Nominees for the upcoming 51st annual Academy of Country Music Awards have been announced and some familiar reality TV faces are up for honors.
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Fourth-season American Idol winner Carrie Underwood, Idol judge Keith Urban, first-season Nashville Star finalist Miranda Lambert, fifth-season Nashville Star finalist Kacey Musgraves, and second-season The Voice contestant RaeLynn are all nominated for one or more awards this year.
For the fifth time, Lambert has been nominated for Entertainer of the Year. She's the only female in the category this year. Lambert, the ex-wife of The Voice coach Blake Shelton, is also up for Female Vocalist of the Year.
Underwood and Musgraves are up against Lambert in the Female Vocalist of the Year category.
Musgraves has also been nominated for Video of the Year with "Biscuits."
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Raelynn has been nominated for New Female Vocalist of the Year.
Urban is up for Vocal Event of the Year for "Raise Em' Up" featuring Eric Church. Lambert has scored another nomination in this category for her song "Smokin' and Drinkin'" with Little Big Town.
The 2016 ACM Awards is set to air Sunday, April 3 at 8PM ET/PT on CBS.
About The Author: Elizabeth Kwiatkowski