Taylor Swift Nominated for Entertainer of the Year at CMAs

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Taylor Swift Nominated for Entertainer of the Year at CMAs

She can rap, she can pose tastefully for a fragrance ad and she can definitely cross genres.

It was announced today that Taylor Swift, one of the most beloved pop stars of her generation, has been nominated for five Country Music Awards. Among them? Entertainer of the Year!

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Swift will go up against five men in that category - Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton and Keith Urban - while she's also among the nominees for Female Vocalist of the Year along with Sara Evans, Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood and Martina McBride.

Taylor is the only female to have scored five nominee for the ceremony, which will air on November 9. We've listed all the categories/nominated artists below.

Entertainer of the Year
Jason Aldean
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton
Taylor Swift
Keith Urban

Female Vocalist of the Year
Sara Evans
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

Male Vocalist of the Year
Jason Aldean
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton
Keith Urban

New Artist of the Year
The Band Perry
Luke Bryan
Eric Church
Thompson Square
Chris Young

Vocal Group of the Year
The Band Perry
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts
Zac Brown Band

Vocal Duo of the Year
The Civil Wars
Montgomery Gentry
Steel Magnolia
Sugarland
Thompson Square

Single of the Year
Sara Evans, "A Little Bit Stronger"
Zac Brown Band, "Colder Weather"
Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson, "Don't You Wanna Stay"
Blake Shelton, "Honey Bee"
The Band Perry, "If I Die Young"

Album of the Year
Blake Shelton, All About Tonight
Jason Aldean, My Kinda Party
Taylor Swift, Speak Now
Brad Paisley, This Is Country Music
Zac Brown Band, You Get What You Give

Song of the Year
Zac Brown Band, Wyatt Durrette, Levi Lowrey and Coy Bowles, "Colder Weather"
Brantley Gilbert and Colt Ford, "Dirt Road Anthem"
Kimberly Perry, "If I Die Young"
Taylor Swift, "Mean"
Matraca Berg and Deana Carter, "You and Tequila"

Musical Event of the Year
Zac Brown Band featuring Alan Jackson, "As She's Walking Away"
Loretta Lynn, Sheryl Crow and Miranda Lambert, "Coal Miner's Daughter"
Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson, "Don't You Wanna Stay"
Brad Paisley featuring Alabama, "Old Alabama"
Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter, "You and Tequila"

Music Video of the Year
Blake Shelton, "Honey Bee"
The Band Perry, "If I Die Young"
Taylor Swift, "Mean"
Brad Paisley featuring Alabama, "Old Alabama"
Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter, "You and Tequila"

Musician of the Year
Sam Bush, mandolin
Jerry Douglas, dobro
Paul Franklin, steel guitar
Dann Huff, guitar
Mac McAnally, guitar