The Academy of Country Music has just announced the nominees for the ACM Awards, scheduled for April 5th.

Jessica Simpson was joined by Kellie Pickler, LeAnn Rimes and Julianne Hough and read the nominees live for the 44th Academy of Country Music Awards.

Dressed head to toe in black, which she has done so since the infamous mom jeans performance, Jessica looked amazing on the Ford Theater stage in Nashville, Tennessee.

The complete list of The Academy of Country Music nominees is as follows:

Entertainer of the Year
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Carrie Underwood
Keith Urban

Top Male Vocalist

Kenny Chesney
Toby Keith
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Keith Urban

Top Female Vocalist

Miranda Lambert
Heidi Newfield
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Lee Ann Womack

Top Vocal Group

Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts
Randy Rogers Band
The Lost Trailers

Top Vocal Duo

Big & Rich
Brooks & Dunn
Joey & Rory
Montgomery Gentry
Sugarland

Top New Male Vocalist

Jamey Johnson
James Otto
Jake Owen

Top New Female Vocalist

Sarah Buxton
Julianne Hough
Ashton Shepherd

Top New Vocal Duo or Group

Eli Young Band
The Lost Trailers
Zac Brown Band

Record of the Year

Miranda Lambert, “Gunpowder & Lead”
Jamey Johnson, “In Color”
Heidi Newfield, “Johnny & June”
Brad Paisley, “Waitin’ on a Woman”
Trace Adkins, “You’re Gonna Miss This”

Song of the Year

George Strait, “I Saw God Today”
Jamey Johnson, “In Color”
Heidi Newfield, “Johnny & June”
Brad Paisley, “Waitin’ on a Woman”
Trace Adkins, “You’re Gonna Miss This”

Video of the Year

Heidi Newfield, “Johnny & June”
Carrie Underwood, “Just a Dream”
Taylor Swift, “Love Story”
George Strait, “Troubadour”
Brad Paisley, “Waitin’ on a Woman”

Vocal Event of the Year

Josh Turner feat. Trisha Yearwood, “Another Try”
Brooks & Dunn feat. Reba McEntire, “Cowgirls Don’t Cry”
Kenny Chesney with Mac McAnally, “Down the Road”
Sugarland feat. Little Big Town & Jake Owen, “Life in a Northern Town”

Brad Paisley with Keith Urban, “Start a Band”

Jessica Simpson At 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards Nominations

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SI Swimsuit Issue cover girl Bar Refaeli paid a visit to the Ed Sullivan Theater on Wednesday (February 11, 2009) wearing a very stylish silk dress.

The 23-year-old Israeli supermodel was interviewed by David Letterman about her family background, her modeling career, her recent photo shoot with Sports Illustrated and her boyfriend Leonardo DiCaprio.

After the interview was over, Bar headed to a party before boarding an airplane covered with her picture, which was revealed earlier in the day at LaGuardia Airport in New York.

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The Victoria’s Secret Angels, Adriana Lima and Doutzen Kroes were spotted looking uber-hot during an in-store event held at The Victoria’s Secret Flagship store on Lexington Avenue.

Victoria’s secret has unveiled their New Vintage Victoria Collection for this Valentine’s Day.

Adriana Lima and Doutzen Kroes unveil the new Victoria Collection in New York

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Just because you’re on the VIP guest list doesn’t mean you’ll be always be given the royal rundown of Hollywood - a lesson Kim Kardashian and Avril Lavigne learned the hard way at the Cash Money Records Party for Lil Wayne on Saturday night.

New Beverly Hills hotel, The Montage, wasn’t quite equipped to handle the chaotic crowds and according to eyewitness, a riot pretty much broke out when the rapper arrived and head of security at the top-notch property called in the cops for fear of someone getting severely injured.

Those lucky enough to get inside had the pleasure of watching Paris Hilton dance to Lil Wayne and Kevin Rudolph’s performance well into the early hours and schmooze with the likes of Russell Simmons, Timbaland and TI. While Cash Money thought the soiree was a huge success, inside snitches told Tarts that the hotel was pretty peeved by the bad behavior that went on …

But staff members weren’t alone in their anger, we’re told Kim Kardashian was refused entry as the venue was at capacity and even waited around for quite a while before finally giving up in a huff. Avril Lavigne was also omitted, but instead was pretty cool about having to peace out without being able to party.

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She’s gone from pageants to “Passions” to porn and it seems Kelli McCarty has finally found her favorite career. The former Miss USA of 1991 (who also played the role of Beth Wallace on the NBC soap “Passions” for seven years as well as a recurring role in the Disney Channel series “Even Stevens”) has shed her sash sister image by releasing a (very) adult film, “Faithless” with Vivid Entertainment.

“I enjoy acting, and I really like sex, so this was the perfect opportunity to combine two of my passions,” McCarty told Tarts. “It was a pretty easy transition, I think mainstream television is definitely starting to merge with the adult world anyway - it’s all about sex and nudity, and I’ve been pretending to have love scenes on ‘Passions’ for years anyway.”

While the on-screen adjustment wasn’t too much of a sweat for McCarty, she was shocked at how the men in her personal life have suddenly changed their tune.

“These are guys that I’ve known for a long time that are a suddenly putting it out there, they think because I have sex on television I must want to do it with them, too. Its really creepy and disturbing, being an adult film star does not automatically put you into the slut category,” McCarty said. “Maybe you’d expect that from people you don’t know, but this is coming from guys I considered friends. Weird.”

Despite that small downside, the Kansas native said her family is particularly supportive of her racy new role and exposing so much for the lights and camera has actually been a blessing.

“It’s such an accomplishment, I co-wrote the script and had it in my contract that I was to have a lot of power and control in the production which I never had in the mainstream,” McCarty added. “I’m happy that I can be out there talking openly about it, I’m so proud that I could make this happen.”

McCarty’s starring role in “Faithless” marks the first time a former Miss USA (let alone a well-known television actress) has made the leap into the adult entertainment arena and according to Vivid co-chairman Steven Hirsch, her performance as a cheating wife is that of a “natural porn star.”

“As it turns out, by any standard, Kelli’s performance in “Faithless” is incredibly erotic. She smolders sex from every pore of her body,” said Hirsch.

The 39-year-old starlet isn’t sure if she’ll make another XXX film as she has a sitcom, reality show and book deal bubbling in the works, but that doesn’t mean she won’t be stripping off again sometime very soon.

“The men’s magazines have all been calling. I’m not sure what one I’m going to do yet but I’ll definitely pose, I love that stuff,” she added.

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WHILE Madonna has been busy squiring “baby” Jesus Luz around town - they dined at Macelleria Wednesday night - reporters in Brazil have been looking into the 22-year-old model’s recent past. According to newspaper colum nist Monica Bergamo, “Luz was dividing his time between two girlfriends before he encoun tered Madonna for a pictorial in W magazine. Every week he would stay with one or the other.” Asked for an inter view, Krishna Siqueira, one of his exes, demanded payment. Jesus, a fan of electronic music, was a regular at four different discos in Rio de Janeiro, where he lived with his mother, a beautician in an Ipa nema salon. One of his mother’s clients was a fashion execu tive who put him into model ing. Luz, a member of the Orkut social networking site, writes in his profile: “It is not important what the others think about us. The most important is what and whom [sic] we are. I have a clear con science even if I am con- demned. We cannot forget that Jesus was condemned.” Luz now calls the US home and has joined Kabbalah.

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“Everybody wants him on to explain why he was smoking marijuana,” said a source. “Oprah Winfrey, ABC, CBS, NBC - everyone wants him.” While there were rumors that Phelps was asking $1 million for the interview - perhaps to compensate for the cash he lost when Kellogg’s dropped him as a spokesman after the scandal - the source said, “No money is being talked about.” But we wonder why Phelps wouldn’t give the interview to NBC, which carried the Olympics, promoted him and made him a star.

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Renowned for his expertise in wildlife and conservation, Jeff Corwin now sets his sights on exploring human culture through regional cuisine in his first Food Network endeavor: Extreme Cuisine with Jeff Corwin. With an open mind (and mouth), this thrilling primetime special follows the passionate foodie and anthropologist as he tears through Thailand on a radical culinary adventure. Premiering Saturday, February 21st at 9pm ET/PT, Jeff enjoys countless surprises and unforgettable flavors as he interacts with natives and showcases how exotic foods and customs uniquely shape each community – all in a day’s work!

The adventures begin as Jeff hikes northwest to the remote mountain region of Mae Hong Son to sample local delicacies like deadly wasp and bamboo larvae straight from the groves. In the nearby Pai River, Jeff and his guide use traditional bamboo materials to catch and cook catfish mixed with forest-grown greens and spices. Next, Jeff veers off the beaten path in Bangkok for an extraordinary feast including silk worms, grasshoppers, and live shrimp that literally “dance” into his mouth. In the southern Trang Province, Jeff helps prepare Moo Yaang Trang, the region’s famous roasted pig cooked in underground ovens. Then, in the Muslim fishing village of Palian, Jeff learns the extensive production process of fish sauce and trudges through coastline mud to harvest and eat the area’s surprising treat: fresh blood cockles. Loy Krathong (The Festival of Lights) and delicious street food wrap up Jeff’s entertaining culinary quest through Thailand.

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