Michael Omoruan
The voting season has begun for iHeartRadio’s annual music award show. Read on to see the list of nominations within Hip-Hop and R&B, including Beyoncé, Lizzo, Drake, Doja Cat, Latto, and more.
Song of the Year
- “About Damn Time”- Lizzo
- “Big Energy”- Latto
- “First Class”- Jack Harlow
- “INDUSTRY BABY” – Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow
- “Woman” – Doja Cat
Artist of the Year
- Beyoncé
- Doja Cat
- Drake
- Jack Harlow
- Lizzo
- The Weeknd
Best Duo/Group of the Year:
Best Collaboration
- “I Like You (A Happier Song)” – Post Malone ft. Doja Cat
- “INDUSTRY BABY” – Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow
- “One Right Now”- Post Malone & The Weeknd
- “Sweetest Pie” – Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa
- “WAIT FOR U” – Future ft. Drake & Tems
- “You Right” – Doja Cat ft. The Weeknd
Best New Pop Artist
Hip-Hop Song of the Year
- “F.N.F. (Let’s Go)”- Hitkidd & GloRilla
- “First Class” – Jack Harlow
- “Girls Want Girls” – Drake ft. Lil Baby
- “Super Gremlin”- Kodak Black
- “WAIT FOR U” – Future ft. Drake & Tems
Hip-Hop Artist of the Year
- Drake
- Future
- Kodak Black
- Lil Baby
- Moneybagg Yo
Best New Hip-Hop Artist
- B-Lovee
- GloRilla
- Latto
- Nardo Wick
- SleazyWorld Go
R&B Song of the Year
R&B Artist of the Year
- Blxst
- Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic
- Muni Long
- SZA
- Yung Bleu
Best New R&B Artist
- Blxst
- Brent Faiyaz
- Muni Long
- Steve Lacy
- Tems
Best Lyrics: *Socially Voted Category*
Best Fan Army: *Socially Voted Category*
- “Barbz”- Nicki Minaj
- “BeyHive” – Beyoncé
- “Hotties”- Megan Thee Stallion
- “RihannaNavy”- Rihanna
Social Star Award: *Socially Voted Category*
- GloRilla
- Yung Gravy
TikTok Bop of the Year: *Socially Voted Category*
- “About Damn Time”- Lizzo
- “Bad Habit” – Steve Lacy
- “Big Energy”- Latto
- “CUFF IT”- Beyoncé
- “Envolver”- Anitta
- “Just Wanna Rock” – Lil Uzi Vert
- “Super Freaky Girl” – Nicki Minaj
Favorite Documentary: *Socially Voted Category*
- Halftime – Jennifer Lopez
- Life in Pink – Machine Gun Kelly
- Love, Lizzo– Lizzo
- Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby – Lil Baby
Favorite Tour Style: *Socially Voted Category*
- Bad Bunny
- Lil Nas X
- Lizzo
- Machine Gun Kelly
- The Weeknd
Favorite Use of a Sample: *Socially Voted Category*
- Beyoncé’s SUMMER RENAISSANCE – sampled Donna Summer’s “I Feel Love”
- Chlöe’s “Treat Me” – sampled Bubba Sparxxx & Ying Yang Twins’ “Ms. New Booty”
- DJ Khaled & Drake’s “Staying Alive” – sampled The Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive”
- Doja Cat’s “Vegas” – sampled Shonka Dukureh’s “Hound Dog”
- Jack Harlow’s “First Class” – sampled Fergie’s “Glamorous”
- Latto’s “Big Energy” – sampled Mariah Carey’s “Fantasy”
- Lizzo’s “Break Up Twice” – sampled Lauryn Hill’s “Doo Wop (That Thing)”
- Nicki Minaj’s “Super Freaky Girl” – sampled Rick James’ “Super Freak”
- Yung Gravy’s “Betty (Get Money)” – sampled Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up”
The show will be held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 27th and will broadcast live on Fox.
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