Blake Shelton and Reba McEntire announced the nominations for the 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on Tuesday morning and Kenny Chesney earned four nominations:

• Entertainer of the Year
• Male Vocalist of the Year
• Vocal Event of the Year (artist) for “I’m Alive” with Dave Matthews
• Vocal Event of the Year (producer) for “I’m Alive” with Dave Matthews

If Chesney wins Entertainer of the Year, it will be his fifth win in the category. He is currently one of only three acts in Academy history to achieve four wins for Entertainer of the Year. For the third year in a row, fans will vote on Entertainer of the Year. Chesney won it the first year and Carrie Underwood won last year.

Voting opens Thursday at VoteACM.com.

Lady Antebellum leads the field with seven nominations, followed by Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood with six, and Taylor Swift with five nominations. Brad Paisley and the Zac Brown Band also earned four nods each.

The ACM Awards will air live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 18th at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed PT on CBS.

Here’s who Chesney is up against:

Entertainer of the Year

• Kenny Chesney
• Toby Keith
• Brad Paisley
• George Strait
• Taylor Swift
• Carrie Underwood
• Keith Urban
• Zac Brown Band

Top Male Vocalist of the Year

• Kenny Chesney
• Brad Paisley
• Darius Rucker
• George Strait
• Keith Urban

Vocal Event of the Year

• Hillbilly Bone – Blake Shelton with Trace Adkins
• Honky Tonk Stomp – Brooks & Dunn with Billy Gibbons
• I Told You So – Carrie Underwood featuring Randy Travis
• I’m Alive – Kenny Chesney with Dave Matthews
• Seeing Stars – Jack Ingram with Patty Griffin