Lambert has eight nominations, including Entertainer of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year for Platinum and Single of the Year for "Automatic."

Bentley earned seven nominations, among them Male Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year for Riser and both Single and Video of the Year for 'Drunk On A Plane."

Florida Georgia Line had the third-highest number of nominations with five, including Vocal Duo of the Year, Single of the Year for 'Dirt" and their first-ever nomination for Entertainer of the Year.

The four additional 2015 Entertainer of the Year nominations include Lambert, Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean and Garth Brooks. Last year it was George Strait who took home that honor.