CMA Awards 2014 nominees announced

CMA Awards 2014 nominees announced..Darius Rucker announced the nominations for the 48th CMA Awards live from Times Square in New York City on Wed. (Sept. 3), with the help of the harmonious quintet Little Big Town. Taking to Good Morning America, the country superstars unveiled the full list of nominees in two rounds. Rucker also debuted his brand new single “Homegrown Honey,” lifted from his forthcoming studio LP.

Darius Rucker and Little Big Town have announced five categories for this year's awards from the Country Music Association on ABC's Good Morning America. The show just revealed the nominees in those categories for its East Coast viewers; audiences in other time zones will see the nominees at 8:30 local time.
The remaining seven categories will be announced after the show at New York's Best Buy Theater.
Here are the first batch of nominees:
Entertainer of the yearLuke Bryan
Miranda Lambert
Blake Shelton
George Strait
Keith Urban
Album of the year (Award goes to artist and producer(s))
Crash My Party, Luke Bryan, produced by Jeff Stevens, Capitol Records Nashville
Fuse, Keith Urban, produced by Benny Blanco, Nathan Chapman, Ross Copperman, Zach Crowell, Mike Elizondo, Dann Huff, Jay Joyce, Stargate, Keith Urban, and Butch Walker, Capitol Records Nashville
Platinum, Miranda Lambert, produced by Frank Liddell, Chuck Ainlay, and Glenn Worf, RCA Nashville
Riser, Dierks Bentley, produced by Ross Copperman, Jaren Johnston, and Arturo Buenahora, Jr., Capitol Records Nashville
The Outsiders, Eric Church, produced by Jay Joyce and Arturo Buenahora, Jr., EMI Records Nashville
Female vocalist of the year
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Kacey Musgraves
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Male vocalist of the year
Dierks Bentley
Luke Bryan
Eric Church
Blake Shelton
Keith Urban
Vocal group of the year
Eli Young Band
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band
The 48th Annual CMA Awards will air live from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on Nov. 5 (ABC, 8 p.m. ET). Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will host the show for the seventh year.