Beyonce, Rihanna, Drake & More Nominated For 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards

Be prepared for another all-star night in music as the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards returns to the historic Forum in Los Angeles on Sunday (March 5). The superstar affair will be televised live on TBS, TNT and truTV at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and simulcast on iHeartMedia stations nationwide, as well as on iHeartRadio, the all-in-one digital music and live streaming radio service.

For the fourth straight year, the iHeartRadio Music Awards will celebrate the amazing music that was heard throughout the year across iHeartMedia radio stations nationwide and on iHeartRadio. Drake leads nominees with 12 nominations, including Male Artist of the Year and Hip Hop Song Of The Year; while Chance The Rapper, Bryson Tiller and more are nominated in two of the awards show's newest categories: Best New Hip-Hop Artist and Best New R&B Artist. Other artists who have received nominations include Rihanna, Beyoncé, Future, Fat Joe & Remy Ma, Usher, The Weeknd, and more.

In addition to the nominees, iHeartRadio is excited to reveal that Bruno Mars will take the Forum stage as part of a string of live performances, first-time duets and collaborations, celebrity guest appearances and live award presentations.

In addition to being a compelling celebration of music and artists, the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards will again celebrate the fans, giving them once-in-a-lifetime access to their favorite artists and an up-close-and-personal view of the event like never before. Fan voting will determine this year’s Best Fan Army presented by Taco Bell, Best Lyrics, Best Collaboration, Best Cover Song, Best Song from a Movie and the first-ever Best Music Video, Social Star Award and Best Underground Alternative Band awards. Social voting for the Social Star Award and Best Fan Army presented by Taco Bell award began through iHeartRadio’s social sites and in the iHeartRadio App on January 3 and social voting for all other categories begin today, January 4. Voting will close on February 24 with voting for the Social Star Award and the Best Fan Army presented by Taco Bell award continuing through the evening of the awards on March 5. Fans can vote by visiting iheartradio.com/awards.

As a signature sponsor of the awards show, Chase debit and credit cardholders will have the opportunity to purchase tickets first. The exclusive Chase Cardholder Pre-sale starts January 4 at noon ET/9 a.m. PT and runs through January 6 at noon ET/9 a.m. PT, or until tickets sell out. Chase cardholders can visit iHeartRadio.com/Chase for the opportunity to purchase tickets using their Chase debit or credit card. Tickets go on sale to the general public starting January 7 at 10 a.m. PT, and will be available on Ticketmaster here.

Nominees and winners were determined by iHeartMedia, Inc. based on industry data from Mediabase and BigChampagne, fan feedback and guidance from experts, including iHeartRadio programmers from multiple radio formats.

Peep the Hip Hop and R&B nominees of the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards below. May the realest one win. 

Hip-Hop Song of the Year:

* "All The Way Up" - Fat Joe and Remy Ma featuring French Montana and Infared

* "Controlla" - Drake

* "For Free" - DJ Khaled featuring Drake

* "One Dance" - Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla

* "Panda" - Desiigner

Hip-Hop Artist of the Year:

* Desiigner

* DJ Khaled

* Drake

* Future

* J. Cole

Best New Hip-Hop Artist: (New Category)

* Chance The Rapper

* Desiigner

* D.R.A.M.

* Kent Jones

* Kevin Gates

R&B Song of the Year:

* "Exchange" - Bryson Tiller

* "Needed Me" - Rihanna

* "No Limit" - Usher featuring Young Thug

* "Sorry" - Beyoncé

* "Work" - Rihanna featuring Drake

R&B Artist of the Year:

* Beyoncé

* Bryson Tiller

* Rihanna

* The Weeknd

* Usher

Best New R&B Artist: (New Category)

* Belly

* Bryson Tiller

* Dreezy

* Kayla Brianna

* Ro James