subscribe our channel to get daily Entertainment News Miranda Lambert to receive country icon award at 2024 People's Choice Country Awards the award was previously given to the late Toby Keith during the inaugural 2023 People's Choice Country Awards Miranda Lambert has officially reached icon status the country music star 40 will be honored with the country icon award at the 2024 people's Choice Country Awards set to be hosted by Shania Twain and air live from the Grand Old opery House in Nashville on Thursday September 26th according to a press release shared with people Lambert will receive the award due to her decades long career in which she's built an authentic female forward brand of country that has shaped the industry a tour to force in country music for more than 20 years Miranda Lambert's groundbreaking albums continue to capture the hearts of fans around the world we're so excited to celebrate her career Fierce individualism and innovation in the industry with the country icon award said Jen Neil Executive Vice President live events and specials NBC Universal entertainment in a statement earlier this month Lambert opened up about how she's embraced being a mentor for younger artists during an appearance on bunny EXO's dumb blonde podcast since I don't have children of my own I want to use that part of what I've learned for younger Generations especially of artists because nobody tells you how this goes said Lambert nobody sits there and gives you a handbook of like well when you make it to this level this is what's going to happen she continued just seeing the fire in the eyes of someone just starting out it reignites your fire while it's been nearly two decades since the release of Lambert's debut studio album kerosene the musician has no plans to slow down anytime soon Lambert announced in July that her next album a 14 track project titled postcards from Texas will be released on September 13th as for what fans can expect from the upcoming release Lambert previously told people that it is very country I made this record in Texas I hadn't made an album in Texas since I was 18 I went down to arleene studios in Austin and John Randall who's my bestie and co-writer and co-producer we worked together a lot she told people at the Lone River Collective event in Frisco Texas in may just going home to Texas to make it felt really right for this new season and this new chapter continued Lambert I signed with Republic records and this new team has just given me so much fire and inspiration because it's all about the music with them the 2024 People's Choice Country Awards will Air live on Thursday September 26th at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time/ Pacific Time across NBC and peacock from the Grand Old opery House in Nashville