The nominations for 41st annual Academy of Country Music Awards were announced at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in downtown Nashville by Rascal Flatts, Carrie Underwood and Hannah Storm, co-host of CBS-TV's The Early Show, live on the morning news show. The 2006 ACM Awards show takes place May 23rd at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. It will be broadcast live on CBS.

Here's a list of this year's ACM nominees:

Entertainer of the Year
Brooks & Dunn
Kenny Chesney
Toby Keith
Rascal Flatts
Keith Urban

Top Male Vocalist
Dierks Bentley
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Keith Urban

Top Female Vocalist
Sara Evans
Martina McBride
Carrie Underwood
Gretchen Wilson
Lee Ann Womack

Top Vocal Group
Alabama
Little Big Town
Lonestar
Rascal Flatts
Sugarland

Top Vocal Duo
Big & Rich
Brooks & Dunn
Montgomery Gentry
Van Zant
The Warren Brothers

Top New Male Vocalist
Jason Aldean
Billy Currington
Craig Morgan

Top New Female Vocalist
Miranda Lambert
Julie Roberts
Carrie Underwood

Top New Duo or Vocal Group
Big & Rich
Little Big Town
Sugarland

Vocal Event of the Year
"I Play Chicken With the Train" -- Cowboy Troy and Big & Rich
Producers: Big Kenny, John Rich and Paul Worley
Record Label: Warner Bros. Records / Raybaw

"Like We Never Loved at All" -- Faith Hill With Tim McGraw
Producers: Faith Hill and Dann Huff
Record Label: Warner Bros. Records

"When I Get Where I'm Going" -- Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton
Producers: Chris DuBois and Frank Rogers
Record Label: Arista Nashville

"Who Says You Can't Go Home" -- Bon Jovi With Jennifer Nettles
Producers: Jon Bon Jovi, Dann Huff, Richie Sambora and John Shanks
Record Label: The Island Def Jam Music Group

Song of the Year
"Baby Girl" -- Sugarland
Writers: Kristian Bush, Kristen Hall, Jennifer Nettles, Lisa Simonton, Robert Hartley and Troy Bieser
Publishers: DirkPit Music (BMI), Greatergood Songs (ASCAP), Jennifer Nettles Publishing (ASCAP), Telegrammusic (ASCAP), Drumbum Music (ASCAP), Tremolo Blue (ASCAP), The World Asleep (ASCAP), Simonton Music (ASCAP)

"Believe" -- Brooks & Dunn
Writers: Ronnie Dunn and Craig Wiseman
Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing Co. (BMI), Showbilly Music (BMI), Big Loud Shirt Industries (ASCAP)

"Jesus, Take the Wheel" -- Carrie Underwood
Writers: Brett James, Hillary Lindsey and Gordon Sampson
Publishers: Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing (ASCAP), Onaly Music/Raylene Music (ASCAP), No Such Music (SOCAN), Passing Stranger Music (ASCAP), 1609 Songs (ASCAP), Music of Windswept (ASCAP)

"Skin (Sarabeth)" -- Rascal Flatts
Writers: Doug Johnson and Joe Henry
Publishers: Cool Hand Music 2004 (ASCAP), Mike Curb Music/Sweet Radical Music (BMI), Administered by Mike Curb Music c/o Karen Schauben Publishing Administration

"When I Get Where I'm Going" -- Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton
Writers: Rivers Rutherford and George Teren
Publishers: Universal Music Corp. (ASCAP), Memphersfield Music (ASCAP), House of Full Circle Music Publishing (BMI)

Single Record of the Year
"Alcohol" -- Brad Paisley
Producers: Chris DuBois and Frank Rogers
Record Label: Arista Nashville

"Baby Girl" -- Sugarland
Producer: Garth Fundis
Record Label: Mercury Records

"Believe" -- Brooks & Dunn
Producers: Tony Brown, Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn
Record Label: Arista Nashville

"Best I Ever Had" -- Gary Allan
Producers: Gary Allan and Mark Wright
Record Label: MCA Nashville

"Jesus, Take the Wheel" -- Carrie Underwood
Producer: Mark Bright
Record Label: Arista

Album of the Year
Feels Like Today -- Rascal Flatts
Producers: Mark Bright, Rascal Flatts and Marty Williams
Record Label: Lyric Street Records

There's More Where That Came From -- Lee Ann Womack
Producers: Greg Droman and Byron Gallimore
Record Label: MCA Nashville

Time Well Wasted -- Brad Paisley
Producers: Chris DuBois and Frank Rogers
Record Label: Arista Nashville

Tough All Over -- Gary Allan
Producers: Gary Allan and Mark Wright
Record Label: MCA Nashville

Twice the Speed of Life -- Sugarland
Producer: Garth Fundis
Record Label: Mercury Records

Video of the Year
"As Good as I Once Was" --Toby Keith
Producer: Mark Kalbfeld
Director: Michael Salomon

"Believe" -- Brooks & Dunn
Producer: Steve Lamar
Directors: Robert Deaton and George Flanigen

"I May Hate Myself in the Morning" -- Lee Ann Womack
Producer: Ivy Dane
Director: Trey Fanjoy

"Kerosene" -- Miranda Lambert
Producer: Holly Millar
Director: Trey Fanjoy

"When I Get Where I'm Going" -- Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton
Producers: Mark Kalbfeld and Peter Tilden
Director: Jim Shea