Reba McEntire, Chris Stapleton among 2018 Academy of Country Music Awards nominees

Scott Kowalchyk CBS Chris Stapleton performs on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Jan. 30 2018

Scott Kowalchyk CBS Chris Stapleton performs on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Jan. 30 2018

Country music superstar Reba McEntire will be returning as host of the 53rd annual Academy of Country Music Awards.

The reigning Entertainer of the Year, Jason Aldean, is nominated for the night's biggest honor, sharing the category with Garth Brooks, Luke Bryan, Chris Stapleton and Keith Urban.

The three-time Grammy victor also announced this year's nominees Thursday morning, when she earned her 16th nomination for Female Vocalist of the Year.

Rhett and Urban follow Stapleton with six and five nominations, respectively. Miranda Lambert and Maren Morris have four nominations each.

Other nominees for female vocalist include Kelsea Ballerini and Carrie Underwood, who is also nominated for vocal event with Urban for their song "The Fighter".

Vocal Duo of the Year once again has Florida Georgia Line nominated, a category they have been nominated in every year since 2013, and won three times, with Brothers Osborne, also nominated, taking the trophy last year.

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"It's disappointing that there's no female in the Entertainer of the Year category", McEntire said. One nod in the Single Record of The Year category, and two, both as artist and songwriter, in the Song of the Year category.

Also included in the album of the year category, Little Big Town earned a nomination for "Breaker", Jon Pardi got a nod for "California Sunrise" and Old Dominion scored a nomination for their second album, "Happy Endings". This would be their fourth consecutive win and fifth overall.

Reba McEntire received her sixteenth nomination for Female Vocalist of the Year.

Nominees and winners are chosen by the Academy of Country Music's professional membership.

The full list of nominees are listed below.

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