The 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards | Listen live Friday
- Publish date
- Tuesday, 24 Mar 2026, 3:46PM
The 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards are happening live in Los Angeles this Friday, March 27th from 1pm, and you can listen live exclusively on iHeartRadio!
Now in their 13th year, the iHeartRadio Music Awards will celebrate the biggest names in music.
Taylor Swift leads the way with nine nominations, while several Country faves who’ve recently made the trip to our shores, including Luke Combs, Lainey Wilson and Jason Aldean, are also in the running for awards.
To give you an idea of how big this will be, check out this year's Country Artist of the Year nominees:
- Jason Aldean
- Jelly Roll
- Lainey Wilson
- Luke Combs
- Morgan Wallen
In total, over 200 artists are nominated across 48 categories in this year’s awards.
See the full list of nominees at iHeart.com.
As well as finding out who takes home all the big awards, we'll be treated to live performances by Lainey Wilson and more.
Miley Cyrus will be awarded the iHeartRadio Innovator Award, given to an artist who has impacted both music and global culture throughout their career.

Click the player below to stream the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards live & free from 1pm this Friday on iHeartRadio, or search ‘awards’ in our free iHeart app.

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