![]() The 2017 iHeart Radio nominations were announced today. Drake and The Chainsmokers lead the pack with 12 and 11 nominations respectively. The Chainsmokers get a nod for Song of the Year for “Closer”, their duet with Halsey while Drake is up for Male Artist of the Year. He will go against Justin Bieber, The Weeknd, Shawn Mendes, and Luke Bryan. Luke Bryan is also up for Country Artist of the Year going against his friend, Jason Aldean. This year there are quite a few new categories added to the show including, Best New Country Artist, Best New Hip-Hop Artist, Best New Pop Artist and Producer of the Year. There are some “Socially Voted” categories including Best Collaboration, Best Cover Song, Best Song from a Movie and Best Fan Army presented by Taco Bell. In this category the Beyhive (Beyoncé fans) will take on the Harmonizers (Fifth Harmony fans), Little Monsters (Lady Gaga fans) and the Britney Army (Britney Spears fans). Fans can vote for these awards by going to iHeartRadio.com. The iHeart Radio Awards will take place on Sunday, March 5th at 8pm airing live on TBS, TNT and truTV. Full list of nominees: 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 Infared “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 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 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: *Socially Voted Category “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: *Socially Voted Category “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: *Socially Voted Category “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: *Socially Voted Category “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: (New Category) *Socially Voted Category “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: (New Category) *Socially Voted Category Hey Violet Pierce the Veil PVRIS Sleeping With Sirens Tonight Alive Social Star Award: (New Category) *Socially Voted Category Alex Aiono from YouTube Baby Ariel from Musical.ly Emma McGann from YouNow Hailey Knox from YouNow Jack and Jack from Snapchat Jacob Sartorius 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: *Socially Voted Category 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 Written by Kristen
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