Beyoncé, Zach Bryan Nominated for People’s Choice Country Awards

The People’s Choice Country Awards, which made its debut in 2023, is set to return for a second edition this September on NBC. On Thursday, the nominations were announced, featuring prominent names bridging country and mainstream pop, such as Beyoncé, Shaboozey, Zach Bryan, Kacey Musgraves, Morgan Wallen, and Jelly Roll.

Zach Bryan led the nominations with 19, followed by Beyoncé with 17 and Kacey Musgraves with 15. Interestingly, none of these three had massive success on country radio this year, highlighting how this award show aims to differentiate itself from the CMA and ACM Awards by focusing on broader appeal.

The fan-voted awards show will air on NBC and Peacock on September 26 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, live from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, with Shania Twain as the host.

Newcomer Shaboozey, whose hit “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” has been topping the Billboard Hot 100, earned 12 nominations. Shaboozey made a significant impact on country radio, unlike Beyoncé, Zach Bryan, and Kacey Musgraves, whose latest releases didn’t receive much radio play.

Nominated for the top award, the People’s Artist of 2024, are Beyoncé, Jelly Roll, Kacey Musgraves, Kane Brown, Lainey Wilson, Luke Combs, Morgan Wallen, and Zach Bryan.

For those who didn’t make it into the top category, there are divisions for top male and female artists, as well as duo/group artists, emphasizing both gender-segregated categories and mixed-gender categories.

In its second year, the list of categories has been expanded from 12 to 18, including Male Song, Female Song, Group/Duo Song, Cover Song, New Artist Song, and Storyteller Song.

The People’s Choice Country Awards entered a competitive field of country awards last year, hosted initially by Little Big Town. NBC thus joined ABC, which hosts the CMA Awards in November, and CBS, which began airing the CMT Awards last year.

The show is a spinoff of the long-running People’s Choice Awards, last aired on NBC in February.

The CMA Awards will be up next in the country awards calendar, scheduled for November.

The People’s Artist of 2024:
Beyoncé
Jelly Roll
Kacey Musgraves
Kane Brown
Lainey Wilson
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Zach Bryan

The Female Artist of 2024:
Beyoncé
Carly Pearce
Dolly Parton
Kacey Musgraves
Kelsea Ballerini
Lainey Wilson
Megan Moroney
Miranda Lambert

The Male Artist of 2024:
Bailey Zimmerman
Chris Stapleton
Cody Johnson
Jelly Roll
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Zach Bryan

The Group / Duo of 2024:
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
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
Beyoncé
Dolly Parton
Jelly Roll
Kelsea Ballerini
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Reba McEntire

The Song of 2024:
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Shaboozey
“Austin (Boots Stop Workin’)” – Dasha
“I Had Some Help” – Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen
“I Remember Everything” – Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves
“Miles on It” – Marshmello & Kane Brown
“Pink Skies” – Zach Bryan
“TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” – Beyoncé
“Wild Ones” – Jessie Murph feat. Jelly Roll

The Female Song of 2024:
“16 CARRIAGES” – Beyoncé
“Austin (Boots Stop Workin’)” – Dasha
“Deeper Well” – Kacey Musgraves
“Hang Tight Honey” – Lainey Wilson
“hummingbird” – Carly Pearce
“No Caller ID” – Megan Moroney
“TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” – Beyoncé
“Wranglers” – Miranda Lambert

The Male Song of 2024:
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Shaboozey
“Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma (From Twisters: The Album)” – Luke Combs
“Bulletproof” – Nate Smith
“Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson
“I Can Feel It” – Kane Brown
“Let Your Boys Be Country” – Jason Aldean
“Pink Skies” – Zach Bryan
“Take Her Home” – Kenny Chesney

The Group/Duo Song of 2024:
“Break Mine” – Brothers Osborne
“Different About You” – Old Dominion
“For the Both of Us” – Dan + Shay
“I Tried a Ring On” – Tigirlily Gold
“Love You Back” – Lady A
“smoke & a light” – Ole 60
“Tie Up” – Zac Brown Band
“Wanna Be Loved” – The Red Clay Strays

The Collaboration Song of 2024:
“BLACKBIIRD” – Beyoncé, Brittney Spencer, Tanner Adell, Tiera Kennedy & Reyna Roberts
“Can’t Break Up Now” – Old Dominion & Megan Moroney
“Chevrolet” – Dustin Lynch feat. Jelly Roll
“Hey Driver” – Zach Bryan feat. The War And Treaty
“I Remember Everything” – Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves
“Mamaw’s House” – Thomas Rhett feat. Morgan Wallen
“The One (Pero No Como Yo)” – Carin Leon & Kane Brown
“you look like you love me” – Ella Langley feat. Riley Green

The Cover Song of 2024:
“BLACKBIIRD” – Beyoncé, Brittney Spencer, Tanner Adell, Tiera Kennedy & Reyna Roberts
“Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond Of Each Other” – Orville Peck & Willie Nelson
“Dancing With Myself” – Maren Morris
“JOLENE” – Beyoncé
“Perfectly Lonely” – Parker McCollum
“Sun to Me” – mgk
“Take Me Home, Country Roads” – Lana Del Rey
“Three Little Birds (Bob Marley: One Love – Music Inspired By The Film)” – Kacey Musgraves

The Crossover Song of 2024:
“Better Days” – Zach Bryan feat. John Mayer
“Cowboys Cry Too” – Kelsea Ballerini feat. Noah Kahan
“I Had Some Help” – Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen
“II MOST WANTED” – Beyoncé & Miley Cyrus
“Lonely Road” – mgk feat. Jelly Roll
“Midnight Ride” – Kylie Minogue, Orville Peck & Diplo
“Miles on It” – Marshmello & Kane Brown
“My Fault” – Shaboozey feat. Noah Cyrus

The New Artist Song of 2024:
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Shaboozey
“Austin (Boots Stop Workin’)” – Dasha
“Betrayal” – Warren Zeiders
“Bulletproof” – Nate Smith
“Devil You Know” – Tyler Braden
“Sweet Dreams” – Koe Wetzel
“Tennessee Don’t Mind” – Kameron Marlowe
“Wind Up Missin’ You” – Tucker Wetmore

The Storyteller Song of 2024:
“16 CARRIAGES” – Beyoncé
“Deeper Well” – Kacey Musgraves
“Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson
“Pink Skies” – Zach Bryan
“Sorry Mom” – Kelsea Ballerini
“The Little Things” – George Strait
“The Man He Sees in Me” – Luke Combs
“Too Good to Be True” – Kacey Musgraves

The Album of 2024:
COWBOY CARTER – Beyoncé
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