Miranda Lambert will receive the Country Icon Award at the 2024 People's Choice Country Awards

Miranda Lambert will receive The Country Icon Award at the 2024 People's Choice Country Awards, scheduled for Thursday, September 26, at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. Lambert will be honored for her 23-year career (dating back to the release of her self-released debut album), “during which she built an authentic, female brand of country that has shaped the industry,” in her words series. .

Last year, an ailing Toby Keith received The Country Icon Award at the inaugural People's Choice Country Awards. He died just over four months later of stomach cancer.

Lambert will receive the award two weeks after the release of her ninth solo album. Postcard from Texaswhich is due on September 13.

“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,” Jen Neal, EVP, live and special events, NBCUniversal, said in a statement. Entertainment. “We are so excited to celebrate her career, fierce individualism and innovation in the industry with the Country Icon Award.”

Lambert has long been an awards magnet. She has won a record 35 Academy of Country Music Awards, 14 Country Music Association Awards (more than any other woman) and three Grammys.

There was also a significant force in the Bulletin board chart, with five No. 1 hits on Hot Country Songs, seven No. 1s on Country Airplay, seven No. 1 albums on Top Country Albums and one No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

She has taken Las Vegas by storm with her double-extended residency at “Velvet Rodeo” and blurred genre lines with her work with artists as diverse as Leon Bridges, Enrique Iglesias, The B-52s, Loretta Lynn, Sheryl Crow and Elle King as well as herself. inclusive anthem “Y'all Means All” for Netflix Queer Eye.

In addition to her musical pursuits, Lambert is a restaurateur, entrepreneur, New York Times best-selling author and, perhaps most importantly to her, shelter animal advocate. He has raised nearly $10 million to date for animal rescue through the MuttNation Foundation.

Last year, the People's Choice Country Awards presented a second special honor, the Country Champion Award, to Wynonna Judd. The show has yet to announce who, if anyone, will receive that award this year.

Hosted by Shania Twain, the 2024 People's Choice Country Awards will air live on Thursday, September 26 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC and the Peacock. Voting for the fan-voted show is open now and runs through Friday, August 23 at 11:59 PM ET. Fans can vote online at www.votepcca.com. A limited number of show tickets and VIP packages are available now at Opry.com.

The People's Choice Country Awards are produced by Den of Thieves. Jesse Ignjatovic, Evan Prager and Barb Bialkowski will executive produce with RAC Clark serving as executive producer and showrunner.

A pre-show, Live From E!: People's Choice Country Awards, will kick off the evening at 6 p.m. ET/PT on E! The pre-show is produced by Den of Thieves with Ignjatovic, Prager and Bialkowski executive producing.