The nominees for the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards have been revealed – check out the full list of nominations below.

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.

Rachel Zegler – ‘Romeo + Juliet’
Robert Downey Jr. – ‘McNeal’
Sebastián Yatra – ‘Chicago’
Shailene Woodley – ‘Cult of Love’

Favourite K-pop Dance Challenge: 
‘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

Favourite Surprise Guest: 
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

Favourite Tour Tradition: 
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: 
‘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

Best Music Video: 
‘APT.’ – ROSÉ and Bruno Mars
‘Beautiful Things’ – Benson Boone
‘Die With A Smile’ – Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
‘Espresso’ – Sabrina Carpenter
‘Fortnight’ – Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone
‘Houdini’ – Dua Lipa
‘Houdini’ – Eminem
‘I Had Some Help’ – Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
‘LUNA’ – ATL Jacob X FEID
‘Not Like Us’ – Kendrick Lamar
‘Please Please Please’ – Sabrina Carpenter
‘Rockstar’ – Lisa

Favourite Tour Style: 
Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft
Chappell Roan – The Midwest Princess
Charli XCX and Troye Sivan – Sweat
GloRilla and Megan Thee Stallion – Hot Girl Summer Tour
Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday 2 Tour
Olivia Rodrigo – GUTS
Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet
Tate McRae – Think Later
Taylor Swift – The Eras Tour
Usher – Usher: Past Present Future

Favourite Tour Photographer: 
Adam Degross – Post Malone
Alfredo Flores – Sabrina Carpenter
Baeth – Tate McRae
Christian Tierney – Niall Horan
David Bergman – Luke Combs
Henry Hwu – Billie Eilish
Lucienne Nghiem – Chappell Roan
Miles Leavitt – Olivia Rodrigo
Pooneh Ghana – Noah Kahan
RAYSCORRUPTEDMIND – Travis Scott
Sanjay Parikh – Shinedown
Yasi – Kacey Musgraves

Favourite On Screen: 
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)