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Nominations for the 39th annual CMA Awards were announced Wednesday. The following is some of the list of nominees:

Entertainer of the Year: Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, Brad Paisley and Keith Urban.

Single of the Year: “Alcohol,” Brad Paisley; “As Good As I Once Was,” Toby Keith; “Baby Girl,” Sugarland; “Bless the Broken Road,” Rascal Flatts; “I May Hate Myself in the Morning,” Lee Ann Womack.

Album of the Year: “Be Here,” Keith Urban; “Feels Like Today,” Rascal Flatts; “Live Like You Were Dying,” Tim McGraw; “Somewhere Down in Texas,” George Strait; “There’s More Where That Came From,” Lee Ann Womack.

Song of the Year: “Alcohol,” Brad Paisley; “As Good As I Once Was,” Toby Keith/Scotty Emerick; “Bless the Broken Road,” Marcus Hummon/Bobby Boyd/Jeff Hanna; “I May Hate Myself in the Morning,” Odie Blackmon; “Redneck Woman,” Gretchen Wilson/John Rich; “Whiskey Lullaby,” Bill Anderson/Jon Randall.

Female Vocalist of the Year: Sara Evans, Alison Krauss, Martina McBride, Gretchen Wilson, Lee Ann Womack.

Male Vocalist of the Year: Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Brad Paisley, George Strait and Keith Urban.

Vocal Group of the Year: Alison Krauss and Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, Diamond Rio, Lonestar, Rascal Flatts, Sugarland.

Vocal Duo of the Year: Big & Rich, Brooks & Dunn, Montgomery Gentry, Van Zant, The Warren Brothers.

Musical Event of the Year: George Strait (duet with Lee Ann Womack); “Good News, Bad News”; Willie Nelson with Lee Ann Womack, “I’ll Never Be Free”; Brad Paisley/Sara Evans, “New Again”; Shania Twain (with Billy Currington), “Party for Two”; Jimmy Buffett with Martina McBride, “Trip Around the Sun.”

Musician of the Year: Jerry Douglas, dobro; Paul Franklin, steel guitar; Dann Huff, electric guitar; Brent Mason, guitar/electric guitar; Randy Scruggs, guitar/mandolin.

Music Video of the Year: “Alcohol,” Brad Paisley; “As Good As I Once Was,” Toby Keith; “Days Go By,” Keith Urban; “I May Hate Myself in the Morning,” Lee Ann Womack; “When I Think About Cheatin’,” Gretchen Wilson.

Horizon Award: Dierks Bentley, Big & Rich, Miranda Lambert, Julie Roberts, Sugarland.

AP-ES-09-07-05 1226EDT

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