Taylor Swift is set to make a special appearance at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards later this month.
The pop superstar will make her first awards show appearance of the year at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Thursday 26 March.
Taylor will go into the evening as this year’s most-nominated artist with nine nominations, including Artist of the Year, Pop Artist of the Year, as well as Song of the Year and Pop Song of the Year for The Fate of Ophelia.
The 36-year-old is the most-awarded artist in the history of the annual ceremony, with 34 prizes, and is the only artist who has won Song of the Year twice, for Shake It Off and Anti-Hero. She was also honoured with the iHeartRadio Innovator Award in 2023.
Taylor has kept a relatively low profile since releasing her latest album, The Life of a Showgirl, in October. She has not made any official public appearances in 2026 so far, however, she was recently spotted in New York with her fiancé Travis Kelce.
Hosted by Ludacris, the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards will also feature appearances by Olympic gold medal-winning figure skater Alysa Liu, comedian Nikki Glaser and artists Ne-Yo, Nicole Scherzinger, Sombr, and Weezer.
John Mellencamp will take to the stage for a performance and be honoured with the iHeartRadio Icon Award. Other performers include Kehlani, Alex Warren, Lainey Wilson, Ludacris, RAYE, and performing for the first time together, TLC, Salt-N-Pepa and En Vogue.
During the show, Ludacris will receive the Landmark Award, Miley Cyrus will be honoured with the Innovator Award and Ordinary singer Alex Warren will receive the Breakthrough Artist of the Year Award.
