Country Music of the year

Country music fans can begin voting online for the Academy of Country Music's entertainer of the year award, with voting continuing through the last hour of the ACM's May 18 awards show.

Beginning Thursday, anyone can cast a vote for entertainer nominees Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, George Strait, Keith Urban or Rascal Flatts at http://www.voteacm.com.

All five will perform during the show, which CBS will be broadcast live from Las Vegas at 8 p.m. Eastern.