iHeartRadio Music Awards Reveal 2025 Nominations, New Musical Categories

New socially voted categories for 2025 include "Favorite Broadway Debut" and "Favorite Soundtrack."

By: Josh Sharpe Jan. 22, 2025

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iHeartMedia and FOX Entertainment have announced the nominees for the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards, that 13-time Grammy Award, Academy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning artist Lady Gaga will be honored with the 2025 iHeartRadio Innovator Award and Mariah Carey, the elusive chanteuse and best-selling female artist of all time, will be honored with the 2025 iHeartRadio Icon Award.

Additionally, new socially voted categories this year include Favorite Broadway Debut and Favorite Soundtrack, with nominees including Rachel Zegler, Nicole Scherzinger, Adam Lambert, the Wicked movie, and more. Take a look at the full list below!

The annual event airs LIVE from Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, Monday, March 17 (8:00-10:00 p.m. ET live / PT tape-delayed) on FOX. The event also will be heard on iHeartRadio stations nationwide and on the iHeartRadio app.

The 12th annual iHeartRadio Music Awards will celebrate the most-played artists and songs on iHeartRadio stations and the iHeartRadio app throughout 2024, while also offering a preview of the upcoming hits of 2025. The show will feature award presentations in multiple categories, live performances from the biggest artists in music, surprise guests and collaborations and will showcase the stories of the winning artists’ road to #1.

This year’s iHeartRadio Music Awards will also pay tribute to the resiliency and rebuilding of Los Angeles following the devastating wildfires affecting the entire community and will drive donations to Fireaidla.org. Contributions made to FireAid will be distributed under the advisement of the Annenberg Foundation, for short-term relief efforts and long-term initiatives to prevent future fire disasters. The Annenberg Foundation, with decades of philanthropic leadership in the community, including rapid response, will help coordinate a team to direct funds for the greatest impact.

Each year the iHeartRadio Innovator Award is presented to an artist who has impacted both music and global culture throughout their career, and this year’s recipient is Lady Gaga. Few artists in modern history have taken creative risks with the level of success of Gaga. One of the best-selling musicians of all time, she is the true definition of a modern day artist innovator.

Mariah Carey will receive the 2025 iHeartRadio Icon Award honoring her incredible and influential career as singer, songwriter, and producer, who has broken virtually every chart and touring record around the globe. Carey is one of the best-selling artists of all time with over 200 million records sold worldwide and 19 #1 singles.

Artists receiving several nominations include, aespa, Benson Boone, Billie Eilish, Bruno Mars, Chappell Roan, Charli xcx, Doja Cat, ENHYPEN, FEID, Future, GloRilla, Green Day, Hozier, ILLIT, Jelly Roll, Jimin, Karol G, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Linkin Park, Megan Thee Stallion, Metro Boomin, Morgan Wallen, Olivia Rodrigo, Peso Pluma, Post Malone, Sabrina Carpenter, Shaboozey, SZA, Tate McRae, Taylor Swift, Teddy Swims, Tyla, Usher and Xavi. Additionally, Taylor Swift |The Eras Tour will be celebrated as Tour of the Century. All nominees are listed below.

In addition to paying tribute to music and artists, the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards will again celebrate the fans, giving iHeartRadio listeners the opportunity to decide winners in several new and established categories. Fan voting will determine this year’s Favorite Soundtrack, Favorite Broadway Debut, Favorite K-pop Dance Challenge, Favorite Surprise Guest, Favorite Tour Tradition, Best Lyrics, Best Music Video, Favorite Tour Style, Favorite Tour Photographer and Favorite On Screen. Social voting begins today, January 22, and will close on March 10 at 11:59 p.m. PT for all categories. Fans can vote by visiting iHeartRadio.com/awards.

iHeartRadio Music Award Nominations

Song of the Year:

“A Bar Song (Tipsy)”- Shaboozey
“Agora Hills”- Doja Cat
“Beautiful Things”- Benson Boone
“Espresso” - Sabrina Carpenter
“Greedy”- Tate McRae
“I Had Some Help” - Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
“Lose Control” - Teddy Swims
“Lovin On Me” - Jack Harlow
“Not Like Us”- Kendrick Lamar
“Too Sweet” – Hozier

Pop Song of the Year:

“Agora Hills”- Doja Cat
“Beautiful Things”- Benson Boone
“Espresso”- Sabrina Carpenter
“Greedy”- Tate McRae
“Too Sweet”- Hozier

Pop Artist of the Year:

Billie Eilish
Chappell Roan
Sabrina Carpenter
Tate McRae
Taylor Swift

Artist of the Year:

Billie Eilish
Doja Cat
Jelly Roll
Kendrick Lamar
Morgan Wallen
Post Malone
Sabrina Carpenter
SZA
Taylor Swift
Teddy Swims

Best Collaboration:

“Die With A Smile”- Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
“Fortnight”- Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone
“I Had Some Help”- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
“Like That” - Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar
“Miles On It”- Kane Brown and Marshmello

Best New Artist (Pop):

Benson Boone
Chappell Roan
Gracie Abrams
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims

Country Song of the Year:

“A Bar Song (Tipsy)”- Shaboozey
“Cowgirls” - Morgan Wallen featuring ERNEST
“I Am Not Okay”- Jelly Roll
“I Had Some Help”- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
“World On Fire”- Nate Smith

Country Artist of the Year:

Jelly Roll
Kane Brown
Lainey Wilson
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen

Best New Artist (Country):

Ashley Cooke
Dasha
George Birge
Shaboozey
Tucker Wetmore

Hip-Hop Song of the Year:

“Like That”- Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar
“Lovin On Me”- Jack Harlow
“Not Like Us”- Kendrick Lamar
“Rich Baby Daddy”- Drake featuring Sexyy Red and SZA
“TGIF” - GloRilla

Hip-Hop Artist of the Year:

Drake
Future
GloRilla
Kendrick Lamar
Travis Scott

Best New Artist (Hip-Hop):

310babii
BigXthaPlug
BossMan Dlow
Cash Cobain
Jordan Adetunji

R&B Song of the Year:

“ICU” - Coco Jones
“Made For Me”- Muni Long
“Sensational” - Chris Brown featuring Davido and Lojay
“Water” – Tyla
“WY@”- Brent Faiyaz

R&B Artist of the Year:

Chris Brown
Muni Long
SZA
Usher
Victoria Monét

World Artist of the Year:

Burna Boy
Central Cee
Tems
Tyla
YG Marley

Best New Artist (R&B):

4Batz
Ambré
Inayah
Josh X
Maeta

Alternative Song of the Year:

“Dilemma” - Green Day
“Landmines” - Sum 41
“Neon Pill”- Cage The Elephant
“The Emptiness Machine” - Linkin Park
“Too Sweet”- Hozier

Alternative Artist of the Year:

Cage The Elephant
Green Day
Linkin Park
Sum 41
twenty one pilots

Best New Artist (Alt and Rock):

Djo
Fontaines D.C.
Good Neighbours
Myles Smith
The Last Dinner Party

Rock Song of the Year:

“A Symptom of Being Human” - Shinedown
“All My Life” - Falling In Reverse and Jelly Roll
“Dark Matter” - Pearl Jam
“Screaming Suicide” - Metallica
“The Emptiness Machine” - Linkin Park

Rock Artist of the Year:

Green Day
Linkin Park
Metallica
Pearl Jam
Shinedown

Dance Song of the Year:

“360” - Charli xcx
“Chase It (Mmm Da Da Da)” - Bebe Rexha
“I Don’t Wanna Wait”- David Guetta and OneRepublic
“Make You Mine”- Madison Beer
“Water” – Tyla X Marshmello

Dance Artist of the Year:

Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Dua Lipa
Kylie Minogue
Tiësto

Latin Pop / Urban Song of the Year:

“Brickell” - FEID X Yandel
“LA FALDA” - Myke Towers
“Perro Negro”- Bad Bunny featuring FEID
“Qlona” - Karol G featuring Peso Pluma
“Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”- Karol G

Latin Pop / Urban Artist of the Year:

Bad Bunny
FEID
Karol G
Myke Towers
Shakira

Best New Artist (Latin Pop / Urban):

Christian Alicea
Cris MJ
Ela Taubert
FloyyMenor
Kapo

Regional Mexican Song of the Year:

“Alch Si” - Grupo Frontera and Carin León
“El Beneficio De La Duda” - Grupo Firme
“FIRST LOVE” - Oscar Ortiz and Edgardo Nuñez
“La Diabla”- Xavi
“Tu Perfume” - Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga

Regional Mexican Artist of the Year:

Grupo Frontera
Intocable
Los Ángeles Azules
Peso Pluma
Xavi

Best New Artist (Regional Mexican):

Chino Pacas
Iván Cornejo
Luis R. Conriquez
Tito Double P
Xavi

K-pop Artist of the Year:

aespa
ATEEZ
ENHYPEN
Jimin
Lisa

K-pop Song of the Year:

“Chk Chk Boom” - Stray Kids
“Magnetic”- ILLIT
“Supernova” - aespa
“Who”- Jimin
“XO (Only If You Say Yes)”- ENHYPEN

Best New Artist (K-pop):

BABYMONSTER
BADVILLAIN
ILLIT
NCT WISH
TWS

Producer of the Year:

Dan Nigro
Evan Blair
Jack Antonoff
Julian Bunetta
Mustard

Songwriter of the Year:

Amy Allen
Ashley Gorley
ERNEST
Josh Coleman
Justin Tranter

(New for 2025) Favorite Soundtrack: *Socially Voted Category

Back to Black
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Bob Marley: One Love
Challengers
Deadpool & Wolverine
Descendants: The Rise of Red
Emilia Pérez
The Book of Clarence
Twisters
Wicked

(New for 2025) Favorite Broadway Debut: *Socially Voted Category

Adam Lambert – “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club”
Ariana Madix – “Chicago”
Barbie Ferreira – “Cult of Love”
Charli D'Amelio – “& Juliet”
Grant Gustin – “Water For Elephants”
Kit Connor – “Romeo + Juliet”
Lola Tung – “Hadestown”
Nicole Scherzinger – “Sunset Blvd”
Rachel Zegler – “Romeo + Juliet”
Robert Downey Jr. – “McNeal”
Sebastián Yatra – “Chicago”
Shailene Woodley – “Cult of Love”

(New for 2025) Favorite K-pop Dance Challenge: *Socially Voted Category

“GGUM”- Yeonjun (TXT)
“MAESTRO” - Seventeen
“Magnetic”- ILLIT
“Smart”- LE SSERAFIM
“Sticky”- Kiss of Life
“Supernova” - aespa
“Touch” - KATSEYE
“UP”- Karina (aespa)
“WORK”- ATEEZ
“XO (Only If You Say Yes)”- ENHYPEN

(New for 2025) Favorite Surprise Guest: *Socially Voted Category

Charli xcx bringing out Lorde
Coldplay bringing out Selena Gomez
Future & Metro Boomin bringing out Travis Scott
GloRilla & Megan Thee Stallion bringing out Cardi B
Jennifer Hudson bringing out Cher
Kendrick Lamar bringing out Ken & Friends
Luke Combs bringing out the “Twisters” Cast
Morgan Wallen bringing out Travis Kelce & Patrick Mahomes
Niall Horan bringing out Shawn Mendes
Olivia Rodrigo bringing out Chappell Roan
Peso Pluma bringing out Becky G
Taylor Swift bringing out Travis Kelce

(New for 2025) Favorite Tour Tradition *Socially Voted Category

Benson Boone- Backflips
Chappell Roan - Teaching “HOT TO GO” dance
Charli xcx + Troye Sivan – “Apple” Girl (dance)
Morgan Wallen - Walk out song
Niall Horan - Heaven pose
Nicki Minaj - Fans sing
Olivia Rodrigo- Encore tank
Sabrina Carpenter- “Juno” position
Tate McRae - Soundcheck covers
Taylor Swift- “22” Hat
Taylor Swift - Surprise songs
Usher - Feeding cherries

Best Lyrics: *Socially Voted Category

“Beautiful Things” - Benson Boone
“BIRDS OF A FEATHER” - Billie Eilish
“Espresso”- Sabrina Carpenter
“Exes” - Tate McRae
“Fortnight” - Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone
“Good Luck, Babe!”- Chappell Roan
“I Had Some Help”- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
“I Love You, I’m Sorry” - Gracie Abrams
“Not Like Us” - Kendrick Lamar
“Saturn” - SZA
“we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” - Ariana Grande
“Who”- Jimin

Favorite On Screen: *Socially Voted Category

“Are You Sure?!” (Jimin and Jungkook)
“Child Star” (Demi Lovato)
“Elton John: Never Too Late” (Elton John)
“Gaga Chromatica Ball” (Lady Gaga)
“I Am: Céline Dion” (Céline Dion)
“Lainey Wilson: Bell Bottom Country” (Lainey Wilson)
“Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words” (Megan Thee Stallion)
“Olivia Rodrigo: GUTS World Tour” (Olivia Rodrigo)
“Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE” (KATSEYE)
“Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band” (Bruce Springsteen)
“Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour (Taylor's Version)” (Taylor Swift)
“Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story” (Bon Jovi)

Additional categories include Label of the Year and individual winners for Album of the Year in music’s biggest genres, including Pop, Country, Alternative, Rock, Dance, Hip-Hop, R&B, Latin and Regional Mexican formats. For a full list of categories, visit iHeartRadio.com/awards.

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