Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood and More Earn 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards Noms
Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood and more country stars are among those with nominations at the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards. Nominees were revealed on Wednesday morning (Jan. 4).
Bryan, Thomas Rhett, Cole Swindell and Underwood each earned two nods, leading nominees from the country genre. Bryan, Rhett and Underwood are all nominated for Country Artist of the Year; additionally, Bryan is up for the all-genre Male Artist of the Year honor. Rhett and Underwood's second noms come in the Country Song of the Year category ("T-Shirt" and "Church Bells," respectively) -- a category in which Swindell's "You Should Be Here" is also nominated. His second nod is in the all-genre Best Lyrics category.
A complete list of 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards country nominees is below; a complete list of all categories and nominees is available on iHeartRadio's website. The iHeartRadio website also has information on how to vote in the fan-determined categories: Best Fan Army, Best Lyrics, Best Collaboration, Best Cover Song, Best Song From a Movie, Best Music Video, Social Star and Best Underground Alternative Band. Winners in all other categories will be determined by by iHeartMedia, Inc., based on Mediabase and BigChampagne industry data, fan feedback and the opinions of iHeartRadio programmers from multiple formats.
The 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards are set to take place on March 5 at the Forum in Los Angeles. The ceremony will be televised live beginning at 8PM ET on TBS, TNT and truTV, and simulcast on iHeartMedia stations nationwide and via iHeartRadio.
2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards Country Nominees
Male Artist of the Year
Drake
Justin Bieber
Luke Bryan
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd
Best Duo / Group of the Year
Coldplay
DNCE
Florida Georgia Line
The Chainsmokers
twenty one pilots
Country Song of the Year
"Church Bells," Carrie Underwood
"Snapback," Old Dominion
"Somewhere on a Beach," Dierks Bentley
"T-Shirt," Thomas Rhett
"You Should Be Here," Cole Swindell
Country Artist of the Year
Carrie Underwood
Jason Aldean
Keith Urban
Luke Bryan
Thomas Rhett
Best New Country Artist
Chris Lane
Chris Stapleton
Granger Smith
Kelsea Ballerini
Maren Morris
Best Lyrics (Socially Voted Category)
"7 Years," Lukas Graham
"Came Here to Forget," Blake Shelton
"Cheap Thrills," Sia feat. Sean Paul
"Closer," The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey
"Heathens," Twenty One Pilots
"Love Yourself," Justin Bieber
"Scars to Your Beautiful," Alessia Cara
"Send My Love (to Your New Lover)," Adele
"Too Good," Drake feat. Rihanna
"You Should Be Here," Cole Swindell
Best Cover Song (Socially Voted Category)
"All I Ask," Bruno Mars
"Ex's and Oh's," Fifth Harmony
"Fast Car," Justin Bieber
"Hands to Myself," DNCE
"Here," Shawn Mendes
"How Will I Know," Ariana Grande
"Love on the Brain," Kelly Clarkson
"Purple Rain," Jennifer Hudson and the cast of The Color Purple
"Sound of Silence," Disturbed
"Too Good," Zara Larsson
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