With the New Year comes award season and this week, the nominees for the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards have been revealed. Sia, Drake, Justin Timberlake, Adele, Rihanna and The Weeknd are amongst the biggest stars making the list this time round – you can check out the full list of categories and nominations below…

Rihanna is amongst those nominated

Rihanna is amongst those nominated

Song of the Year

  • Justin Timberlake – ‘Can’t Stop The Feeling’
  • Sia featuring Sean Paul – ‘Cheap Thrills’
  • The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey – ‘Closer’
  • Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla – ‘One Dance’
  • twenty one pilots – ‘Stressed Out’

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

  • blink-182 – ‘Bored to Death’
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers – ‘Dark Necessities’
  • twenty one pilots – ‘Heathens’
  • twenty one pilots – ‘Ride’
  • Cage The Elephant – ‘Trouble’

Alternative Rock Artist of the Year

  • blink-182
  • Cage The Elephant
  • Coldplay
  • The Strumbellas
  • twenty one pilots

Rock Song of the Year

  • Green Day – ‘Bang Bang’
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers – ‘Dark Necessities’
  • The Pretty Reckless – ‘Take Me Down’
  • Volbeat – ‘The Devil’s Bleeding Crown’
  • Disturbed – ‘The Sound of Silence’

Rock Artist of the Year

  • Disturbed
  • Five Finger Death Punch
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • Shinedown
  • Volbeat

Country Song of the Year

  • Carrie Underwood – ‘Church Bells’
  • Old Dominion – ‘Snapback’
  • Dierks Bentley – ‘Somewhere On A Beach’
  • Thomas Rhett – ‘T-Shirt’
  • Cole Swindell – ‘You Should Be Here’

Country Artist of the Year

  • Carrie Underwood
  • Jason Aldean
  • Keith Urban
  • Luke Bryan
  • Thomas Rhett

Dance Song of the Year

  • The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey – ‘Closer’
  • Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber and MO – ‘Cold Water’
  • The Chainsmokers featuring Daya – ‘Don’t Let Me Down’
  • Mike Posner – ‘I Took A Pill in Ibiza’
  • DJ Snake featuring Justin Bieber – ‘Let Me Love You’

Dance Artist of the Year

  • Calvin Harris
  • DJ Snake
  • Flume
  • Major Lazer
  • The Chainsmokers

Hip-Hop Song of the Year

  • Fat Joe and Remy Ma featuring French Montana and Infrared – ‘All The Way Up’
  • Drake – ‘Controlla’
  • DJ Khaled featuring Drake – ‘For Free’
  • Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla – ‘One Dance’
  • Desiigner – ‘Panda’

Hip-Hop Artist of the Year

  • Desiigner
  • DJ Khaled
  • Drake
  • Future
  • J. Cole

R&B Song of the Year

  • Bryson Tiller – ‘Exchange’
  • Rihanna – ‘Needed Me’
  • Usher featuring Young Thug – ‘No Limit’
  • Beyonce – ‘Sorry’
  • Rihanna featuring Drake – ‘Work’

R&B Artist of the Year

  • Beyonce
  • Bryson Tiller
  • Rihanna
  • The Weeknd
  • Usher

Latin Song of the Year

  • IAmChino featuring Pitbull, Yandel and El Chacal – ‘Ay Mi Dios’
  • Mana featuring Nicky Jam – ‘De Pies A Cabeza’
  • Enrique Iglesias featuring Wisin – ‘Duele El Corazon’
  • Prince Royce – ‘La Carretera’
  • Reik featuring Nicky Jam – ‘Ya Ma Entere’

Latin Artist of the Year

  • Enrique Igelsias
  • J Balvin
  • Nicky Jam
  • Prince Royce
  • Yandel

Regional Mexican Song of the Year

  • Calibre 50 – ‘Amor Del Bueno’
  • Regulo Caro – ‘Cicatrices’
  • Banda Los Recoditos – ‘Me Esta gustando’
  • Gerardo Ortiz – ‘¿Por Que Terminamos?’
  • Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga – ‘Solo Con Verte’

Regional Mexican Artist of the Year

  • Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizarraga
  • 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 Septima 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

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

Best Collaboration

  • Sia featuring Sean Paul – ‘Cheap Thrills’
  • The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey – ‘Closer’
  • The Chainsmokers featuring Daya – ‘Don’t Let Me Down’
  • Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna – ‘This Is What You Came For’
  • Rihanna featuring Drake – ‘Work’

Best Cover Song

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

Best Song from a Movie

  • Justin Timberlake – ‘Can’t Stop The Feeling’ (Trolls)
  • Ellie Goulding – ‘Falling for You’ (Bridget Jones’s Baby)
  • 5 Seconds of Summer – ‘Girls Talk Boys’ (Ghostbusters)
  • twenty one pilots – ‘Heathens’ (Suicide Squad)
  • P!nk – ‘Just Like Fire’ (Alice Through the Looking Glass)

Best Music Video

  • Justin Timberlake – ‘Can’t Stop the Feeling’
  • The Chainsmokers featuring Daya – ‘Don’t Let Me Down’
  • Beyonce – ‘Formation’
  • Nicky Jam – ‘Hasta El Amanecer’
  • twenty one pilots – ‘Heathens’
  • Coldplay – ‘Hymn for the Weekend’
  • Mike Posner – ‘I Took A Pill In Ibiza’
  • ZAYN – ‘Pillowtalk’
  • Ariana Grande featuring Nicki Minaj – ‘Side to Side’
  • Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna – ‘This Is What You Came For’
  • Rihanna featuring Drake – ‘Work’
  • Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla $ign – ‘Work From Home’

Best Underground Alternative Band

  • Hey Violet
  • Pierce the Veil
  • PVRIS
  • Sleeping With Sirens
  • Tonight Alive

Social Star Award

  • Alex Aiono
  • Baby Ariel
  • Emma McGann
  • Hailey Knox
  • Jack and Jack
  • Jacob Satorius
  • Marcus Perez
  • Steph Clavin
  • Todrick Hall
  • Xyego

Best Fan Army presented by Taco Bell

  • 5 Seconds of Summer – 5SOSFam
  • Ariana Grande – Arianators
  • Beyonce – 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

The 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards will air March 5 on TBS, TNT and truTV at 8pm EST/5pm PST in the US.


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