The iHeartRadio Music Awards Nominations celebrate the top artists and songs of the year. This year, the event features a mix of pop, country, and hip-hop stars. Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen lead with ten nominations each. Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone, and Sabrina Carpenter follow closely with nine.
Swift will receive the new Tour of the Century award for her record-breaking Eras Tour. Lady Gaga will get the 2025 iHeartRadio Innovator Award, while Mariah Carey will receive the Icon Award.
Past Innovator winners include Swift, Beyoncé, U2, and Alicia Keys. Icon Award recipients have been legends like Cher, Elton John, and Bon Jovi.
Song of the Year contenders are Shaboozey, Doja Cat, Benson Boone, Carpenter, Tate McRae, Malone, Wallen, Teddy Swims, Jack Harlow, Lamar, and Hozier. Each artist brings something unique.
This year, fans can vote on five new social media awards: favorite soundtrack, favorite Broadway debut, favorite surprise guest, favorite tour tradition, and favorite K-pop dance challenge.
The show will honor Los Angeles, which has faced devastating wildfires. Donations will support affected communities through FireAidLA.com.
John Sykes, President of Entertainment Enterprises, and Tom Poleman, Chief Programming Officer of iHeartMedia, shared, “Our show isn’t a competition; it’s a celebration of the artists and songs fans loved. This year, we’ll focus on the tragic events in Los Angeles. Our partnership with FOX will broadcast this celebration and raise awareness for those in need.”
Mark your calendars for the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards on Monday, March 17. The event will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and air live on Fox.
See the full list of nominations for the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards below:
Song of the Year:
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)”- Shaboozey
“Agora Hills”- Doja Cat
“Beautiful Things”- Benson Boone
“Espresso” – Sabrina Carpenter
“Greedy”- Tate McRae
“I Had Some Help” – Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
“Lose Control” – Teddy Swims
“Lovin On Me” – Jack Harlow
“Not Like Us”- Kendrick Lamar
“Too Sweet” – Hozier
Pop Song of the Year:
“Agora Hills”- Doja Cat
“Beautiful Things”- Benson Boone
“Espresso”- Sabrina Carpenter
“Greedy”- Tate McRae
“Too Sweet”- Hozier
Pop Artist of the Year:
Billie Eilish
Chappell Roan
Sabrina Carpenter
Tate McRae
- Taylor Swift
Artist of the Year:
Billie Eilish
Doja Cat
Jelly Roll
Kendrick Lamar
Morgan Wallen
Post Malone
Sabrina Carpenter
SZA
Taylor Swift
- Teddy Swims
Best Collaboration:
“Die With A Smile”- Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
“Fortnight”- Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone
“I Had Some Help”- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
“Like That” – Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar
- “Miles On It”- Kane Brown and Marshmello
Best New Artist (Pop):
Benson Boone
Chappell Roan
Gracie Abrams
Shaboozey
- Teddy Swims
Country Song of the Year:
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)”- Shaboozey
“Cowgirls” – Morgan Wallen featuring ERNEST
“I Am Not Okay”- Jelly Roll
“I Had Some Help”- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
- “World On Fire”- Nate Smith
Country Artist of the Year:
Jelly Roll
Kane Brown
Lainey Wilson
Luke Combs
- Morgan Wallen
Best New Artist (Country):
Ashley Cooke
Dasha
George Birge
Shaboozey
- Tucker Wetmore
Hip-Hop Song of the Year:
“Like That”- Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar
“Lovin On Me”- Jack Harlow
“Not Like Us”- Kendrick Lamar
“Rich Baby Daddy”- Drake featuring Sexyy Red and SZA
- “TGIF” – GloRilla
Hip-Hop Artist of the Year:
Drake
Future
GloRilla
Kendrick Lamar
- Travis Scott
Best New Artist (Hip-Hop):
310babii
BigXthaPlug
BossMan Dlow
Cash Cobain
- Jordan Adetunji
R&B Song of the Year:
“ICU” – Coco Jones
“Made For Me”- Muni Long
“Sensational” – Chris Brown featuring Davido and Lojay
“Water” – Tyla
- “WY@”- Brent Faiyaz
R&B Artist of the Year:
Chris Brown
Muni Long
SZA
Usher
- Victoria Monét
World Artist of the Year:
Burna Boy
Central Cee
Tems
Tyla
- YG Marley
Best New Artist (R&B):
4Batz
Ambré
Inayah
Josh X
- Maeta
Alternative Song of the Year:
“Dilemma” – Green Day
“Landmines” – Sum 41
“Neon Pill”- Cage The Elephant
“The Emptiness Machine” – Linkin Park
- “Too Sweet”- Hozier
Alternative Artist of the Year:
Cage The Elephant
Green Day
Linkin Park
Sum 41
- twenty one pilots
Best New Artist (Alt and Rock):
Djo
Fontaines D.C.
Good Neighbours
Myles Smith
- The Last Dinner Party
Rock Song of the Year:
“A Symptom of Being Human” – Shinedown
“All My Life” – Falling In Reverse and Jelly Roll
“Dark Matter” – Pearl Jam
“Screaming Suicide” – Metallica
- “The Emptiness Machine” – Linkin Park
Rock Artist of the Year:
Green Day
Linkin Park
Metallica
Pearl Jam
- Shinedown
Dance Song of the Year:
“360” – Charli xcx
“Chase It (Mmm Da Da Da)” – Bebe Rexha
“I Don’t Wanna Wait”- David Guetta and OneRepublic
“Make You Mine”- Madison Beer
- “Water” – Tyla X Marshmello
Dance Artist of the Year:
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Dua Lipa
Kylie Minogue
- Tiësto
Latin Pop / Urban Song of the Year:
“Brickell” – FEID X Yandel
“LA FALDA” – Myke Towers
“Perro Negro”- Bad Bunny featuring FEID
“Qlona” – Karol G featuring Peso Pluma
- “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”- Karol G
Latin Pop / Urban Artist of the Year:
Bad Bunny
FEID
Karol G
Myke Towers
- Shakira
Best New Artist (Latin Pop / Urban):
Christian Alicea
Cris MJ
Ela Taubert
FloyyMenor
- Kapo
Regional Mexican Song of the Year:
“Alch Si” – Grupo Frontera and Carin León
“El Beneficio De La Duda” – Grupo Firme
“FIRST LOVE” – Oscar Ortiz and Edgardo Nuñez
“La Diabla”- Xavi
- “Tu Perfume” – Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga
Regional Mexican Artist of the Year:
Grupo Frontera
Intocable
Los Ángeles Azules
Peso Pluma
- Xavi
Best New Artist (Regional Mexican):
Chino Pacas
Iván Cornejo
Luis R. Conriquez
Tito Double P
- Xavi
K-pop Artist of the Year:
aespa
ATEEZ
ENHYPEN
Jimin
- Lisa
K-pop Song of the Year:
“Chk Chk Boom” – Stray Kids
“Magnetic”- ILLIT
“Supernova” – aespa
“Who”- Jimin
- “XO (Only If You Say Yes)”- ENHYPEN
Best New Artist (K-pop):
BABYMONSTER
BADVILLAIN
ILLIT
NCT WISH
- TWS
Producer of the Year:
Julian Bunetta
Jack Antonoff
Evan Blair
Mustard
- Dan Nigro
Songwriter of the Year:
Josh Coleman
ERNEST
Ashley Gorley
Amy Allen
- Justin Tranter
(New for 2025) Favorite Soundtrack: *Socially Voted Category
Back to Black
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Bob Marley: One Love
Challengers
Deadpool & Wolverine
Descendants: The Rise of Red
Emilia Pérez
The Book of Clarence
Twisters
- Wicked
(New for 2025) Favorite Broadway Debut: *Socially Voted Category
Adam Lambert – Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Ariana Madix – Chicago
Barbie Ferreira – Cult of Love
Charli D’Amelio – & Juliet
Grant Gustin – Water For Elephants
Kit Connor – Romeo + Juliet
Lola Tung – Hadestown
Nicole Scherzinger – “Sunset Blvd”
Rachel Zegler – Romeo + Juliet
Robert Downey Jr. – McNeal
Sebastián Yatra – Chicago
- Shailene Woodley – Cult of Love
(New for 2025) Favorite K-pop Dance Challenge: *Socially Voted Category
“GGUM”- Yeonjun (TXT)
“MAESTRO” – Seventeen
“Magnetic”- ILLIT
“Smart”- LE SSERAFIM
“Sticky”- Kiss of Life
“Supernova” – aespa
“Touch” – KATSEYE
“UP”- Karina (aespa)
“WORK”- ATEEZ
- “XO (Only If You Say Yes)”- ENHYPEN
(New for 2025) Favorite Surprise Guest: *Socially Voted Category
Charli xcx bringing out Lorde
Coldplay bringing out Selena Gomez
Future & Metro Boomin bringing out Travis Scott
GloRilla & Megan Thee Stallion bringing out Cardi B
Jennifer Hudson bringing out Cher
Kendrick Lamar bringing out Ken & Friends
Luke Combs bringing out the “Twisters” Cast
Morgan Wallen bringing out Travis Kelce & Patrick Mahomes
Niall Horan bringing out Shawn Mendes
Olivia Rodrigo bringing out Chappell Roan
Peso Pluma bringing out Becky G
Taylor Swift bringing out Travis Kelce
(New for 2025) Favorite Tour Tradition *Socially Voted Category
Benson Boone- Backflips
Chappell Roan – Teaching “HOT TO GO” dance
Charli xcx + Troye Sivan – “Apple” Girl (dance)
Morgan Wallen – Walk out song
Niall Horan – Heaven pose
Nicki Minaj – Fans sing
Olivia Rodrigo- Encore tank
Sabrina Carpenter- “Juno” position
Tate McRae – Soundcheck covers
Taylor Swift- “22” Hat
Taylor Swift – Surprise songs
Usher – Feeding cherries
Best Lyrics: *Socially Voted Category
“Beautiful Things” – Benson Boone
“BIRDS OF A FEATHER” – Billie Eilish
“Espresso”- Sabrina Carpenter
“Exes” – Tate McRae
“Fortnight” – Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone
“Good Luck, Babe!”- Chappell Roan
“I Had Some Help”- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
“I Love You, I’m Sorry” – Gracie Abrams
“Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
“Saturn” – SZA
“we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” – Ariana Grande
“Who”- Jimin
Best Music Video: *Socially Voted Category
“APT.” – ROSÉ and Bruno Mars
“Beautiful Things” – Benson Boone
“Die With A Smile” – Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
“Espresso”- Sabrina Carpenter
“Fortnight”- Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone
“Houdini” – Dua Lipa
“Houdini” -Eminem
“I Had Some Help” – Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
“LUNA” – ATL Jacob X FEID
“Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
“Please Please Please” – Sabrina Carpenter
“Rockstar”- Lisa
Favorite Tour Style: *Socially Voted Category
Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft
Chappell Roan – The Midwest Princess
Charli xcx and Troye Sivan – Sweat
GloRilla and Megan Thee Stallion – Hot Girl Summer Tour
Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday 2 Tour
Olivia Rodrigo – GUTS
Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet
Tate McRae – Think Later
Taylor Swift – The Eras Tour
Usher – Usher: Past Present Future
Favorite Tour Photographer: *Socially Voted Category
Adam Degross – Post Malone
Alfredo Flores – Sabrina Carpenter
Baeth – Tate McRae
Christian Tierney – Niall Horan
David Bergman – Luke Combs
Henry Hwu – Billie Eilish
Lucienne Nghiem – Chappell Roan
Miles Leavitt – Olivia Rodrigo
Pooneh Ghana – Noah Kahan
RAYSCORRUPTEDMIND – Travis Scott
Sanjay Parikh – Shinedown
Yasi – Kacey Musgraves
Favorite On Screen: *Socially Voted Category
Are You Sure?! (Jimin and Jungkook)
Child Star (Demi Lovato)
Elton John: Never Too Late (Elton John)
Gaga Chromatica Ball (Lady Gaga)
I Am: Céline Dion (Céline Dion)
Lainey Wilson: Bell Bottom Country (Lainey Wilson)
Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words (Megan Thee Stallion)
Olivia Rodrigo: GUTS World Tour (Olivia Rodrigo)
Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE (KATSEYE)
Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (Bruce Springsteen)
Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) (Taylor Swift)
Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story (Bon Jovi)
FAQs about the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards
Q. When are the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards?
A. The awards will take place on March 17, 2025.
Q. Where can I watch the iHeartRadio Music Awards?
A. The event will be broadcast live from Los Angeles. Fans can tune in on FOX and on various iHeartRadio stations across the country.
Q. Who are the top nominees for this year?
A. Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen lead with 10 nominations each, followed by Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter, and Post Malone, each with nine nominations.
Q. What special awards will be presented?
A. This year, the Innovator Award will go to Lady Gaga, and Mariah Carey will receive the Icon Award. Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour will also be honored as the Tour of the Century.
Q. How is the iHeartRadio Music Awards helping Los Angeles?
A. The awards will pay tribute to Los Angeles and encourage donations to support recovery efforts from recent wildfires through firela.org.
Q. Will there be live performances?
A. Yes! The night will feature live performances from a variety of talented artists, making it an exciting event for all attendees and viewers alike.