Morgan Wallen Dominates The First-Ever People's Choice Country Awards Nominations

The first-ever People’s Choice Country Awards (not to be confused with the usual People’s Choice Awards) has revealed its nominees for its inaugural award ceremony, and it’s unsurprisingly dominated by superstar Morgan Wallen.

Airing on the 28th of September on the US network NBC and streaming platform Peacock, Wallen has been nominated in a whopping 11 categories as Lainey Wilson and Luke Combs also racked up a considerable amount of nods.

As Billboard notes, Wallen’s record-breaking album, One Thing At A Time, has been nominated for Album Of The Year, as four singles – Last Night, You Proof, Thought You Should Know, and Thinkin’ About Me have been nominated in multiple categories.

The People’s Choice Country Awards is a fan-voted ceremony that will take place in Nashville. Elsewhere in the nominations list, Combs and Hardy are up for nine awards, Jelly Roll has been nominated for eight, while Lainey Wilson is the most-nominated woman, receiving seven nominations. You can find the full list of nominees below, per People and Taste Of Country.

Little Big Town will host the inaugural People’s Choice Country Awards, while also being up for the Group/Duo of 2023 award. On the night, Blake Shelton will present Toby Keith with the first-ever Country Music Icon Award. More honorary awards will be handed out on the evening.

If you’re in the US, you can vote for your favourite country artists here until Friday, 25 August. Unfortunately, Australian country music fans aren’t eligible to vote in the People’s Choice Country Awards.

PEOPLE’S CHOICE COUNTRY AWARDS NOMINEES

THE PEOPLE'S ARTIST OF 2023

Blake Shelton

Kane Brown

Kelsea Ballerini

Lainey Wilson

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

Old Dominion

Zach Bryan

THE MALE ARTIST OF 2023

Bailey Zimmerman

Blake Shelton

HARDY

Jelly Roll

Kane Brown

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

Zach Bryan

THE FEMALE ARTIST OF 2023

Ashley McBryde

Carly Pearce

Carrie Underwood

Elle King  

Kelsea Ballerini

Lainey Wilson

Megan Moroney

Miranda Lambert

THE GROUP/DUO OF 2023

Brothers Osborne

Dan + Shay

Lady A

Little Big Town

Maddie & Tae

Old Dominion

Parmalee

The War and Treaty

THE NEW ARTIST OF 2023

Bailey Zimmerman

Corey Kent

ERNEST

Ingrid Andress

Jelly Roll

Megan Moroney

Priscilla Block

Zach Bryan

THE SOCIAL COUNTRY STAR OF 2023

Bailey Zimmerman

Blake Shelton

Carrie Underwood

Dolly Parton

Kelsea Ballerini

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

Shania Twain

THE SONG OF 2023

"Fast Car" - Luke Combs (Songwriter: Tracy Chapman)

"Last Night" - Morgan Wallen (Songwriters: Ashley Gorley, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, John Byron, Ryan Vojtesak)

"Love You Anyway" - Luke Combs (Songwriters: Dan Isbell, Luke Combs, Ray Fulcher)

"Need A Favor" - Jelly Roll (Songwriters: Austin Nivarel, Jason DeFord/Jelly Roll, Joe Ragosta, Rob Ragosta)

"Tennessee Orange" - Megan Moroney (Songwriters: Ben Williams, David Fanning, Megan Moroney, Paul Jenkins)

"Thank God" - Kane Brown, Katelyn Brown (Songwriters: Christian Stalnecker, Jared Mullins, Jaxson Free, Josh Hoge, Kyle Fishman)

"Thinkin’ Bout Me" - Morgan Wallen (Songwriters: Ashley Gorley, John Byron, Ryan Vojtesak, Taylor Phillips)

"wait in the truck" - HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson (Songwriters: Hunter Phelps, Jordan Schmidt, Michael Hardy, Renee Blair)

THE COLLABORATION SONG OF 2023

"Beer With My Friends" - Kenny Chesney & Old Dominion (Songwriters: Bryan Simpson, David Lee Murphy, Shy Carter)

"Cowgirls" - Morgan Wallen feat. ERNEST (Songwriters: Ashley Gorley, Ernest Keith Smith, James Maddocks, Milan Modi, Rocky Block, Ryan Vojtesak)

"red" - HARDY feat. Morgan Wallen (Songwriters: Michael Hardy, Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip, Jacob Rice)

"Save Me" - Jelly Roll with Lainey Wilson (Songwriters: David Ray, Jason DeFord/Jelly Roll)

"Thank God" - Kane Brown, Katelyn Brown

"wait in the truck" - HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson

"We Don't Fight Anymore" - Carly Pearce, Chris Stapleton (Songwriters: Shane McAnally, Carly Pearce, Pete Good)

"You, Me, And Whiskey" - Justin Moore, Priscilla Block (Songwriters: Brock Berryhill, Jessi Alexander, Cole Taylor)

THE CROSSOVER SONG OF 2023

"Dawns" - Zach Bryan feat. Maggie Rogers (Songwriters: Maggie Rogers, Zachary Lane Bryan)

"Just Say I’m Sorry" - P!nk, Chris Stapleton (Songwriters: Alecia Moore, Chris Stapleton)

"Life Goes On" - Ed Sheeran feat. Luke Combs (Songwriter: Ed Sheeran)

"Seasons" - Bebe Rexha, Dolly Parton (Songwriters: Bebe Rexha, Ido Zmishlany, Sarah Solovay)

"Texas" - Jessie Murph feat. Maren Morris )Songwriters: Alex Niceforo, Amy Allen, Jessie Murph, Warren "Oak" Felder)

“That’s Not How This Works” - Charlie Puth feat. Dan + Shay (Songwriters: Jordan Reynolds, Charlie Puth, Dan Smyers)

"UNHEALTHY" - Anne-Marie feat. Shania Twain (Anne-Marie Nicholson, CASTLE, Connor McDonough, Riley McDonough)

"Wasted" - Diplo feat. Kodak Black & Koe Wetzel (Songwriters: Bill K. Kapri, Richard Cook Mears IV, Ropyr Wetzel, Thomas Wesley Pentz)

THE ALBUM OF 2023

Bell Bottom Country - Lainey Wilson

Different Man - Kane Brown

Gettin' Old - Luke Combs

One Thing At A Time - Morgan Wallen

Religiously. The Album. - Bailey Zimmerman

Rolling Up The Welcome Mat - Kelsea Ballerini

The mockingbird & THE CROW - HARDY

Whitsitt Chapel - Jelly Roll

THE MUSIC VIDEO OF 2023

"In Your Love" - Tyler Childers

“Need a Favor" - Jelly Roll

"Tennessee Orange" - Megan Moroney

"Thank God" - Kane Brown, Katelyn Brown

"Thought You Should Know" - Morgan Wallen

"wait in the truck" - HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson

"Where We Started" - Thomas Rhett, Katy Perry

"You Proof" - Morgan Wallen

THE CONCERT TOUR OF 2023

Blake Shelton: Back to the Honky Tonk Tour

Carrie Underwood: Denim & Rhinestones Tour

Chris Stapleton's All-American Road Show Tour

Kenny Chesney: I Go Back 2023 Tour

Luke Combs World Tour

Morgan Wallen: One Night At A Time World Tour

Shania Twain: Queen of Me Tour

Zach Bryan: The Burn, Burn, Burn Tour