The 39th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards will be a manly affair, with male artists dominating the top categories.

Alan Jackson [ tickets ] picked up eight nominations to lead the pack, while Brooks & Dunn [ tickets ] and Toby Keith [ tickets ] garnered five nods apiece. Martina McBride [ tickets ]--the only female artist to pick up multiple nominations--and Jimmy Buffett are vying for four awards each.

Kenny Chesney and Brad Paisley each earned three nominations, and Tim McGraw, Montgomery Gentry and Randy Travis each received a pair.

Nominees were announced during a Wednesday (3/10) press conference in Los Angeles, which was attended by ACM executive producer Dick Clark and country stars Terri Clark, Montgomery Gentry and Brad Paisley.

The ACM's will be handed out during a May 26 ceremony at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Reba McEntire [ tickets ] will host the event, which will be broadcast live on CBS-TV.

Presenters and performers haven't been announced.

Entertainer of the Year
Brooks & Dunn
Kenny Chesney
Alan Jackson
Toby Keith
Tim McGraw

Top Male Vocalist
Kenny Chesney
Alan Jackson
Toby Keith
Tim McGraw
Keith Urban

Top Female Vocalist
Terri Clark
Sara Evans
Patty Loveless
Martina McBride
Shania Twain

Top New Artist
Dierks Bentley
Pat Green
Buddy Jewell
Josh Turner
Jimmy Wayne

Top Vocal Group
Alabama
Diamond Rio
Lonestar
Rascal Flatts
Trick Pony

Top Vocal Duo
Blue County
Brooks & Dunn
Montgomery Gentry
The Bellamy Brothers
The Warren Brothers

Single Record of the Year
(Award to Artist(s)/ Producer(s)/ Record Company)
"American Soldier" / Toby Keith / James Stroud, Toby Keith / DreamWorks Records
"It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" / Alan Jackson, Jimmy Buffett / Keith Stegall / Arista Nashville
"Red Dirt Road" / Brooks & Dunn/ Kix Brooks, Ronnie Dunn, Mark Wright / Arista Nashville
"Remember When" / Alan Jackson / Keith Stegall / Arista Nashville
"Three Wooden Crosses" / Randy Travis / Kyle Lehning / Word-Curb, Warner Bros. Records

Song of the Year
(Award to Composer(s)/ Publisher(s)/ Artist(s))
"It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" / Jim Brown, Donald Rollins / R. Joseph Publishing BMI, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Co. BMI / Alan Jackson, Jimmy Buffett
"Red Dirt Road" / Kix Brooks, Ronnie Dunn / Buffalo Prairie Songs BMI, Showbilly Music BMI, Sony-ATV Tree Publishing BMI / Brooks & Dunn
"Remember When" / Alan Jackson /EMI April Music, Inc. ASCAP, Tri-Angels Music ASCAP / Alan Jackson
"There Goes My Life / Wendell Mobley, Neil Thrasher / Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Co. BMI / Kenny Chesney
"Three Wooden Crosses" / Douglas Johnson, Kim Williams / Mike Curb Music BMI, Sweet Radical Music BMI / Randy Travis

Album of the Year
(Award to Producer(s)/ Artist(s)/ Record Company)
"Honkytonkville" / George Strait, Tony Brown / George Strait / MCA Nashville
"Martina" / Martina McBride, Paul Worley / Martina McBride / RCA Nashville
"Mud on the Tires" / Frank Rogers / Brad Paisley / Arista Nashville
"Red Dirt Road" / Kix Brooks, Ronnie Dunn, Mark Wright / Brooks & Dunn / Arista Nashville
"Shock 'N Y'All" / James Stroud, Toby Keith / Toby Keith /DreamWorks

Vocal Event of the Year
"How's the World Treating You," James Taylor, Alison Krauss
"It's Five O'Clock Somewhere," Alan Jackson, Jimmy Buffett
"The Truth About Men," Tracy Byrd, Andy Griggs, Blake Shelton, Montgomery Gentry
"Young Man's Town," Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris

ACM/Launch Video of the Year
"Beer for My Horses," Toby Keith, Willie Nelson
"Celebrity," Brad Paisley
"Concrete Angel," Martina McBride
"Hurt," Johnny Cash
"It's Five O'Clock Somewhere," Alan Jackson, Jimmy Buffett