2023 People's Choice Country Awards | ||||
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Date | September 28, 2023 | |||
Location | Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
Hosted by | Little Big Town | |||
Most awards | Jelly Roll (4) | |||
Most nominations | Morgan Wallen (11) | |||
Television/radio coverage | ||||
Network | NBC, Peacock | |||
Viewership | 4.3 million[1] | |||
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The 2023 People's Choice Country Awards, the inaugural ceremony, was held on September 28, 2023 at the Grand Ole OpryinNashville, Tennessee. It was hosted by country music group Little Big Town.[2] The ceremony was broadcast live on NBC and was made available to stream on Peacock.[3][4]
The ceremony will return to NBC and Peacock at the Grand Ole Opry on September 26, 2024 for the second edition of the awards.[5]
On March 9, 2023, NBCUniversal announced that they would be premiering a spin-off of the long-running People's Choice Awards, honoring country music's most popular artists, with the winners chosen entirely by the fans, though several honorary awards would also be awarded.[6][7]
On July 18, 2023, it was announced that country music legend, Toby Keith, would receive the inaugural Country Icon Award, the award was presented to him by fellow Oklahoman, Blake Shelton.[8] The nominations were announced on August 16, 2023 with Morgan Wallen leading with eleven, followed by Luke Combs with eight. Lainey Wilson was the most nominated female artist with seven nods.[9] Wynonna Judd, was honored with the Country Champion Award.[10] Toby Keith received the Country Icon Award.[11]On September 8, 2023, it was announced that country music legend, Wynonna Judd, would receive the inaugural Country Champion Award, the award celebrated her decades-long career and efforts around philanthropy and activism.[12]
During the ceremony there were live performances by Blake Shelton, Carly Pearce, Dan + Shay, HARDY, Jelly Roll, Kane Brown, Kelsea Ballerini, Little Big Town and Wynonna.[13][14] While receiving his Icon Award honor, Toby Keith performed for the first time since the end of his cancer treatment.[15][16] This was also one of Keith's last public appearancesand before his death on February 5, 2024.[17]
All nominees are listed below, and the winners are listed in bold.[18][19]
Country Icon Award | Country Champion Award |
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Nominations | Artist |
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11 | Morgan Wallen |
8 | Luke Combs |
7 | Lainey Wilson |
6 | Kane Brown |
HARDY | |
Jelly Roll | |
5 | Zach Bryan |
4 | Blake Shelton |
Kelsea Ballerini | |
Bailey Zimmerman | |
Megan Moroney | |
3 | Carrie Underwood |
Shania Twain | |
Chris Stapleton | |
Old Dominion | |
2 | Dolly Parton |
Kenny Chesney | |
Dan + Shay | |
Priscilla Block |