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T E L E CAST TO AIR LIV E F ROM MGM GRAND IN LAS VE GAS Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network

Miranda Lambert leads with 7 nominations; and Band each receive 5 nominations, with Zac Brown receiving 4 additional nods; and each receive 4 nominations; Lady Antebellum, , , and each receive 3 nominations

NASHVILLE, TN (February 1, 2011) ± Nominations were announced today for the 46th A NNU A L A C A D E M Y O F C O UN T R Y M USI C A W A RDS, a star-studded event produced for television by dick clark productions broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network.

Nominees were announced at a press conference this morning at the Hall of Fame® and Museum in . Country superstars and Ronnie Dunn read the nominations live GXULQJ &%6¶ The Early Show broadcast. As previously announced, Blake Shelton will join forces with country music star Reba to host the 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards.

)RUWKHWKLUG\HDUIDQVZLOOVHOHFWWKHZLQQHURIWKH$FDGHP\¶VPRVWSUHVWLJLRXVKRQRU Entertainer of the Year and for the third year, the two newcomer categories for the annual Academy of Country Music Awards ²Top New Solo Vocalist, Top New Vocal Duo or G roup² will also be opened up to fan voting. The winner in each of the two newcomer categories will then move on to compete for Top New A rtist, which is also a fan voted category. Online voting for all fan voted categories will be available at www.voteACM.com. The winners of Entertainer of the Year and Top New A rtist will be announced live during the 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards.

This morning Miranda Lambert led with seven nominations, including Top Female Vocalist and her first ever nomination for Entertainer of the Year. In addition, Lambert was nominated for Single Record of the Year and Song of the Year IRU³7KH+RXVH7KDW%XLOW0H´and received two nominations for Video of the Year for ³2QO\3UHWWLHU´DQG³7KH+RXVH7KDW%XLOW0H´ She is nominated for Vocal Event of the Year with DQG /RUHWWD /\QQ IRU ³&RDO 0LQHU¶V 'DXJKWHU´ Lambert is the reigning ACM Top Female Vocalist.

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Zac Brown Band is nominated for five awards including Top Vocal Group and Album of the Year. is also nominated for Song of the Year, Single Record of the Year and Vocal Event of the Year IRU³$V6KH¶V:DONLQJ$ZD\´featuring Alan Jackson.

Zac Brown of Zac Brown Band also received four additional individual nominations as the producer for Album of the Year contender You Get What You Give, Single Record of the Year and Vocal Event of the

The Band Perry is nominated for four awards, including Top Vocal Group and Top New Vocal Duo or Group. They are also nominated for Single Record of the Year DQG6RQJRIWKH

Taylor Swift is nominated for four awards, including her second nod for Entertainer of the Year. If Swift wins Entertainer of the Year, this will be her first Entertainer of the Year win. Swift is nominated as an artist and producer for Album of the Year for Speak Now and she also received a nomination for Top Female Vocalist.

Lady Antebellum is nominated for three awards including Top Vocal Group. They are also nominated for Album of the Year as artists and producers for Need You Now. They are the reigning Top Vocal Group.

Lee Brice is nominated for three awards for Song of the Year and as both an artist and producer for Single 5HFRUGRIWKH\HDUIRU³/RYH/LNH&UD]\´ 7KLVLV%ULFH¶VILUVW\HDUWREHQRPLQDWHG

Easton Corbin is nominated for three awards for Top New Solo Vocalist and for Song of the Year and Single Record of the Year foU ³$ /LWWOH 0RUH &RXQWU\ 7KDQ 7KDW´ 7KLV LV &RUELQ¶V ILUVW \HDU WR EH nominated.

Alan Jackson is nominated for three awards for Song of the Year, Single Record of the Year and Vocal (YHQWRIWKH

K eith Urban is nominated for three awards including Entertainer of the Year and Top Male Vocalist. Urban is also nominated for Vocal EvenWRIWKH

Members of the Academy of Country Music select the nominees and winners of the A C A D E M Y O F C O UN T R Y M USI C A W A RDS, and select the final top six nominees of the Entertainer of the Year category and the top three nominees in newcomer categories, Top New Solo Vocalist and Top New Vocal Duo or Group. Presenters and performers who will appear at the ceremony will be announced at a later date.

Following is the list of final nominees. Winners in each of the following categories, except where noted, will be presented with an A C A D E M Y O F C O UN T R Y M USI C A W A RD during the live television broadcast:

E N T E R T A IN E R O F T H E Y E A R x x x Miranda Lambert x x Taylor Swift x Keith Urban

T OP M A L E V O C A L IST O F T H E Y E A R x Jason Aldean x Brad Paisley x Blake Shelton x x Keith Urban

T OP F E M A L E V O C A L IST O F T H E Y E A R x Miranda Lambert x Reba McEntire x Taylor Swift x x Lee Ann Womack

T OP V O C A L DU O O F T H E Y E A R x the JaneDear girls x Joey + Rory x x Steel Magnolia x Sugarland

T OP V O C A L G R O UP O F T H E Y E A R x Lady Antebellum x x Randy Rogers Band x The Band Perry x Zac Brown Band

T OP N E W SO L O V O C A L IST O F T H E Y E A R (Previously Announced) x x Easton Corbin x Randy Houser

T OP N E W V O C A L DU O or G R O UP O F T H E Y E A R (Previously Announced) x the JaneDear girls x Steel Magnolia x The Band Perry

A L BU M O F T H E Y E A R [Award to A rtist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company] (T I E) x +HPLQJZD\¶V:KLVNH\± Kenny Chesney (BNA) Produced by: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney

x Need You Now - Lady Antebellum ( Nashville) Produced by: Lady Antebellum,

x The Song ± (Mercury) Produced by: Arlis Albritton, , The Kent Hardly Playboys

x Speak Now ± Taylor Swift () Produced by: Nathan Chapman, Taylor Swift

x Up On The Ridge ± (Capitol Records Nashville) Produced by: Jon Randall Stewart

x You Get What You Give - Zac Brown Band (Southern Ground / Roar / Bigger Picture / Atlantic) Produced by: Zac Brown,

SIN G L E R E C O RD O F T H E Y E A R [Award to A rtist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company] (T I E)

x A Little More Country Than That ± Easton Corbin (Mercury) Produced by: Carson Chamberlain

x $V6KH¶V:DONLQJ$ZD\- Zac Brown Band Featuring Alan Jackson (Southern Ground / Roar / Bigger Picture / Atlantic) Produced by: Zac Brown, Keith Stegall

x ± The Band Perry (Republic Nashville) Produced by: Paul Worley

x Love Like C razy ± Lee Brice (Curb Records) Produced by: Lee Brice, Doug Johnson

x The Boys Of Fall ± Kenny Chesney (BNA) Produced by: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney

x The House That Built Me - Miranda Lambert (Columbia Nashville) Produced by: Frank Liddell, Mike Wrucke

SO N G O F T H E Y E A R [Award to Composer(s)/Publisher(s)/A rtist(s)] x A Little More Country Than That ± Easton Corbin Composers: Rory Lee Feek, Don Poythress, Publishers: A Sling And A Prayer Music (ASCAP), Chrysalis One Music (ASCAP), Don Poythress Songs (ASCAP), Precious Flour Music (BMI), Universal Music-MGB Songs (ASCAP), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)

x $V6KH¶V:DONLQJ$ZD\± Zac Brown Band Featuring Alan Jackson Composers: Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette Publishers: Angelika Music (BMI), Weimerhound Publishing (BMI)

x If I Die Young ± The Band Perry Composer: Kimberly Perry Publishers: Pearlfeather Publishing (BMI), Rio Bravo Music, Inc. (BMI)

x Love Like C razy ± Lee Brice Composers: Tim James, Doug Johnson Publishers: Mike Curb Music (BMI), Sweet Radical Music (BMI), T-%LUG¶V0XVLF %0,  Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)

x The House That Built Me ± Miranda Lambert Composers: Tom Douglas, Allen Shamblin Publishers: Built On Rock (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), Tomdouglasmusic (BMI)

V ID E O O F T H E Y E A R [Award to Producer(s)/Director(s)/A rtist(s)] *(Off Camera Award) x Hillbilly Bone ± Blake Shelton Featuring Trace Adkins Producer: Randy Brewer Director: Roman White

x Only Prettier ± Miranda Lambert Producer: Trent Hardville Director: Trey Fanjoy

x Stuck Like Glue ± Sugarland Producer: Tony McGarry Director: Declan Whitebloom

x The Boys Of Fall ± Kenny Chesney Producer: Don Lepore Director: Shaun Silva

x The House That Built Me ± Miranda Lambert Producer: Trent Hardville Director: Trey Fanjoy

V O C A L E V E N T O F T H E Y E A R [Award to A rtist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company] (Off Camera Award) x $V6KH¶V:DONLQJ$ZD\ ± Zac Brown Band Featuring Alan Jackson (Southern Ground / Roar / Bigger Picture / Atlantic) Produced by: Zac Brown, Keith Stegall

x Blue Sky ± Emily West Featuring Keith Urban (Capitol Records Nashville) Produced by: Mark Bright

x &RDO0LQHU¶V'DXJKWHU ± , Sheryl Crow and Miranda Lambert (Columbia Nashville) Produced by: John Carter Cash, Patsy Lynn Russell

x Cold Beer ± Colt Ford Featuring Jamey Johnson (Average Joes) Produced by: Shannon Houchins, Adrian Young

x Good To Be Me ± Featuring (Top Dog/ Atlantic / Bigger Picture) Produced by: Kid Rock

Fan voting for Top New Solo Vocalist and Top New Vocal Duo or G roup began at VoteACM.com and GACtv.com/ACM on January 28, 2011 and will close on Thursday, February 24 at 12noon EST. The winner in each category will be announced in March, and will move on to compete for Top New A rtist. Fan voting for Top New A rtist and Entertainer of the Year begins on March 11 at noon PT at VoteACM.com. Fan voting for Top New A rtist will close at 5 p.m. PT on April 3 (before the LIVE show starts) and fan voting for Entertainer of the Year will close during the third hour of the LIVE broadcast.

I MPO R T A N T N O T E: Awards counts for artists reflect categories in which they have been recognized as individuals or as part of their duo or group. In some cases, an artist may receive more than one nomination which factors into their official count. For example, Lee Brice received two nominations in the Single Record of the Year category²one each as artist and producer²because that category recognizes both.

In addition, the Song of the Year category recognizes the artist, composer and publishing company as a nominee but does not recognize an individual as owner or partial owner of the publishing company.

Award recipients in each category are noted above parenthetically in the Album of the Year, Single Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Video of the Year and Vocal Event of the Year.

As previously announced, country superduo Sugarland will headline the first-ever A C M Fan Jam, a fans- only live concert event taking place in Las Vegas during and after the 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards broadcast. The ACM Fan Jam will take place at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, during and after the ACM Awards from the MGM Grand Garden Arena, and will give fans the ultimate opportunity to be part of the LIVE telecast. Throughout the three-hour live show from the MGM Grand Garden Arena, there will be performances from the Mandalay Bay Events Center by Sugarland and other top-tier music acts, to be announced at a later date. Tickets for the ACM Fan Jam are available now at Ticketmaster.com priced at $35 and $55.

About the Academy of Country Music Awards The 46th ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS is dedicated to honoring and showcasing the biggest names and emerging talent in the country music industry. The show is produced for television by dick clark productions and will be broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network. Orly Adelson and R.A. Clark are executive producers. Barry Adelman is producer, and Bob Bardo is the executive in charge of production. Bob Romeo is executive producer for the Academy of Country Music. For more information, please visit www.acmcountry.com.

Photos from the press conference will be available on www.gettyimages.com.

3 SELECT images from the press conference are also available for download from ACM/Getty Images on http://mm.gettyimages.com/mm/nicePath/gyipa_public?nav=pr146371714

Press credential applications to cover the awards in Las Vegas are available from the Media Center at www.acmcountry.com. Questions regarding credentialing should be directed to [email protected].

CBS Press Contact: Andrea Ballas 818-655-1581 [email protected] Kim Izzo-Emmet 212-975-3820 [email protected]

CBS Photo Contacts: Rudi Simpson 818-655-1545 [email protected] Nancy Eichenbaum 212-975-7627 [email protected]

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