Country music icon Reba McEntire joined "CBS This Morning" to announce the nominees for the 53rd annual Academy of Country Music Awards' top categories including entertainer of the year and male and female vocalists of the year. McEntire, who has hosted the awards show 14 times since the late 1980s, also revealed that she will be returning as the show's host.
McEntire learned that she herself is a nominee in the female vocalist of the year category. This is her 16th time being nominated in that category.
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Jason Aldean
Garth Brooks
Luke Bryan
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Reba McEntire
Maren Morris
Carrie Underwood
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Jason Aldean
Chris Stapleton
Thomas Rhett
Keith Urban
Chris Young
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
LOCASH
Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Lady Antebellum
LANCO
Little Big Town
Midland
Old Dominion
SONG OF THE YEAR
"Body Like a Back Road" by Sam Hunt
Songwriters: Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne
"Female" by Keith Urban
Songwriters: Ross Copperman, Nicolle Galyon and Shane McAnally
"Tin Man" by Miranda Lambert
Songwriters: Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert Jon Randall
"Whiskey And You" by Chris Stapleton
Songwriters: Lee Thomas Miller, Chris Stapleton
NEW FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Lauren Alaina
Danielle Bradbery
Carly Pearce
Raelynn
NEW MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Devin Dawson
Russell Dickerson
Brett Young
NEW VOCAL DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
High Valley
LANCO
LOCASH
Midland
Runaway June
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
"Breaker," Little Big Town
"California Sunrise," Jon Pardi
"From A Room Vol. 1," Chris Stapleton
"Happy Endings," Old Dominion
"Life Changes," Thomas Rhett
SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR
"Better Man," Little Big Town
"Body Like A Back Road," Sam Hunt
"Broken Halos," Chris Stapleton
"Drinkin' Problem," Midland
"I'll Name The Dogs," Blake Shelton
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
"Black," Dierks Bentley
"It Ain't My Fault," Brothers Osborne
"Legends," Kelsea Ballerini
"Marry Me," Thomas Rhett
"We Should Be Friends," Miranda Lambert
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Rhett Akins
Ashley Gorley
Hillary Lindsey
Shane McAnally
Josh Osborne
VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
"Craving You," Thomas Rhett featuring Maren Morris
"Dear Hate," Maren Morris featuring Vince Gill
"Funny (How Time Slips Away)," Glen Campbell And Willie Nelson
"The Fighter," Keith Urban featuring Carrie Underwood
"What Ifs," Kane Brown Featuring Lauren Alaina
ACM RADIO AWARDS
NATIONAL ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Cody Alan, "CMT After MidNite with Cody Alan"
Bobby Bones, Amy, Lunchbox, Eddie, "The Bobby Bones Show"
Terri Clark, "Country Gold with Terri Clark"
Lorianne Crook and Charlie Chase, "Crook and Chase Countdown"
Ty Bentli, Kelly Ford and Chuck Wicks, "Ty, Kelly & Chuck"
ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – MAJOR MARKET
Bud and Broadway, WIL-FM, St. Louis
Cadillac Jack, WQYK-FM, St. Petersburg, Florida
Chris Carr, Kia, Maverick and McKaila, KEEY-FM, St. Louis Park, Minnesota
Paul Schadt, Meg Butterly, Geof Knight, WKKT-FM, Charlotte, North Carolina
Roxanne Steele, WYCD-FM, Detroit
ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – LARGE MARKET
Dale Carter, KFKF-FM, Kansas City, Missouri
"Double-L," KWNR-FM, Las Vegas
Jim Denny, Deborah Honeycutt & Kevin Freeman, WFMS-FM, Indianapolis
Johnson and Johnson, KUBL-FM, Salt Lake City
"The Randy, Jamie and JoJo Show," KAJA-FM, San Antonio, Texas
ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – MEDIUM MARKET
"The 97.5 WPCV Breakfast Club" with Roger Todd, Julie Kay and DJ Thee Trucker, WPCV-FM, Lakeland, Florida
"Carina With A Twist Of Lime," WCYQ-FM Knoxville, Tennessee
Buzz Jackson, KIIM-FM, Tucson
Steve & Geoff, KUZZ-AM/FM, Bakersfield, California
"The Odd Squad," CKRY-FM, Calgary, Alberta
ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – SMALL MARKET
Ben Butler and Arnie Andrews, WCOW-FM, Sparta, Wisconsin
"Bobby and Steve