Academy of Country Music noms

Los Angeles (CNN) — Taylor Swift gets a possibility to extend her power as a Academy of Country Music’s hostess of a year, though she’s competing with four-time leader Kenny Chesney and nominees Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley and Blake Shelton.

Chesney perceived 9 Academy of Country Music Awards nods — a many of any artist — when a nominations were suggested Thursday, followed by Aldean’s 6 and Paisley’s four. Swift is a most-nominated womanlike solo artist with three. Lady Antebellum leads in organisation nominations with five, while a Eli Young Band has three.

The list of first-time nominees includes Grace Potter with three, Aaron Lewis with two, and Thompson Square and Love and Theft warranted singular nominations.

Shelton will join army with Reba McEntire in hosting a 47th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in a live CBS telecast from Las Vegas on Apr 1.

Swift picked adult her third uninterrupted assignment for hostess of a year, that she won for a initial time final year. The nation and cocktail thespian is also nominated for womanlike vocalist for a fifth year and for video of a year for “Mean.”

Chesney’s mastery of a nation strain awards includes a assignment for masculine vocalist of a year, his 10th; dual manuscript of a year nods for “Hemingway’s Whiskey;” double nominations for singular record of a year and outspoken eventuality of a year as artist and writer on “You and Tequila.” That tune, available with Potter, is also adult for strain of a year.

Aldean’s 6 endowment nominations embody his second for hostess of a year and masculine vocalist of a year. His “My Kinda Party” is adult for manuscript of a year, while “Don’t You Wanna Stay,” featuring Kelly Clarkson, is nominated in a singular record and outspoken eventuality categories. Aldean’s “Tattoos On This Town” is competing for video of a year.

Lady Antebellum’s 5 nominations embody outspoken organisation of a year, manuscript of a year — both as artists and producers of “Own The Night” — and for strain and video of a year for “Just A Kiss.”

Paisley got his fifth true hostess of a year assignment and eighth for masculine vocalist of a year, that he has won 5 times given 2006. Paisley also is nominated twice in a outspoken eventuality difficulty for “Old Alabama” with Alabama and “Remind Me” with Carrie Underwood.

Toby Keith’s loyalty to a entire celebration splash enclosure — “Red Solo Cup” — is respected with 3 ACM nominations, including for video of a year and a double assignment as artist and writer for singular record of a year.

Potter’s 3 nominations are all common with Chesney for their partnership on “You And Tequila.”

Eli Young Band’s 3 nominations embody singular record and strain of a year for “Crazy Girl” and outspoken organisation of a year.

CNN’s Denise Quan contributed to this report.