Both Lauren Alaina and Kane Brown score ACM award nominations

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) – Keith Urban was the big winner when the Academy of Country Music Awards announced their nominations on Thursday.

He got seven of them, including artist of the year.

But in Chattanooga, we’re more proud of our two local stars who also scored nominations this year.

Kane Brown was nominated for New Male Vocalist.

Thank you @ACMawards for the nomination for New Male Vocalist!! #ACMAwards #countrymusic pic.twitter.com/EXV63IYAyn

— Kane Brown (@kanebrown) February 16, 2017

And Lauren Alaina got the nomination for New Female Vocalist.

I look like a hot mess, but I don't care because I am having the best morning ever. Five years and I'm finally nominated. I'm so thankful❤ pic.twitter.com/7fyP0NUotn

— Lauren Alaina (@Lauren_Alaina) February 16, 2017

Both have new albums our, and the former LFO classmates actually sang together on the new single from Brown’s album, What Ifs.

Here is a list of the full nominations.

You can watch the show here on CBS live from Las Vegas on April 2nd.