Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter and Alex Warren lead the nominations for the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards.

iHeartMedia and FOX Entertainment unveiled the full list of nominees on Thursday, with Swift coming out on top with nine nominations.

The Lavender Haze singer is closely followed by Carpenter, Warren and Bad Bunny, who each received eight nods.

Swift, who has won 34 iHeartRadio Music Awards throughout her career, is recognised in several major categories this year, including Artist of the Year. She will compete against Bunny, Carpenter, Chris Brown, Benson Boone, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Jelly Roll, Morgan Wallen and Tate McRae.

Swift, Carpenter and Warren also face off in the Song of the Year category for The Fate of Ophelia, Manchild and Ordinary, respectively, as well as in Pop Artist of the Year.

Meanwhile, Bunny is nominated in a number of Latin categories, including Latin Pop/Urban Song of the Year and Latin Pop/Urban Artist of the Year.

Performers and presenters for the ceremony will be announced at a later date.

The annual awards show will be broadcast live on Fox from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on 26 March.

Here are the main categories:

Song of the Year:

Anxiety- Doechii

Good News - Shaboozey

Love Somebody - Morgan Wallen

Luther - Kendrick Lamar and SZA

Manchild - Sabrina Carpenter

MUTT - Leon Thomas

Ordinary - Alex Warren

Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else - Benson Boone

Stargazing - Myles Smith

The Fate of Ophelia - Taylor Swift

Artist of the Year:

Bad Bunny

Benson Boone

Chris Brown

Jelly Roll

Kendrick Lamar

Lady Gaga

Morgan Wallen

Sabrina Carpenter

Tate McRae

Taylor Swift

Duo/Group of the Year:

HUNTR/X (EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI)

Linkin Park

Maroon 5

Shinedown

Twenty One Pilots

Best Collaboration:

All The Way - BigXthaPlug ft. Bailey Zimmerman

APT. - ROSÉ & Bruno Mars

luther - Kendrick Lamar and SZA

Timeless - The Weeknd ft. Playboi Carti

WHATCHU KNO ABOUT ME - GloRilla ft. Sexyy Red

Pop Artist of the Year:

Alex Warren

Benson Boone

Sabrina Carpenter

Tate McRae

Taylor Swift

Pop Song of the Year:

Golden - HUNTR/X (EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI)

Manchild - Sabrina Carpenter

Ordinary - Alex Warren

Pink Pony Club - Chappell Roan

The Fate of Ophelia - Taylor Swift

Best New Artist (Pop):

Alex Warren

Jessie Murph

Myles Smith

Ravyn Lenae

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Country Song of the Year:

After All The Bars Are Closed - Thomas Rhett

Good News - Shaboozey

Liar - Jelly Roll

Love Somebody - Morgan Wallen

Whiskey Drink - Jason Aldean

Country Artist of the Year:

Jason Aldean

Jelly Roll

Lainey Wilson

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

Hip-Hop Song of the Year:

luther - Kendrick Lamar and SZA

NOKIA - Drake

Outside - Cardi B

The Largest - BigXthaPlug

WHATCHU KNO ABOUT ME - GloRilla ft. Sexyy Red

Hip-Hop Artist of the Year:

Cardi B

GloRilla

Kendrick Lamar

Playboi Carti

Tyler, The Creator

R&B Artist of the Year:

Chris Brown

Kehlani

Leon Thomas

Mariah the Scientist

SZA

Alternative Artist of the Year:

Cage the Elephant

Green Day

Linkin Park

Sublime

Twenty One Pilots

Latin Pop/Urban Artist of the Year:

Bad Bunny

Feid

J Balvin

Karol G

Shakira

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