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Behold the nominees and categories for this year's iHeartRadio Music Awards, which are set to take place at L.A.'s Forum on 3/5. To make sure you get there on time, John Sykes and Tom Poleman recommend booking a seat on Bob Pittman's jet. Oh, and as long as you're up, Tom will have a rye and ginger. Thanks so much.

SONG OF THE YEAR
"Can't Stop The Feeling" - Justin Timberlake
"Cheap Thrills" - Sia f/Sean Paul
"Closer" - The Chainsmokers f/Halsey
"One Dance" - Drake f/Wizkid & Kyla
"Stressed Out" - twenty one pilots

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Adele

Ariana Grande
Rihanna
Selena Gomez
Sia

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Drake

Justin Bieber
Luke Bryan
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd

BEST DUO/GROUP OF THE YEAR
Coldplay

DNCE
Florida Georgia Line
The Chainsmokers
twenty one pilots

ALTERNATIVE ROCK SONG OF THE YEAR
"Bored to Death" - blink-182
"Dark Necessities" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Heathens" - twenty one pilots
"Ride" - twenty one pilots
"Trouble" - Cage The Elephant

ALTERNATIVE ROCK ARTIST OF THE YEAR
blink-182

Cage The Elephant
Coldplay
The Strumbellas
twenty one pilots

ROCK SONG OF THE YEAR
"Bang Bang" - Green Day
"Dark Necessities" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Take Me Down" – The Pretty Reckless
"The Devil's Bleeding Crown" – Volbeat
"The Sound Of Silence" - Disturbed

ROCK ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Disturbed

Five Finger Death Punch
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Shinedown
Volbeat

COUNTRY SONG OF THE YEAR
"Church Bells" - Carrie Underwood
"Snapback" - Old Dominion
"Somewhere On A Beach" - Dierks Bentley
"T-Shirt" - Thomas Rhett
"You Should Be Here" - Cole Swindell

COUNTRY ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Carrie Underwood

Jason Aldean
Keith Urban
Luke Bryan
Thomas Rhett

DANCE SONG OF THE YEAR
"Closer" - The Chainsmokers f/Halsey
"Cold Water" - Major Lazer f/Justin Bieber & MØ
"Don't Let Me Down" - The Chainsmokers f/Daya
"I Took A Pill In Ibiza" - Mike Posner
"Let Me Love You" - DJ Snake f/Justin Bieber

DANCE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Calvin Harris

DJ Snake
Flume
Major Lazer
The Chainsmokers

HIP-HOP SONG OF THE YEAR
"All The Way Up" - Fat Joe & Remy Ma f/French Montana & Infared
"Controlla" - Drake
"For Free" - DJ Khaled f/Drake
"One Dance" - Drake f/Wizkid & Kyla
"Panda" - Desiigner

HIP-HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Desiigner

DJ Khaled
Drake
Future
J. Cole

R&B SONG OF THE YEAR
"Exchange" - Bryson Tiller
"Needed Me" - Rihanna
"No Limit" - Usher f/Young Thug
"Sorry" - Beyoncé
"Work" - Rihanna f/Drake

R&B ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Beyoncé

Bryson Tiller
Rihanna
The Weeknd
Usher

LATIN SONG OF THE YEAR
"Ay Mi Dios" - IAmChino f/Pitbull, Yandel & El Chacal
"De Pies A Cabeza" - Mana f/Nicky Jam
"Duele El Corazon" - Enrique Iglesias f/Wisin
"La Carretera" - Prince Royce
"Ya Me Enteré" - Reik f/Nicky Jam

LATIN ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Enrique Iglesias

J Balvin
Nicky Jam
Prince Royce
Yandel

REGIONAL MEXICAN SONG OF THE YEAR
"Amor Del Bueno" - Calibre 50
Cicatrices" - Regulo Caro
"Me Está Gustando" - Banda Los Recoditos
"¿Por Qué Terminamos?" - Gerardo Ortiz
"Solo Con Verte" - Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga

REGIONAL MEXICAN ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga
Banda Los Recoditos
Calibre 50
Gerardo Ortiz
Remmy Valenzuela

BEST NEW ROCK/ALTERNATIVE ROCK ARTIST *
Foals
Kaleo
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
Red Sun Rising
The Strumbellas

BEST NEW COUNTRY ARTIST *
Chris Lane

Chris Stapleton
Granger Smith
Kelsea Ballerini
Maren Morris

BEST NEW HIP-HOP ARTIST *
Chance The Rapper

Desiigner
D.R.A.M.
Kent Jones
Kevin Gates

BEST NEW LATIN ARTIST *
Carlos Rivera

Christian Daniel
CNCO
IAmChino
Sofia Reyes

BEST NEW R&B ARTIST
*
Belly

Bryson Tiller
Dreezy
Kayla Brianna
Ro James

BEST NEW REGIONAL MEXICAN ARTIST *
Adriel Favela

Banda Los Sebastianes
Cheyo Carrillo
Joss Favela
La Séptima Banda

BEST NEW POP ARTIST
*
Alessia Cara

Daya
Lukas Graham
The Chainsmokers
ZAYN

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR *
Benny Blanco
Greg Kurstin
Max Martin
Mike Elizondo
The Chainsmokers

BEST LYRICS ^
"7 Years" - Lukas Graham
"Came Here to Forget" - Blake Shelton
"Cheap Thrills" - Sia f/Sean Paul
"Closer" - The Chainsmokers f/Halsey
"Heathens" - twenty one pilots
"Love Yourself" - Justin Bieber
"Scars To Your Beautiful" - Alessia Cara
"Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" - Adele
"Too Good" – Drake f/Rihanna
"You Should Be Here" - Cole Swindell

BEST COLLABORATION
^
"Cheap Thrills" - Sia f/Sean Paul
"Closer" - The Chainsmokers f/Halsey
"Don't Let Me Down" - The Chainsmokers f/Daya
"This Is What You Came For" - Calvin Harris f/Rihanna
"Work" - Rihanna f/Drake

BEST COVER SONG ^
"All I Ask" - Bruno Mars
"Ex's and Oh's" - Fifth Harmony
"Fast Car" - Justin Bieber
"Hands to Myself" - DNCE
"Here" - Shawn Mendes
"How Will I Know" - Ariana Grande
"Love on the Brain" - Kelly Clarkson
"Purple Rain" - Jennifer Hudson and the cast of The Color Purple
"Sound of Silence" - Disturbed
"Too Good" - Zara Larsson

BEST SONG FROM A MOVIE
^
"Can't Stop the Feeling" - Justin Timberlake (Trolls)
"Falling for You" - Ellie Goulding (Bridget Jones's Baby)
"Girls Talk Boys" - 5 Seconds of Summer (Ghostbusters)
"Heathens" - twenty one pilots (Suicide Squad)
"Just Like Fire" - P!nk (Alice Through the Looking Glass)

BEST MUSIC VIDEO *^
"Can't Stop the Feeling" - Justin Timberlake
"Don't Let Me Down" - The Chainsmokers f/Daya
"Formation" - Beyoncé
"Hasta El Amanecer" - Nicky Jam
"Heathens" - twenty one pilots
"Hymn for the Weekend" - Coldplay
"I Took A Pill In Ibiza" - Mike Posner
"Pillowtalk" - ZAYN
"Side to Side" - Ariana Grande f/Nicki Minaj
"This Is What You Came For" - Calvin Harris f/Rihanna
"Work" - Rihanna f/Drake
"Work From Home" - Fifth Harmony f/Ty Dolla $ign

BEST UNDERGROUND ALTERNATIVE BAND
*^
Hey Violet

Pierce the Veil
PVRIS
Sleeping With Sirens
Tonight Alive

SOCIAL STAR AWARD
*^
Alex Aiono from YouTube
Baby Ariel from Musical.ly
Emma McGann from YouNow
Hailey Knox from YouNow
Jack and Jack from Snapchat
Jacob Sartorius from Musical.ly
Marcus Perez from Facebook
Steph Clavin from Instagram
Todrick Hall from YouTube
xYego from Smule

BEST FAN ARMY PRESENTED BY TACO BELL ^
5 Seconds of Summer
- 5SOSFam
Ariana Grande - Arianators
Beyoncé - Beyhive
Britney Spears - Britney Army
Demi Lovato - Lovatics
Fifth Harmony - Harmonizers
Justin Bieber - Beliebers
Katy Perry - KatyCats
Lady Gaga - Little Monsters
Rihanna - Rihanna Navy
Selena Gomez - Selenators
Shawn Mendes - Mendes Army
twenty one pilots - #twentyonepilots


*New category
^Socially voted category

SPRINGTIME
FOR HITS LIST
Meet this week's ensemble cast. (3/18a)
NEAR TRUTHS: STREAMING AND STREAMLINING
Knight's new day (3/18a)
TOP 50: ARI BASKS
IN THE sunshine
The biggest bow of the year (3/15a)
THE COUNT: ROLLING LOUD KEEPS ITS EYES ON THE PRIZE
The latest from the live sector (3/14a)
DEEPER WELL MARKS KACEY MUSGRAVES’ “SATURN RETURN”
Gleason on Musgraves (3/18a)
THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
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