Yesterday, Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert were in New York to announce the CMA Awards nominees in the five remaining categories on ABC's Good Morning America. Miranda led the list of finalists with nine nominations - the most for any female artist in the history of the CMA Awards. Alan Jackson received ten nominations in 2002. Prior to that, Merle Haggard held the record with nine in 1970.
Miranda can't get over the fact that she has earned as many CMA Award nominations as her musical idol did during one of the biggest years of his career
"I think my favorite part about the whole thing is that I've set the record, I've tied with my hero, my ultimate hero, [who] is Merle Haggard for nine nominations in the history of the CMAs. That's just so fitting for me, and I'm hoping that sets my career up for one as long as Merle Haggard's, because it's a huge deal."
Lady Antebellum garnered the second highest number of CMA award nominations with five. Zac Brown Band and Blake Shelton tied with four nods each, with Trace Adkins, Dierks Bentley and Brad Paisley capturing three apiece.
Here is the final list of CMA Nominations with the final five categories:
Entertainer Of The Year
Lady Antebellum
Miranda Lambert
Brad Paisley
Keith Urban
Zac Brown Band
Female Vocalist
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Reba McEntire
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Male Vocalist
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton
George Strait
Keith Urban
Dierks Bentley
Album Of The Year
Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
Play On - Carrie Underwood
Revolution - Miranda Lambert
Twang - George Strait
Up On The Ridge - Dierks Bentley
Song of the Year (A songwriter award)
"Bad Angel" - Dierks Bentley featuring Miranda Lambert and Jamey Johnson
"Can't You See" - Zac Brown Band featuring Kid Rock
"Hillbilly Bone" - Blake Shelton featuring Trace Adkins
"I'm Alive" - Kenny Chesney with Dave Matthews
"Till The End" - Alan Jackson with Lee Ann Womack
Tuesday morning at Music City's Ryman Auditorium, Justin Moore and Chris Young announced the CMA Awards nominees in seven categories. Those previously announced nominees include:
Video of the Year
"Hillbilly Bone" - Blake Shelton featuring Trace Adkins
"Need You Now" - Lady Antebellum
"The House That Built Me" - Miranda Lambert
"Water" - Brad Paisley
"White Liar" - Miranda Lambert
Single of the Year
"A Little More Country Than That" - Easton Corbin
"Hillbilly Bone" - Blake Shelton featuring Trace Adkins
"Need You Now" - Lady Antebellum
"The House That Built Me" - Miranda Lambert
"White Liar" - Miranda Lambert
Song of the Year (A songwriter award)
"A Little More Country Than That" - Easton Corbin/written by Rory Lee Feek, Don Poythress and Wynn Varble
"Need You Now" - Lady Antebellum/written by Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott and Josh Kear
"The House That Built Me" - Miranda Lambert/written by Tom Douglas and Allen Shamblin
"Toes" - Zac Brown Band/written by Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette, John Driskell Hopkins and Shawn Mullins
"White Liar" - Miranda Lambert/written by Miranda Lambert and Natalie Hemby
New Artist of the Year
Luke Bryan
Easton Corbin
Jerrod Niemann
Chris Young
Zac Brown Band
Group of the Year
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band
Duo of the Year
Brooks & Dunn
Joey Rory
Montgomery Gentry
Steel Magnolia
Sugarland
Musician of the Year
Paul Franklin
Dann Huff
Brent Mason
Mac McAnally
Randy Scruggs
The CMA Awards, hosted for the third consecutive year by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, will air live November 10 on ABC from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena. Tickets, which begin at $110, will go on sale Saturday, September 18 at 11 AM, ET through ticketmaster.com or by calling (800) 745-3000