CMA Awards nominations revealed

Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, andKelly Clarkson 

Los Angeles - Taylor Swift and Kelly Clarkson were among the nominees unveiled for this year's Country Music Association (CMA) Awards.

Five categories - Female Vocalist of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, Vocal Group of the Year, Entertainer of the Year and Album of the Year - were announced live on Good Morning America on Wednesday by Jason Aldean, with the singer finding himself in the running for two awards.

Taylor and Kelly will battle it out with Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride and Carrie Underwood in the Female Vocalist category, while the We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together singer is also in the running for Entertainer of the Year.

For that prize, she faces competition from Jason, Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley and Blake Shelton.

Jason and Blake are also up for Male Vocalist of the Year alongside Eric Church, Luke Bryan and Keith Urban.

'You just ride the ride'

Eli Young Band, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, The Band Perry and Zac Brown Band are shortlisted for Vocal Group of the Year.

The final nominations announced in the first batch see Eric, Miranda, Lady Antebellum, Luke and Dierks Bentley do battle for Album of the Year.

Luke said of his nominations: "It's great to be recognised. It's just been an amazing year... to cap the year off with some CMA nominations is pretty amazing ... You just ride the ride and enjoy every little thing along the way."

The 46th Annual CMA Awards will air live on 1 November from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

Country Music Awards (CMA) list of nominations in the 5 main categories:

Female Vocalist of the Year:

Kelly Clarkson

Miranda Lambert

Martina McBride

Taylor Swift

Carrie Underwood

Male Vocalist of the Year:

Jason Aldean

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

Entertainer of the Year:

Jason Aldean

Kenny Chesney

Brad Paisley

Blake Shelton

Taylor Swift

Album of the Year:

Chief - Eric Church

Four the Record - Miranda Lambert

Home - Dierks Bentley

Own the Night - Lady Antebellum

Tailgates and Tanlines - Luke Bryan

Click here for the full list of nominees.

September 06, 2012