All The 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards Nominees You Can Vote For

The 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards are happening on March 26th and will celebrate the most-played artists and songs on iHeartRadio stations and the iHeartRadio app throughout 2025, while also offering a preview of the upcoming hits of 2025.

Once again, iHeartRadio is giving the fans a say on who will win in several new and established categories. Fan voting will determine this year’s Favorite Broadway Debut, Favorite TikTok Dance, Favorite Debut Album, Favorite Lyrics, Best Music Video, Favorite On Screen, Favorite Tour Photographer, Favorite Soundtrack, Favorite Tour Style, Favorite Tour Tradition, Favorite and Favorite K-pop Collab. See the full list of socially voted nominees below. Social voting begins on January 8th, and will close on March 19th at 11:59pm PT for all categories. Fans can vote by visiting iHeartRadio.com/awards.

Tune in to see which artists will take home an iHeartRadio Music Award on Thursday, March 26th at 8pm ET live (PT tape-delayed) on FOX. The show will also be broadcast on iHeartRadio stations across the country and on the iHeartRadio app.

2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards Socially Voted Categories

Favorite Broadway Debut: *Socially Voted Category 

• Ashley Graham, “Chicago”
• Cheryl Porter, “& Juliet”
• Durrell “Tank” Babbs, “Hell's Kitchen”
• Gabrielle Nevaeh Green, “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
• Jack Wolfe, “Hadestown”
• Kelsie Watts, “Six! The Musical”
• Lencia Kebede, “Wicked”
• Lizzy McAlpine, “Floyd Collins”
• Meg Donnelly, “Moulin Rouge! The Musical”
• Ne-Yo, “Hell's Kitchen”
• Tom Felton, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”
• Trisha Paytas, “Beetlejuice”

Favorite TikTok Dance: *Socially Voted Category 

• “Abracadabra” – Lady Gaga
• “Gnarly” – KATSEYE
• “GO!” – CORTIS
• “Happen To Me” – Russell Dickerson
• “JUMP” – BLACKPINK
• “like JENNIE” – JENNIE
• “Midnight Sun” – Zara Larsson
• “MONA LISA” – j-hope
• “Revolving Door” – Tate McRae
• “SPAGHETTI” – LE SSERAFIM, j-hope
• “The Fate of Ophelia” – Taylor Swift

Favorite Debut Album: *Socially Voted Category 

• Addison Rae, “Addison”
• Alex Warren, “You'll Be Alright, Kid”
• Audrey Hobert, “Who's the Clown?”
• Calum Hood, “ORDER chaos ORDER”
• Coco Jones, “Why Not More?”
• JADE, “THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY!”
• JENNIE, “Ruby”
• LISA, “Alter Ego”
• Michael Clifford, “SIDEQUEST”
• Perrie, “Perrie”
• sombr, “I Barely Know Her”
• Tucker Wetmore, “What Not To”

Best Lyrics: *Socially Voted Category 

• “Anxiety” – Doechii
• “BAILE INoLVIDABLE” – Bad Bunny
• “Camera” – Ed Sheeran
• “Choosin' Texas” – Ella Langley
• “DAISIES” – Justin Bieber
• “Golden” – HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI
• “Man I Need” – Olivia Dean
• “Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter
• “Ordinary” – Alex Warren
• “The Fate of Ophelia” – Taylor Swift
• “undressed” – sombr
• “WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!” – RAYE

Best Music Video: *Socially Voted Category 

• “Abracadabra” – Lady Gaga
• “BAILE INoLVIDABLE” – Bad Bunny
• “BORN AGAIN” – LISA feat. Doja Cat & RAYE
• “Gabriela” – KATSEYE
• “JUMP” – BLACKPINK
• “like JENNIE” – JENNIE
• “Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter
• “Ordinary” – Alex Warren
• “Sapphire” – Ed Sheeran
• “Shake It to the Max (FLY) (Remix)” – MOLIY, Shenseea, Skillibeng, Silent Addy
• “The Fate of Ophelia” – Taylor Swift
• “toxic till the end” – ROSÉ

Favorite On Screen: *Socially Voted Category 

• AJ McLean, Nicole Scherzinger, Liam Payne, Kelly Rowland, “Building the Band”
• Ariana Grande & Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked: For Good”
• Bad Bunny, “Happy Gilmore 2”
• Becky G, “REBBECA”
• Ed Sheeran, “ONE SHOT with Ed Sheeran: A Musical Experience”
• Jimin and Jungkook, “Are You Sure?!”
• Jonas Brothers, “A Very Jonas Christmas Movie”
• Karol G, “Karol G: Tomorrow Was Beautiful”
• Lady Gaga, “Wednesday”
• LISA, “The White Lotus”
• Taylor Swift, “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The End of an Era”
• Zara Larsson, “Up Close”

Favorite Tour Photographer: *Socially Voted Category 

• Abby Waisler for Gracie Abrams
• Adam DeGross for Post Malone
• Anna Lee for Coldplay
• baeth for Tate McRae
• Chris Cornejo for Shakira
• Cynthia Parkhurst for Katy Perry
• Henry Hwu for Billie Eilish
• Hyghly for The Weeknd
• Joshua Halling for Oasis
• Rahul Bhatt for KATSEYE
• Thomas Falcone for Shawn Mendes
• Tom Pallant for YUNGBLUD

Favorite Soundtrack: *Socially Voted Category 

• A Very Jonas Christmas Movie (Original Soundtrack)
• F1 the Album
• Frankenstein (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film)
• KPop Demon Hunters
• Nobody Wants This Season 2: The Soundtrack
• Sinners (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
• Smurfs Movie Soundtrack (Music From & Inspired By)
• Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
• Tron: Ares (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
• Wicked: For Good – The Soundtrack
• Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires (Original Soundtrack)

Favorite Tour Style: *Socially Voted Category 

• Bad Bunny, “DeBí TiRaR MáS FOtoS World Tour”
• Beyoncé, “Cowboy Carter Tour”
• Billie Eilish, “Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour”
• BLACKPINK, “Deadline World Tour”
• Dua Lipa, “Radical Optimism Tour”
• Ella Langley, “Still Hungover Tour”
• KATSEYE, “Beautiful Chaos Tour”
• Lady Gaga, “The Mayhem Ball”
• Sabrina Carpenter, “Short n' Sweet Tour”
• Tate McRae, “Miss Possessive Tour”
• Taylor Swift, “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour”
• Zara Larsson, “Midnight Sun Tour”

Favorite Tour Tradition: *Socially Voted Category 

• Benson Boone, Cover song
• Beyoncé, Blue Ivy & Rumi on stage
• Billie Eilish, “when the party’s over” silent loop
• Coldplay, Crowd cam
• Dua Lipa, Surprise guest
• Jonas Brothers, Surprise guest
• KATSEYE, “Gnarly” dance break
• Lainey Wilson, Cowgirl of the night
• ROLE MODEL, Sally
• Sabrina Carpenter, Celebrity “Juno” arrest
• Tate McRae, Fan cam on stage
• Zara Larsson, “Lush Life” star

Favorite K-pop Collab: *Socially Voted Category 

• “Blink” – Corbyn Besson & TZUYU of TWICE
• “BORN AGAIN” – LISA feat. Doja Cat & RAYE
• “BUCK” – Jackson Wang feat. Diljit Dosanjh
• “Confessions” – Flo Rida, HEESEUNG & JAKE of ENHYPEN, Paul Russell
• “Dirty Work” – aespa feat. Flo Milli
• “ExtraL” – JENNIE, Doechii
• “EYES CLOSED” – JISOO X ZAYN
• “Illegal + SEVENTEEN” – PinkPantheress, SEVENTEEN
• “On My Mind” – Alex Warren & ROSÉ
• “Sweet Dreams (feat. Miguel)” – j-hope, Miguel
• “TOO BAD” – G-DRAGON feat. Anderson .Paak
• “WE PRAY (TWICE Version)” – Coldplay, TWICE, Burna Boy, Elyanna, TINI, Little Simz