iHeartRadio Nominations Announced: Taylor Swift & The Weeknd Lead

The iHeartRadio music awards nominations were released Tuesday, with Taylor Swift leading with eight nominations, followed by The Weeknd with seven.

For the newest category, best new album are Swift’s 1989, The Weeknd’s, Beauty Behind the Madness, Adele‘s 25, Sam Smith‘s In the Lonely Hour, and Ed Sheeran‘s X. Also new this year is a split for male and female categories for genre-specific album awards.

Country singer Thomas Rhett, who was nominated for country artist of the year along with the fan-voted category of best lyrics said in a statement, “iHeartRadio continues to bring fans and artists one step closer together and I’m honored to be a part of it!”

Meghan Trainor, Justin Bieber, and others are set to perform.

The Los Angeles event will be televised live on April 3 on TBS, TNT, and truTV at 8 p.m. ET. Ticket presales begin today for Capitol One cardholders here and fans can vote here.

Full list of nominees:

Song of the Year:

“Blank Space” – Taylor Swift

“Can’t Feel My Face” – The Weeknd

“Hello” – Adele

“Shut Up and Dance” – Walk The Moon

“Uptown Funk” – Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars

 

Female Artist of the Year:

Adele

Carrie Underwood

Meghan Trainor

Selena Gomez

Taylor Swift

 

Male Artist of the Year:

Ed Sheeran

Justin Bieber

Luke Bryan

Sam Smith

The Weeknd

Best New Artist:

Fetty Wap

Hozier

Sam Hunt

Shawn Mendes

Tove Lo

Best Duo/Group of the Year:

Fall Out Boy

Maroon 5

One Direction

Walk The Moon

Zac Brown Band

Album of the Year:

1989 – Taylor Swift

25 – Adele

Beauty Behind the Madness – The Weeknd

In the Lonely Hour – Sam Smith

X – Ed Sheeran

Best Tour:

Foo Fighters

Garth Brooks

Luke Bryan

Taylor Swift

U2

Alternative Rock Artist of the Year:

AWOLNATION

Foo Fighters

Muse

Twenty One Pilots

X Ambassadors

Alternative Rock Song of the Year:

“Cigarette Daydreams” – Cage The Elephant

“Ex’s & Oh’s” – Elle King

“Renegades” – X Ambassadors

“Shut Up and Dance” – Walk The Moon

“Stressed Out” – Twenty One Pilots

Rock Artist of the Year:

Breaking Benjamin

Disturbed

Five Finger Death Punch

Foo Fighters

Three Days Grace

Rock Song of the Year:

“Cut The Cord” – Shinedown

“Failure” – Breaking Benjamin

“Footsteps” – Pop Evil

“Heavy Is The Head” – Zac Brown Band featuring Chris Cornell

“I Am Machine” – Three Days Grace

Country Song of the Year:

“Buy Me A Boat” – Chris Janson

“Homegrown” – Zac Brown Band

“I See You” – Luke Bryan

“Lose My Mind” – Brett Eldredge

“Take Your Time” – Sam Hunt

Country Artist of the Year:

Blake Shelton

Brad Paisley

Luke Bryan

Sam Hunt

Thomas Rhett

Dance Song of the Year:

“Hey Mama” – David Guetta featuring Nicki  Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack

“Lean On” – Major Lazer & DJ Snake featuring MØ

“Waves” – Mr. Probz

“Where Are Ü Now?” – Skrillex & Diplo with Justin Bieber

“You Know You Like It” – DJ Snake & AlunaGeorge

Dance Artist of the Year:

Calvin Harris

David Guetta

Major Lazer

Skrillex & Diplo

Zedd

Hip Hop Song of the Year:

“Blessings” – Big Sean featuring Drake & Kanye West

“Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)” – Rich Homie Quan

“Hotline Bling” – Drake

“Trap Queen” – Fetty Wap

“Truffle Butter” – Nicki Minaj featuring Drake & Lil Wayne

Hip Hop Artist of the Year:

Big Sean

Drake

Fetty Wap

Future

J. Cole

R&B Song of the Year:

“Bitch Better Have My Money” – Rihanna

“Earned It” – The Weeknd

“Planes” – Jeremih featuring J. Cole

“Post To Be” – Omarion featuring Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko

“The Hills” – The Weeknd

R&B Artist of the Year:

Beyoncé

Chris Brown

The Weeknd

Trey Songz

Usher

Latin Song of the Year:

“Ay Vamos” – J Balvin

“El Perdón” – Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias

“Hilito” – Romeo Santos

“La Gozadera” – Gente De Zona featuring Marc Anthony

“Mi Verdad” – Maná featuring Shakira

Latin Artist of the Year:

Enrique Iglesias

J Balvin

Nicky Jam

Pitbull

Prince Royce

Regional Mexican Song of the Year:

“Aunque Ahora Estés Con Él” – Calibre 50

“Eres Una Niña” – Gerardo Ortiz

“Levantando Polvadera” – Voz de Mando

“Mi Vicio Más Grande” – Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga

“Te Mestiste” – Ariel Camacho y Los Plebes del Rancho

Regional Mexican Artist of the Year:

Banda Los Recoditos

Calibre 50

Gerardo Ortiz

Julión Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda

Voz De Mando

Best Lyrics (Socially Voted Category):

“Die A Happy Man” – Thomas Rhett

“Fight Song” – Rachel Platten

“Hello” – Adele

“Photograph” – Ed Sheeran

“See You Again” – Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth

 

Best Collaboration (Socially Voted Category)

“Bad Blood” – Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar

“Like I’m Gonna Lose You” – Meghan Trainor featuring John Legend

“See You Again” – Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth

“Uptown Funk” – Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars

“Where Are Ü Now?” – Skrillex & Diplo with Justin Bieber

Best Cover Song (Socially Voted Category):

1989 (Album in Full) – Ryan Adams covering Taylor Swift

“Bad Blood” – Alessia Cara covering Taylor Swift

“Bitch Better Have My Money” – Kelly Clarkson covering Rihanna

“Cheerleader” – Pentatonix covering Omi

“Hands To Myself/Sorry” – Troye Sivan covering Selena Gomez And Justin Bieber

“Hello” – Demi Lovato covering Adele

“Hotline Bling” – Justin Bieber covering Drake

“Hotline Bling” – Sam Smith & Disclosure covering Drake

“Trap Queen” – Ed Sheeran covering Fetty Wap

“Uptown Funk” – Fifth Harmony, Jasmine V, Jacob Whitesides and Mahogany Lox covering Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars

Best Song from a Movie (Socially Voted Category):

“Earned It” – The Weeknd (50 Shades of Grey)

“Love Me Like You Do” – Ellie Goulding (50 Shades of Grey)

“See You Again” – Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth (Furious 7)

“Til It Happens To You” – Lady Gaga (The Hunting Ground)

“Writing’s On The Wall” – Sam Smith (Spectre)

Most Meme-able Moment (Socially Voted Category):

Adele and all of the “Hello” memes (Lionel Richie, Miss Piggy, Etc.)

Drake and “Hotline Bling”

Katy Perry and the Left Shark (from Super Bowl 49)

Kanye West and Kanye For President / Kanye 2020

Taylor Swift’s “Crazy Girl” with Running Mascara (from “Blank Space” video)

Best Fan Army (Socially Voted Category)

5 Seconds of Summer – 5SOSFam

Adam Lambert – Glamberts

Ariana Grande – Arianators

Demi Lovato – Lovatics

Fifth Harmony – Harmonizers

Justin Bieber – Beliebers

Little Mix – Mixers

Nicki Minaj – Barbz

One Direction – Directioners

Selena Gomez – Selenators

Shawn Mendes – Mendes Army

Taylor Swift – Swifties