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Carrie Underwood will host the CMA Awards again this year, with assists from Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton.

County Music Association Awards nominees were announced Wednesday, and Carrie is among the five artists up for entertainer of the year.

She’ll be going up against Garth Brooks, Eric Church, Chris Stapleton and 2018 winner and former American Idol judge Keith Urban.

Despite all her accomplishments, Carrie has never been named CMA Entertainer of the Year. In fact, a female hasn’t won the award since Taylor Swift in 2011.

In addition to Carrie and Keith, 2019 nominees include Voice coach Blake Shelton and former Voice contestant Morgan Wallen.

Wallen, a Top 20 finisher on Season 6 of The Voice, has scored a pair of number one country hits with “Up Down” (featuring Florida Georgia Line) and “Whiskey Glasses.”

He’s nominated for new artist of the year along with Cody Johnson, Ashley McBryde, Midland and Carly Pearce.

Here’s a look at all the categories in which singing show personalities have nominations.

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR: Garth Brooks, Eric Church, Chris Stapleton, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban

SINGLE OF THE YEAR: “God’s Country” by Blake Shelton; “Burning Man” by Dierks Bentley (featuring Brothers Osborne); “GIRL” by Maren Morris; “Millionaire” by Chris Stapleton; “Speechless” by Dan + Shay.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR: “Cry Pretty” by Carrie Underwood; “Center Point Road” by Thomas Rhett;
“Dan + Shay” by Dan + Shay; “Desperate Man” by Eric Church; “GIRL” by Maren Morris.

SONG OF THE YEAR: “Beautiful Crazy,” written by Luke Combs, Wyatt B. Durrette III, Robert Williford; “GIRL,” written by Maren Morris, Sarah Aarons, Greg Kurstin; “God’s Country,” winner by Devin Dawson, Jordan Schmidt, Michael Hardy; “Rainbow,” written by Natalie Hemby, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves; “Tequila,” written by Dan Smyers, Nicolle Galyon (former Voice contestant), Jordan Reynolds

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR: Kelsea Ballerini, Miranda Lambert, Maren Morris, Kacey Musgraves, Carrie Underwood

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR: Dierks Bentley, Luke Combs, Thomas Rhett, Chris Stapleton, Keith Urban

MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR: “Dive Bar” by Garth Brooks and Blake Shelton; “All My Favorite People” by Maren Morris (feat. Brothers Osborne); “Brand New Man” by Brooks & Dunn (with Luke Combs); “Old Town Road (Remix)” by Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus; “What Happens In A Small Town” by Brantley Gilbert & Lindsay Ell.

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR: “God’s Country by Blake Shelton; “Burning Man” by Dierks Bentley (featuring Brothers Osborne); “GIRL” by Maren Morris; “Rainbow” by Kacey Musgraves; “Some Of It” by Eric Church

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Cody Johnson, Ashley McBryde, Midland, Carly Pearce, Morgan Wallen

The CMA Awards are set for Wednesday, Nov. 13 and will air on ABC.