Other musicians who receive multiple nods at this year's awards include Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Drake, Adele, and Ed Sheeran.
- Feb 10, 2016
AceShowbiz - Taylor Swift and The Weeknd are top nominees for the upcoming iHeartRadio Music Awards. Taylor leads the pack with a total of eight nods while The Weeknd follows her domination with seven nominations. Both are vying for the coveted Song of the Year and Album of the Year.
iHeartRadio is handing out a lot more trophies this year. There are at least 20 new categories including Female Artist of the Year and Male Artist of the Year. Taylor, Adele, Carrie Underwood, Meghan Trainor, and Selena Gomez are competing for the former while The Weeknd, Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber, Luke Bryan, and Sam Smith are nominated for the later.
Winners will be feted live from the Forum in Los Angeles on April 3. Fans are invited to vote for their favorites in such categories as best meme, best lyrics, best collaboration, best cover song, best soundtrack, and best fan army. Meghan Trainor and Justin Bieber are among the performers at the event.
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 ft. Bruno Mars
Female Artist of the Year:
Male Artist of the Year:
Best New Artist:
Best Duo/Group of the Year:
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:
Alternative Rock Artist of the Year:
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:
Rock Song of the Year:
- "Cut The Cord" - Shinedown
- "Failure" - Breaking Benjamin
- "Footsteps" - Pop Evil
- "Heavy Is the Head" - Zac Brown Band ft. 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:
Dance Song of the Year:
- "Hey Mama" - David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha, & Afrojack
- "Lean On" - Major Lazer & DJ Snake ft. MO
- "Waves" - Mr. Probz
- "Where Are U Now?" - Skrillex & Diplo with Justin Bieber
- "You Know You Like It" - DJ Snake & AlunaGeorge
Dance Artist of the Year:
Hip Hop Song of the Year:
- "Blessings" - Big Sean ft. Drake & Kanye West
- "Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)" - Rich Homie Quan
- "Hotline Bling" - Drake
- "Trap Queen" - Fetty Wap
- "Truffle Butter" - Nicki Minaj ft. Drake & Lil Wayne
Hip Hop Artist of the Year:
R&B Song of the Year:
- "B*tch Better Have My Money" - Rihanna
- "Earned It" - The Weeknd
- "Planes" - Jeremih ft. J. Cole
- "Post to Be" - Omarion ft. Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko
- "The Hills" - The Weeknd
R&B Artist of the Year:
Latin Song of the Year:
- "Ay Vamos" - J Balvin
- "El Perdon" - Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias
- "Hilito" - Romeo Santos
- "La Gozadera" - Gente De Zona ft. Marc Anthony
- "Mi Verdad" - Mana ft. Shakira
Latin Artist of the Year:
Regional Mexican Song of the Year:
- "Aunque Ahora Estes Con El" - Calibre 50
- "Eres Una Nina" - Gerardo Ortiz
- "Levantando Polvadera" - Voz de Mando
- "Mi Vicio Mas Grande" - Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizarraga
- "Te Mestiste" - Ariel Camacho y Los Plebes del Rancho
Regional Mexican Artist of the Year:
- Banda Los Recoditos
- Calibre 50
- Gerardo Ortiz
- Julion Alvarez y Su Norteno Banda
- Voz De Mando
Best Lyrics:
- "Die a Happy Man" - Thomas Rhett
- "Fight Song" - Rachel Platten
- "Hello" - Adele
- "Photograph" - Ed Sheeran
- "See You Again" - Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth
Best Collaboration:
- "Bad Blood" - Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar
- "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" - Meghan Trainor ft. John Legend
- "See You Again" - Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth
- "Uptown Funk" - Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
- "Where Are U Now?" - Skrillex & Diplo with Justin Bieber
Best Cover Song:
- "1989" - Ryan Adams covering Taylor Swift's album
- "Bad Blood" - Alessia Cara covering Taylor Swift
- "B*tch Better Have My Money" - Kelly Clarkson covering Rihanna
- "Cheerleader" - Pentatonix covering OMI
- "Hands to Myself/Sorry" - Troy 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 ft. Bruno Mars
Best Song from a Movie:
- "Earned It" - The Weeknd ("Fifty Shades of Grey")
- "Love Me Like You Do" - Ellie Goulding ("Fifty Shades of Grey")
- "See You Again" - Wiz Khalifa ft. 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:
- Adele and "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:
- 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
