iHeartRadio Music Awards 2025: Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen lead nominations

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The nominees were revealed on Wednesday (January 22) ahead of the March 17 ceremony. The iHeartRadio Music Awards will celebrate and honour the station’s most-played artists and songs of the past year.Lady Gaga has been named as the recipient of the 2025 iHeartRadio Innovator Award to honour her impact on music and culture, while Mariah Carey is receiving the iHeartRadio Icon Award.

This year, a new award is also being introduced: Tour of the Century. That award is be given to Taylor Swift for her ‘Eras’ tour.Swift and Morgan Wallen lead the nominations at 10 apiece, while the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone and Sabrina Carpenter are tied for second at nine nominations each.The 2025 awards will also include five new fan-voted awards: Favourite Soundtrack, Broadway Debut, Surprise guest, Tour Tradition and K-pop Dance Challenge.

Fan voting is already open – you can cast your votes here.Additionally, the 2025 ceremony, which is airing live from Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre, will honour the city following the devastating wildfires earlier this month.

iHeartRadio has also confirmed that it will be donating to wildfire relief efforts.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’ – HozierPop Song of the Year:‘Agora Hills’ – Doja Cat‘Beautiful Things’ – Benson Boone‘Espresso’ – Sabrina Carpenter‘Greedy’ – Tate McRae‘Too Sweet’ – HozierPop Artist of the Year:Billie EilishChappell RoanSabrina CarpenterTate McRaeTaylor SwiftArtist of the Year:Billie Eilish Doja CatJell.