Music

The country superstar bags nine nominations and is up for seven awards including Entertainer of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year.

• Sep 4, 2014

AceShowbiz - The nominees of the 48th annual Country Music Association Awards were revealed on Wednesday, September 3. Miranda Lambert leads the pack as she scores nine nods and she is now tied with herself for the most nominations in one year for a female artist.

Her name is featured in seven different CMA categories including Entertainer of the Year, where she's pitted against husband Blake Shelton and other country's biggest stars like Luke Bryan, George Strait and Keith Urban.

She's also set to battle against fellow musicians for other awards like Female Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year for her "Platinum" and Song of the Year for the chart-topping album's lead single "Automatic".

Additionally, Lambert is nominated twice in Music Video of the Year and Musical Event of the Year categories for her "Something Bad" featuring Carrie Underwood and her collaboration with Urban "We Were Us".

Other big CMA nominees include Dierks Bentley (Album of the Year for "Riser", Male Vocalist of the Year", Single of the Year and Video of the Year for "Drunk on a Plane") and Kacey Musgraves (Female Vocalist of the Year, Song of the Year and Video of the Year for "Follow Your Arrow").

The 2014 CMA Awards will air live from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on November 5. Brad Paisley and mom-to-be Underwood will host the show for the seventh year.

2014 CMA Awards Nominees

Entertainer of the Year

• Luke Bryan
• Miranda Lambert
• Blake Shelton
• George Strait
• Keith Urban

• Miranda Lambert
• Martina McBride
• Kacey Musgraves
• Taylor Swift
• Carrie Underwood

• Dierks Bentley
• Luke Bryan
• Eric Church
• Blake Shelton
• Keith Urban

• "Crash My Party" - Luke Bryan
• "Fuse" - Keith Urban
• "Platinum" - Miranda Lambert
• "Riser" - Dierks Bentley
• "The Outsiders" - Eric Church

• Eli Young Band
• Lady Antebellum
• Little Big Town
• The Band Perry
• Zac Brown Band

• Brandy Clark
• Brett Eldredge
• Kip Moore
• Thomas Rhett
• Cole Swindell

• Dan + Shay
• Florida Georgia Line
• Love and Theft
• The Swon Brothers
• Thompson Square

• "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

• "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

• "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

• "Automatic" - Miranda Lambert
• "Bartender" - Lady Antebellum
• "Drunk on a Plane" - Dierks Bentley
• "Follow Your Arrow" - Kacey Musgraves
• "Something Bad" - Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood

• Sam Bush
• Jerry Douglas
• Paul Franklin
• Dann Huff
• Mac McAnally