Beyoncé Lands 12 Nominations At People's Choice Country Awards - After Backlash Over Cowboy Carter Album

Zach Bryan and Beyoncé are the leading nominees for the 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards, with 19 and 17 nods, respectively. They are followed in the nominations tally by Kacey Musgraves (15), Shaboozey (12), Kane Brown and Morgan Wallen (11 each) and then Luke Combs (10).

via: Daily Mail

The Crazy In Love hitmaker, 42, received two nominations for Female Song of the Year for her singles 16 Carriages and Texas Hold 'Em.

Additionally, she earned two nominations in the Cover Song category for her renditions of the Beatles' Blackbird and Dolly Parton's Jolene.

She's up against the likes of Parton and Kacey Musgraves in the Female Artist category.

She's also nominated in the coveted People's Artist and Social Country Star categories.

Texas Hold 'Em is up for Song of the Year, BLACKBIIRD is nominated for Collaboration Song of the Year, her Miley Cyrus duet II Most Wanted is up for Crossover Song of the Year and 16 Carriages is nominated for Storyteller Song of the Year.

Beyonce's achievement comes despite criticism over the pop star's transition into country music.

Ahead of the album's release in March, a source told DailyMail.com that the superstar 'doesn't care' about the reaction of those who want her to stay in a 'narrow lane.'

The insider said Beyonce will not be swayed by any negative reactions she might receive from detractors as she is focused on shining a 'spotlight the contributions African-Americans made to the genre.'

'She knows there will be pushback by those who want her to stay in a narrow lane but she doesn't care,' the source told DailyMail.com.

'In fact, it has made her more daring. By the time the summer is over, her detractors will know the difference between yee and haw.'

She faced harsh criticism from Azealia Banks less than 24 hours after she announced the album during the Super Bowl, with the rapper branding her foray into the country music scene 'narcissistic.'

'You're setting yourself up to be ridiculed again,' she wrote on Instagram on Monday. 'There's a theatrical element to country music!!! Them critics are not just going to accept an ugly blond wig and bullying from jay-z !!! It's giving big time musical grift.

'Yes black girls can make country music... but you're just really not hitting the button.... Beyoncé please stop the madness. The gay baiting, the overtly narcissistic attempts to lazily encroach into a genre *you think* your popularity is gonna gain accolades for you in... You're looking like food sis.'

This is not the first time Texas-born Beyoncé has highlighted her Southern music roots after delighting fans with her 2016 track, Daddy Lessons.

Music lovers immediately praised the twangy track when it featured on her critically-acclaimed album, Lemonade.

The star went on to give a dazzling live performance of the single at the 50th Country Music Association Awards in 2016, alongside legendary country band, The Chicks.

The source added: 'Bey was given the motivation to make a country record after seeing how many of her fans loved her single Daddy Lessons and her performance at the CMAs.'

Beyoncé submitted Daddy Lessons for the country category at the 2016 Grammy Awards - but it was rejected by the Recording Academy's country music committee.

If the song had made it through, it would have been eligible for honors such as best country song and country solo performance.

On Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé took the opportunity to highlight the African-American roots of country music with her new project.

'She wanted to use her platform to spotlight the contributions African-Americans have made to genres they have been shut out of,' the insider added.

'She spent months writing and researching.'

Hosted by Shania Twain, the 2024 People's Choice Awards will broadcast live from Nashville, Tennessee, on September 26.

'Country has some of the most passionate fans in music and us artists are so lucky to be supported in doing what we love,' Twain said in a statement.

She added: 'I am honored to host an award show that celebrates these awesome fans.

'Get ready for an unforgettable show with lots of big hair, glamour, rhinestones, hats, boots and incredible performances. Giddy up!'

Check out the list of nominees for the 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards below. (Last year’s winner in artist categories identified.)

The People’s Artist of 2024

Beyoncé

Jelly Roll

Kacey Musgraves

Kane Brown

Lainey Wilson

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen (2023 winner)

Zach Bryan

The Female Artist of 2024

Beyoncé

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

Beyoncé

Dolly Parton

Jelly Roll

Kelsea Ballerini

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

Reba McEntire

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

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” – 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 Female Song of 2024

“16 Carriages” – Beyoncé(Songwriters: Atia Boggs, Beyoncé, 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” – 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 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” – Beyoncé, 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” – Beyoncé, 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” – Beyoncé (Songwriter: Dolly Parton)

“Perfectly Lonely” – Parker McCollum (Songwriter: John Mayer)

“Sun to Me” – mgk (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” – Beyoncé & Miley Cyrus (Songwriters: Beyoncé, Michael Pollack, Miley Cyrus, Ryan Tedder)

“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 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” – Beyoncé (Songwriters: Atia Boggs, Beyoncé, 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” – mgk 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