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"The Country Music Association narrowed down the past year's best albums to a field of five Wednesday while announcing the nominees for the 48th CMA Awards. \nThe finalists for Album of the Year are no surprise, with nods going the usual suspects: Luke Bryan, Keith Urban, Miranda Lambert, Dierks Bentley and Eric Church.\nSee also: Set Fire to Your Ears With 2 Unheard Adele Songs That Leaked Online\nLambert, last year's Female Vocalist of the Year, leads the pack with nine nominations (see full list below). Winners will be announced Nov. 5 during the ABC telecast once again hosted by Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley. \nIn the meantime, listen to the Album of the Year nominees. Which artist will join country royalty in the category, which in the past five years has been won by Blakey Shelton, Eric Church, Jason Aldean, Lambert and Taylor Swift?  \nAlbum of the Year nominees\nCrash My Party, Luke Bryan\nFuse, Keith Urban\nPlatinum, Miranda Lambert\nRiser, Dierks Bentley\nThe Outsiders, Eric Church\nMusic Video of the Year\nMeanwhile, in the most visual category at the CMA Awards, Lambert, Lady Antebellum, Bentley, Kacey Musgraves and Lambert's duet with Carrie Underwood all secured Music Video of the Year nominations. Lambert previously won the category in 2010 with \"The House That Built Me,\" while last year's statuette went to the \"Highway Don't Care\" collaboration from Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift and Keith Urban. \n\"Automatic,\" Miranda Lambert\n\"Bartender,\" Lady Antebellum\n\"Drunk on a Plane,\" Dierks Bentley\n\"Follow Your Arrow,\" Kacey Musgraves\n\"Something Bad,\" Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood\nEntertainer of the Year\nLuke BryanMiranda LambertBlake SheltonGeorge StraitKeith Urban\nFemale Vocalist of the Year\nMiranda LambertMartina McBrideKacey MusgravesTaylor SwiftCarrie Underwood\nMale Vocalist of the Year\nDierks BentleyLuke BryanEric ChurchBlake SheltonKeith Urban\nVocal Group of the Year\nEli Young BandLady AntebellumLittle Big TownThe Band PerryZac Brown Band\nNew Artist of the Year\nBrandy ClarkBrett EldredgeKip MooreThomas RhettCole Swindell\nVocal Duo of the Year\nDan + ShayFlorida Georgia LineLove and TheftThe Swon BrothersThompson Square\nSingle of the Year (artist and producer)\n\"Automatic,\" Miranda Lambert\"Drunk on a Plane,\" Dierks Bentley\"Give Me Back My Hometown,\" Eric Church\"Meanwhile Back at Mama's,\" Tim McGraw featuring Faith Hill\"Mine Would Be You,\" Blake Shelton\nSong of the Year (songwriters)\n\"Automatic,\" written by Nicolle Galyon, Natalie Hemby and Miranda Lambert\"Follow Your Arrow,\" written by Kacey Musgraves, Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally\"Give Me Back My Hometown,\" written by Eric Church and Luke Laird\"I Don't Dance,\" written by Lee Brice, Rob Hatch, and Dallas Davidson\"I Hold On,\" written by Brett James and Dierks Bentley\nMusical Event of the Year\n\"Bakersfield,\" Vince Gill and Paul Franklin\"Meanwhile Back at Mama's,\" Tim McGraw and Faith Hill\"Something Bad,\" Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood\"We Were Us,\" Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert\"You Can't Make Old Friends,\" Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton\nMusician of the Year\nSam BushJerry DouglasPaul FranklinDann HuffMac McAnally\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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