Miranda Lambert to Battle Fiance at 2010 CMA Awards, First Nominees Announced

Wed, 01 September 2010 04:16:25 ET

As the first round of nomination for the 44th annual CMA Awards is made public, it is unraveled that the 'Nashville Star' alum is up against Blake Shelton in at least two categories.

Miranda Lambert will have to battle Blake Shelton at this year's CMA Awards. The first round of nominations for the 44th annual CMA Awards were announced in Nashville on Tuesday morning, August 31, unraveling that 27-year-old is up against her country star fiance for Music Video of the Year as well as Single of the Year.

The former finalist of "Nashville Star" nabbed both nominations for each of her hit singles, "The House That Built Me" and "White Liar", while her fiance was nominated for his duet with Trace Adkins, "Hillbilly Bone". In addition to those two nods, she also earned another count for "White Liar" in the category of Song of the Year, making her an early leader for the annual awards.

Hot on Miranda's heels was Lady Antebellum. During a press conference at the Ryman Auditorium, the country group were revealed as the recipient of four nominations for their song "Need You Now". They are up for Vocal Group of the Year, Single of the Year, Song of the Year and Music Video of the Year.

While the first round of the CMA nominations has made public by Justin Moore and Chris Young on Tuesday, the remaining five categories are to be announced during the 8:30 A.M. segment of ABC's "Good Morning America" on Wednesday, September 1. Miranda and Dierks Bentley will make the announcement in New York City.

This year's CMA Awards will take place at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on November 10. Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood have been tapped to co-host the event for their third consecutive years.

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