Taylor Swift to make her first appearance of 2026 at the iHeartRadio Awards today

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2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards Nominees & Winners

Main Categories 

 

Song of the Year
"Anxiety" – Doechii 
"Good News" – Shaboozey
"Love Somebody" – Morgan Wallen
"Luther" – Kendrick Lamar and SZA
"Manchild" – Sabrina Carpenter
"Mutt" – Leon Thomas
"Ordinary" – Alex Warren  winner
"Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else" – Benson Boone
"Stargazing" – Myles Smith
"The Fate of Ophelia" – Taylor Swift

Artist of the Year
Bad Bunny
Benson Boone
Chris Brown
Jelly Roll
Kendrick Lamar
Lady Gaga
Morgan Wallen
Sabrina Carpenter
Tate McRae
Taylor Swift  winner

Duo/Group of the Year
HUNRT/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami winner
Linkin Park
Maroon 5
Shinedown
Twenty One Pilots

Best Collaboration
"All the Way" – BigXthaPlug featuring Bailey Zimmerman
"APT." – Rosé and Bruno Mars winner
"Luther" – Kendrick Lamar and SZA
"Timeless" – The Weeknd featuring Playboi Carti
"Whatchu Kno About Me" – GloRilla featuring Sexyy Red

Pop Artist of the Year
Alex Warren
Benson Boone
Sabrina Carpenter winner
Tate McRae
Taylor Swift 

 

Pop Album of the Year:
Taylor Swift,The Life of a Showgirl winner
 

Best New Pop Artist
Alex Warren winner
Jessie Murph
Myles Smith
Ravyn Lenae
Sombr

Pop Song of the Year
"Golden" – HUNRT/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami
"Manchild" – Sabrina Carpenter
"Ordinary" – Alex Warren
"Pink Pony Club" – Chappell Roan
"The Fate of Ophelia" – Taylor Swift winner

Country Song of the Year
"After All the Bars Are Closed" – Thomas Rhett
"Good News" – Shaboozey winner
"Liar" – Jelly Roll
"Love Somebody" – Morgan Wallen
"Whiskey Drink" – Jason Aldean

Country Artist of the Year
Jason Aldean
Jelly Roll
Lainey Wilson
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallenwinner

Best New Country Artist
Chase Matthew
Ella Langley winner
Hudson Westbrook
Josh Ross
Zach Top

Hip-Hop Song of the Year
"Luther" – Kendrick Lamar and SZA winner
"Nokia" – Drake
"Outside" – Cardi B
"The Largest" – BigXthaPlug
"Whatchu Kno About Me" – GloRilla featuring Sexyy Red

Hip-Hop Artist of the Year
Cardi B
GloRilla
Kendrick Lamar winner
Playboi Carti
Tyler, the Creator

Best New Hip-Hop Artist
Moliy
Pluto
Real Boston Richey  winner
YKNiece
Zeddy Will

Hip-Hop Album of the Year:
Kendrick Lamar, GNX — WINNER

R&B Song of the Year
"Burning Blue" – Mariah the Scientist
"Folded" – Kehlani  winner 
"Mutt" – Leon Thomas
"Residuals" – Chris Brown
"Somebody Loves Me" – PartyNextDoor & Drake

R&B Artist of the Year
Chris Brown  winner
Kehlani
Leon Thomas 
Mariah the Scientist
SZA

Best New R&B Artist
Jenevieve
Kwn
Leon Thomas winner
Mariah the Scientist
Sailorr

World Artist of the Year
Ayra Starr
Jackson Wang
JO1
Moliy  winner
Tyla

Alternative Song of the Year
"Back to Friends" – Sombr
"Ensenada" – Sublime  winner
"One Eyed Bastard" – Green Day
"Stargazing" – Myles Smith
"The Contract" – Twenty One Pilots

Alternative Artist of the Year
Cage the Elephant
Green Day
Linkin Park
Sublime
Twenty One Pilots winner

Best New Alternative Artist
Almost Monday
Gigi Perez
Lola Young
Role Model
Sombr  winner

 

Alternative Album of the Year:
sombr, I Barely Know Her  winner

Rock Song of the Year
"Afterlife" – Evanescence
"Bad Guy" – Falling in Reverse featuring Saraya
"Dance, Kid, Dance" – Shinedown
"Even If It Kills Me" – Papa Roach
"Heavy Is the Crown" – Linkin Park winner

Rock Artist of the Year
Linkin Park
Papa Roach
Shinedown winner
Sleep Token
Three Days Grace

Best New Rock Artist
Architects
Poppy
Return to Dust
Sleep Theory  winner
Spiritbox

Dance Song of the Year
"Blessings" – Calvin Harris featuring Clementine Douglas
"In My Arms" – Illenium and Hayla
"No Broke Boys" – Disco Lines and Tinashe  winner
"Save My Love" – Marshmello, Ellie Goulding and Avaion
"Won't Be Possible" – Tiësto, Odd Mob and Goodboys

Dance Artist of the Year
Calvin Harris
David Guetta  winner
John Summit
Martin Garrix
Tiësto

Dance Album of the Year:
 Lady Gaga, MAYHEM winner

Latin Pop/Urban Song of the Year
"Angel" – Grupo Frontera and Romeo Santos
"Degenere" – Myke Towers and Benny Blanco
"DTMF" – Bad Bunny winner
"Qué Pasaría..." – Rauw Alejandro and Bad Bunny
"Soltera" – Shakira

Latin Pop/Urban Artist of the Year
Bad Bunny winner
Feid
J Balvin
Karol G
Shakira

Latin Pop/Urban Album of the Year:
Bad Bunny, Debí Tirar Más Fotos winner

Best New Latin/Urban Artist
Alleh Mezher
Beéle winner
De La Rose
Dei V
Louis BPM

Regional Mexican Song of the Year
"Amor Bonito" – Luis Angel "El Flaco" winner
"El Amor de Mi Vida" – Calibre 50
"Flores" – Xavi
"Hecha Pa' Mi" – Grupo Frontera
"Lejos Estamos Mejor" – Edén Muñoz

Regional Mexican Artist of the Year
Alejandro Fernández
Carín León
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Frontera winner
Luis Angel "El Flaco"

Best New Regional Mexican Artist
Clave Especial
Edgardo Nuñez
Los Dos De Tamaulipas winner
Óscar Maydon
Oscar Ortiz

Regional/Mexican Album of the Year:
Fuerza Regida 111XPANTIA  winner

K-Pop Artist of the Year
Jennie
J-Hope
Jin
Lisa
Rosé winner

K-Pop Group of the Year
ATEEZ
BLACKPINK
ENHYPEN
Stray Kids winner
TWICE

K-Pop Song of the Year
"APT." – Rosé and Bruno Mars 
"Golden" – HUNRT/X EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami winner
"Jump" – BLACKPINK
"Killin' It Girl" – J-Hope featuring GloRilla
"Like Jennie" – Jennie

Best K-Pop New Artist
82MAJOR
AllDay Project
CORTIS winner
Hearts2Hearts
MEOVV

K-pop Album of the Year:
Jennie, Ruby winner

Songwriter of the Year
Amy Allen winner
Ashley Gorley
Cal Shapiro
Charlie Handsome
Julia Michaels

Producer of the Year
Andrew Watt winner
Dijon
Jack Antonoff
Max Martin & Shellback
Sounwave

Breakthrough Artist of the Year
Alex Warren
Album of the Year
Taylor Swift,The Life of a Showgirl winner

2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards Nominees & Winners - Socially-Voted Categories
Best Lyrics
"Anxiety" – Doechii
"Baile Inolvidable" – Bad Bunny
"Camera" – Ed Sheeran
"Choosin' Texas" – Ella Langley
"Daisies" – Justin Bieber
"Golden" – HUNRT/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami
"Man I Need" – Olivia Dean
"Manchild" – Sabrina Carpenter
"Ordinary" – Alex Warren
"The Fate of Ophelia" – Taylor Swift winner
"Undressed" – Sombr
"Where Is My Husband!" – RAYE

Best Music Video
"Abracadabra" – Lady Gaga
"Baile Inolvidable" – Bad Bunny
"Born Again" – Lisa featuring Doja Cat and RAYE
"Gabriela" – KATSEYE
"Jump" – BLACKPINK
"Like Jennie" – Jennie
"Manchild" – Sabrina Carpenter
"Ordinary" – Alex Warren
"Sapphire" – Ed Sheeran
"Shake It to the Max (Fly) (Remix)" – Moliy, Shenseea, Skillibeng and Silent Addy
"The Fate of Ophelia" – Taylor Swift winner 
"Toxic Till the End" – Rosé

Favorite Debut Album
Addison – Addison Rae
You'll Be Alright, Kid – Alex Warren winner
Who's the Clown? – Audrey Hobert
Order Chaos Order – Calum Hood
Why Not More? – Coco Jones
That's Showbiz Baby – Jade
Ruby – Jennie
Alter Ego – Lisa
Sidequest – Michael Clifford
Perrie – Perrie
I Barely Know Her – Sombr
What Not To – Tucker Wetmore

Favorite K-Pop Collab
"Blink" – Corbyn Besson and Tzuyu of TWICE
"Born Again" – Lisa featuring Doja Cat and RAYE
"Buck" – Jackson Wang featuring Diljit Dosanjh
"Confessions" – Flo Rida, Heeseung and Jake of ENHYPEN, and Paul Russell
"Dirty Work" – aespa featuring Flo Milli
"ExtraL" – Jennie and Doechii
"Eyes Closed" – Jisoo and Zayn
"Illegal" – PinkPantheress and SEVENTEEN
"On My Mind" – Alex Warren and Rosé
"Sweet Dreams" – J-Hope featuring Miguel winner
"Too Bad" – G-Dragon featuring Anderson .Paak
"We Pray (Twice version)" – Coldplay, TWICE, Little Simz, Burna Boy, Elyanna and Tini

Favorite TikTok Dance
"Abracadabra" – Lady Gaga
"Gnarly" – KATSEYE
"Go!" – CORTIS
"Happen to Me" – Russell Dickerson
"Jump" – BLACKPINK
"Like Jennie" – Jennie
"Midnight Sun" – Zara Larsson
"Mona Lisa" – J-Hope winner
"Revolving Door" – Tate McRae
"Spaghetti" – LE SSERAFIM and J-Hope
"The Fate of Ophelia" – Taylor Swift

Favorite On Screen
AJ McLean, Nicole Scherzinger, Liam Payne, Kelly Rowland – Building the Band
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo – Wicked: For Good
Bad Bunny – Happy Gilmore 2
Becky G – Rebecca
Ed Sheeran – One Shot with Ed Sheeran: A Musical Experience
Jimin and Jung Kook – Are You Sure? winner
Jonas Brothers – A Very Jonas Christmas Movie
Karol G – Karol G: Tomorrow Was Beautiful
Lady Gaga – Wednesday
Lisa – The White Lotus
Taylor Swift – Taylor Swift: The End of an Era
Zara Larsson – Up Close

Favorite Tour Photographer
Abby Waisler – Gracie Abrams
Adam DeGross – Post Malone
Anna Lee – Coldplay
Baeth – Tate McRae
Chris Cornejo – Shakira
Cynthia Parkhurst – Katy Perry
Henry Hwu – Billie Eilish
Hyghly – The Weeknd
Joshua Halling – Oasis
Rahul Bhatt – KATSEYE winner
Thomas Falcone – Shawn Mendes
Tom Pallant – Yungblud

Favorite Tour Style
Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour
Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter Tour
Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour
BLACKPINK – Deadline World Tour
Dua Lipa – Radical Optimism Tour
Ella Langley – Still Hungover Tour
KATSEYE – Beautiful Chaos Tour
Lady Gaga – The Mayhem Ball
Sabrina Carpenter – Short n' Sweet Tour
Tate McRae – Miss Possessive Tour
Taylor Swift – The Eras Tour winner
Zara Larsson – Midnight Sun Tour

Favorite Tour Tradition
Benson Boone – Cover song
Beyoncé – Blue Ivy and Rumi on stage
Billie Eilish – "When the Party's Over" silent loop
Coldplay – Crowd cam winner
Dua Lipa – Surprise guest
Jonas Brothers – Surprise guest
KATSEYE – "Gnarly" dance break
Lainey Wilson – Cowgirl of the night
Role Model – Sally
Sabrina Carpenter – Celebrity "Juno" arrest
Tate McRae – Fan cam on stage
Zara Larsson – "Lush Life" star

Favorite Broadway Debut
Ashley Graham – Chicago
Cheryl Porter – & Juliet
Durrell "Tank" Babbs – Hell's Kitchen
Gabrielle Nevaeh Green – Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Jack Wolfe – Hadestown
Kelsie Watts – Six! The Musical
Lencia Kebede – Wicked
Lizzy McAlpine – Floyd Collins
Meg Donnelly – Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Ne-Yo – Hell's Kitchen
Tom Felton – Harry Potter and the Cursed Child winner
Trisha Paytas – Beetlejuice

Favorite Soundtrack
A Very Jonas Christmas Movie
F1
Frankenstein
KPop Demon Hunters winner
Nobody Wants This – Season 2
Sinners
Smurfs
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
Tron: Ares
Wicked: For Good
Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires

2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards - Special Awards

 

Breakthrough Award:
Alex Warren
iHeartRadio Innovator
Miley Cyrus
iHeartRadio Landmark Award
Ludacris
iHeartRadio Icon Award
John Mellencamp

Edited March 27 by Teletubby

[RaveMonster 613]

These nominations are so weird. Mora than half of these songs came out more than a year ago 

[MadArchitect 1,427]

hopefully her last too 

[skaxboy 6,924]

Favorite Tour Tradition
Benson Boone – Cover song
Beyoncé – Blue Ivy and Rumi on stage
Billie Eilish – "When the Party's Over" silent loop
Coldplay – Crowd cam
Dua Lipa – Surprise guest
Jonas Brothers – Surprise guest
KATSEYE – "Gnarly" dance break
Lainey Wilson – Cowgirl of the night
Role Model – Sally
Sabrina Carpenter – Celebrity "Juno" arrest
Tate McRae – Fan cam on stage
Zara Larsson – "Lush Life" star
 

 

 

 

Why isn’t the Vanish audience walk not part of this? Or even the surprise song at the end of every show?

[TaylorSwift 162,446]

when she announces the deluxe to block Kanye on Billboard 200 

[Lumiere 5,825]

How is APT still getting nominated

[LadyxGaGa 3,220]

OMGOMGOMG 

 

is this being broadcasted anymore??? how does one watch this??? do we have performers that are confirmed???

[MarvinGa 901]

Can we expect Gaga? She got many noms 

[Hadrian 2,634]

Will we recognize the good sis tho

[Scri 990]

1 hour ago, Teletubby said:

Favorite TikTok Dance
"Abracadabra" – Lady Gaga

The Dead dance stans watching this 

Spoiler

If they were real

 

[27monster27 15,864]

2 hours ago, skaxboy said:

Favorite Tour Tradition
Benson Boone – Cover song
Beyoncé – Blue Ivy and Rumi on stage
Billie Eilish – "When the Party's Over" silent loop
Coldplay – Crowd cam
Dua Lipa – Surprise guest
Jonas Brothers – Surprise guest
KATSEYE – "Gnarly" dance break
Lainey Wilson – Cowgirl of the night
Role Model – Sally
Sabrina Carpenter – Celebrity "Juno" arrest
Tate McRae – Fan cam on stage
Zara Larsson – "Lush Life" star
 

 

 

 

Why isn’t the Vanish audience walk not part of this? Or even the surprise song at the end of every show?

I'M SAYING LIKE

[27monster27 15,864]

I hope Lady Gaga takes home some awards from this, though she won big last year with the lifetime achievement award so I won't be too upset if she doesn't. Though maybe still a bit sad lol.

[Robo Ga 15,614]

pink pony club released 6 years ago and nominated lmfao

[Hydrangea 7,896]

And how many 10 minute private jet flights in a row is she gonna take to get there?

[Controversiaga 16,073]

That might have been one of the longest lists I ever saw