Lambert Tops CMA Award Nominations

NASHVILLE (AP) � Lindale�s Miranda Lambert has so many nominations for Academy of Country Music Awards that Ronnie Dunn jokes it seems like she has 35. She actually leads with seven and she says that’s “awesome.” Lambert and Dunn announced many of the nominations Tuesday morning on “The Early Show” on CBS. Lambert will compete for entertainer of the year with Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley, Toby Keith and Jason Aldean. Carrie Underwood won that top award the past two years, but isn’t nominated this year. Lambert’s fiance Blake Shelton has two nominations and will co-host the ACMs with Reba McEntire on April third.