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Academy of Country Music Awards hosts Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley, pictured here at the 2014 show's red carpet in Nashville, Tennessee, will team up to host the 2016 show Sunday. Getty Images

Country music's biggest night is almost upon us with CBS’ Sunday night broadcast of the Academy of Country Music awards. The industry went through a pretty big year since the last show, and the 2016 ceremony looks to be packed with enough all-stars to make it a must-see event for country fans young and old.

The 51st annual ACM awards will be hosted by Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley and boast a cavalcade of celebrity performers, presenters and, of course, nominees. This year, singers Eric Church and Chris Stapleton are the front-runners with six and five nominations respectively. But that doesn’t mean some of your favorite singers of 2016 have been left out of the show either.

Stars like Miranda Lambert, Jason Aldean, Brothers Osborne and Little Big Town are all nominated in various categories such as vocal group of the year, vocal duo of the year and the highly coveted entertainer of the year. To help make sure die-hard country lovers aren’t left in the dark about whom to root for during the show (Sunday at 8 p.m. EDT), here is a rundown of the people nominated for an ACM award in 2016:

Entertainer of the Year

  • Jason Aldean
  • Garth Brooks
  • Luke Bryan
  • Eric Church
  • Miranda Lambert

Male Vocalist of the Year

  • Jason Aldean
  • Dierks Bentley
  • Eric Church
  • Brett Eldredge
  • Chris Stapleton

Female Vocalist of the Year

  • Kelsea Ballerini
  • Jana Kramer
  • Miranda Lambert
  • Kacey Musgraves
  • Carrie Underwood

Vocal Duo of the Year

  • Brothers Osborne
  • Dan + Shay
  • Florida Georgia Line
  • Joey + Rory
  • Maddie & Tae

Vocal Group of the Year

  • Eli Young Band
  • Little Big Town
  • Old Dominion
  • Rascal Flatts
  • Zac Brown Band

New Male Vocalist of the Year

  • Brett Eldredge
  • Chris Janson
  • Thomas Rhett
  • Chase Rice
  • Chris Stapleton

New Female Vocalist of the Year

  • Kelsea Ballerini
  • Cam
  • Mickey Guyton
  • RaeLynn

New Vocal Duo of the Year

  • A Thousand Horses
  • Brothers Osborne
  • Maddie & Tae
  • Old Dominion
  • Parmalee

Album of the Year

  • “I’m Comin’ Over,” Chris Young
  • “Montevallo,” Sam Hunt
  • “Mr. Misunderstood,” Eric Church
  • “Tangled Up,” Thomas Rhett
  • “Traveller,” Chris Stapleton

Single Record of the Year

  • “Burning House,” Cam
  • “Buy Me a Boat,” Chris Janson
  • “Die a Happy Man,” Thomas Rhett
  • “Girl Crush,” Little Big Town
  • “I’m Comin’ Over,” Chris Young
  • “Take Your Time,” Sam Hunt

Video of the Year

  • “Biscuits,” Kacey Musgraves
  • “Burning House,” Cam
  • “Girl Crush,” Little Big Town
  • “Mr. Misunderstood,” Eric Church
  • “Riser,” Dierks Bentley

Vocal Event of the Year

  • “Hangover Tonight,” Gary Allan featuring Chris Stapleton
  • “Home Alone Tonight,” Luke Bryan Featuring Karen Fairchild
  • “Raise ’Em Up,” Keith Urban featuring Eric Church
  • “Smokin’ and Drinkin’,” Miranda Lambert featuring Little Big Town
  • “Wild Child,” Kenny Chesney with Grace Potter

Song of the Year

  • “Burning House," Cam
  • “Girl Crush," Little Big Town
  • “Nobody to Blame," Chris Stapleton
  • “Raise ’Em Up" Keith Urban feat. Eric Church
  • “She Don’t Love You," Eric Paslay

Songwriter of the Year

  • Rodney Clawson
  • Ross Copperman
  • Ashley Gorley
  • Shane McAnally
  • Josh Osborne
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