Lady Gaga will be honored with the innovator award at the 12th annual iHeartRadio Music Awards on March 17 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Mariah Carey is also set to be crowned icon of the year for her decades-long career as singer-songwriter and producer.

Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen are the leading contenders for the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards, with 10 nods each. They are followed by Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone and Sabrina Carpenter, with nine nods each. All five artists are nominated for artist of the year, as are Billie Eilish, Doja Cat, Jelly Roll, SZA and Teddy Swims.

Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter and Post Malone also scored multiple nominations at the March 17 event that will pay tribute to the rebuilding of Los Angeles following the devastating wildfires.

Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen lead the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Award nominations with 10, followed closely by Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter and Post Malone with nine. The iHeartRadio Music Awards honor the most played artists of the year on its stations and app.

Lady Gaga and Mariah Carey are to be honoured at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards. Thirteen-time Grammy Award, Academy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning artist Gaga will receive the 2025 iHeartRadio Innovator Award,

The nominations are in for the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards! The annual awards show celebrates the most-played artists and songs on iHeartRadio stations and the iHeartRadio app through 2024, and this year’s slate of nominated stars runs the gamut from pop music royalty to country and hip-hop superstars.