The nominations were announced Tuesday by Reba McEntire and Blake Shelton on CBS' "The Early Show."
Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood are next with six nominations, Taylor Swift ha
s five and Kenny Chesney and Brad Paisley each have four.The Zac Brown Band and its frontman also have a big haul with the band receiving four nominations and Brown taking two more.
Brown's band, Underwood, Chesney, Swift, Paisley, George Strait, Keith Urban and Toby Keith are nominated for entertainer of the year.
The winners will be named April 18 in Las Vegas.
