The 2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards are officially returning on Sunday, March 29th, and the nominees have been revealed! Taking place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, the star-studded event we will celebrate all of the amazing music and talented artists over the last year.
The iHeartRadio Music Awards will honor the most-played artists and songs on iHeartRadio stations and on the iHeartRadio app throughout 2019, while also offering a preview of the upcoming hits of 2020. Featuring live performances from the biggest artists, as well as surprise duets and collaborations, this yearâs show is one any music fan will not want to miss.
Artists receiving multiple nominations this year include Ariana Grande, Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish, Camila Cabello, Cardi B, Daddy Yankee, Dan + Shay, Drake, Ed Sheeran, El Fantasma, Halsey, J Balvin, Jonas Brothers, Justin Bieber, Khalid, Kygo, Lil Nas X, Lizzo, Luke Combs, Maren Morris, Post Malone, Selena Gomez, SHAED, Shawn Mendes, Snow, Summer Walker and Taylor Swift. See the full list of nominees below.
Fans will be able to watch the 2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards live on FOX on Sunday, March 29th at 8pm ET. The event will also be broadcast on iHeartMedia stations nationwide and on iHeartRadio.
And as always, iHeartRadio will also be celebrating the fans, giving listeners the opportunity to decide the winners in several new and established categories, including Best Fan Army, Best Lyrics, Best Cover Song, Best Music Video, Best Remix, the Social Star Award, Favorite Tour Photographer, and the first-ever Favorite Music Video Choreography Award.
Social voting begins today, January 8th, and will close on Monday, March 23rd at 8pm ET/5pm PT for all categories, except for Best Fan Army which will continue through Friday, March 27th at 9am ET/6am PT. Fans can vote using the appropriate category and nominee hashtags or by visiting iHeartRadio.com/awards.
Additionally, iHeartRadio and Taco Bell's Feed The Beat program are teaming up to reinforce a shared commitment to new artists. Leading up to and throughout the night of the Awards, iHeartRadio and Taco Bell will showcase new artists across iHeartRadio platforms so fans can see whoâs next in music, alongside the biggest artists on the planet.Â
2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards Nominees
Song of the Year:
âbad guyâ - Billie Eilish
âOld Town Roadâ - Lil Nas X
âSeñoritaâ - Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
âSuckerâ - Jonas Brothers
âTruth Hurtsâ - Lizzo
Female Artist of the Year:Â
Ariana Grande
Billie Eilish
Halsey
Lizzo
Taylor Swift
Male Artist of the Year:
Ed Sheeran
Khalid
Luke Combs
Post Malone
Shawn Mendes
Best Duo/Group of the Year:Â
Dan + Shay
Imagine Dragons
Jonas Brothers
Maroon 5
Panic! At The Disco
Best Collaboration:
âDancing With A Strangerâ - Sam Smith & Normani
âEastsideâ - benny blanco, Halsey & Khalid
âI Don't Careâ- Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
âSeñoritaâ - Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
âSunflowerâ - Post Malone & Swae Lee
Best New Pop Artist:
Ava Max
FLETCHER
Lewis Capaldi
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Alternative Rock Song of the Year:
âbad guyâ - Billie Eilish
âDoin' Timeâ - Lana Del Rey
âReady To Let Goâ - Cage The Elephant
âThe Hypeâ - twenty one pilots
âTrampolineâ - SHAED
Alternative Rock Artist of the Year:
Billie Eilish
Cage The Elephant
Imagine Dragons
Panic! At The Disco
twenty one pilots
Best New Rock/Alternative Rock Artist:
Dirty Honey
Dominic Fike
Matt Maeson
SHAED
The Glorious Sons
Rock Song of the Year:
âBlue On Blackâ - Five Finger Death Punch
âGhostâ - Badflower
âLo/Hiâ - The Black Keys
âMonstersâ - Shinedown
âS.O.S. (Sawed Off Shotgun)â - The Glorious Sons
Rock Artist of the Year:
Disturbed
Five Finger Death Punch
Godsmack
Greta Van Fleet
Shinedown
Country Song of the Year:
âBeautiful Crazyâ - Luke Combs
âGIRLâ - Maren Morris
âGodâs Countryâ - Blake Shelton
âThe Ones That Didnât Make It Back Homeâ - Justin Moore
âWhiskey Glassesâ - Morgan Wallen
Country Artist of the Year:
Carrie Underwood
Dan + Shay
Luke Bryan
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett
Best New Country Artist:
Jimmie Allen
Matt Stell
Morgan Wallen
Riley Green
Runaway June
Dance Song of the Year:
âBodyâ - Loud Luxury featuring brando
âClose To Meâ - Ellie Goulding, Diplo featuring Swae Lee
âHere With Meâ - Marshmello featuring Chvrches
âHigher Loveâ - Kygo & Whitney Houston
âSo Closeâ - NOTD, Felix Jaehn & Captain Cutsv featuring Georgia KuÂ
Dance Artist of the Year:Â
Diplo
Kygo
Loud Luxury
Marshmello
The Chainsmokers
Hip-Hop Song of the Year:Â
âGoing Badâ - Meek Mill featuring Drake
âMoney In The Graveâ - Drake featuring Rick Ross
âMoneyâ - Cardi B
âOld Town Roadâ - Lil Nas X
âSugeâ - DaBaby
Hip-Hop Artist of the Year:
Cardi B
Drake
Lil Baby
Meek Mill
Travis Scott
Best New Hip-Hop Artist:
City Girls
DaBaby
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Megan Thee Stallion
R&B Song of the Year:
âBefore I Let Go (Homecoming Live Album)â â BeyoncĂ©
âGirls Need Love (Remix)â - Summer Walker & Drake
âNo Guidanceâ - Chris Brown featuring Drake
âShot Clockâ - Ella Mai
âTalkâ - Khalid
R&B Artist of the Year:Â
Chris Brown
Ella Mai
H.E.R.
Khalid
Summer Walker
Best New R&B Artist:
Ari Lennox
LightSkinKeisha
Nicole Bus
Summer Walker
The Bonfyre
Latin Pop/Urban Song of the Year:Â
âCalmaâ - Pedro CapĂł & Alicia Keys featuring Farruko
âCon Calmaâ - Daddy Yankee & Katy Perry featuring Snow
âMIAâ - Bad Bunny featuring Drake
âQUE PRETENDESâ - J Balvin & Bad Bunny
âTaki Takiâ - DJ Snake featuring Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B
Latin Pop/Urban Artist of the Year:Â
Bad Bunny
Daddy Yankee
J Balvin
Maluma
Ozuna
Best New Latin Pop/Urban Artist:
Camilo
Guaynaa
Lunay
RosalĂa
Sech
Regional Mexican Song of the Year:
âÂżPor QuĂ© Cambiaste De OpiniĂłnâ - Calibre 50
âA TravĂ©s Del Vasoâ - Banda Los Sebastianes
âCon Todo Incluidoâ - La Adictiva Banda San JosĂ© De Mesillas
âEncantadoraâ - El Fantasma
âNada Nuevoâ - Christian Nodal
Regional Mexican Artist of the Year:Â
Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio LizĂĄrraga
Calibre 50
Christian Nodal
El Fantasma
La Arrolladora Banda El LimĂłn
Best New Regional Mexican Artist of the Year:
Banda Los Sebastianes
El Fantasma
Fuerza Regida
Kanales
Lenin RamĂrez
Producer of the Year:
Andrew Watt
Benny Blanco
Finneas
Louis Bell
Max Martin
Songwriter of the Year:
Ashley Gorley
Finneas
Frank Dukes
Louis Bell
Savan Kotecha
Best Lyrics: *Socially Voted Category
â10,000 Hoursâ - Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber
â7 ringsâ - Ariana Grande
âbad guyâ - Billie Eilish
âBeautiful Peopleâ - Ed Sheeran featuring Khalid
âHot Girl Summerâ - Megan Thee Stallion featuring Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign
âJuiceâ - Lizzo
âLose You To Love Meâ - Selena Gomez
âNightmareâ - Halsey
âSeñoritaâ - Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
âSomeone You Lovedâ - Lewis Capaldi
âThe Bonesâ - Maren Morris
âYou Need to Calm Downâ - Taylor Swift
Best Cover Song: *Socially Voted Category
Led Zeppelin - âBlack Dogâ - Miley Cyrus cover
Ariana Grande - âbreak up with your girlfriend, iâm boredâ - Lana Del Rey cover
Phil Collins - âCanât Stop Loving Youâ - Taylor Swift cover
Sam Smith & Normani - âDancing With A Strangerâ - 5SOS cover
Elvin Bishop - âFooled Around and Fell in Loveâ - Miranda Lambert, Maren Morris, Elle King, Ashley McBryde, Tenille Townes, Caylee Hammack cover
The Rembrandts - âIâll Be There For Youâ - Meghan Trainor cover
Taylor Swift - âLoverâ - Keith Urban cover
Lewis Capaldi - âSomeone You Lovedâ - Camila Cabello cover
Jonas Brothers - âSuckerâ â Halsey cover
Best Fan Army: *Socially Voted Category
Agnation - Agnez Mo
Arianators - Ariana Grande
Beliebers - Justin Bieber
BTSArmy - BTS
Camilizers - Camila Cabello
Harries - Harry Styles
Limelights - Why Donât We
Louies - Louis Tomlinson
MendesArmy - Shawn Mendes
Niallers - Niall Horan
Selenators - Selena Gomez
Swifties - Taylor Swift
Best Music Video: *Socially Voted Category
â7 ringsâ - Ariana Grande
âbad guyâ - Billie Eilish
âBoy With Luvâ - BTS featuring Halsey
âCon Alturaâ - RosalĂa, J Balvin featuring El Guincho
âCon Calmaâ - Daddy Yankee & Snow
âDancing With A Strangerâ - Sam Smith & Normani
âI Donât Careâ - Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
âKill This Loveâ - BLACKPINK
âME!â - Taylor Swift featuring Brendon Urie
âOld Town Roadâ - Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
âSeñoritaâ - Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
âSuckerâ - Jonas Brothers
Social Star Award: *Socially Voted Category
Asher Angel
Cody Orlove
Danielle Cohn
DeStorm Power
King Bach
Montana Tucker
Niki and Gabi
Piper Rockelle
Scotty Sire
Stephanie Poetri
The Moy Boys
Zoe Laverne
Best Remix: *Socially Voted Category
âbad guyâ - Billie Eilish (with Justin Bieber)
âCon Calmaâ - Daddy Yankee, Katy Perry featuring Snow
âGood As Hellâ - Lizzo featuring Ariana Grande
âHigher Loveâ â Kygo & Whitney Houston
âLoverâ - Taylor Swift featuring Shawn Mendes
âOld Town Roadâ - Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
âThe Bonesâ - Maren Morris featuring Hozier
âThotianaâ â Blueface featuring Cardi B and YG
âTrampolineâ - SHAED featuring Zayn
âWithout Meâ - Halsey featuring Juice WRLDÂ Â
Favorite Tour Photographer: *Socially Voted Category
Adam Degross (Post Malone)
Alfredo Flores (Ariana Grande)
Andy DeLuca (5SOS)
Blair Caldwell (Normani)
Daniel Prakopcyk (John Mayer)
Jake Chamseddine (Panic! At The Disco)
Josiah Van Dien (Shawn Mendes)
Matty Vogel (Billie Eilish)
Rays Corrupted Mind (Travis Scott)
Zack Caspary (Why Donât We)
Zakary Walters (Ed Sheeran)
Favorite Music Video Choreography: (New Category) *Socially Voted Category
â7 ringsâ (Ariana Grande) - Scott and Brian Nicholson
âHow Do You Sleep?â (Sam Smith) - Parris Goebel
âKill This Loveâ (BLACKPINK) - Kyle Hanagami & Kiel Tutin
âME!â (Taylor Swift featuring Brendon Urie) - Tyce Diorio
âMotivationâ (Normani) - Sean Bankhead
âSeñoritaâ (Shawn Mendes & Camilla Cabello) - Calvit Hodge & Sara Bivens