Miranda Lambert is wrangling another win at the 2024 People's Choice Country Awards.
As the country music star accepted the Country Icon Award Sept. 26 in Nashville, Tenn., she made sure to keep it real as she highlighted some of those that have helped support her throughtout her over 20-year career.
"The fact that I get this award tonight is just blowing my mind," Miranda said on stage. "It’s a lot of years, tears, beers and Tito’s, if I’m being honest."
After the relatable comment, the "Kerosene" singer—who sported an all-black, fringe-filled leather dress and black cowboy hat—went on to thank her fans for her success.
"I feel like I've been able to make so many great memories in my life and career because of fans," Miranda continued. "Y’all allow me to keep creating all these years. Thank you so much to the most loyal fans in the world."
The "Mama's Broken Heart" singer was also joined on the red carpet earlier in the night by her husband of five years Brendan McLoughlin, whom she's grateful to have cheering her on.
"Brendan's the best," she told E! News at the 2024 MTV VMAs earlier this month. "He's down for anything, super happy and supportive, in the best way. Let's me do my thing, but is right there beside me and it's really awesome."
And it's been especially comforting for Miranda, who has worked so hard to stay true to herself as she rose to fame in the early aughts.
"There was a risk of people trying to dress me in a way that I didn't want to dress or change my sound, and I just wasn't gonna go for that, even really young," she said of the beginning of her career on Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace? in May 2023. "I just knew it's not about that. It's about what I have to say because I knew I had some really great messages I wanted to share with the world. I wanted that to be through song and not through a crop top."
As she’s gotten older, however, she’s realized that she’s had to be willing to try new things for her career.
"There were some moments where I was being pushed in directions that I just wasn't comfortable," she admitted. "So I stood my ground, but as I've gotten older and more into the industry, I've relaxed in that."
Since beginning her country music career, the 40-year-old has been a pillar for female representation in the industry, even as the demographics have shifted.
"For the past couple of years it's been skewed one way: a lack of women and songs with content from women's perspectives," she told TIME in August 2018. "When Carrie [Underwood] and I first came on the scene, there was this whole generation of women before us. Over the past three or four years, it has been very male-driven."
"But I feel like it's starting to shift, and people are starting to pay attention to women again, which is great because I think it should be a good balance," she continued. "Women want to hear women because we want to know we're not alone in all of our issues. I want to feel like someone's telling my story."
Keep reading to see who took home an award at the 2024 PCCAs.
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The People's Artist of 2024
Beyoncé
Jelly Roll
Kacey Musgraves
Kane Brown
Lainey Wilson
Luke Combs
WINNER: Morgan Wallen
Zach Bryan
The Album of 2024
COWBOY CARTER - Beyoncé
Deeper Well - Kacey Musgraves
WINNER: 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 Female Song of 2024
“16 CARRIAGES” - Beyoncé (Songwriters: Atia Boggs, Beyoncé, Dave Hamelin, Ink, Raphael Saadiq)
WINNER: “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” - Beyoncé (Songwriters: Beyoncé, Brian Bates, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nathan Ferraro, Raphael Saadiq)
“Wranglers” - Miranda Lambert (Songwriters: Audra Mae, Evan McKeever, Ryan Carpenter)
The Female Artist of 2024
Beyoncé
Carly Pearce
Dolly Parton
Kacey Musgraves
Kelsea Ballerini
WINNER: Lainey Wilson
Megan Moroney
Miranda Lambert
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” - Beyoncé & Miley Cyrus (Songwriters: Beyoncé, Michael Pollack, Miley Cyrus, Ryan Tedder)
WINNER: “Lonely Road” - mgk 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 Concert Tour of 2024
Growin’ Up and Gettin’ Old Tour - Luke Combs
Highway Desperado Tour - Jason Aldean
WINNER: 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
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)
WINNER: “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” - Beyoncé (Songwriters: Beyoncé, 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 Social Country Star of 2024
Bailey Zimmerman
Beyoncé
Dolly Parton
Jelly Roll
Kelsea Ballerini
Luke Combs
WINNER: Morgan Wallen
Reba McEntire
The New Artist of 2024
Chase Matthew
Chayce Beckham
Dasha
Koe Wetzel
Nate Smith
WINNER: Shaboozey
Tucker Wetmore
Warren Zeiders
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” - mgk feat. Jelly Roll
WINNER: “Miles On It” - Marshmello & Kane Brown
“Pour Me A Drink” - Post Malone feat. Blake Shelton
The Male Song of 2024
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” - Shaboozey (Songwriters: Collins Obinna Chibueze, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Mark Williams, Nevin Sastry, Sean Cook)
WINNER: "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 Male Artist of 2024
Bailey Zimmerman
Chris Stapleton
Cody Johnson
Jelly Roll
Kane Brown
WINNER: Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Zach Bryan
The Group/Duo of 2024
Brothers Osborne
WINNER: Dan + Shay
Old Dominion
Ole 60
The Red Clay Strays
The War And Treaty
Tigirlily Gold
Zac Brown Band