Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter and Alex Warren lead the nominations for the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards.
iHeartMedia and FOX Entertainment unveiled the full list of nominees on Thursday, with Swift coming out on top with nine nominations.
The Lavender Haze singer is closely followed by Carpenter, Warren and Bad Bunny, who each received eight nods.
Swift, who has won 34 iHeartRadio Music Awards throughout her career, is recognised in several major categories this year, including Artist of the Year. She will compete against Bunny, Carpenter, Chris Brown, Benson Boone, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Jelly Roll, Morgan Wallen and Tate McRae.
Swift, Carpenter and Warren also face off in the Song of the Year category for The Fate of Ophelia, Manchild and Ordinary, respectively, as well as in Pop Artist of the Year.
Meanwhile, Bunny is nominated in a number of Latin categories, including Latin Pop/Urban Song of the Year and Latin Pop/Urban Artist of the Year.
Performers and presenters for the ceremony will be announced at a later date.
The annual awards show will be broadcast live on Fox from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on 26 March.
Here are the main categories:
Song of the Year:
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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
Artist of the Year:
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:
HUNTR/X (EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI)
Linkin Park
Maroon 5
Shinedown
Twenty One Pilots
Best Collaboration:
All The Way – BigXthaPlug ft. Bailey Zimmerman
APT. – ROSÉ & Bruno Mars
luther – Kendrick Lamar and SZA
Timeless – The Weeknd ft. Playboi Carti
WHATCHU KNO ABOUT ME – GloRilla ft. Sexyy Red
Pop Artist of the Year:
Alex Warren
Benson Boone
Sabrina Carpenter
Tate McRae
Taylor Swift
Pop Song of the Year:
Golden – HUNTR/X (EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI)
Manchild – Sabrina Carpenter
Ordinary – Alex Warren
Pink Pony Club – Chappell Roan
The Fate of Ophelia – Taylor Swift
Best New Artist (Pop):
Alex Warren
Jessie Murph
Myles Smith
Ravyn Lenae
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Country Song of the Year:
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:
Jason Aldean
Jelly Roll
Lainey Wilson
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Hip-Hop Song of the Year:
luther – Kendrick Lamar and SZA
NOKIA – Drake
Outside – Cardi B
The Largest – BigXthaPlug
WHATCHU KNO ABOUT ME – GloRilla ft. Sexyy Red
Hip-Hop Artist of the Year:
Cardi B
GloRilla
Kendrick Lamar
Playboi Carti
Tyler, The Creator
R&B Artist of the Year:
Chris Brown
Kehlani
Leon Thomas
Mariah the Scientist
SZA
Alternative Artist of the Year:
Cage the Elephant
Green Day
Linkin Park
Sublime
Twenty One Pilots
Latin Pop/Urban Artist of the Year:
Bad Bunny
Feid
J Balvin
Karol G
Shakira
