Jason Derulo To Host The iHeartRadio Music Awards On Sunday, April 3, Live On TBS, TNT And truTV
Zayn, Chris Brown, DNCE, Fetty Wap and Demi Lovato Added to the List of Already Announced Performers Including Justin Bieber and Meghan Trainor, with More to be Announced Soon
Special Performances by Pitbull and Maroon 5 from Capital One JamFest庐 Will Be Featured During the iHeartRadio Music Awards Telecast
NEW YORK, N.Y. and BURBANK, Calif. 鈥 March 17, 2016 鈥 The fan-fueled third annual iHeartRadio Music Awards will be hosted by Jason Derulo on Sunday, April 3, bringing the music of the iHeartRadio app to life at the historic fabulous Forum in Los Angeles.听 The event will air live on TBS, TNT and truTV at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and will broadcast on 茄子污污视频 stations nationwide, as well as on the iHeartRadio digital music platform.
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The 2016 telecast will feature today鈥檚 biggest artists and songs with live performances by Zayn, Chris Brown, DNCE, Fetty Wap and Demi Lovato who were added to the list of already announced performers including Justin Bieber and Meghan Trainor, with more to come.听 The telecast will also feature first-time duets and collaborations, celebrity guest appearances, live award presentations, and exclusive can鈥檛-miss special performances by Pitbull and Maroon 5 that will be simulcast from the Capital One JamFest, which is part of the March Madness Music Festival taking place in Houston, TX. This is the first year for the Turner networks to simulcast the event, which is scheduled to take place on Sunday, April 3, the night between the NCAA Final Four National Semifinals and the NCAA National Championship on TBS.
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鈥渋HeartRadio has been such an important supporter of mine, and I'm thrilled and honored to be hosting this year's iHeartRadio Music Awards,鈥 said Jason Derulo. 鈥2015 was an incredible year for so many talented artists. It's going to be a great night of celebration and performance for music fans all across the country, and I couldn't be more excited to be a part of it.鈥
鈥淥ver the past four years we have seen Jason evolve into a global superstar,鈥 said John Sykes, President of Entertainment Enterprises for 茄子污污视频. 鈥淲hen we were choosing a host, there was no doubt in our minds that Jason was the man for the job.鈥
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"Jason Derulo embodies all of the qualities of the perfect host for our show,鈥 said Tom Poleman, President of 茄子污污视频鈥檚 National Programming Group. 鈥淎nyone who has ever seen Jason perform knows that he has the rare ability to completely connect with his audience. Since the iHeartRadio Music Awards is about bringing fans and artists together, there is no better liaison than Jason. He is a creative and talented artist with the same passion and energy as our fans, making him the perfect bridge between the two groups.鈥
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Nominees for the iHeartRadio Music Awards were announced on February 9. Fan voting will determine this year鈥檚 "Best Fan Army presented by Taco Bell," "Best Lyrics," 鈥淏est Collaboration" and the first-ever "Best Cover Song," "Best Song from a Movie," "Most Meme-Able Moment" and "Biggest Triple Threat" awards.听 Voting began through 茄子污污视频鈥檚 social media partner Telescope on February 9 and will extend through March 25, with the "Best Fan Army presented by Taco Bell" and 鈥淢ost Meme-Able Moment鈥 voting continuing through the evening of the awards on April 3.听 Fans can vote by visiting .
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This year鈥檚 awards will feature a broad array of categories. Category finalists (by alphabetical order) are:
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Song of the Year:
路听听听听听听听听 "Blank Space" - Taylor Swift
路听听听听听听听听 "Can't Feel My Face" - The Weeknd
路听听听听听听听听 "Hello" - Adele
路听听听听听听听听 "Shut Up and Dance" - WALK THE MOON
路听听听听听听听听 "Uptown Funk" - Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
Female Artist of the Year: (New Category)
听路听听听听听听听听Adele
路听听听听听听听听 Carrie Underwood
路听听听听听听听听 Meghan Trainor
路听听听听听听听听 Selena Gomez
路听听听听听听听听 Taylor Swift
Male Artist of the Year: (New Category)
路听听听听听听听听 Ed Sheeran
路听听听听听听听听 Justin Bieber
路听听听听听听听听 Luke Bryan
路听听听听听听听听 Sam Smith
路听听听听听听听听 The Weeknd
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Best New Artist:
听路听听听听听听听听Fetty Wap
路听听听听听听听听 Hozier
路听听听听听听听听 Sam Hunt
路听听听听听听听听 Shawn Mendes
路听听听听听听听听 Tove Lo
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Best Duo/Group of the Year: (New Category)
听路听听听听听听听听Fall Out Boy
路听听听听听听听听 Maroon 5
路听听听听听听听听 One Direction
路听听听听听听听听 WALK THE MOON
路听听听听听听听听 Zac Brown Band
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Album of the Year: (New Category)
听路听听听听听听听听1989 - Taylor Swift
路听听听听听听听听 25 - Adele
路听听听听听听听听 Beauty Behind the Madness - The Weeknd
路听听听听听听听听 In the Lonely Hour - Sam Smith
路听听听听听听听听 X - Ed Sheeran
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Best Tour: (New Category)
听路听听听听听听听听Foo Fighters
路听听听听听听听听 Garth Brooks
路听听听听听听听听 Luke Bryan
路听听听听听听听听 Taylor Swift
路听听听听听听听听 U2
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Alternative Rock Artist of the Year: (New Category)
听路听听听听听听听听AWOLNATION
路听听听听听听听听 Foo Fighters
路听听听听听听听听 Muse
路听听听听听听听听 Twenty One Pilots
路听听听听听听听听 X Ambassadors
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Alternative Rock Song of the Year:
听路听听听听听听听听"Cigarette Daydreams" - Cage The Elephant
路听听听听听听听听 "Ex's & Oh's" - Elle King
路听听听听听听听听 "Renegades" - X Ambassadors
路听听听听听听听听 "Shut Up and Dance" - Walk The Moon
路听听听听听听听听 "Stressed Out" - Twenty One Pilots
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Rock Artist of the Year: (New Category)
听路听听听听听听听听Breaking Benjamin
路听听听听听听听听 Disturbed
路听听听听听听听听 Five Finger Death Punch
路听听听听听听听听 Foo Fighters
路听听听听听听听听 Three Days Grace
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Rock Song of the Year: (New Category)
听路听听听听听听听听"Cut The Cord" - Shinedown
路听听听听听听听听 "Failure" - Breaking Benjamin
路听听听听听听听听 "Footsteps" - Pop Evil
路听听听听听听听听 "Heavy Is The Head" - Zac Brown Band featuring Chris Cornell
路听听听听听听听听 "I Am Machine" - Three Days Grace
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Country Song of the Year:
听路听听听听听听听听"Buy Me A Boat" - Chris Janson
路听听听听听听听听 "Homegrown" - Zac Brown Band
路听听听听听听听听 "I See You" - Luke Bryan
路听听听听听听听听 "Lose My Mind" - Brett Eldredge
路听听听听听听听听 "Take Your Time" - Sam Hunt
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Country Artist of the Year: (New Category)
听路听听听听听听听听Blake Shelton
路听听听听听听听听 Brad Paisley
路听听听听听听听听 Luke Bryan
路听听听听听听听听 Sam Hunt
路听听听听听听听听 Thomas Rhett
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Dance Song of the Year:
听路听听听听听听听听"Hey Mama" - David Guetta featuring Nicki听Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack
路听听听听听听听听 "Lean On" - Major Lazer & DJ Snake featuring M脴
路听听听听听听听听 "Waves" - Mr. Probz
路听听听听听听听听 "Where Are 脺 Now" - Skrillex & Diplo with Justin Bieber
路听听听听听听听听 鈥淵ou Know You Like It" - DJ Snake & AlunaGeorge
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Dance Artist of the Year: (New Category)
听路听听听听听听听听Calvin Harris
路听听听听听听听听 David Guetta
路听听听听听听听听 Major Lazer
路听听听听听听听听 Skrillex & Diplo
路听听听听听听听听 Zedd
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Hip Hop Song of the Year: (New Category)
听路听听听听听听听听"Blessings" - Big Sean featuring Drake & Kanye West
路听听听听听听听听 "Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)" - Rich Homie Quan
路听听听听听听听听 "Hotline Bling" - Drake
路听听听听听听听听 "Trap Queen" - Fetty Wap
路听听听听听听听听 "Truffle Butter" - Nicki Minaj featuring Drake & Lil Wayne
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Hip Hop Artist of the Year: (New Category)
听路听听听听听听听听Big Sean
路听听听听听听听听 Drake
路听听听听听听听听 Fetty Wap
路听听听听听听听听 Future
路听听听听听听听听 J. Cole
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R&B Song of the Year: (New Category)
听路听听听听听听听听鈥淏itch Better Have My Money" - Rihanna
路听听听听听听听听 "Earned It" - The Weeknd
路听听听听听听听听 "Planez" - Jeremih featuring J. Cole
路听听听听听听听听 "Post To Be" - Omarion featuring Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko
路听听听听听听听听 "The Hills" - The Weeknd
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R&B Artist of the Year: (New Category)
听路听听听听听听听听 Beyonc茅
路听听听听听听听听 Chris Brown
路听听听听听听听听 The Weeknd
路听听听听听听听听 Trey Songz
路听听听听听听听听 Usher
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Latin Song of the Year: (New Category)
听路听听听听听听听听 "Ay Vamos" - J Balvin
路听听听听听听听听 "El Perd贸n" - Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias
路听听听听听听听听 鈥淗ilito" - Romeo Santos
路听听听听听听听听 "La Gozadera" - Gente De Zona featuring Marc Anthony
路听听听听听听听听 "Mi Verdad" - Man谩 featuring Shakira
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Latin Artist of the Year: (New Category)
听路听听听听听听听听 Enrique Iglesias
路听听听听听听听听 J Balvin
路听听听听听听听听 Nicky Jam
路听听听听听听听听 Pitbull
路听听听听听听听听 Prince Royce
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Regional Mexican Song of the Year: (New Category)
听路听听听听听听听听"Aunque Ahora Est茅s Con 脡l" - Calibre 50
路听听听听听听听听 "Eres Una Ni帽a" - Gerardo Ortiz
路听听听听听听听听 "Levantando Polvadera" - Voz de Mando
路听听听听听听听听 "Mi Vicio M谩s Grande" - Banda El Recodo de Cruz Liz谩rraga
路听听听听听听听听 "Te Metiste" - Ariel Camacho y Los Plebes del Rancho
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Regional Mexican Artist of the Year: (New Category)
听路听听听听听听听听Banda Los Recoditos
路听听听听听听听听 Calibre 50
路听听听听听听听听 Gerardo Ortiz
路听听听听听听听听 Juli贸n 脕lvarez y Su Norte帽o Banda
路听听听听听听听听 Voz De Mando
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Best Lyrics: *Socially Voted Category
听路听听听听听听听听"Die A Happy Man" - Thomas Rhett
路听听听听听听听听 "Fight Song" - Rachel Platten
路听听听听听听听听 "Hello" - Adele
路听听听听听听听听 "Photograph" - Ed Sheeran
路听听听听听听听听 "See You Again" - Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
Best Collaboration: *Socially Voted Category
听路听听听听听听听听 "Bad Blood" - Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar
路听听听听听听听听 "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" - Meghan Trainor featuring John Legend
路听听听听听听听听 "See You Again" - Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
路听听听听听听听听 "Uptown Funk" - Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
路听听听听听听听听 "Where Are 脺 Now" - Skrillex & Diplo with Justin Bieber
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Best Cover Song: (New Category) *Socially Voted Category
听路听听听听听听听听 "1989" (Album in Full) - Ryan Adams covering Taylor Swift
路听听听听听听听听 "Bad Blood" - Alessia Cara covering Taylor Swift
路听听听听听听听听 "Bitch Better Have My Money" - Kelly Clarkson covering Rihanna
路听听听听听听听听 "Cheerleader" - Pentatonix covering Omi
路听听听听听听听听 "Hands To Myself/Sorry" - Troy Sivan covering Selena Gomez And Justin Bieber
路听听听听听听听听 "Hello" - Demi Lovato covering Adele
路听听听听听听听听 "Hotline Bling" - Justin Bieber covering Drake
路听听听听听听听听 "Hotline Bling" - Sam Smith & Disclosure covering Drake
路听听听听听听听听 "Trap Queen" - Ed Sheeran covering Fetty Wap
路听听听听听听听听 "Uptown Funk" - Fifth Harmony, Jasmine V, Jacob Whitesides and Mahogany Lox covering Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
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Best Song from a Movie: (New Category) *Socially Voted Category
听路听听听听听听听听"Earned It" - The Weeknd (50 Shades of Grey)
路听听听听听听听听 "Love Me Like You Do" - Ellie Goulding (50 Shades of Grey)
路听听听听听听听听 "See You Again" - Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth (Furious 7)
路听听听听听听听听 "Til It Happens To You" - Lady Gaga (The Hunting Ground)
路听听听听听听听听 "Writing's On The Wall" - Sam Smith (Spectre)
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Most Meme-able Moment: (New Category) *Socially Voted Category
路听听听听听听听听 Adele and all of the "Hello" memes (Lionel Richie, Miss Piggy, Etc.)
路听听听听听听听听 Drake and 鈥淗otline Bling鈥
路听听听听听听听听 Katy Perry and the Left Shark (from Super Bowl 49)
路听听听听听听听听 Kanye West and Kanye For President / Kanye 2020
路听听听听听听听听 Taylor Swift's "Crazy Girl" with Running Mascara (from "Blank Space" video)
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Best Fan Army presented by Taco Bell: *Socially Voted Category
路听听听听听听听听 5 Seconds of Summer 鈥 5SOSFam
路听听听听听听听听 Adam Lambert - Glamberts
路听听听听听听听听 Ariana Grande - Arianators
路听听听听听听听听 Demi Lovato - Lovatics
路听听听听听听听听 Fifth Harmony - Harmonizers
路听听听听听听听听 Justin Bieber - Beliebers
路听听听听听听听听 Little Mix - Mixers
路听听听听听听听听 Nicki Minaj - Barbz
路听听听听听听听听 One Direction - Directioners
路听听听听听听听听 Selena Gomez - Selenators
路听听听听听听听听 Shawn Mendes - Mendes Army
路听听听听听听听听 Taylor Swift 鈥 Swifties
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Biggest Triple Threat听*Socially Voted Category
路听听听听听听听听 Hailee Steinfeld听鈥 Singer / Actor / Model
路听听听听听听听听 Jason Derulo - Singer / Host / Dancer
路听听听听听听听听 Jennifer Lopez 鈥 Singer / Actor / Dancer
路听听听听听听听听 Justin Timberlake 鈥 Singer / Actor / Dancer
路听听听听听听听听 Lady Gaga 鈥 Singer / Actor / Activist
路听听听听听听听听 Nick Jonas 鈥 Singer / Actor / Model
路听听听听听听听听 Selena Gomez 鈥 Singer / Actor / Dancer
路听听听听听听听听 Troye Sivan听鈥揝inger / Actor / YouTuber
路听听听听听听听听 Usher 鈥 Singer / Actor / Dancer
路听听听听听听听听 Zendaya听鈥 Singer / Actor / Dancer
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Additional categories include the iHeartRadio most thumbed up artist and song of the year in 2015. Proud partners of the iHeartRadio Music Awards include Bior茅庐 Skincare, Capital One庐, Taco Bell庐 and The All-New 2016 Chevrolet Cruze.
The awards are produced by 茄子污污视频 and Den of Thieves.听 Executive Producers for 茄子污污视频 are John Sykes, Tom Poleman and Lee Rolontz.听 Den of Thieves Executive Producers are Evan Prager and Chris Choun with Co-Executive Producers Barb Bialkowski and Baz Halpin.
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