Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Toby Keith among Oklahomans to earn 2010 ACM nominations
Reba McEntire and Blake Shelton read the nominees for the 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards live this morning on CBS’ “The Early Show” in New York. (CBS photo)
Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Toby Keith, Reba McEntire, Blake Shelton, Brooks & Dunn and Rascal Flatts will represent Oklahoma during the 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards.
McEntire, who was raised in Chockie, and Shelton, who also lives in Tishomingo, read the nominations live Tuesday on CBS’ “The Early Show.” Shelton’s enthusiasm was apparent as he announced the honors for Lambert, his girlfriend.
Lambert, who lives in Tishomingo, and Underwood, who was raised in Checotah, each earned six ACM nominations. They trail only hot trio Lady Antebellum, who garnered a leading seven nods.
Lambert will vie for top female vocalist, album of the year for “Revolution,” and single and video of the year for “White Liar.” She also will compete as the recording artist and co-writer with Natalie Hemby for song of the year for the feisty “White Liar.”
Underwood will have the opportunity to defend her title as ACM entertainer of the year. If she wins the top category again, she will become the first woman to capture two entertainer trophies.
Underwood also is nominated for female vocalist, which she has won three straight years; vocal event for “I Told You So” with Randy Travis, a duet that already has won a Grammy; and album of the year for “Play On.” The 2005 “American Idol” victor is nominated as artist and co-writer with fellow Oklahoma-bred songwriter Brett James and Mike Elizondo for song of the year for her smash “Cowboy Casanova.”
She will face competition in the fan-voted entertainer category from seven other superstars, including Norman resident Toby Keith. Fans will be able to vote for entertainer of the year and the three newcomer categories at www.voteACM.com.
Brooks & Dunn, which includes former Tulsan Ronnie Dunn, will again contend in the top duo category. Dunn and Kix Brooks also are nominated with ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons for vocal event of the year for “Honky Tonk Stomp.”
It will be the pair’s last year to compete as a duo, since Brooks & Dunn intend to split at the end of their “The Last Rodeo Tour” this summer.
Rascal Flatts, which includes Joe Don Rooney of Picher, is nominated in the top vocal group category.
Although he wasn’t surprised at Lambert’s nominations, Shelton was taken aback at his own nod for vocal event of the year for his raucous hit duet “Hillbilly Bone” with Trace Adkins. The raucous “hillbilly anthem,” which Shelton performed after the nomination announcement, is the title track to Shelton’s sixth album, dropping today.
Along with hosting the show, McEntire will compete for top female vocalist for the 14th time.
The ACM Awards will air live from Las Vegas April 18 on CBS.
- BAM
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Toby Keith should get alot more nominations,,,,I just don’t get it?