Miranda Lambert named Country Icon by 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards

The live special will air on September 26th on NBC and Peacock

Miranda Lambert has been chosen to receive the Country Icon Award at the 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards. The perennial award winner will be honored for her decades-long career, during which she’s built an authentic, female-forward brand of country that has shaped the industry. She follows the late Toby Keith who was awarded the honor during last year’s inaugural ceremony.

Hosted by Shania Twain, the 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards will air live on Thursday, September 26th at 8 pm ET/PT across NBC and Peacock from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. The Live From E!: People’s Choice Country Awards red carpet event will kick off the night at 6 pm ET/PT on E!

“A tour de force in country music for more than 20 years, Miranda Lambert’s groundbreaking albums continue to capture the hearts of fans around the world,” states Jen Neal, Executive Vice President, Live Events and Specials, NBCUniversal Entertainment. “We’re so excited to celebrate her career, fierce individualism and innovation in the industry with the Country Icon Award.”

Lambert is a decorated singer and songwriter, Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year honoree, shelter animal advocate, restaurateur, businesswoman, and New York Times best-selling author. Postcards from Texas, her ninth solo studio album, is set for release on September 13th as the follow-up to Palomino, 2022’s largest female country album debut of the year that earned Lambert a Grammy nomination for Best Country Album. The album marked the latest installment in a storied career that has spanned seven previous No. 1 solo albums, 10 No. 1 hit radio singles, more than 80 prestigious awards, and countless sales certifications.

The most-awarded artist in ACM history, she was also named to the TIME100 list honoring the world’s most influential people. She’s conquered Las Vegas with her twice-extended Velvet Rodeo residency and blurred genres with Leon Bridges, Enrique Iglesias, the B-52s, Loretta Lynn, Sheryl Crow and Elle King as well as her inclusive anthem “Y’all Means All” for Netflix’s Queer Eye, all while passionately advocating for rescue animals via her MuttNation Foundation, which has raised nearly $10 million to date.

The People’s Choice Country Awards will recognize the biggest and best country music, chosen entirely by the fans. Zach Bryan, Beyoncé, Kacey Musgraves, Shaboozey, Kane Brown, Morgan Wallen, and Luke Combs lead the nominations. Voting is open and runs through Friday, August 23rd at 11:59 pm ET.

Buddy Iahn
Buddy Iahn