The 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards, which aired Thursday night (Sept. 26) on NBC and Peacock, once again honored many of country music’s top talents. Shania Twain hosted the two-hour show, which was held at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry House.
Now in its second year, the fan-voted People’s Choice Country Awards saw Morgan Wallen taking home the top honor of The People’s Artist (along with wins in three other categories), while other winners included Shaboozey taking home new artist of 2024, Luke Combs winning male artist of 2024 and the album of 2024 (Fathers & Sons), Lainey Wilson winning female artist of 2024, Dasha taking home female song of the year, and the Post Malone/Wallen collaboration “I Had Some Help” being named the song of 2024. Cody Johnson’s “Dirt Cheap” took home the prize in one of the evening’s more unique categories, the storyteller song.
Other top moments included Miranda Lambert being honored as the country icon for her decades of exemplary, heartfelt music, and her multi-faceted career as a singer, songwriter, entertainer, author, and business leader. Lambert just released her latest album, Postcards from Texas, which debuted in the top 10 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart.
Kane Brown was celebrated as country champion, for his work in supporting younger generations. Brown has been a longtime supporter for The Boys & Girls Club, and earlier this year, he donated a new music studio space to a Texas location of the Boys & Girls Club of America. He was honored with the organization’s champion of youth award in 2022.
As with most awards shows, some of the most talked about moments came from the slate of performances. Each artist turned in a top-notch performance, though inevitably, some shone brighter than others.
Below, we rank all the performances from the evening:
