You Have The Power To Vote For ACM Entertainer Of The Year!
The Academy of Country Music announced that starting today, April 1st, anyone can vote for Entertainer of the Year by logging on to VoteACM.com. The winner will be announced on the 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, to be broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 18th, 2010 at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network.
Nominees Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, George Strait, Taylor Swift, Toby Keith, Keith Urban and Zac Brown Band vie for Entertainer of the Year. Fans can vote for Entertainer of the Year into the third hour of the show.
Previously announced Entertainer of Year nominees Carrie Underwood and Kenny Chesney will perform on the broadcast in addition to Brad Paisley, Toby Keith, Taylor Swift and Keith Urban.
Carrie Underwood is nominated for six awards, including Entertainer of Year. Carrie is the reigning Entertainer of the Year, and, if she wins that category again, she will be the first female in Academy history to capture two Entertainer of the Year trophies. Underwood is also nominated as an artist and composer for Song of the Year for “Cowboy Casanova,” as well as Vocal Event of the Year for “I Told You So” with Randy Travis. In addition, Underwood is nominated for Top Female Vocalist and Album of the Year for Play On. If she wins Top Female Vocalist, it will be the fourth consecutive year she has won the category. Underwood also won the 2006 Album of the Year for Some Hearts.