Carrie Underwood and Kellie Pickler Nominated for CMA Awards

It's not a country music award show with Carrie Underwood racking up some nods!

The nominations were announced yesterday for the 42nd Annual Country Music Awards, and the American Idol winner picked up two of 'em -- Best Female Vocalist and Album of the Year.

Fellow Idol alum Kellie Pickler also grabbed a nomination, for Best New Artist.

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Underwood, Pickler and Clarkson Nominated for CMA Awards

Three American Idol alum made the cut this morning when the nominations for the 43rd Annual CMA Awards were announced.

Carrie Underwood picked up a nomination for Best Female Vocalist, where she'll compete with Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Taylor Swift and LeAnn Rimes.

Kellie Pickler, meanwhile, was nominated for Best New Female Vocalist alongside Taylor Swift and Sarah Buxton.

Finally, Kelly Clarkson grabbed a nod for Vocal Event of the Year for her duet of "Because of You" with Reba McEntire. Their competition includes Tracy Lawrence With Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney, Kenny Chesney With George Strait, Bon Jovi Featuring LeAnn Rimes, and Vince Gill With Sheryl Crow.

For a full list of CMA nominations, click here.