The Academy of Country Music announced yesterday the nominees for album of the year for the 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. The ceremony will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 5 at 8:00 p.m. EST.The nominees are:Back When I Knew It All – Montgomery Gentry (Columbia)Produced by: Blake ChanceyCarnival Ride – Carrie Underwood (19/Arista Nashville)Produced by: Mark BrightFearless – Taylor Swift (Big Machine)Produced by: Scott Borchetta, Nathan Chapman, Taylor SwiftThat Lonesome Song – Jamey Johnson (Mercury)Produced by: The Kent Hardly PlayboysTroubadour – George Strait (MCA)Produced by: Tony Brown and George StraitThe nominations keep Brad Paisley in the lead with six total nominations, Heidi Newfield, Jamey Johnson and George Strait are now honored with five nominations each, while fan favorites Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney and Taylor Swift have four nods, and the ever popular Keith Urban lands a total of three nominations. For more complete information on this year's events visit CountryHound's ACM AWARDS page. See what the Big Dog has to say about this, read Webb's Woof.
