Miranda Lambert Shows the Country Boys How It's Done With 9 CMA Nominations

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She may be the only woman up for Entertainer of the Year, but Miranda Lambert is still showing the boys how it's done.

The "Something Bad" singer leads the pack of this year's CMA Awards contenders with nine nominations in seven categories, matching a personal best she previously set in 2010. Also up for Entertainer of the Year is Lambert's husband Blake Shelton, last year's winner George Strait, Keith Urban and Luke Bryan.

Darius Rucker and Little Big Town made the announcement live on Good Morning America on Wednesday.

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Many fans were left scratching their heads at Jason Aldean's apparent snub. The "Burning It Down" singer has been nominated for Entertainer of the Year for the last three years running, but has yet to take home the trophy. In years past, the eligibility period to be nominated for a CMA Award runs from July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the current year. In that case, Aldean's latest single just missed the cut-off by a few weeks (July 22, 2014) while his last album, Night Train, out October 16, 2012, was eligible only for last year's ceremony.

Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley are confirmed to return for a seventh time as hosts of this year's ceremony. The 48th Annual CMA Awards air live from Nashville on ABC on November 5.

See a complete list of CMA 2014 nominees below.

Entertainer of the year

Luke Bryan

Miranda Lambert

Blake Shelton

George Strait

Keith Urban

Album of the year (Award goes to artist and producer(s))

Crash My Party, Luke Bryan, produced by Jeff Stevens, Capitol Records Nashville

Fuse, Keith Urban, produced by Benny Blanco, Nathan Chapman, Ross Copperman, Zach Crowell, Mike Elizondo, Dann Huff, Jay Joyce, Stargate, Keith Urban, and Butch Walker, Capitol Records Nashville

Platinum, Miranda Lambert, produced by Frank Liddell, Chuck Ainlay, and Glenn Worf, RCA Nashville

Riser, Dierks Bentley, produced by Ross Copperman, Jaren Johnston, and Arturo Buenahora, Jr., Capitol Records Nashville

The Outsiders, Eric Church, produced by Jay Joyce and Arturo Buenahora, Jr., EMI Records Nashville

Female vocalist of the year

Miranda Lambert

Martina McBride

Kacey Musgraves

Taylor Swift

Carrie Underwood

Male vocalist of the year

Dierks Bentley

Luke Bryan

Eric Church

Blake Shelton

Keith Urban

Vocal group of the year

Eli Young Band

Lady Antebellum

Little Big Town

The Band Perry

Zac Brown Band

Vocal duo of the year

Dan + Shay

Florida Georgia Line

Love & Theft

The Swon Brothers

Thompson Square

New artist of the year

Brandy Clark

Brett Eldredge

Kip Moore

Thomas Rhett

Cole Swindell

Single of the year

Automatic, Miranda Lambert

Drunk on a Plane, Dierks Bentley

Give Me Back My Hometown, Eric Church

Meanwhile Back at Mama's, Tim McGraw feat. Faith Hill

Mine Would Be You, Blake Shelton

Song of the year

Automatic, recorded by Miranda Lambert

Follow Your Arrow, Kacey Musgraves

Give Me Back My Hometown, Eric Church

I Don't Dance, Lee Brice

I Hold On, Dierks Bentley

Video of the year

Automatic, Miranda Lambert

Bartender, Lady Antebellum

Drunk on a Plane, Dierks Bentley

Follow Your Arrow, Kacey Musgraves

Somethin' Bad, Miranda Lambert with Carrie Underwood

Musical event of the year

Bakersfield, Vince Gill and Paul Franklin

Meanwhile Back at Mama's, Tim McGraw feat. Faith Hill

Somethin' Bad, Miranda Lambert with Carrie Underwood

We Were Us, Keith Urban feat. Miranda Lambert

You Can't Make Old Friends, Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton

Musician of the year

Sam Bush, mandolin

Jerry Douglas, Dobro

Paul Franklin, steel guitar

Dann Huff, guitar

Mac McAnally, guitar