iHeart Radio Music awards add EDM categories

The rise of electronic dance music has been exponential, unseen, and mightily impressive. Now a leading genre in the music industry, related award’s have taken note of the change in demand and supply of music. Largely thanks to name featured in the categories, the radio cross-over’s have helped bring the creative genre into the spotlight and to the masses.

iHeartRadio Music Awards categories this year have added “Dance Artist of the Year,” and “Dance Song of the Year”. The nominees widely reflect the tastes of American masses, with the likes of Calvin Harris, David Guetta, and Zedd listed. Diplo is nominated twice, once alongside Skrillex as well as Major Lazer. Mr. Probz, DJ Snake and Aluna George also get the nod for the second category nominations.

The awards show turns three this year, and will be broadcasted live on April 3 through TNT, TBS, & TruTV.

Complete list of nominees:

Song of the Year
Taylor Swift — “Blank Space”
The Weeknd — “Can’t Feel My Face”
Adele — “Hello”
Walk The Moon — “Shut Up and Dance”
Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars — “Uptown Funk”

Female Artist of the Year (New Category)
Adele
Carrie Underwood
Meghan Trainor
Selena Gomez
Taylor Swift

Male Artist of the Year (New Category)
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Luke Bryan
Sam Smith
The Weeknd

Best New Artist
Fetty Wap
Hozier
Sam Hunt
Shawn Mendes
Tove Lo

Best Duo/Group of the Year (New Category)
Fall Out Boy
Maroon 5
One Direction
Walk The Moon
Zac Brown Band

Album of the Year (New Category)
Taylor Swift — 1989
Adele — 25
The Weeknd — Beauty Behind the Madness
Sam Smith — In the Lonely Hour
Ed Sheeran — X

Best Tour (New Category)
Foo Fighters
Garth Brooks
Luke Bryan
Taylor Swift
U2

Alternative Rock Artist of the Year (New Category)
AWOLNATION
Foo Fighters
Muse
Twenty One Pilots
X Ambassadors

Alternative Rock Song of the Year
Cage The Elephant — “Cigarette Daydreams”
Elle King — “Ex’s & Oh’s”
X Ambassadors — “Renegades”
Walk The Moon — “Shut Up and Dance”
Twenty One Pilots — “Stressed Out”

Rock Artist of the Year (New Category)
Breaking Benjamin
Disturbed
Five Finger Death Punch
Foo Fighters
Three Days Grace

Rock Song of the Year (New Category)
Shinedown — “Cut The Cord”
Breaking Benjamin — “Failure”
Pop Evil — “Footsteps”
Zac Brown Band featuring Chris Cornell — “Heavy Is The Head”
Three Days Grace — “I Am Machine”

Country Song of the Year
Chris Janson — “Buy Me A Boat”
Zac Brown Band — “Homegrown”
Luke Bryan — “I See You”
Brett Eldredge — “Lose My Mind”
Sam Hunt — “Take Your Time”

Country Artist of the Year (New Category)
Blake Shelton
Brad Paisley
Luke Bryan
Sam Hunt
Thomas Rhett

Dance Song of the Year
David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack — “Hey Mama”
Major Lazer & DJ Snake featuring MØ — “Lean On”
Mr. Probz — “Waves”
Skrillex & Diplo with Justin Bieber — “Where Are Ü Now?”
DJ Snake & AlunaGeorge — “You Know You Like It”

Dance Artist of the Year (New Category)
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Major Lazer
Skrillex & Diplo
Zedd

Hip Hop Song of the Year (New Category)
Big Sean featuring Drake & Kanye West — “Blessings”
Rich Homie Quan — “Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)”
Drake — “Hotline Bling”
Fetty Wap — “Trap Queen”
Nicki Minaj featuring Drake & Lil Wayne — “Truffle Butter”

Hip Hop Artist of the Year (New Category)
Big Sean
Drake
Fetty Wap
Future
J. Cole

R&B Song of the Year (New Category)
Rihanna — “Bitch Better Have My Money”
The Weeknd — “Earned It”
Jeremih featuring J. Cole — “Planes”
Omarion featuring Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko — “Post To Be”
The Weeknd — “The Hills”

R&B Artist of the Year (New Category)
Beyoncé
Chris Brown
The Weeknd
Trey Songz
Usher

Latin Song of the Year (New Category)
J Balvin — “Ay Vamos”
Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias — “El Perdón”
Romeo Santos — “Hilito”
Gente De Zona featuring Marc Anthony — “La Gozadera”
Maná featuring Shakira — “Mi Verdad”

Latin Artist of the Year (New Category)
Enrique Iglesias
J Balvin
Nicky Jam
Pitbull
Prince Royce

Regional Mexican Song of the Year (New Category)
Calibre 50 — “Aunque Ahora Estés Con Él”
Gerardo Ortiz — “Eres Una Niña”
Voz de Mando — “Levantando Polvadera”
Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga — “Mi Vicio Más Grande”
Ariel Camacho y Los Plebes del Rancho — “Te Mestiste”

Regional Mexican Artist of the Year (New Category)
Banda Los Recoditos
Calibre 50
Gerardo Ortiz
Julión Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda
Voz De Mando

Best Lyrics *Socially Voted Category
Thomas Rhett — “Die A Happy Man”
Rachel Platten — “Fight Song”
Adele — “Hello”
Ed Sheeran — “Photograph”
Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth — “See You Again”

Best Collaboration *Socially Voted Category
Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar — “Bad Blood”
Meghan Trainor featuring John Legend — “Like I’m Gonna Lose You”
Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth — “See You Again”
Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars — “Uptown Funk”
Skrillex & Diplo with Justin Bieber — “Where Are Ü Now?”

Best Cover Song (New Category) *Socially Voted Category
Ryan Adams covering Taylor Swift — 1989 (Album in Full)
Alessia Cara covering Taylor Swift — “Bad Blood”
Kelly Clarkson covering Rihanna — “Bitch Better Have My Money”
Pentatonix covering Omi — “Cheerleader”
Troy Sivan covering Selena Gomez And Justin Bieber — “Hands To Myself/Sorry”
Demi Lovato covering Adele — “Hello”
Justin Bieber covering Drake — “Hotline Bling”
Sam Smith & Disclosure covering Drake — “Hotline Bling”
Ed Sheeran covering Fetty Wap — “Trap Queen”
Fifth Harmony, Jasmine V, Jacob Whitesides and Mahogany Lox covering Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars — “Uptown Funk”

Best Song from a Movie (New Category) *Socially Voted Category
The Weeknd (50 Shades of Grey) — “Earned It”
Ellie Goulding (50 Shades of Grey) — “Love Me Like You Do”
Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth (Furious 7) — “See You Again”
Lady Gaga (The Hunting Ground) — “Til It Happens To You”
Sam Smith (Spectre) — “Writing’s On The Wall”

Most Meme-able Moment (New Category) *Socially Voted Category
Adele and all of the “Hello” memes (Lionel Richie, Miss Piggy, Etc.)
Drake and “Hotline Bling”
Katy Perry and the Left Shark (from Super Bowl 49)
Kanye West and Kanye For President / Kanye 2020
Taylor Swift’s “Crazy Girl” with Running Mascara (from “Blank Space” video)

Best Fan Army *Socially Voted Category
5 Seconds of Summer – 5SOSFam
Adam Lambert — Glamberts
Ariana Grande — Arianators
Demi Lovato – Lovatics
Fifth Harmony – Harmonizers
Justin Bieber – Beliebers
Little Mix – Mixers
Nicki Minaj – Barbz
One Direction – Directioners
Selena Gomez – Selenators
Shawn Mendes – Mendes Army
Taylor Swift – Swifties

 

H/T: DancingAstronaut