iHeartRadio Music Award Nominees Announced
• Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars, Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee, Justin Bieber, DJ Khaled and The Chainsmokers lead the list of nominees for the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards, as announced by iHeartMedia and Turner. The big show is scheduled for Sunday, March 11 at the “Fabulous” Forum in Los Angeles and will be simulcast live on TBS, TNT and truTV at 8pm ET/5pm PT; on iHeartMedia radio stations nationwide; and on the iHeartRadio app. For the fifth straight year, the iHeartRadio Music Awards will celebrate the biggest songs and artists heard throughout 2017 across iHeartMedia radio stations.
“We have a guiding principle at iHeartRadio that fans rule,” said John Sykes, President of iHeartMedia Entertainment Enterprises. “In our fifth year we are still holding true to our original vision of staging an awards show that truly reflects the music fans loved listening to on iHeartRadio all year long.” Tom Poleman, Chief Programming Officer for iHeartMedia said, “We’ve expanded the iHeartRadio Music Awards categories each year to ensure it accurately reflects the tastes of the millions of listeners on our broadcast radio stations and on the iHeartRadio app. We’ve been thrilled with the response from both fans and artists and we can’t wait to celebrate the year in music by honoring its biggest songs and moments.”
For the first time ever, this year iHeartRadio will present seven awards in the seven nights leading up to the Sunday, March 11 telecast. Each night at 8pm ET, an artist will be presented their award and give an acceptance speech.
Social voting for the “Social Star Award” and “Best Fan Army presented by Taco Bell” award began on January 9. Social voting for all other categories begins January 10 and will close on March 4, with voting for the Social Star Award and the Best Fan Army presented by Taco Bell award continuing through the evening of the awards on March 11. For a full list of nominees and categories visit iHeartRadio.com/awards.
