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#iHeartAwards: Full List Of Nominees For iHeartRadio Music Awards 2023
Here is a full list of nominees for the international award iHeartRadio Music Awards, which is scheduled to take place in March 2023.
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iHeartradio Music Awards 2023
Organizers of the 11th edition of the prestigious award show iHeartradio Music Awards have confirmed the full list of nominees ahead of the award ceremony, which would hold in March 2023 at The Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
Song of the Year:
“About Damn Time” – Lizzo
“Anti-Hero” – Taylor Swift
“As It Was” – Harry Styles
“Big Energy” – Latto
“Enemy (from the series Arcane League of Legends)” – Imagine Dragons
“First Class” – Jack Harlow
“Ghost”- Justin Bieber
“Heat Waves” – Glass Animals
“INDUSTRY BABY” – Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow
“Woman” – Doja Cat
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
Country Song of the Year:
“Buy Dirt” – Jordan Davis ft. Luke Bryan
“half of my hometown” – Kelsea Ballerini ft. Kenny Chesney
“She Had Me At Heads Carolina” – Cole Swindell
“The Kind of Love We Make” – Luke Combs
“Wasted On You” – Morgan Wallen
Country Artist of the Year:
Carrie Underwood
Jason Aldean
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Best New Country Artist:
Bailey Zimmerman
Cody Johnson
Elle King
Elvie Shane
Priscilla Block
Afrobeats Artist of the Year:
Burna Boy
CKay
Fireboy DML
Tems
Wizkid
Hip-Hop Song of the Year:
“F.N.F. (Let’s Go)”- Hitkidd & GloRilla
“First Class” – Jack Harlow
“Girls Want Girls” – Drake ft. Lil Baby
“Super Gremlin”- Kodak Black
“WAIT FOR U” – Future ft. Drake & Tems
Hip-Hop Artist of the Year:
Drake
Future
Kodak Black
Lil Baby
Moneybagg Yo
Best New Hip-Hop Artist:
B-Lovee
GloRilla
Latto
Nardo Wick
SleazyWorld Go
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
Alternative Song of the Year:
“Black Summer”- Red Hot Chili Peppers
“EDGING”- Blink-182
“Enemy (from the series Arcane League of Legends)”- Imagine Dragons
“Heat Waves”- Glass Animals
“Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)”- Kate Bush
Alternative Artist of the Year:
Imagine Dragons
Måneskin
Red Hot Chili Peppers
twenty one pilots
Weezer
Best New Artist (Alternative & Rock):
Beach Weather
BoyWithUke
Giovannie and the Hired Guns
Turnstile
Wet Leg
Rock Song of the Year:
“Black Summer”- Red Hot Chili Peppers
“Patient Number 9”- Ozzy Osbourne ft. Jeff Beck
“Planet Zero”- Shinedown
“So Called Life”- Three Days Grace
“Taking Me Back”- Jack White
Rock Artist of the Year:
Ghost
Papa Roach
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Shinedown
Three Days Grace
Dance Song of the Year:
“Cold Heart”- Elton John & Dua Lipa
“Escape”- KX5, Kaskade, Deadmau5 ft. Hayla
“Heaven Takes You Home”- Swedish House Mafia & Connie Constance
“Hot In It”- Tiësto & Charli XCX
“I’m Good (Blue)”- David Guetta & Bebe Rexha
Dance Artist of the Year:
Anabel Englund
Joel Corry
SOFI TUKKER
Swedish House Mafia
Tiësto
Latin Pop/Reggaeton Song Of The Year:
“El Incomprendido” – Farruko/ Víctor Cárdenas/ DJ Adoni
“MAMIII”- Becky G & Karol G
“Me Porto Bonito”- Bad Bunny ft. Chencho Corleone
“Moscow Mule” – Bad Bunny
“PROVENZA”- Karol G
Latin Pop/Reggaeton Artist of the Year:
Bad Bunny
Daddy Yankee
Farruko
Karol G
Rauw Alejandro
Regional Mexican Song of the Year:
“Cada Quien”- Grupo Firme ft. Maluma
“Cómo Te Olvido” – La Arrolladora Banda El Limón de René Camacho
“Si Te Pudiera Mentir”- Calibre 50
“Ya Solo Eres Mi Ex” – La Adictiva
“Ya Supérame”- Grupo Firme
Regional Mexican Artist of the Year:
Calibre 50
Christian Nodal
El Fantasma
Grupo Firme
La Adictiva
Best New Latin Artist:
Blessd
Kali Uchis
Quevedo
Ryan Castro
Venesti
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 Music Video: *Socially Voted Category
“Anti-Hero”- Taylor Swift
“As It Was” – Harry Styles
“Calm Down”- Rema & Selena Gomez
“Don’t Be Shy”- Tiësto & Karol G
“DON’T YOU WORRY”- Black Eyed Peas, Shakira, David Guetta
“Envovler” – Anitta
“Left and Right”- Charlie Puth ft. Jung Kook of BTS
“Pink Venom”- BLACKPINK
“Tití Me Preguntó” – Bad Bunny
“Yet To Come” – BTS
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
Favorite Tour Photographer: *Socially Voted Category
Bad Bunny – SIEMPRERIC
Demi Lovato – Angelo Kritikos
Dua Lipa – Elizabeth Miranda
Halsey – Yasi
Harry Styles – Lloyd Wakefield
Louis Tomlinson – Joshua Halling
Luke Combs – David Bergman
Machine Gun Kelly – Sam Cahill
Olivia Rodrigo – DONSLENS
Post Malone – Adam DeGross
twenty one pilots – Ashley Osborn
YUNGBLUD – Tom Pallant
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 Documentary: *Socially Voted Category
“Halftime” – Jennifer Lopez
“Life in Pink” – Machine Gun Kelly
“Love, Lizzo”- Lizzo
“Niall Horan’s Homecoming: The Road to Mullingar with Lewis Capaldi” – Niall Horan + Lewis Capaldi
“Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me” – Selena Gomez
“Shania Twain: Not Just a Girl” – Shania Twain
“Sheryl” – Sheryl Crow
“Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby” – Lil Baby
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”
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Ayra Starr & Rema’s “Who’s Dat Girl” Debuts at #1 on Spotify Nigeria

Lagos, Nigeria – Nigerian Afrobeats stars Ayra Starr and Rema, both from Mavin Records, have stormed to the top of the charts with their empowering new single, “Who’s Dat Girl.”
Released on October 17, 2025, through Universal Music Group, the track debuted at No. 1 on Spotify Nigeria’s Daily Top Songs chart, earning 388,000 streams within 24 hours. The milestone underscores the duo’s strong fan base and growing global presence, as the song also topped charts in Sierra Leone and entered the Top 20 in Uganda, Cameroon, and Kenya.
Additionally, this impressive rendition serves as a sequel toAyra Starr’s “Hot Body,” her previously uncovered track which has garnered a lot of media attention.
With its vibrant Afrobeats rhythm, catchy hooks, and motivational lyrics, “Who’s Dat Girl” celebrates confidence and self-expression. Fans have praised the chemistry between the pair both hailing from Benin City sharing clips from their recent Lagos club appearances following the release.
While the collaboration has drawn acclaim for its energy and message, some critics pointed to its predictable flow. Still, “Who’s Dat Girl” continues to dominate playlists and reaffirm Ayra Starr and Rema’s influence as Afrobeats front-runners.
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Young Jonn Drops New Single “Full Control”

Chocolate City singer and acclaimed record producer Young Jonn has released his latest single, “Full Control,” adding another standout track to his expanding collection of Afrobeats hits.
The new record follows the success of his chart-topping collaboration “Cash Flow” with Nigerian megastar Wizkid, which dominated airwaves and streaming charts earlier this year.
“Full Control” showcases Young Jonn’s versatility as both a producer and recording artist, blending his signature rhythmic production with smooth vocals and compelling songwriting. The track reflects his growing confidence as a performer while maintaining the sonic edge that made him one of Nigeria’s most sought-after producers.
While “Cash Flow” drew acclaim for its laid-back energy and star-studded collaboration, “Full Control” takes a more assertive tone, highlighting Young Jonn’s dynamic artistry and ability to craft diverse sounds within the Afrobeats genre.
Since signing with Chocolate City Music, Young Jonn has continued to transition seamlessly from behind-the-scenes hitmaker to front-line artist, with a string of successful releases reaffirming his creative evolution.
“Full Control” is now available on all major streaming platforms.
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BlaqBonez Drops 4th Studio Album No Excuses, Says “This No Be Quick Fame, This Is a Career”

Nigerian rapper BlaqBonez, born Emeka Akumefule, has officially released his highly anticipated fourth studio album, No Excuses, marking another milestone in his evolution as one of Africa’s most consistent hip-hop voices.
Announcing the release across his social media platforms, BlaqBonez wrote:
“This no be quick fame, this is a career. My 4th album ‘NO EXCUSES’ out now!”
The project arrives shortly after the rapper dropped “Consistency” featuring UK star AJ Tracey, which served as the album’s lead single. The track’s music video gained rapid traction online, signaling strong anticipation for the full body of work.
No Excuses features a blend of gritty rap, Afrobeats fusion, and melodic storytelling, reflecting BlaqBonez’s trademark confidence and focus on perseverance. The album explores themes of self-belief, longevity, and accountability, showcasing his growth from underground rap battles to global recognition under Chocolate City Music.

Fans on X (formerly Twitter) celebrated the release, hailing it as his most refined project yet. Industry watchers also praised BlaqBonez for maintaining authenticity while bridging Nigerian and international hip-hop influences.
No Excuses is available now on all major streaming platforms.
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BlaqBonez Drops ‘Consistency’ Featuring AJ Tracey Ahead of No Excuses Album Release

Nigerian rapper BlaqBonez, born Emeka Akumefule, has released his latest single, “Consistency,” featuring UK rapper AJ Tracey, as anticipation builds for his upcoming fourth studio album, No Excuses.
The track, which dropped Thursday in Lagos, serves as the album’s opening record and sets the tone for a project centered on perseverance, discipline, and self-belief. Blending gritty hip-hop production with melodic UK rap influences, “Consistency” showcases both artists’ lyrical dexterity and chemistry.
The music video for the single, released simultaneously on YouTube, quickly garnered over 22,000 views within hours of its debut, drawing praise from fans for its clean visuals and sharp storytelling.
On X (formerly Twitter), fans applauded the collaboration’s energy and cross-continental synergy, with one user describing it as “BlaqBonez’s most polished international link-up yet.” Others, however, reported brief streaming delays on platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music.
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BlaqBonez’s No Excuses album is scheduled for a midnight global release, marking his first major project since Emeka Must Shine (2023). The rapper, signed to Chocolate City Music, has teased a diverse lineup of features and producers, positioning the record as one of Nigeria’s most anticipated hip-hop drops of 2025.
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Peruzzi Releases Third Album ‘Sabali’ with Davido Collaborations

Nigerian singer Peruzzi, born Tobechukwu Victor Okoh, released his third studio album ‘Sabali’ on October 10, 2025, under DMW Records.
The Album features 16 tracks blending Afrobeats, highlife, and experimental sounds after a two-year hiatus.
The album includes collaborations with Davido on ‘Apala Drill’ and ‘Perfect Situation,’ alongside features from Zlatan, Timaya, Mayorkun, Dremo, and others.
Titled after the West African word for ‘patience,’ it fuses traditional Apala with modern drill beats, marking a personal milestone for Peruzzi.
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