Los Angeles ( CNN ) -- Taylor Swift gets a chance to extend her reign as the Academy of Country Music 's entertainer of the year , but she 's competing with four-time winner Kenny Chesney and nominees Jason Aldean , Brad Paisley and Blake Shelton . Chesney received nine Academy of Country Music Awards nods -- the most of any artist -- when the nominations were revealed Thursday , followed by Aldean 's six and Paisley 's four . Swift is the most-nominated female solo artist with three . Lady Antebellum leads in group nominations with five , while the Eli Young Band has three . The list of first-time nominees includes Grace Potter with three , Aaron Lewis with two , and Thompson Square and Love and Theft earned single nominations . Shelton will join forces with Reba McEntire in hosting the 47th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in a live CBS telecast from Las Vegas on April 1 . Swift picked up her third consecutive nomination for entertainer of the year , which she won for the first time last year . The country and pop singer is also nominated for female vocalist for a fifth year and for video of the year for `` Mean . '' Chesney 's domination of the country music awards includes a nomination for male vocalist of the year , his 10th ; two album of the year nods for `` Hemingway 's Whiskey ; '' double nominations for single record of the year and vocal event of the year as artist and producer on `` You and Tequila . '' That tune , recorded with Potter , is also up for song of the year . Aldean 's six award nominations include his second for entertainer of the year and male vocalist of the year . His `` My Kinda Party '' is up for album of the year , while `` Do n't You Wan na Stay , '' featuring Kelly Clarkson , is nominated in the single record and vocal event categories . Aldean 's `` Tattoos On This Town '' is competing for video of the year . Lady Antebellum 's five nominations include vocal group of the year , album of the year -- both as artists and producers of `` Own The Night '' -- and for song and video of the year for `` Just A Kiss . '' Paisley got his fifth straight entertainer of the year nomination and eighth for male vocalist of the year , which he has won five times since 2006 . Paisley also is nominated twice in the vocal event category for `` Old Alabama '' with Alabama and `` Remind Me '' with Carrie Underwood . Toby Keith 's homage to the ubiquitous party drink container -- `` Red Solo Cup '' -- is honored with three ACM nominations , including for video of the year and a double nomination as artist and producer for single record of the year . Potter 's three nominations are all shared with Chesney for their collaboration on `` You And Tequila . '' Eli Young Band 's three nominations include single record and song of the year for `` Crazy Girl '' and vocal group of the year . CNN 's Denise Quan contributed to this report .
Kenny Chesney picks up nine Academy of Country Music Awards nominations . Blake Shelton leads in group nominations with three , nine Academy of Country Music Awards has three . Taylor Swift is the most-nominated female solo artist with three . Reba McEntire and Lady Antebellum will host the awards show on CBS April 1 .