2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards Nominations: Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, Lizzo and More

Taylor Swift, Lizzo and Harry Styles
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The 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards will air live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 27 on Fox.

The 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards nominations are here!

Celebrating the most-played artists and songs on iHeartRadio stations and app from last year, the 10th edition of the awards ceremony is set to be a star-studded affair. Taylor Swift, Lizzo, Harry Styles, Dua Lipa, Beyoncé, Drake, Bad Bunny and many more are among the nominees.

This year, listeners will have the chance to decide winners in several new and established categories. Fan voting will determine this year’s Best Lyrics, Best Music Video, Best Fan Army, the Social Star Award, Favorite Tour Photographer, TikTok Bop of the Year, Favorite Documentary, Favorite Tour Style, Favorite Residency and Favorite Use of a Sample.

Additionally, Producer of the Year and Songwriter of the Year nominees will be announced at a later date. Additional categories include Label of the Year and individual winners for Album of the Year in music’s biggest genres, including Pop, Country, Alternative, Rock, Dance, Hip-Hop, R&B, Latin and Regional Mexican formats.

The 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards will air live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, on Monday, March 27 on Fox.

 

Song of the Year: 

"About Damn Time" - Lizzo

"Anti-Hero" - Taylor Swift

"As It Was" - Harry Styles

"Big Energy" - Latto

"Enemy (from the series Arcane League of Legends)" - Imagine Dragons

"First Class" - Jack Harlow

"Ghost" - Justin Bieber

"Heat Waves" - Glass Animals

"INDUSTRY BABY" - Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow

"Woman" - Doja Cat

 

Artist of the Year:                

Beyoncé

Doja Cat

Drake

Dua Lipa

Harry Styles

Jack Harlow

Justin Bieber

Lizzo

Taylor Swift

The Weeknd

 

Best Duo/Group of the Year:                      

AJR

Black Eyed Peas

BLACKPINK

Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic

Glass Animals

Imagine Dragons

Måneskin

OneRepublic

Parmalee

Red Hot Chili Peppers

 

Best Collaboration:              

"Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home)" - Elle King & Miranda Lambert

"Cold Heart" - Elton John & Dua Lipa

"half of my hometown" - Kelsea Ballerini ft. Kenny Chesney

"I Like You (A Happier Song)" - Post Malone ft. Doja Cat

"INDUSTRY BABY" - Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow

"One Right Now" - Post Malone & The Weeknd

"Sweetest Pie" - Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa

"Unholy" - Sam Smith & Kim Petras

"WAIT FOR U" - Future ft. Drake & Tems

"You Right" - Doja Cat ft. The Weeknd

 

Best New Pop Artist:

Dove Cameron

GAYLE

Jax

Nicky Youre

Steve Lacy

 

Country Song of the Year:              

"Buy Dirt" - Jordan Davis ft. Luke Bryan

"half of my hometown" - Kelsea Ballerini ft. Kenny Chesney

"She Had Me At Heads Carolina" - Cole Swindell

"The Kind of Love We Make" - Luke Combs

"Wasted On You" - Morgan Wallen

 

Country Artist of the Year:            

Carrie Underwood

Jason Aldean

Kane Brown

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

 

Best New Country Artist:               

Bailey Zimmerman

Cody Johnson

Elle King

Elvie Shane

Priscilla Block

 

Afrobeats Artist of the Year:

Burna Boy

CKay

Fireboy DML

Tems

Wizkid

 

Hip-Hop Song of the Year:             

"F.N.F. (Let's Go)" - Hitkidd & GloRilla

"First Class" - Jack Harlow

"Girls Want Girls" - Drake ft. Lil Baby

"Super Gremlin" - Kodak Black

"WAIT FOR U" - Future ft. Drake & Tems

 

Hip-Hop Artist of the Year:           

Drake

Future

Kodak Black

Lil Baby

Moneybagg Yo

 

Best New Hip-Hop Artist:               

B-Lovee

GloRilla

Latto

Nardo Wick

SleazyWorld Go

 

R&B Song of the Year:                   

"BREAK MY SOUL" - Beyoncé

"Free Mind" - Tems

"Hrs And Hrs" - Muni Long

"I Hate U" - SZA

"Smokin Out The Window" - Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic

 

R&B Artist of the Year:                  

Blast

Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic

Muni Long

SZA

Yung Bleu

 

Best New R&B Artist:                     

Blast

Brent Faiyaz

Muni Long

Steve Lacy

Tems

 

Alternative Song of the Year:                     

"Black Summer" - Red Hot Chili Peppers

"EDGING" - Blink-182

"Enemy (from the series Arcane League of Legends)" - Imagine Dragons

"Heat Waves" - Glass Animals

"Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)" - Kate Bush

 

Alternative Artist of the Year:                   

Imagine Dragons

Måneskin

Red Hot Chili Peppers

twenty one pilots

Weezer

 

Best New Artist (Alternative & Rock):                  

Beach Weather

BoyWithUke

Giovannie and the Hired Guns

Turnstile

Wet Leg 

 

Rock Song of the Year:                   

"Black Summer" - Red Hot Chili Peppers

"Patient Number 9" - Ozzy Osbourne ft. Jeff Beck

"Planet Zero" - Shinedown

"So Called Life" - Three Days Grace

"Taking Me Back" - Jack White

 

Rock Artist of the Year:                  

Ghost

Papa Roach

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Shinedown

Three Days Grace

 

Dance Song of the Year:                 

"Cold Heart" - Elton John & Dua Lipa

"Escape" - KX5, Kaskade, Deadmau5 ft. Hayla

"Heaven Takes You Home" - Swedish House Mafia & Connie Constance

"Hot In It" - Tiësto & Charli XCX

"I'm Good (Blue)" - David Guetta & Bebe Rexha

 

Dance Artist of the Year:                

Anabel Englund

Joel Corry

SOFI TUKKER

Swedish House Mafia

Tiësto

 

Latin Pop/Reggaeton Song Of The Year:             

"El Incomprendido" - Farruko/ Víctor Cárdenas/ DJ Adoni

"MAMIII" - Becky G & Karol G

"Me Porto Bonito" - Bad Bunny ft. Chencho Corleone

"Moscow Mule" - Bad Bunny

"PROVENZA" - Karol G

 

Latin Pop/Reggaeton Artist of the Year:              

Bad Bunny

Daddy Yankee

Farruko

Karol G

Rauw Alejandro

 

Regional Mexican Song of the Year:                     

"Cada Quien" - Grupo Firme ft. Maluma

"Cómo Te Olvido" - La Arrolladora Banda El Limón de René Camacho

"Si Te Pudiera Mentir" - Calibre 50

"Ya Solo Eres Mi Ex" - La Adictiva

"Ya Supérame" - Grupo Firme

 

Regional Mexican Artist of the Year:                    

Calibre 50

Christian Nodal

El Fantasma

Grupo Firme

La Adictiva

 

Best New Latin Artist:                     

Blessd

Kali Uchis

Quevedo

Ryan Castro

Venesti           

 

Best Lyrics: *Socially Voted Category

"About Damn Time" - Lizzo

"abcdefu" - GAYLE

"Anti-Hero" - Taylor Swift

"Buy Dirt" - Jordan Davis ft. Luke Bryan

"Glimpse Of Us" - Joji 

"Lift Me Up" - Rihanna 

"N95" - Kendrick Lamar 

"pushin P" - Gunna ft. Future, Young Thug

"Super Freaky Girl" - Nicki Minaj 

"Wasted On You" - Morgan Wallen 

"We Don’t Talk About Bruno" - Lin-Manuel Miranda performed by the Cast of Encanto

 

Best Music Video: *Socially Voted Category

"Anti-Hero" - Taylor Swift 

"As It Was" - Harry Styles 

"Calm Down" - Rema & Selena Gomez

"Don’t Be Shy" - Tiësto & Karol G 

"DON’T YOU WORRY" - Black Eyed Peas, Shakira, David Guetta

"Envovler" - Anitta 

"Left and Right" - Charlie Puth ft. Jung Kook of BTS

"Pink Venom" - BLACKPINK 

"Tití Me Preguntó" - Bad Bunny 

"Yet To Come" - BTS

 

Best Fan Army: *Socially Voted Category

"Barbz" - Nicki Minaj 

"Beliebers" - Justin Bieber 

"BeyHive" - Beyoncé

"Blinks" - BLACKPINK 

"BTSArmy" - BTS 

"Harries" - Harry Styles 

"Hotties" - Megan Thee Stallion 

"Louies" - Louis Tomlinson 

"RihannaNavy" - Rihanna 

"Rushers" - Big Time Rush 

"Selenators" - Selena Gomez 

"Swifties" - Taylor Swift 
 

 

Social Star Award: *Socially Voted Category

Bailey Zimmerman

Charli D’Amelio

Em Beihold

GAYLE

GloRilla

JVKE

Lauren Spencer-Smith

Yung Gravy

 

Favorite Tour Photographer: *Socially Voted Category

Bad Bunny – SIEMPRERIC

Demi Lovato – Angelo Kritikos

Dua Lipa – Elizabeth Miranda

Halsey – Yasi

Harry Styles – Lloyd Wakefield

Louis Tomlinson – Joshua Halling

Luke Combs – David Bergman

Machine Gun Kelly – Sam Cahill

Olivia Rodrigo – DONSLENS

Post Malone – Adam DeGross

twenty one pilots - Ashley Osborn

YUNGBLUD – Tom Pallant

 

TikTok Bop of the Year: *Socially Voted Category

"About Damn Time" - Lizzo 

"As It Was" - Harry Styles

"Bad Habit" - Steve Lacy 

"Bejeweled" - Taylor Swift 

"Big Energy" - Latto 

"CUFF IT" - Beyoncé

"Envolver" - Anitta 

"Just Wanna Rock" - Lil Uzi Vert 

"Made You Look" - Meghan Trainor 

"Super Freaky Girl" - Nicki Minaj 

"Unholy" - Sam Smith & Kim Petras 

"World’s Smallest Violin" - AJR 
 

 

Favorite Documentary: *Socially Voted Category

"Halftime" - Jennifer Lopez 

"Life in Pink" - Machine Gun Kelly 

"Love, Lizzo" - Lizzo 

"Niall Horan's Homecoming: The Road to Mullingar with Lewis Capaldi" - Niall Horan + Lewis Capaldi 

"Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me" - Selena Gomez 

"Shania Twain: Not Just a Girl" - Shania Twain 

"Sheryl" - Sheryl Crow 

"Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby" - Lil Baby 

 

Favorite Tour Style: *Socially Voted Category

Bad Bunny

Carrie Underwood

Dua Lipa

Elton John

Harry Styles

Lady Gaga

Lil Nas X

Lizzo

Machine Gun Kelly

Olivia Rodrigo

Rosalía

The Weeknd

 


Favorite Residency: *Socially Voted Category

"An Evening with Silk Sonic" - Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic

"Enigma + Jazz & Piano" - Lady Gaga 

"Let’s Go!" - Shania Twain 

"Love In Las Vegas"- John Legend 

"Love On Tour" - Harry Styles 

"Play" - Katy Perry 

"REFLECTION: The Las Vegas Residency" - Carrie Underwood

"Usher: My Way - The Las Vegas Residency"  - Usher

"Weekends with Adele" - Adele

 

Favorite Use of a Sample: *Socially Voted Category

Beyoncé’s "SUMMER RENAISSANCE" – sampled Donna Summer’s "I Feel Love"

BLACKPINK’s "Pink Venom" – sampled 50 Cent’s "P.I.M.P," Rihanna’s "Pon de Replay," and Biggie’s "Kick In The Door"

Chlöe’s "Treat Me" – sampled Bubba Sparxxx & Ying Yang Twins’ "Ms. New Booty"

David Guetta & Bebe Rexha’s "I’m Good (Blue)" – sampled Eiffel 65’s "Blue (Da Ba Dee)"

DJ Khaled & Drake’s "Staying Alive" – sampled The Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive"

Doja Cat’s "Vegas" – sampled Shonka Dukureh’s "Hound Dog"

Jack Harlow’s "First Class" – sampled Fergie’s "Glamorous"

Latto’s "Big Energy" – sampled Mariah Carey’s "Fantasy"

Lizzo’s "Break Up Twice" – sampled Lauryn Hill’s "Doo Wop (That Thing)"

Nicki Minaj’s "Super Freaky Girl" – sampled Rick James' "Super Freak"

Taylor Swift’s "Question…?" – sampled Taylor Swift’s "Out Of The Woods"

Yung Gravy’s "Betty (Get Money)" – sampled Rick Astley’s "Never Gonna Give You Up"

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