The show, hosted for the twelfth time by Reba McEntire, will feature Laura Bell Bundy, Billy Currington, Jack Ingram, Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert, Rascal Flatts and Darius Rucker.
Leading the nominations are the women – Lambert, Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift, followed by male country stars Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley and the Zac Brown Band. Lady Antebellum came out on top with seven nods, including album of the year and song and video of the year for "Need You Now." Lambert and Underwood each have six, and Swift has five, including entertainer of the year.
The 45th Annual ACM Awards will be held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and air live on CBS on April 18 at 8 p.m. ET.





















