CMA Awards Announces Nominees; Kenny Chesney Up For 5th Entertainer Of The Year Trophy

Kenny Chesney is in the running for Entertainer of the Year at the CMA Awards in November - again. The country music superstar and the other who made it in the shortlist were announced on ABC's "Good Morning America" on Wednesday morning.

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Chesney, who won the award four times (2004, 2006 to 2008), is competing with Keith Urban, Taylor Swift, George Strait, and Brad Paisley, the two-time Male Vocalist of the Year who leads this year's CMA nods list with six nominations.

He is, again, up for Male Vocalist of the Year.

Swift, in addition to her Entertainer of the Year nomination, is going head to head with country music's finest femmes for Female Vocalist of the Year, including three-time winner Carrie Underwood. Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, and Reba McEntire are also in the running.

The 43rd Annual CMA Awards, with returning hosts Paisley and Underwood, will be held in Nashville on November 11. ABC will air the show live.

Partial list of winners:

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR:

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR:

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR:

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR:

MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR:

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR:

VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR:

SINGLE OF THE YEAR:

ALBUM OF THE YEAR:

SONG OF THE YEAR:

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR:

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR:

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