square Vocal Group of the Year *Eli Young Band *Lady Antebellum *Little Big Town *The Band Perry *Zac Brown Band Album of the Year *Based on a True Story, Blake Shelton *Crash My Party, Luke Bryan *Here&amp;#x27;s to the Good Times, Florida Georgia Line *Same Trailer Different Park, Kacey Musgraves *Two Lanes of Freedom, Tim McGraw Single Record of the Year *&amp;quot;Cruise&amp;quot; by Florida Georgia Line *&amp;quot;Highway Don&amp;#x27;t Care&amp;quot; by Tim McGraw featuring Taylor Swift and Keith Urban *&amp;quot;I Drive Your Truck&amp;quot; by Lee Brice *&amp;quot;Mama&amp;#x27;s Broken Heart&amp;quot; by Miranda Lambert *&amp;quot;Wagon Wheel&amp;quot; by Darius Rucker featuring Lady Antebellum Song of the Year *&amp;quot;Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain)&amp;quot; by Gary Allan *&amp;quot;I Drive Your Truck&amp;quot; by Lee Brice *&amp;quot;Mama&amp;amp;#8217;s Broken Heart&amp;quot; by Miranda Lambert *&amp;quot;Mine Would Be You&amp;quot; by Blake Shelton *&amp;quot;Wagon Wheel&amp;quot; by Darius Rucker featuring Lady Antebellum Video of the Year *&amp;quot;Better Dig Two&amp;quot; by The Band Perry *&amp;quot;Blowin&amp;#x27; Smoke&amp;quot; by Kacey Musgraves *&amp;quot;Highway Don&amp;#x27;t Care&amp;quot; by Tim McGraw featuring Taylor Swift and Keith Urban *&amp;quot;I Drive Your Truck&amp;quot; by Lee Brice *&amp;quot;Mama&amp;#x27;s Broken Heart&amp;quot; by Miranda Lambert *&amp;quot;Two Black Cadillacs&amp;quot; by Carrie Underwood Vocal Event of the Year *Boys &amp;#x27;Round Here by Blake Shelton featuring Pistol Annies and Friends *Cruise (Remix) by Florida Georgia Line featuring Nelly *Highway Don&amp;#x27;t Care by Tim McGraw featuring Taylor Swift and Keith Urban *Wagon Wheel by Darius Rucker featuring Lady Antebellum *We Were Us by Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert Fan voting for Entertainer of the Year begins on Monday, March 24, at 3 P.M. ET/noon PT at VoteACM and will close during the third hour of the live broadcast. First-round fan voting for New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl&amp;amp;#8217;s is now open and will close on Tuesday, February 4, at 3 P.M. ET/noon PT. The final three nominees will be announced in the coming weeks and will move on to compete in the final round of voting for the New Artist category. Final-round fan voting for the New Artist of the Year category begins on Monday, March 24, at 3 P.M. ET/noon PT and will close at 8 P.M. ET/5 P.M. PT on Sunday, April 6 (before the live telecast begins). The ACMs will air live on CBS from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 6, at 8 P.M. (tape delayed on the West Coast). Who has your vote?"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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