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Kelly Clarkson is nominated for an Academy of Country Music Award. (NBC Photo)

Reba McEntire announced the nominees. She’ll host the ACMs, which air Sunday, April 7 at 8 p.m. on CBS.

Kelly Clarkson is the name that probably jumps out among the three I mentioned above. She’s nominated in the Musical Event of the Year category for teaming up with Dan + Shay on a song called “Keeping Score.”

Meanwhile, Danielle, the Season 4 winner of The Voice, is nominated in the New Female Artist category. Hey, ACM, did you realize she released her debut album in 2013. That makes her new?

Carrie is up for Female Vocalist of the Year, an honor she won three straight years from 2006-2008. The winner every year since has been Miranda Lambert. But you have to think Kacey Musgraves might have the inside track this time around.

The top award of the night is Entertainer of the Year, an honor Jason Aldean has won three straight years. He’s nominated again. So is American Idol judge Luke Bryan and former Idol judge Keith Urban.

Here’s a look at this year’s nominees.

Entertainer of the Year: Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Chris Stapleton, Keith Urban

Male Artist of the Year: Dierks Bentley, Luke Combs, Thomas Rhett, Chris Stapleton, Keith Urban

Female Artist of the Year: Miranda Lambert, Ashley McBryde, Maren Morris, Kacey Musgraves, Carrie Underwood

Duo of the Year: Brothers Osborne, Dan + Shay, Florida Georgia Line, LoCash, Maddie & Tae,

Group of the Year: Lady Antebellum, Lanco, Little Big Town, Midland, Old Dominion

New Female Artist of the Year: Danielle Bradbery, Lindsay Ell, Ashley McBryde, Carly Pearce

New Male Artist of the Year: Jimmie Allen, Luke Combs, Jordan Davis, Michael Ray, Mitchell Tenpenny

New Duo or Group of the Year: High Valley, Lanco, Runaway June

Album of the Year: “Dan + Shay” by Dan + Shay; “Desperate Man” by Eric Church; “From A Room, Vol. 2” by Chris Stapleton; “Golden Hour” by Kacey Musgraves; “The Mountain” by Dierks Bentley

Single Record of the Year: “Down to the Honkytonk,” Jake Owen; “Heaven,” Kane Brown; “Meant to Be,” Bebe Rexha feat. Florida Georgia Line; “Most People Are Good,” Luke Bryan; “Tequila,” Dan + Shay;

Video of the Year: “Babe,” Sugarland feat. Taylor Swift; “Burn Out,” Midland; “Burning Man,” Dierks Bentley feat. Brothers Osborne; “Drunk Girl,” Chris Janson; “Shoot Me Straight,” Brothers Osborne; “Tequila,” Dan + Shay;

Song of the Year (Awarded to Songwriter(s) / Publisher(s) / Artist(s): Cole Swindell, “Break Up in the End” (Jessie Jo Dillon, Chase McGill, Jon Nite); Chris Stapleton, “Broken Halos” (Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton); Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line, “Meant to Be” (David Garcia, Tyler Hubbard, Joshua Miller, Bebe Rexha); Kacey Musgraves, “Space Cowboy” (Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves); Dan + Shay, “Tequila” (Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds, Dan Smyers); Russell Dickerson, “Yours” (Casey Brown, Russell Dickerson, Parker Welling)

Music Event of the Year: “Burning Man,” Dierks Bentley feat. Brothers Osborne; “Drowns the Whiskey,” Jason Aldean feat. Miranda Lambert; “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright,” David Lee Murphy feat. Kenny Chesney; “Keeping Score,” Dan + Shay feat. Kelly Clarkson; “Meant to Be,” Bebe Rexha feat. Florida Georgia Line