2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards: Nominations, Categories, and Event Details
The 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards will be held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 26, with Taylor Swift leading the nominations with nine nods. Other top nominees include Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter, and Alex Warren, each with eight nominations. Swift is up for artist of the year, a title she has won in the past two years, competing against artists like Bunny, Lady Gaga, and Morgan Wallen.
The awards will feature categories like song of the year, where artists like Benson Boone, SZA, and Sabrina Carpenter are nominated for their hit songs. The event will also introduce new categories like favorite TikTok dance, favorite debut album, and favorite K-pop collab. Fans can vote for their favorite artists and songs in various categories, with voting starting on January 8 and closing on March 19.
The iHeartRadio Music Awards will air live on Fox on March 26, with performances and special award recipients to be announced later. The event will celebrate the most-played artists and songs on iHeartRadio stations and the iHeartRadio app from the previous year. Additional categories like label of the year and individual winners for album of the year in various genres will be revealed later.
The nominations for the awards cover a wide range of categories, including artist of the year, song of the year, best collaboration, songwriter of the year, producer of the year, and genre-specific awards like pop, country, hip-hop, R&B, alternative, rock, Latin, regional Mexican, and K-pop. The event aims to recognize the diverse talents and achievements in the music industry over the past year.