2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards

2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards
Date	March 26, 2026 (2026-03-26)
Location	Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles
Country	United States
Most nominations	Taylor Swift (9)
Website	www.iheart.com/music-awards
Television/radio coverage
Network	Fox
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The 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards will be held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 26, 2026, and broadcast live on Fox. ^[1]

Nominees

iHeartRadio announced the nominees on January 8, 2026. ^[2] Taylor Swift led with nine nominations. She is followed by Alex Warren, Bad Bunny and Sabrina Carpenter with eight nominations each. ^[3]

Main categories

Song of the Year	Artist 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 "Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else" – Benson Boone "Stargazing" – Myles Smith "The Fate of Ophelia" – Taylor Swift	Bad Bunny Benson Boone Chris Brown Jelly Roll Kendrick Lamar Lady Gaga Morgan Wallen Sabrina Carpenter Tate McRae Taylor Swift
Duo/Group of the Year	Best Collaboration
Huntrix: Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami Linkin Park Maroon 5 Shinedown Twenty One Pilots	"All the Way" – BigXthaPlug featuring Bailey Zimmerman "APT." – Rosé and Bruno Mars "Luther" – Kendrick Lamar and SZA "Timeless" – The Weeknd featuring Playboi Carti "Whatchu Kno About Me" – GloRilla featuring Sexyy Red
Pop Artist of the Year	Best New Pop Artist
Alex Warren Benson Boone Sabrina Carpenter Tate McRae Taylor Swift	Alex Warren Jessie Murph Myles Smith Ravyn Lenae Sombr
Pop Song of the Year	Country Song of the Year
"Golden" – Huntrix: Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami "Manchild" – Sabrina Carpenter "Ordinary" – Alex Warren "Pink Pony Club" – Chappell Roan "The Fate of Ophelia" – Taylor Swift	"After All the Bars Are Closed" – Thomas Rhett "Good News" – Shaboozey "Liar" – Jelly Roll "Love Somebody" – Morgan Wallen "Whiskey Drink" – Jason Aldean
Country Artist of the Year	Best New Country Artist
Jason Aldean Jelly Roll Lainey Wilson Luke Combs Morgan Wallen	Chase Matthew Ella Langley Hudson Westbrook Josh Ross Zach Top
Hip-Hop Song of the Year	Hip-Hop Artist of the Year
"Luther" – Kendrick Lamar and SZA "Nokia" – Drake "Outside" – Cardi B "The Largest" – BigXthaPlug "Whatchu Kno About Me" – GloRilla featuring Sexyy Red	Cardi B GloRilla Kendrick Lamar Playboi Carti Tyler, the Creator
Best New Hip-Hop Artist	R&B Song of the Year
Moliy Pluto Real Boston Richey YKNiece Zeddy Will	"Burning Blue" – Mariah the Scientist "Folded" – Kehlani "Mutt" – Leon Thomas "Residuals" – Chris Brown "Somebody Loves Me" – PartyNextDoor & Drake
R&B Artist of the Year	Best New R&B Artist
Chris Brown Kehlani Leon Thomas Mariah the Scientist SZA	Jenevieve Kwn Leon Thomas Mariah the Scientist Sailorr
World Artist of the Year	Alternative Song of the Year
Ayra Starr Jackson Wang JO1 Moliy Tyla	"Back to Friends" – Sombr "Ensenada" – Sublime "One Eyed Bastard" – Green Day "Stargazing" – Myles Smith "The Contract" – Twenty One Pilots
Alternative Artist of the Year	Best New Alternative Artist
Cage the Elephant Green Day Linkin Park Sublime Twenty One Pilots	Almost Monday Gigi Perez Lola Young Role Model Sombr
Rock Song of the Year	Rock Artist 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	Linkin Park Papa Roach Shinedown Sleep Token Three Days Grace
Best New Rock Artist	Dance Song of the Year
Architects Poppy Return to Dust Sleep Theory Spiritbox	"Blessings" – Calvin Harris featuring Clementine Douglas "In My Arms" – Illenium and Hayla "No Broke Boys" – Disco Lines and Tinashe "Save My Love" – Marshmello, Ellie Goulding and Avaion "Won't Be Possible" – Tiësto, Odd Mob and Goodboys
Dance Artist of the Year	Latin Pop/Urban Song of the Year
Calvin Harris David Guetta John Summit Martin Garrix Tiësto	"Angel" – Grupo Frontera and Romeo Santos "Degenere" – Myke Towers and Benny Blanco "DTMF" – Bad Bunny "Qué Pasaría..." – Rauw Alejandro and Bad Bunny "Soltera" – Shakira
Latin Pop/Urban Artist of the Year	Best New Latin/Urban Artist
Bad Bunny Feid J Balvin Karol G Shakira	Alleh Mezher Beéle De La Rose Dei V Louis BPM
Regional Mexican Song of the Year	Regional Mexican Artist of the Year
"Amor Bonito" – Luis Angel "El Flaco" "El Amor de Mi Vida" – Calibre 50 "Flores" – Xavi "Hecha Pa' Mi" – Grupo Frontera "Lejos Estamos Mejor" – Edén Muñoz	Alejandro Fernández Carín León Fuerza Regida Grupo Frontera Luis Angel "El Flaco"
Best New Regional Mexican Artist	K-Pop Artist of the Year
Clave Especial Edgardo Nuñez Los Dos De Tamaulipas Óscar Maydon Oscar Ortiz	Jennie J-Hope Jin Lisa Rosé
K-Pop Group of the Year	K-pop Song of the Year
Ateez Blackpink Enhypen Stray Kids Twice	"APT." – Rosé and Bruno Mars "Golden" – Huntrix: Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami "Jump" – Blackpink "Killin' It Girl" – J-Hope featuring GloRilla "Like Jennie" – Jennie
Best K-pop New Artist	Songwriter of the Year
82Major AllDay Project Cortis Hearts2Hearts Meovv	Amy Allen Ashley Gorley Cal Shapiro Charlie Handsome Julia Michaels
Producer of the Year	Album of the Year (per genre)
Andrew Watt Dijon Jack Antonoff Max Martin & Shellback Sounwave	TBA

Socially voted categories

Best Lyrics	Best Music Video
"Anxiety" – Doechii "Baile Inolvidable" – Bad Bunny "Camera" – Ed Sheeran "Choosin' Texas" – Ella Langley "Daisies" – Justin Bieber "Golden" – Huntrix: Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami "Man I Need" – Olivia Dean "Manchild" – Sabrina Carpenter "Ordinary" – Alex Warren "The Fate of Ophelia" – Taylor Swift "Undressed" – Sombr "Where Is My Husband!" – Raye	"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 "Toxic Till the End" – Rosé
Favorite Debut Album	Favorite K-pop Collab
Addison – Addison Rae You'll Be Alright, Kid – Alex Warren 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	"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 "Too Bad" – G-Dragon featuring Anderson .Paak "We Pray (Twice version)" – Coldplay, Twice, Little Simz, Burna Boy, Elyanna and Tini
Favorite TikTok Dance	Favorite On Screen
"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 "Revolving Door" – Tate McRae "Spaghetti" – Le Sserafim and J-Hope "The Fate of Ophelia" – Taylor Swift	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? 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	Favorite Tour Style
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 Thomas Falcone – Shawn Mendes Tom Pallant – Yungblud	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 Zara Larsson – Midnight Sun Tour
Favorite Tour Tradition	Favorite Broadway Debut
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	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 Trisha Paytas – Beetlejuice
Favorite Soundtrack
A Very Jonas Christmas Movie F1 Frankenstein KPop Demon Hunters Nobody Wants This – Season 2 Sinners Smurfs Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere Tron: Ares Wicked: For Good Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires

References

1. Sherman, Maria (January 8, 2026). "Taylor Swift leads the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Award nominations, followed by Bad Bunny and more". Associated Press . Retrieved January 8, 2026.
2. Fields, Taylor (January 8, 2026). "2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards: See The Full List Of Nominees". iHeartRadio . Retrieved January 8, 2026.
3. Millman, Ethan (January 8, 2026). "iHeartRadio Music Award Nominations: Taylor Swift Leads With Nine". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved January 9, 2026.