Search

Entertainment

iHeartRadio Music Awards 2017: Full List Of Nominees

By Lindsay McCane

From the archive: published Jan 5, 2017, 9 years ago. Details may have changed since.

The fourth annual iHeartRadio Music Awards are set to take place in March, and in preparation for the event, the complete list of nominees has been announced.

Justin Timberlake, Sia, The Chainsmokers, Drake, and Twenty One Pilots are nominated for the coveted Song of the Year category, while Adele, Ariana Grande, Rihanna, Selena Gomez, and Sia will be battling it out for Female Artist of the Year. The nominees for Male Artist of the Year include: Drake, Justin Bieber, Luke Bryan, Shawn Mendes, and The Weeknd.

“When we created this awards show four years ago, we set out to celebrate the music that we play on iHeartRadio every day,” Tom Poleman, the President of National Programming Groups for iHeartMedia, said. “The core of iHeartRadio is these artists, their songs and our listeners. This night recognizes all three.”

Check out the full list of 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards nominees below.

Song of the Year:

“Can’t Stop The Feeling” – Justin Timberlake “Cheap Thrills” – Sia featuring Sean Paul “Closer” – The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey “One Dance” – Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla “Stressed Out” – Twenty One Pilots

Female Artist of the Year:

Adele Ariana Grande Rihanna Selena Gomez Sia

Male Artist of the Year:

Drake Justin Bieber Luke Bryan Shawn Mendes The Weeknd

Best Duo/Group of the Year:

Coldplay DNCE Florida Georgia Line The Chainsmokers Twenty One Pilots

Alternative Rock Song of the Year:

“Bored to Death” – Blink-182 “Dark Necessities” – Red Hot Chili Peppers “Heathens” – Twenty One Pilots “Ride” – Twenty One Pilots “Trouble” – Cage The Elephant

Alternative Rock Artist of the Year:

Blink-182 Cage The Elephant Coldplay The Strumbellas Twenty One Pilots

Rock Song of the Year:

“Bang Bang” – Green Day “Dark Necessities” – Red Hot Chili Peppers “Take Me Down” – The Pretty Reckless “The Devil’s Bleeding Crown” – Volbeat “The Sound Of Silence” – Disturbed

Rock Artist of the Year:

Disturbed Five Finger Death Punch Red Hot Chili Peppers Shinedown Volbeat

Country Song of the Year:

“Church Bells” – Carrie Underwood “Snapback” – Old Dominion “Somewhere On A Beach” – Dierks Bentley “T-Shirt” – Thomas Rhett “You Should Be Here” – Cole Swindell

Country Artist of the Year:

Carrie Underwood Jason Aldean Keith Urban Luke Bryan Thomas Rhett

Dance Song of the Year:

“Closer” – The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey “Cold Water” – Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber and MØ “Don’t Let Me Down” – The Chainsmokers featuring Daya “I Took A Pill In Ibiza” – Mike Posner “Let Me Love You” – DJ Snake featuring Justin Bieber

Dance Artist of the Year:

Calvin Harris DJ Snake Flume Major Lazer The Chainsmokers

Hip-Hop Song of the Year:

“All The Way Up” – Fat Joe and Remy Ma featuring French Montana and Infrared “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

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

Latin Song of the Year:

“Ay Mi Dios” – IAmChino featuring Pitbull, Yandel and El Chacal “De Pies A Cabeza” – Mana featuring Nicky Jam “Duele El Corazon” – Enrique Iglesias featuring Wisin “La Carretera” – Prince Royce “Ya Me Enteré” – Reik featuring Nicky Jam

Latin Artist of the Year:

Enrique Iglesias J Balvin Nicky Jam Prince Royce Yandel

Regional Mexican Song of the Year:

“Amor Del Bueno” – Calibre 50 “Cicatrices” – Regulo Caro “Me Está Gustando” – Banda Los Recoditos “¿Por Qué Terminamos?” – Gerardo Ortiz “Solo Con Verte” – Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga

Regional Mexican Artist of the Year:

Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga Banda Los Recoditos Calibre 50 Gerardo Ortiz Remmy Valenzuela

Best New Rock/Alternative Rock Artist: (New Category)

Foals Kaleo Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats Red Sun Rising The Strumbellas

Best New Country Artist: (New Category)

Chris Lane Chris Stapleton Granger Smith Kelsea Ballerini Maren Morris

Best New Hip-Hop Artist: (New Category)

Chance The Rapper Desiigner D.R.A.M. Kent Jones Kevin Gates

Best New Latin Artist: (New Category)

Carlos Rivera Christian Daniel CNCO IAmChino Sofia Reyes

Best New R&B Artist: (New Category)

Belly Bryson Tiller Dreezy Kayla Brianna Ro James

Best New Regional Mexican Artist: (New Category)

Adriel Favela Banda Los Sebastianes Cheyo Carrillo Joss Favela La Séptima Banda

Best New Pop Artist: (New Category)

Alessia Cara Daya Lukas Graham The Chainsmokers ZAYN

Producer of the Year: (New Category)

Benny Blanco Greg Kurstin Max Martin Mike Elizondo The Chainsmokers

Best Lyrics: “7 Years” – Lukas Graham “Came Here to Forget” – Blake Shelton “Cheap Thrills” – Sia featuring Sean Paul “Closer” – The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey “Heathens” – Twenty One Pilots “Love Yourself” – Justin Bieber “Scars To Your Beautiful” – Alessia Cara “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)” – Adele “Too Good” – Drake featuring Rihanna “You Should Be Here” – Cole Swindell Best Collaboration: “Cheap Thrills” – Sia featuring Sean Paul “Closer” – The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey “Don’t Let Me Down” – The Chainsmokers featuring Daya “This Is What You Came For” – Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna “Work” – Rihanna featuring Drake Best Cover Song: “All I Ask” – Bruno Mars “Ex’s and Oh’s” – Fifth Harmony “Fast Car” – Justin Bieber “Hands to Myself” – DNCE “Here” – Shawn Mendes “How Will I Know” – Ariana Grande “Love on the Brain” – Kelly Clarkson “Purple Rain” – Jennifer Hudson and the cast of The Color Purple “Sound of Silence” – Disturbed “Too Good” – Zara Larsson Best Song from a Movie:

“Can’t Stop the Feeling” – Justin Timberlake (Trolls) “Falling for You” – Ellie Goulding (Bridget Jones’s Baby ) “Girls Talk Boys” – 5 Seconds of Summer (Ghostbusters ) “Heathens” – Twenty One Pilots (Suicide Squad) “Just Like Fire” – P!nk (Alice Through the Looking Glass )

Best Music Video:

“Can’t Stop the Feeling” – Justin Timberlake “Don’t Let Me Down” – The Chainsmokers featuring Daya “Formation” – Beyoncé “Hasta El Amanecer” – Nicky Jam “Heathens” – Twenty One Pilots “Hymn for the Weekend” – Coldplay “I Took A Pill In Ibiza” – Mike Posner “Pillowtalk” – ZAYN “Side to Side” – Ariana Grande featuring Nicki Minaj “This Is What You Came For” – Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna “Work” – Rihanna featuring Drake “Work From Home” – Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla $ign

Best Underground Alternative Band:

Hey Violet Pierce the Veil PVRIS Sleeping With Sirens Tonight Alive

Social Star Award:

Alex Aiono from YouTube Baby Ariel from Musical.ly Emma McGann from YouNow Hailey Knox from YouNow Jack and Jack from Snapchat Jacob Satorius from Musical.ly Marcus Perez from Facebook Steph Clavin from Instagram Todrick Hall from YouTube Xyego from Smule

Best Fan Army presented by Taco Bell: 5 Seconds of Summer – 5SOSFam Ariana Grande – Arianators Beyoncé – Beyhive Britney Spears – Britney Army Demi Lovato – Lovatics Fifth Harmony – Harmonizers Justin Bieber – Beliebers Katy Perry – KatyCats Lady Gaga – Little Monsters Rihanna – Rihanna Navy Selena Gomez – Selenators Shawn Mendes – Mendes Army Twenty One Pilots – #twentyonepilots

The 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards will air on March 5 on TBS, TNT, and truTV at 8 p.m. EST/5 p.m. PST.

Latest from Inquisitr

Front page