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Taylor Swift leads the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Award nominations, followed by Bad Bunny and more

Taylor Swift leads with nine nominations at the fan-voted 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards honoring most-played artists and songs on iHeartRadio stations and app.

  • Leading the list, Taylor Swift has nine nominations ahead of Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter and Alex Warren, and the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards air live from Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles on March 26 on Fox.
  • As the 13th annual iHeartRadio Music Awards, the show honors the most-played artists and songs on iHeartRadio stations and the iHeartRadio app throughout 2025, while previewing 2026 hits.
  • Artist of the Year nominations feature a wide mix of pop, country and hip-hop stars including Morgan Wallen, Sabrina Carpenter, Bad Bunny, Benson Boone, Chris Brown, Jelly Roll, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga and Tate McRae.
  • Fans will decide winners across 11 fan-voted categories, including three new ones, with social voting open Jan. 8 through March 19 at 11:59 p.m. PT on iHeartRadio.com/awards.
  • As a fan-focused event, the ceremony will add categories such as label of the year and album of the year by genre, while host, special award recipients, performers and presenters will be announced later, iHeartMedia said.
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Taylor Swift has topped the list of nominations for the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards. As announced, the artist has a total of nine nominations. Swift, released last year's album The Life of a Showgirl, which was a huge success. Sabrina Carpenter, Bad Bunny and Alex Warren follow Swift with eight nominations each. The ceremony will be broadcast live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Thursday, March 26, on FOX. The event will also be broad…

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