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Taylor Swift, Jason Aldean, Carrie Underwood, More Among iHeartRadio Music Awards Nominees

February 4, 2022/by Lydia Farthing

The iHeartRadio Music Awards are returning live at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles this March to celebrate this year’s most-played artists and songs on iHeartRadio stations and the iHeartRadio app.

Representing Music City in the all-genre categories are Dan + Shay for Best Duo/Group of the Year, and Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood for Best Collaboration (“If I Didn’t Love You”). The duet is also nominated for Country Song of the Year, alongside “Famous Friends” (Chris Young & Kane Brown), “Just The Way” (Parmalee & Blanco Brown), “The Good Ones” (Gabby Barrett), and “Forever After All” (Luke Combs).

Both Combs and Aldean also received a nod for Country Artist of the Year, along with Luke Bryan, Thomas Rhett, and Miranda Lambert. The award show will also celebrate the newer faces of country music. Vying for this year’s Best New Country Artist are Lainey Wilson, Niko Moon, Parker McCollum, Ryan Hurd, and Tenille Arts.

Both Taylor Swift and Kacey Musgraves also racked up multiple nominations. Swift for Female Artist of the Year, as well as Best Lyrics (“All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)”) and Best Fan Army, both of which are fan-voted categories. Musgraves also earned two fan-voted category nominations for Best Cover Song (“Fix You” originally by Coldplay) and a brand new category for Best Comeback Album (Star-Crossed).

In its ninth year, this year’s show will feature a plethora of awards presentations, live performances, and more. Fans can tune in to watch the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards on Tuesday, March 22 on Fox from 7-10 p.m. CT. The show will also be broadcast on iHeartMedia radio stations across the country and on the iHeartRadio app.

The 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards will give fans an opportunity to decide the winners in several new and established categories. Fan voting will determine this year’s Best Fan Army, Best Lyrics, Best Cover Song, Best Music Video, the Social Star Award, Favorite Tour Photographer, TikTok Bop of the Year, and the first-ever TikTok Songwriter of the Year and Best Comeback Album. Fans can vote on Twitter using the appropriate category and nominee hashtags or by visiting iHeartRadio.com/awards. Voting will close on March 15.

Partial List of 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards Nominees:
Best Duo/Group of the Year:
AJR
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic
BTS
Dan + Shay
Maroon 5

Best Collaboration:
“Best Friend” – Saweetie featuring Doja Cat
“If I Didn’t Love You” – Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood
“Kiss Me More” – Doja Cat featuring SZA
“Peaches” – Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon
“Stay” – The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber

Country Song of the Year:
“Famous Friends” – Chris Young & Kane Brown
“Forever After All” – Luke Combs
“If I Didn’t Love You” – Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood
“Just The Way” – Parmalee featuring Blanco Brown
“The Good Ones” – Gabby Barrett

Country Artist of the Year:
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Luke Combs
Miranda Lambert
Thomas Rhett

Best New Country Artist:
Lainey Wilson
Niko Moon
Parker McCollum
Ryan Hurd
Tenille Arts

Best Lyrics: *Socially Voted Category*
“All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)” – Taylor Swift
“Bad Habits” – Ed Sheeran
“deja vu” – Olivia Rodrigo
“drivers license” – Olivia Rodrigo
“Easy On Me” – Adele
“Happier Than Ever” – Billie Eilish
“Heat Waves” – Glass Animals
“Leave The Door Open” – Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic
“MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” – Lil Nas X
“Your Power” – Billie Eilish

Best Cover Song: *Socially Voted Category*
“Fix You” (Coldplay) – Kacey Musgraves
“good 4 u” (Olivia Rodrigo) – Camila Cabello
“Happier Than Ever” (Billie Eilish) – Shawn Mendes
“Heather” (Conan Gray) – Tate McRae
“I’m Still Standing” (Elton John) – Demi Lovato
“Jolene” (Dolly Parton) – Lil Nas X
“Nothing Else Matters” (Metallica) – Miley Cyrus

Best Comeback Album (New Category): *Socially Voted Category*
30 – Adele
Certified Lover Boy – Drake
Medicine At Midnight – Foo Fighters
Solar Power – Lorde
Star-Crossed – Kacey Musgraves
Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night – Bleachers
Voyage – ABBA

For a full list of 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards nominees, click here.

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As Staff Writer and Content Manager, Lydia Farthing helps to generate online content for MusicRow as well as for MusicRow’s annual print issues. As a Nashville local, Lydia has spent her life immersed in the music industry. Prior to MusicRow, she spent time working closely with Provident Music Group's publishing division as well as Aristo Media's digital sector. Lydia graduated from the Music Business program at Middle Tennessee State University in December of 2020.
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