AceShowbiz - The 2024 People's Choice Country Awards, set to air live on September 26 from Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House, sees Beyonce Knowles topping the nomination list with 12 nods, including categories like People's Artist of 2024, Social Country Star of 2024 and multiple entries in Female Song of 2024 and Cover Song of 2024 for her latest album "Cowboy Carter".

Zach Bryan trails with 11 nominations, reinforcing his growing influence in the country music scene. This year's event has expanded to 18 categories, six more than last year, reflecting the genre's dynamic growth. Notably, among the top nominees are Kacey Musgraves with 10 nominations, highlighting her crossover appeal, and Shaboozey, the front-runner for The New Artist of 2024 with 12 nominations.

Shania Twain, a celebrated figure in country music, will host the show. Twain expressed her excitement, stating, "I am honored to host an award show that celebrates these awesome fans. Get ready for an unforgettable show with lots of big hair, glamor, rhinestones, hats, boots and incredible performances."

Fans play a crucial role in the awards, as every category is fan-voted. Voting is open through August 23, with a special "Turbo Tuesday" on August 20, during which votes count twice. This emphasizes the awards' motto as "an award show for the people and by the people."

The top category, People's Artist of 2024, sees tough competition with nominees including Beyonce, Jelly Roll, Kacey Musgraves, Kane Brown, Lainey Wilson, Luke Combs, Morgan Wallen and Zach Bryan. This variety underscores the evolving landscape of country music, welcoming more diverse sounds and voices.

The Complete Nominations for the 2024 People's Choice Country Awards

The People's Artist of 2024

• Beyonce Knowles
• Jelly Roll
• Kacey Musgraves
• Kane Brown
• Lainey Wilson
• Luke Combs
• Morgan Wallen (2023 winner)
• Zach Bryan

The Female Artist of 2024

• Beyonce Knowles
• Carly Pearce
• Dolly Parton
• Kacey Musgraves
• Kelsea Ballerini
• Lainey Wilson (2023 winner)
• Megan Moroney
• Miranda Lambert

The Male Artist of 2024

• Bailey Zimmerman
• Chris Stapleton
• Cody Johnson
• Jelly Roll (2023 winner)
• Kane Brown
• Luke Combs
• Morgan Wallen
• Zach Bryan

The Group/Duo of 2024

• Brothers Osborne
• Dan + Shay (2023 winner)
• Old Dominion
• Ole 60
• The Red Clay Strays
• The War and Treaty
• Tigirlily Gold
• Zac Brown Band

The New Artist of 2024

• Chase Matthew
• Chayce Beckham
• Dasha
• Koe Wetzel
• Nate Smith
• Shaboozey
• Tucker Wetmore
• Warren Zeiders

The Social Country Star of 2024

• Bailey Zimmerman
• Beyonce Knowles
• Dolly Parton
• Jelly Roll
• Kelsea Ballerini
• Luke Combs
• Morgan Wallen
• Reba McEntire

The Album of 2024

• "Cowboy Carter" – Beyonce Knowles
• "Deeper Well" – Kacey Musgraves
• "Fathers & Sons" – Luke Combs
• "Higher" – Chris Stapleton
• "Highway Desperado" – Jason Aldean
• "Leather" – Cody Johnson
• "Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going" – Shaboozey
• "Zach Bryan" – Zach Bryan

The Song of 2024

• "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" – Shaboozey (Songwriters: Collins Obinna Chibueze, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Mark Williams, Nevin Sastry, Sean Cook)
• "Austin (Boots Stop Workin')" – Dasha (Songwriters: Adam Wendler, Anna Dasha Novotny, Cheyenne Rose Arnspiger, Kenneth Travis Heidelman)
• "I Had Some Help" – Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen (Songwriters: Ashley Gorley, Austin Post, Chandler Paul Walters, Ernest Smith, Hoskins, Louis Bell, Morgan Wallen, Ryan Vojtesak)
• "I Remember Everything" – Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves (Songwriters: Kacey Musgraves, Zach Bryan)
• "Miles on It" – Marshmello & Kane Brown (Songwriters: CASTLE, Connor McDonough, Earwulf, Jake Torrey, Kane Brown, Marshmello, Nick Gale, Riley McDonough)
• "Pink Skies" – Zach Bryan (Songwriter: Zach Bryan)
• "Texas Hold 'Em" – Beyonce Knowles (Songwriters: Beyonce Knowles, Brian Bates, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro, Raphael Saadiq)
• "Wild Ones" – Jessie Murph feat. Jelly Roll (Songwriters: Feli Ferraro, Gregory Aldae Hein, Jason Deford, Jeff Gitelman, Jessie Murph)

The Female Song of 2024

• "16 Carriages" – Beyonce Knowles (Songwriters: Atia Boggs, Beyonce Knowles, Dave Hamelin, Ink, Raphael Saadiq)
• "Austin (Boots Stop Workin')" – Dasha (Songwriters: Adam Wendler, Anna Dasha Novotny, Cheyenne Rose Arnspiger, Kenneth Travis Heidelman)
• "Deeper Well" – Kacey Musgraves (Songwriters: Daniel Tashian, Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves)
• "Hang Tight Honey" – Lainey Wilson (Songwriters: Driver Williams, Jason Nix, Lainey Wilson, Paul Sikes)
• "hummingbird" – Carly Pearce (Songwriters: Carly Pearce, Jordan Reynolds, Nicolle Galyon, Shane McAnally)
• "No Caller ID" – Megan Moroney (Songwriters: Connie Harrington, Jessi Alexander, Jessie Jo Dillon, Megan Moroney)
• "Texas Hold 'Em" – Beyonce Knowles (Songwriters: Beyonce Knowles, Brian Bates, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bulow, Nathan Ferraro, Raphael Saadiq)
• "Wranglers" – Miranda Lambert (Songwriters: Audra Mae, Evan McKeever, Ryan Carpenter)

The Male Song of 2024

• "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" – Shaboozey (Songwriters: Collins Obinna Chibueze, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Mark Williams, Nevin Sastry, Sean Cook)
• "Ain't No Love in Oklahoma (From "Twisters": The Album)" – Luke Combs (Songwriters: Jessi Alexander, Jonathan Singleton, Luke Combs)
• "Bulletproof" – Nate Smith (Songwriters: Ashley Gorley, Ben Johnson, Hunter Phelps)
• "Dirt Cheap" – Cody Johnson (Songwriter: Josh Phillips)
• "I Can Feel It" – Kane Brown (Songwriters: Gabe Foust, Jaxson Free, Kane Brown, Phil Collins)
• "Let Your Boys Be Country" – Jason Aldean (Songwriters: Allison Veltz Cruz, Jaron Boyer, Micah Wilshire)
• "Pink Skies" – Zach Bryan (Songwriter: Zach Bryan)
• "Take Her Home" – Kenny Chesney (Songwriters: Hunter Phelps, Michael Hardy, Zach Abend)

The Group/Duo Song of 2024

• "Break Mine" – Brothers Osborne (Songwriters: John Osborne, Pete Good, Shane McAnally, TJ Osborne)
• "Different About You" – Old Dominion (Songwriters: Brad Tursi, Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Zach Crowell)
• "For the Both of Us" – Dan + Shay (Songwriters: Andy Albert, Dan Smyers, Jordan Reynolds)
• "I Tried a Ring On" – Tigirlily Gold (Songwriters: Josh Jenkins, Kendra Jo Slaubaugh, Krista Jade Slaubaugh, Pete Good)
• "Love You Back" – Lady A (Songwriters: Emily Weisband, James McNair, Lindsay Rimes)
• "smoke & a light" – Ole 60 (Songwriters: Jacob Ty Young, Justin Eckerd, Ryan Laslie, Tristan Roby)
• "Tie Up" – Zac Brown Band (Songwriters: Ben Simonetti, Chris Gelbuda, Jonathan Singleton, Josh Hoge, Zac Brown)
• "Wanna Be Loved" – The Red Clay Strays (Songwriters: Dakota Coleman, Matthew Coleman)

The Collaboration Song of 2024

• "Blackbiird" – Beyonce Knowles, Brittney Spencer, Tanner Adell, Tiera Kennedy & Reyna Roberts (Songwriters: John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
• "Can't Break Up Now" – Old Dominion & Megan Moroney (Songwriters: Emily Weisband, Matthew Ramsey, Tofer Brown, Trevor Rosen)
• "Chevrolet" – Dustin Lynch feat. Jelly Roll (Songwriters: Chase McGill, Hunter Phelps, Jessi Alexander, Mentor Williams)
• "Hey Driver" – Zach Bryan feat. The War and Treaty (Songwriter: Zach Bryan)
• "I Remember Everything" – Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves (Songwriters: Kacey Musgraves, Zach Bryan)
• "Mamaw's House" – Thomas Rhett feat. Morgan Wallen (Songwriters: Chase McGill, Matt Dragstrem, Morgan Wallen, Thomas Rhett)
• "The One (Pero No Como Yo)" – Carin Leon & Kane Brown (Songwriters: Bibi Marin, Edgar Barrera, Elena Rose, Johan Sotelo, Jonathan Capeci, Julio Ramirez, Kane Brown, Oscar Armando Diaz de Leon)
• "you look like you love me" – Ella Langley feat. Riley Green (Songwriters: Aaron Raitiere, Ella Langley, Riley Green)

The Cover Song of 2024

• "Blackbiird" – Beyonce Knowles, Brittney Spencer, Tanner Adell, Tiera Kennedy & Reyna Roberts (Songwriters: John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
• "Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other" – Orville Peck & Willie Nelson (Songwriter: Ned Sublette)
• "Dancing With Myself" – Maren Morris (Songwriters: Billy Idol, Tony James)
• "Jolene" – Beyonce Knowles (Songwriter: Dolly Parton)
• "Perfectly Lonely" – Parker McCollum (Songwriter: John Mayer)
• "Sun to Me" – Machine Gun Kelly (Songwriters: Zach Bryan)
• "Take Me Home, Country Roads" – Lana Del Rey (Songwriters: Bill Danoff, John Denver, Taffy Nivert)
• "Three Little Birds (Bob Marley: One Love – Music Inspired by the Film)" – Kacey Musgraves (Songwriters: Bob Marley & The Wailers)

The Crossover Song of 2024

• "Better Days" – Zach Bryan feat. John Mayer (Songwriter: Zach Bryan)
• "Cowboys Cry Too" – Kelsea Ballerini feat. Noah Kahan (Songwriters: Alysa Vanderheym, Kelsea Ballerini, Noah Kahan)
• "I Had Some Help" – Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen (Songwriters: Ashley Gorley, Austin Post, Chandler Paul Walters, Ernest Smith, Hoskins, Louis Bell, Morgan Wallen, Ryan Vojtesak)
• "II Most Wanted" – Beyonce Knowles & Miley Cyrus (Songwriters: Beyonce Knowles, Michael Pollack, Miley Cyrus, Ryan Tedder)
• "Lonely Road" – Machine Gun Kelly feat. Jelly Roll (Songwriters: Bill Danoff, Brandon Allen, Colson Baker, John Denver, Mary Danoff, Nick Long, Steve Basil, Taffy Nivert Danoff, Travis Barker)
• "Midnight Ride" – Kylie Minogue, Orville Peck & Diplo (Songwriters: Christopher Stracey, Kylie Minogue, Marta Cikojevic, Orville Peck)
• "Miles on It" – Marshmello & Kane Brown (Songwriters: CASTLE, Connor McDonough, Earwulf, Jake Torrey, Kane Brown, Marshmello, Nick Gale, Riley McDonough)
• "My Fault" – Shaboozey feat. Noah Cyrus (Songwriters: Bailey Bryan, Collins Obinna Chibueze, Doug Walters, Nevin Sastry, Noah Cyrus, PJ Harding, Sean Cook)

The New Artist Song of 2024

• "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" – Shaboozey (Songwriters: Collins Obinna Chibueze, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Mark Williams, Nevin Sastry, Sean Cook)
• "Austin (Boots Stop Workin')" – Dasha (Songwriters: Adam Wendler, Anna Dasha Novotny, Cheyenne Rose Arnspiger, Kenneth Travis Heidelman)
• "Betrayal" – Warren Zeiders (Songwriters: Ali Tamposi, Blake Pendergrass, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Justin Ebach, Warren Zeiders)
• "Bulletproof" – Nate Smith (Songwriters: Ashley Gorley, Ben Johnson, Hunter Phelps)
• "Devil You Know" – Tyler Braden (Songwriters: Graham Barham, Jon Hall, Sam Martinez, Zack Dyer)
• "Sweet Dreams" – Koe Wetzel (Songwriters: Amy Allen, Gabe Simon, Josh Serrato, Ropyr Wetzel, Sam Nelson Harris)
• "Tennessee Don't Mind" – Kameron Marlowe (Songwriters: Charles Kelley, Daniel Tashian)
• "Wind Up Missin' You" – Tucker Wetmore (Songwriters: Chris LaCorte, Thomas Archer, Tucker Wetmore)

The Storyteller Song of 2024

• "16 Carriages" – Beyonce Knowles (Songwriters: Atia Boggs, Beyonce Knowles, Dave Hamelin, Ink, Raphael Saadiq)
• "Deeper Well" – Kacey Musgraves (Songwriters: Daniel Tashian, Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves)
• "Dirt Cheap" – Cody Johnson (Songwriter: Josh Phillips)
• "Pink Skies" – Zach Bryan (Songwriter: Zach Bryan)
• "Sorry Mom" – Kelsea Ballerini (Songwriters: Alysa Vanderheym, Hillary Lindsey, Jessie Jo Dillon, Karen Fairchild, Kelsea Ballerini)
• "The Little Things" – George Strait (Songwriters: Bubba Strait, George Strait, Monty Criswell)
• "The Man He Sees in Me" – Luke Combs (Songwriters: Josh Phillips, Luke Combs)
• "Too Good to be True" – Kacey Musgraves (Songwriters: Daniel Tashian, Ian Fitchuk, Anna Nalick, Kacey Musgraves)

The Music Video of 2024

• "Ain't No Love in Oklahoma (From "Twisters": The Album)" – Luke Combs
• "Austin (Boots Stop Workin')" – Dasha
• "Deeper Well" – Kacey Musgraves
• "I Had Some Help" – Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen
• "Let It Burn" – Shaboozey
• "Lonely Road" – Machine Gun Kelly feat. Jelly Roll
• "Miles on It" – Marshmello & Kane Brown
• "Pour Me a Drink" – Post Malone feat. Blake Shelton

The Concert Tour of 2024

• "Growin' Up and Gettin' Old Tour" – Luke Combs
• "Highway Desperado Tour" – Jason Aldean
• "One Night at a Time 2024" – Morgan Wallen
• "Shania Twain Come on Over – The Las Vegas Residency – All the Hits!" – Shania Twain
• "Stadium Tour" – George Strait
• "Standing Room Only Tour '24" – Tim McGraw
• "Sun Goes Down 2024 Tour" – Kenny Chesney
• "The Quittin Time 2024 Tour" – Zach Bryan