The nominations for the 2023 iHeartMusic Awards have been announced. Beyoncé has five nominations, including Artist of the year.
Beyoncé’s platinum-selling single “Break My Soul” is up for R&B Song of the Year. Co-produced by The-Dream and Tricky Stewart, the house-inspired track, lifted from her album Renaissance, reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 2022.
Two other tracks from Beyoncé’s hit album Renaissance received nods, including “Cuff It” (TikTok Bop of the Year) and “Summer Renaissance” (Favorite Use of a Sample). The former track recently reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The Weeknd and Silk Sonic have four nominations each.
The Canadian act has been nominated twice for Best Collaboration: “One Right Now” with Post Malone and “You Right” with Doja Cat. His most recent album, Dawn FM, was released in January 2022.
Silk Sonic, composed of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, has been nominated in several categories, including Best Duo/Group of the Year and R&B Artist of the Year.
Other nominees include Rihanna, Muni Long, Steve Lacy, SZA, Brent Faiyaz and more.
Polls for social awards are now open and run through March 20 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Get details on how to vote here.
The 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards will take place Monday, March 27, at 8 p.m. ET on Fox.
See a partial list of the nominations below.
Artist of the Year
- Beyoncé
- Doja Cat
- Drake
- Dua Lipa
- Harry Styles
- Jack Harlow
- Justin Bieber
- Lizzo
- Taylor Swift
- The Weeknd
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
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
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 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
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 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’s “SUMMER RENAISSANCE” – sampled Donna Summer’s “I Feel Love”
- BLACKPINK’s “Pink Venom” – sampled 50 Cent’s “P.I.M.P,” Rihanna’s “Pon de Replay,” and Biggie’s “Kick In The Door”
- Chlöe’s “Treat Me” – sampled Bubba Sparxxx & Ying Yang Twins’ “Ms. New Booty”
- David Guetta & Bebe Rexha’s “I’m Good (Blue)” – sampled Eiffel 65’s “Blue (Da Ba Dee)”
- DJ Khaled & Drake’s “Staying Alive” – sampled The Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive”
- Doja Cat’s “Vegas” – sampled Shonka Dukureh’s “Hound Dog”
- Jack Harlow’s “First Class” – sampled Fergie’s “Glamorous”
- Latto’s “Big Energy” – sampled Mariah Carey’s “Fantasy”
- Lizzo’s “Break Up Twice” – sampled Lauryn Hill’s “Doo Wop (That Thing)”
- Nicki Minaj’s “Super Freaky Girl” – sampled Rick James’ “Super Freak”
- Taylor Swift’s “Question…?” – sampled Taylor Swift’s “Out Of The Woods”
- Yung Gravy’s “Betty (Get Money)” – sampled Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up”
View the full list of nominations here.
