ACA noms

AKA ACA: Luke Bryan is the lead nominee for the third annual, fan-voted (or ACAs, as opposed to the more established ACMs) with seven, one more than Lady A and Zac Brown Band. Taylor Swift and Eric Church picked up five nods apiece. Up for Artist of the Year are Bryan, Swift, Lady A, Zac Brown Band and Jason Aldean, while Dierks Bentley's Home, Bryan's tailgates & tanlines, Church's Chief, Lady A's Own the Night and Blake Shelton's Red River Blue will contend for Album of the Year. Best New Artist noms are Lauren Alaina, Hunter Hayes, Jana Kramer, Kip Moore and the Pistol Annies, with bandmember Miranda Lambert giving the trio an edge in the category. Aldean has two of the 10 entries for Song of the Year, a new category. Fox will air the ACAs Dec. 10 on Fox from the Mandalay Bay in Vegas, with Kristin Chenoweth and Trace Adkins returning as co-hosts. (10/11a)