2012 CMA Awards Nominees Announced

The CMA Award nominees have been announced and you may be surprised at the country artist who received the most nominations!

Eric Church is the leading nominee with 5 nominations including Male Vocalist and Album of the Year.

Up for Entertainer of the Year are Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, Jason Aldean, Blake Shelton and Taylor Swift.

Female Vocalist Nominees:  Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Kelly Clarkson, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride

Male Vocalist Nominees:  Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Keith Urban, Eric Church

Visit Taste of Country.com to read more about this year's nominees.

The 46th annual CMA Awards will be broadcast live from Nashville on Nov. 1 at 7pm on ABC.  Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley will again be our hosts.