ACM Awards 2019: Reba McEntire disappointed in lack of female nominees for entertainer of the year

Country music icon Reba McEntire is returning to host the 54th Academy of Country Music Awards for the 16th time in April. Only on "CBS This Morning," McEntire revealed the nominees for the 2019 ACM Awards' biggest awards.

Chris Stapleton and Keith Urban lead in the top categories with nominations for both male artist of the year and entertainer of the year - a category notably lacking any female nominees.

"It doesn't make me very happy because we've got some very talented women out there who are working their butts off," McEntire said of the male-dominated category. 

Last year's nominees for entertainer of the year were also all male. In 2015, 2016 and 2017 only one woman made it into the category. The last woman to win entertainer of the year was Taylor Swift in 2011. 

McEntire also shared some details about her hosting gig, which she promised would be politics-free. 

"We've got to keep it light. We've got to keep it fun. No politics. This is fun. This is entertainment. We are in the entertainment business, and that's what we're going to be doing," she said. 

Here is the full list of nominees: 

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

• Jason Aldean
• Luke Bryan
  
• Kenny Chesney
  
• Chris Stapleton
  
• Keith Urban

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Miranda Lambert
• Ashley McBryde
• Maren Morris
• Kacey Musgraves
  
• Carrie Underwood
  

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Dierks Bentley
• Luke Combs
  
• Thomas Rhett
  
• Chris Stapleton
  
• Keith Urban

DUO OF THE YEAR

• Brothers Osborne
• Dan + Shay
  
• Florida Georgia Line
  
• LoCash
  
• Maddie & Tae
  

GROUP OF THE YEAR

• Lady Antebellum
• Lanco
  
• Little Big Town
  
• Midland
  
• Old Dominion
  

SONG OF THE YEAR

• "Break Up In The End," Cole Swindell
  Songwriters: Jessie Jo Dillon, Chase McGill and Jon Nite
• "Broken Halos," Chris Stapleton
  Songwriters: Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton
  
• "Meant To Be," Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line 
  Songwriters: David Garcia, Tyler Hubbard, Joshua Miller, Bebe Rexha
  
• "Space Cowboy," Kacey Musgraves 
  Songwriters: Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves
  
• "Tequila," Dan + Shay 
  Songwriters: Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds, Dan Smyers
•  "Yours," Russell Dickerson 
  Songwriters: Casey Brown / Russell Dickerson / Parker Welling
  

NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Danielle Bradbery 
  
• Lindsay Ell 
  
• Ashley McBryde 
  
• Carly Pearce
  

NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Jimmie Allen  
  
• Luke Combs 
  
• Jordan Davis 
  
• Michael Ray 
  
• Mitchell Tenpenny
  

NEW VOCAL DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR

• High Valley 
  
• LANCO
  
• Runaway June
  

ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

• "Dan + Shay," Dan + Shay
  
• "Desperate Man," Eric Church  
  
• "From A Room Vol. 2," Chris Stapleton
  
• "Golden Hour," Kacey Musgraves 
  
• "The Mountain," Dierks Bentley 
  

SINGLE OF THE YEAR 

• "Down to the Honky Tonk," Jake Owen
  
• "Heaven," Kane Brown 
  
• "Meant To Be," Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line 
  
• "Most People Are Good," Luke Bryan 
  
• "Tequila," Dan + Shay 
  

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

• "Babe," Sugarland featuring Taylor Swift 
  
• "Burn Out," Midland 
  
• "Burning Man," Dierks Bentley featuring Brothers Osborne 
  
• "Drunk Girl," Chris Janson 
  
• "Shoot Me Straight," Brothers Osborne 
  
• "Tequila," Dan + Shay 
  

MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR

• "Burning Man," Dierks Bentley featuring Brothers Osborne
  
• "Drowns the Whiskey," Jason Aldean featuring Miranda Lambert 
  
• "Everything's Gonna Be Alright," David Lee Murphy featuring Kenny Chesney 
  
• "Keeping Score," Dan + Shay featuring Kelly Clarkson 
  
• "Meant To Be," Bebe Rexha Featuring Florida Georgia Line 
  

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

• Ross Copperman
  
• Ashley Gorley 
  
• Shane McAnally 
  
• Chase McGill 
  
• Josh Osborne