CMA Award Nominations 2014, Taylor Swift Snubbed From Top Award

The nominations are in for the CMA Awards 2014, and it's a pretty surprising lineup. On the one hand, The Voice is finally breaking through in a major awards ceremony, as The Swon Brothers have been nominated for Vocal Duo of the Year. And their coach, Blake Shelton, is up for three awards, including Entertainer of the Year. However, Shelton is not up for nearly as many awards as his wife, Miranda Lambert, who is up for twice as many CMA honors. She leads the pack with eight nominations, including several instances in which she'll be facing off against Blake: the husband-and-wife duo will compete against one another in the Entertainer of the Year category, and the Single of the Year category (Miranda's "Automatic" vs. Blake's "Mine Would Be You").

Blake isn't the only reality show judge getting love from the awards, as American Idol judge Keith Urban made the cut in four categories, including Entertainer of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year. It's a pretty stacked lineup in that top category, actually. So much so that expected Entertainer of the Year nominee Taylor Swift ended up being snubbed from the top award. Then again, it's not that much of a surprise. She hasn't been as active this year as in year's past, and only just returned to the spotlight with her new single, "Shake It Off" -- a song that is decidedly not country. Swift fans still shouldn't be disappointed though, since their girl is nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year. In short, there's plenty of love to go around.

Check out the full list of nominees for the CMA Awards 2014 below:

Credit: NBC

Entertainer of the Year
Luke Bryan
Miranda Lambert
Blake Shelton
George Strait
Keith Urban

Female Vocalist of the Year
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Kacey Musgraves
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

Male Vocalist of the Year
Dierks Bentley
Luke Bryan
Eric Church
Blake Shelton
Keith Urban

Vocal Group of the Year
Eli Young Band
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band

Vocal Duo Of The Year
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Love & Theft
The Swon Brothers
Thompson Square

New Artist Of The Year
Brandy Clark
Brett Eldredge
Kip Moore
Thomas Rhett
Cole Swindell

Album of the Year
“Crash My Party,” Luke Bryan
“Fuse,” Keith Urban
“Platinum,” Miranda Lambert
“Riser,” Dierks Bentley
“The Outsiders,” Eric Church

Single of the Year
“Automatic” Miranda Lambert
“Drunk On A Plan” Dierks Bentley
“Give Me Back My Hometown” Eric Church
“Meanwhile Back At Mama’s” Tim McGraw ft. Faith Hill
“Mine Would Be You” Blake Shelton

Song Of The Year
“Automatic” Miranda Lambert (written by Miranda Lambert, Nicolle Galyon and Natalie Hemby)
“Follow Your Arrow” Kacey Musgraves (written by Kacey Musgraves, Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally)
“Give Me Back My Hometown” Eric Church (written by Eric Church and Luke Laird)
“I Don’t Dance” Lee Brice (written by Lee Brice, Dallas Davidson and Rob Hatch)
“I Hold On” Dierks Bentley (written by Dierks Bentley and Brett James)

Vocal Event Of The Year
“Bakersfield,” Vince Gill and Paul Franklin
“Meanwhile Back At Mama’s,” Tim McGraw ft. Faith Hill
“Somethin’ Bad,” Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood
“We Were Us,” Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert
“Can’t Make Old Friends,” Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers

Video Of The Year
“Automatic” Miranda Lambert (directed by Trey Fanjoy)
“Bartender” Lady Antebellum (directed by Shane Drake)
“Drunk on a Plane” Dierks Bentley (directed by Wes Edwards)
“Follow Your Arrow” Kacey Musgraves (directed by Kacey Musgraves and Honey)
“Somethin’ Bad” Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert (directed by Trey Fanjoy)

Musician Of The Year
Sam Bush, mandolin
Jerry Douglas, dobro
Paul Franklin, steel guitar
Dann Huff, guitar
Mac MacAnally, guitar