Kenny Chesney has no less than eleven nominations for this years Academy Of Country Music Awards, amongst them those for Top Male Vocalist and Entertainer Of The Year. His song 'Don't Blink' is nominated for three awards alone, Single Of The Year, Song Of The Year, and Best Video. If Chesney gets the Entertainer Of The Year award, it will be his fourth in a row.
Other artists with a clutch of nominations include Rodney Atkins, Brad Paisley, Big & Rich, Sugarland, Miranda Lambert and Taylor Swift. Elsewhere amongst the nominees are, surprisingly, Bon Jovi and Sheryl Crow, both nominated in the 'Vocal Event Of The Year' category, the former for a duet with LeAnn Rimes, the latter for a collaboration with Vince Gill.
The awards ceremony takes place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on 18 May.