Toby Keith Earns 2024 Country Music Hall of Fame Induction

Country singer John Anderson and guitarist James Burton also among this year’s inductees.

Toby Keith performs onstage during the 2021 iHeartCountry Festival at The Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 30, 2021. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for iHeartMedia

Famed country crooner Toby Keith, who tragically passed away on Feb. 5 at the age of 62 after losing his battle with stomach cancer, has garnered country music’s most prestigious award.

On Monday, the Country Music Association revealed the late “Should’ve Been a Cowboy” singer was among the newest class to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.