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iHeartRadio Music Awards 2021: Harry Styles, The Weeknd and Billie Eilish lead nominees; See the full list of nominees

Fox and iHeartMedia have reported the nominees for the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards. Following 2020’s cancelled live TV broadcast, the current year’s event will air live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on May 27.

The ceremony celebrates the most-played artists and songs across iHeartRadio platforms and will feature a new category, “TikTok Bop of the Year,” to mirror the growing significance of the digital space in music. Nominees include “Blinding Lights” by the Weeknd, “Say So” by Doja Cat and “WAP” via Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion, among others.

“Blinding Lights” is additionally up for the ceremony’s top prize, for which the Weeknd will go up against Post Malone (“Circles”), Dua Lipa (“Don’t Start Now”), DaBaby and Roddy Ricch (“ROCKSTAR”) and Harry Styles (“Watermelon Sugar”).

“The iHeartRadio Music Awards is a true awards show recognizing the artists and songs fans have listened to and loved all year long,” said John Sykes, iHeartMedia president of entertainment enterprises.

Fans will determine the winners of a large number of categories, including Best Fan Army, Best Lyrics, Best Cover Song, Best Music Video, the Social Star Award and Favorite Music Video Choreography Award. Voting begins today and ends on May 19 at 11:59 p.m. ET.

See the full list of nominees below:

Song of the Year

“Blinding Lights” – The Weeknd
“Circles” – Post Malone
“Don’t Start Now” – Dua Lipa
“ROCKSTAR” – DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch
“Watermelon Sugar” – Harry Styles

Female Artist of the Year

Ariana Grande
Billie Eilish
Dua Lipa
Megan Thee Stallion
Taylor Swift

Male Artist of the Year

Harry Styles
Justin Bieber
Post Malone
Roddy Ricch
The Weeknd

Best Duo/Group of the Year

BTS
Dan + Shay
Jonas Brothers
Maroon 5
twenty one pilots

Best Collaboration

“Go Crazy” – Chris Brown & Young Thug
“Holy” – Justin Bieber featuring Chance the Rapper
“I Hope” – Gabby Barrett featuring Charlie Puth
“Mood” – 24kGoldn featuring iann dior
“Savage” (Remix) – Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé

Best New Pop Artist

24kGoldn
blackbear
Doja Cat
JP Saxe
Pop Smoke

Alternative Rock Song of the Year

“Bang!” – AJR
“Bloody Valentine” – Machine Gun Kelly
“everything i wanted” – Billie Eilish
“Level Of Concern” – twenty one pilots
“Monsters” – All Time Low featuring blackbear

Alternative Rock Artist of the Year

AJR
All Time Low
Billie Eilish
Cage the Elephant
twenty one pilots

Best New Rock/Alternative Rock Artist

Ashe
Dayglow
Powfu
Royal & The Serpent
Wallows

Rock Song of the Year

“Death By Rock And Roll” – The Pretty Reckless
“Patience” – Chris Cornell
“Shame Shame” – Foo Fighters
“Shot In The Dark” – AC/DC
“Under The Graveyard” – Ozzy Osbourne

Rock Artist of the Year

AC/DC
Five Finger Death Punch
Ozzy Osbourne
Shinedown
The Pretty Reckless

Country Song of the Year

“Even Though I’m Leaving” – Luke Combs
“I Hope” – Gabby Barrett
“Nobody But You” – Blake Shelton with Gwen Stefani
“One Margarita” – Luke Bryan
“The Bones” – Maren Morris

Country Artist of the Year

Blake Shelton
Luke Bryan
Luke Combs
Maren Morris
Thomas Rhett

Best New Country Artist

Ashley McBryde
Gabby Barrett
HARDY
Ingrid Andress
Jameson Rodgers

Dance Song of the Year

“Head & Heart” – Joel Corry x MNEK
“ily (i love you baby)” – Surf Mesa featuring Emilee
“Lasting Lover” – Sigala & James Arthur
“Rain On Me” – Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande
“Roses” (Imanbek Remix) – SAINt JHN

Dance Artist of the Year

Anabel Englund
Diplo
Marshmello
Surf Mesa
Tiësto

Hip-Hop Song of the Year

“High Fashion” – Roddy Ricch featuring Mustard
“Life Is Good” – Future featuring Drake
“ROCKSTAR” – DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch
“Savage” (Remix) – Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé
“The Box” – Roddy Ricch

Hip-Hop Artist of the Year

DaBaby
Lil Baby
Megan Thee Stallion
Pop Smoke
Roddy Ricch

Best New Hip-Hop Artist

Jack Harlow
Moneybagg Yo
Pop Smoke
Rod Wave
Roddy Ricch

R&B Song of the Year

“B.S.” – Jhené Aiko featuring H.E.R.
“Go Crazy” – Chris Brown & Young Thug
“Heat” Chris Brown featuring Gunna
“Playing Games” – Summer Walker
“Slide” – H.E.R. featuring YG

R&B Artist of the Year

Chris Brown
H.E.R.
Jhené Aiko
Snoh Aalegra
Summer Walker

Best New R&B Artist

Chloe x Halle
Lonr.
Mahalia
Skip Marley
Snoh Aalegra

Latin Pop/Reggaeton Song of the Year

“Caramelo” – Ozuna
“Dákiti” – Bad Bunny & Jhay Cortez
“Hawái” (Remix) – Maluma & The Weeknd
“RITMO (Bad Boys For Life)” – Black Eyed Peas & J Balvin
“Tusa” – KAROL G & Nicki Minaj

Latin Pop/Reggaeton Artist of the Year

Bad Bunny
J Balvin
KAROL G
Maluma
Ozuna

Best New Latin Artist

Chesca
Jay Wheeler
Natanael Cano
Neto Bernal
Rauw Alejandro

Regional Mexican Song of the Year

“Palabra De Hombre” – El Fantasma
“Se Me Olvidó” – Christian Nodal
“Sólo Tú” – Calibre 50
“Te Volvería A Elegir” – Calibre 50
“Yo Ya No Vuelvo Contigo” – Lenin Ramírez featuring Grupo Firme

Regional Mexican Artist of the Year

Banda Los Sebastianes
Calibre 50
Christian Nodal
Edwin Luna y La Trakalosa de Monterrey
Gerardo Ortíz

Producer of the Year

Andrew Watt
Dr Luke
Frank Dukes
Louis Bell
Max Martin

Songwriter of the Year

Ali Tamposi
Amy Allen
Ashley Gorley
Dan Nigro
Finneas

Best Lyrics

“Adore You” – Harry Styles
“Before You Go” – Lewis Capaldi
“Blinding Lights” – The Weeknd
“cardigan” – Taylor Swift
“Don’t Start Now” – Dua Lipa
“everything i wanted” – Billie Eilish
“I Hope” – Gabby Barrett featuring Charlie Puth
“If The World Was Ending” – JP Saxe featuring Julia Michaels
“Intentions” – Justin Bieber featuring Quavo
“Life Is Good” – Future featuring Drake

Best Cover Song

“Adore You” (Harry Styles) – Lizzo cover
“Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” (Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons) – Shawn Mendes cover
“Fix You” (Coldplay) – Sam Smith cover
“Heart Of Glass” (Blondie) – Miley Cyrus cover
“Juice” (Lizzo) – Harry Styles cover

Best Fan Army