

Miranda
Lambert
has
reached
icon
status!
The
country
music
superstar
will
receive
the
Country
Icon
Award
at
the
2024
People’s
Choice
Country
Awards,
NBC
and
Peacock
announced
on
August
22.
Miranda
will
be
recognized
for
her
decades-long
music
career,
as
well
as
her
work
as
a
shelter
animal
advocate,
restaurateur
and
New
York
Times
best-selling
author.
“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—Executive
Vice
President
of
Live
Events
and
Specials
at
NBCUniversal
Entertainment—said
in
a
statement.
“We’re
so
excited
to
celebrate
her
career,
fierce
individualism
and
innovation
in
the
industry
with
the
Country
Icon
Award.”
Miranda
is
the
second
performer
to
receive
this
award
following
last
year’s
inaugural
PCCAs, where
late
country
music
legend
Toby
Keith
was
honored.
As
for
this
year’s
ceremony,
airing
Sept.
26,
Shania
Twain
will
serve
as
host—a
duty
she
previously
said
she
is
“honored”
to
take
on.