Everything to Know About the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards

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Get ready to celebrate radio's heaviest hitters.

The 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards are coming, and they're bringing Taylor Swift and Pink with them as the night's major honorees.

Swift will be bestowed with the Innovator Award for the combination of her artistry and being “an advocate for women’s rights and the LGBTQ+ community, using her music and platform to inspire young people to use their voting power.”

Pink will get the Icon Award, previously awarded to Elton John, Bon Jovi and Jennifer Lopez, for her longevity and contributions to pop canon and pop culture alike.

Fresh off of his stint performing at the 2023 Oscars In Memoriam, Lenny Kravitz will both host and perform, with more artists taking the stage as well. Read on for full details on performers, nominations and how to watch.

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When are the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards?

The iHeartRadio Music Awards will take place on March 27 at 8 p.m. ET.

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How to watch the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards

The 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards will air on FOX stations.

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Who is hosting the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards?

The ageless, timeless wonder that is Lenny Kravitz will host the show.

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Who are the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards performers?

The full list of iHeartRadio Music Awards 2023 performers is as follows:

Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo

Kelly Clarkson

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Coldplay

Cody Johnson

Lenny Kravitz

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L.L. Cool J

Latto

Muni Long

Pink

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Keith Urban

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iHeartRadio Music Awards 2023 Nominations

Icon Award

Pink

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Innovator Award

Taylor Swift

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Song of the Year

  • "About Damn Time"- Lizzo

  • "Anti-Hero"- Taylor Swift

  • "As It Was"- Harry Styles

  • "Big Energy"- Latto

  • "Enemy (from the series Arcane League of Legends)"- Imagine Dragons

  • "First Class"- Jack Harlow

  • "Ghost"- Justin Bieber

  • "Heat Waves" - Glass Animals

  • "INDUSTRY BABY" - Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow

  • "Woman" - Doja Cat

Artist of the Year

  • Beyoncé

  • Doja Cat

  • Drake

  • Dua Lipa

  • Harry Styles

  • Jack Harlow

  • Justin Bieber

  • Lizzo

  • Taylor Swift

  • The Weeknd

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Best Duo/Group of the Year

  • AJR

  • Black Eyed Peas

  • BLACKPINK

  • Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic

  • Glass Animals

  • Imagine Dragons

  • Måneskin

  • OneRepublic

  • Parmalee

  • Red Hot Chili Peppers

Best Collaboration

  • "Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home)"- Elle King & Miranda Lambert

  • "Cold Heart"- Elton John & Dua Lipa

  • "half of my hometown"- Kelsea Ballerini ft. Kenny Chesney

  • "I Like You (A Happier Song)" - Post Malone ft. Doja Cat

  • "INDUSTRY BABY" - Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow

  • "One Right Now"- Post Malone & The Weeknd

  • "Sweetest Pie" - Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa

  • "Unholy" - Sam Smith & Kim Petras

  • "WAIT FOR U" – Future ft. Drake & Tems

  • "You Right" - Doja Cat ft. The Weeknd

Best New Pop Artist

  • Dove Cameron

  • GAYLE

  • Jax

  • Nicky Youre

  • Steve Lacy

Country Song of the Year

  • "Buy Dirt" - Jordan Davis ft. Luke Bryan

  • "half of my hometown" - Kelsea Ballerini ft. Kenny Chesney

  • "She Had Me At Heads Carolina" - Cole Swindell

  • "The Kind of Love We Make" - Luke Combs

  • "Wasted On You" - Morgan Wallen

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Country Artist of the Year

Best New Country Artist

  • Bailey Zimmerman

  • Cody Johnson

  • Elle King

  • Elvie Shane

  • Priscilla Block

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Afrobeats Artist of the Year

  • Burna Boy

  • CKay

  • Fireboy DML

  • Tems

  • Wizkid

Hip-Hop Song of the Year

  • "F.N.F. (Let's Go)"- Hitkidd & GloRilla

  • "First Class" - Jack Harlow

  • "Girls Want Girls" – Drake ft. Lil Baby

  • "Super Gremlin"- Kodak Black

  • "WAIT FOR U" – Future ft. Drake & Tems

Hip-Hop Artist of the Year

  • Drake

  • Future

  • Kodak Black

  • Lil Baby

  • Moneybagg Yo

Best New Hip-Hop Artist

  • B-Lovee

  • GloRilla

  • Latto

  • Nardo Wick

  • SleazyWorld Go

R&B Song of the Year

  • "BREAK MY SOUL" – Beyoncé

  • "Free Mind" - Tems

  • "Hrs And Hrs" - Muni Long

  • "I Hate U"- SZA

  • "Smokin Out The Window" - Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic

R&B Artist of the Year

  • Blxst

  • Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic

  • Muni Long

  • SZA

  • Yung Bleu

Best New R&B Artist

  • Blxst

  • Brent Faiyaz

  • Muni Long

  • Steve Lacy

  • Tems

Alternative Song of the Year

  • "Black Summer"- Red Hot Chili Peppers

  • "EDGING"- Blink-182

  • "Enemy (from the series Arcane League of Legends)"- Imagine Dragons

  • "Heat Waves"- Glass Animals

  • "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)"- Kate Bush

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Alternative Artist of the Year

  • Imagine Dragons

  • Måneskin

  • Red Hot Chili Peppers

  • twenty one pilots

  • Weezer

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Best New Artist (Alternative & Rock)

  • Beach Weather

  • BoyWithUke

  • Giovannie and the Hired Guns

  • Turnstile

  • Wet Leg

Rock Song of the Year

  • "Black Summer"- Red Hot Chili Peppers

  • "Patient Number 9"- Ozzy Osbourne ft. Jeff Beck

  • "Planet Zero"- Shinedown

  • "So Called Life"- Three Days Grace

  • "Taking Me Back"- Jack White

Rock Artist of the Year

  • Ghost

  • Papa Roach

  • Red Hot Chili Peppers

  • Shinedown

  • Three Days Grace

Dance Song of the Year

  • "Cold Heart"- Elton John & Dua Lipa

  • "Escape"- KX5, Kaskade, Deadmau5 ft. Hayla

  • "Heaven Takes You Home"- Swedish House Mafia & Connie Constance

  • "Hot In It"- Tiësto & Charli XCX

  • "I'm Good (Blue)"- David Guetta & Bebe Rexha

Dance Artist of the Year

  • Anabel Englund

  • Joel Corry

  • SOFI TUKKER

  • Swedish House Mafia

  • Tiësto

Latin Pop/Reggaeton Song of the Year

  • "El Incomprendido" - Farruko/ Víctor Cárdenas/ DJ Adoni

  • "MAMIII"- Becky G & Karol G

  • "Me Porto Bonito"- Bad Bunny ft. Chencho Corleone

  • "Moscow Mule" - Bad Bunny

  • "PROVENZA"- Karol G

Latin Pop/Reggaeton Artist of the Year

  • Bad Bunny

  • Daddy Yankee

  • Farruko

  • Karol G

  • Rauw Alejandro

Regional Mexican Song of the Year

  • "Cada Quien"- Grupo Firme ft. Maluma

  • "Cómo Te Olvido" - La Arrolladora Banda El Limón de René Camacho

  • "Si Te Pudiera Mentir"- Calibre 50

  • "Ya Solo Eres Mi Ex" - La Adictiva

  • "Ya Supérame"- Grupo Firme

Regional Mexican Artist of the Year

  • Calibre 50

  • Christian Nodal

  • El Fantasma

  • Grupo Firme

  • La Adictiva

Best New Latin Artist

  • Blessd

  • Kali Uchis

  • Quevedo

  • Ryan Castro

  • Venesti

Best Lyrics (Socially Voted Category)

  • "About Damn Time" – Lizzo

  • "abcdefu" - GAYLE

  • "Anti-Hero" - Taylor Swift

  • "Buy Dirt"- Jordan Davis ft. Luke Bryan

  • "Glimpse Of Us"- Joji

  • "Lift Me Up"- Rihanna

  • "N95" - Kendrick Lamar

  • "pushin P" – Gunna ft. Future, Young Thug

  • "Super Freaky Girl" - Nicki Minaj

  • "Wasted On You" - Morgan Wallen

  • "We Don't Talk About Bruno"- Lin-Manuel Miranda performed by the Cast of Encanto

Best Music Video (Socially Voted Category)

  • "Anti-Hero"- Taylor Swift

  • "As It Was" - Harry Styles

  • "Calm Down"- Rema & Selena Gomez

  • "Don't Be Shy"- Tiësto & Karol G

  • "DON'T YOU WORRY"- Black Eyed Peas, Shakira, David Guetta

  • "Envovler" - Anitta

  • "Left and Right"- Charlie Puth ft. Jung Kook of BTS

  • "Pink Venom"- BLACKPINK

  • "Tití Me Preguntó" - Bad Bunny

  • "Yet To Come" - BTS

Best Fan Army (Socially Voted Category)

  • "Barbz"- Nicki Minaj

  • "Beliebers"- Justin Bieber

  • "BeyHive" - Beyoncé

  • "Blinks"- BLACKPINK

  • "BTSArmy"- BTS

  • "Harries" - Harry Styles

  • "Hotties"- Megan Thee Stallion

  • "Louies"- Louis Tomlinson

  • "RihannaNavy"- Rihanna

  • "Rushers"- Big Time Rush

  • "Selenators" - Selena Gomez

  • "Swifties"- Taylor Swift

Social Star Award (Socially Voted Category)

  • Bailey Zimmerman

  • Charli D'Amelio

  • Em Beihold

  • GAYLE

  • GloRilla

  • JVKE

  • Lauren Spencer-Smith

  • Yung Gravy

Favorite Tour Photographer (Socially Voted Category)

  • Bad Bunny – SIEMPRERIC

  • Demi Lovato – Angelo Kritikos

  • Dua Lipa – Elizabeth Miranda

  • Halsey – Yasi

  • Harry Styles – Lloyd Wakefield

  • Louis Tomlinson – Joshua Halling

  • Luke Combs – David Bergman

  • Machine Gun Kelly – Sam Cahill

  • Olivia Rodrigo – DONSLENS

  • Post Malone – Adam DeGross

  • twenty one pilots - Ashley Osborn

  • YUNGBLUD – Tom Pallant

TikTok Bop of the Year (Socially Voted Category)

  • "About Damn Time"- Lizzo

  • "As It Was" - Harry Styles

  • "Bad Habit" - Steve Lacy

  • "Bejeweled"- Taylor Swift

  • "Big Energy"- Latto

  • "CUFF IT"- Beyoncé

  • "Envolver"- Anitta

  • "Just Wanna Rock" - Lil Uzi Vert

  • "Made You Look"- Meghan Trainor

  • "Super Freaky Girl" - Nicki Minaj

  • "Unholy"- Sam Smith & Kim Petras

  • "World's Smallest Violin"- AJR

Favorite Documentary (Socially Voted Category)

  • "Halftime" - Jennifer Lopez

  • "Life in Pink" - Machine Gun Kelly

  • "Love, Lizzo"- Lizzo

  • "Niall Horan's Homecoming: The Road to Mullingar with Lewis Capaldi" - Niall Horan + Lewis Capaldi

  • "Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me" - Selena Gomez

  • "Shania Twain: Not Just a Girl" - Shania Twain

  • "Sheryl" - Sheryl Crow

  • "Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby" - Lil Baby

Favorite Tour Style (Socially Voted Category)

  • Bad Bunny

  • Carrie Underwood

  • Dua Lipa

  • Elton John

  • Harry Styles

  • Lady Gaga

  • Lil Nas X

  • Lizzo

  • Machine Gun Kelly

  • Olivia Rodrigo

  • Rosalía

  • The Weeknd

Favorite Residency (Socially Voted Category)

  • "An Evening with Silk Sonic" - Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic

  • "Enigma + Jazz & Piano" - Lady Gaga

  • "Let's Go!" - Shania Twain

  • "Love In Las Vegas"- John Legend

  • "Love On Tour" - Harry Styles

  • "Play"- Katy Perry

  • "REFLECTION: The Las Vegas Residency" – Carrie Underwood

  • "Usher: My Way - The Las Vegas Residency" - Usher

  • "Weekends with Adele" – Adele

Favorite Use of a Sample (Socially Voted Category)

  • Beyoncé, "SUMMER RENAISSANCE" – sampled Donna Summer's "I Feel Love" BLACKPINK, "Pink Venom" – sampled 50 Cent's "P.I.M.P," Rihanna's "Pon de Replay," and Biggie's "Kick In The Door"

  • Chlöe, "Treat Me" – sampled Bubba Sparxxx & Ying Yang Twins' "Ms. New Booty"

  • David Guetta and Bebe Rexha, "I'm Good (Blue)" – sampled Eiffel 65's "Blue (Da Ba Dee)"

  • DJ Khaled and Drake, "Staying Alive" – sampled The Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive"

  • Doja Cat, "Vegas" – sampled Shonka Dukureh's "Hound Dog"

  • Jack Harlow, "First Class" – sampled Fergie's "Glamorous"

  • Latto, "Big Energy" – sampled Mariah Carey's "Fantasy"

  • Lizzo, "Break Up Twice" – sampled Lauryn Hill's "Doo Wop (That Thing)"

  • Nicki Minaj, "Super Freaky Girl" – sampled Rick James' "Super Freak"

  • Taylor Swift, "Question…?" – sampled Taylor Swift's "Out Of The Woods"

  • Yung Gravy, "Betty (Get Money)" – sampled Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up"

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