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Kelly Clarkson will build on her country credentials and Carrie Underwood will try to break Miranda Lambert’s stranglehold at female vocalist of the year honors at the ACM Awards Sunday, April 7.

Kelly is nominated for musical event of the year thanks to her performance of “Keeping Score” with Dan + Shay.

She’ll also perform twice during the show, once with that duo and once with Jason Aldean, who’s scheduled to receive an Artist of the Decade award during the show.

Carrie is also on the list of scheduled performers. And she’ll be trying to oust Miranda from her throne as top female vocalist, an honor she’s won for 10 straight years.

The only other nominee among past singing show contestants is Nicolle Galyon, who’s up for a songwriter award for co-writing the smash hit “Tequila.”

Danielle Bradbery had been nominated for new artist of the year in spite of the fact that she’s nearly six years removed from her debut album. But the ACMs haven’t already announced the new artist winners, and the honor went to Ashley McBryde.

Among singing show personalities, Luke Bryan and Keith Urban are up for Entertainer of the Year honors.

CBS is broadcasting the ACM Awards beginning at 8 p.m. Sunday

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. Winner — Ashley McBryde

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

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

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