The 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards

The 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards are happening this Friday, March 27^th from 1pm, and you can listen live exclusively on iHeartRadio!

Now in their 13^th year, the iHeartRadio Music Awards will celebrate the biggest names in music. Linkin Park are nominated for 4 awards, including Group of the Year and Rock Artists of the Year, while Cage The Elephant, Sublime and Green Day are in the mixer for Alternative Artist of the Year. These are a couple of categories we'll be keeping a close eye on:

Alternative Artist of the Year:

Cage the Elephant

Green Day

Linkin Park

Sublime

Twenty One Pilots

Rock Artist of the Year:

Linkin Park

Papa Roach

Shinedown

Sleep Token

Three Days Grace

In total, over 200 artists are nominated across 48 categories in this year’s awards. See the full list of nominees HERE 

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.