Chris Brown, Muni Long, SZA and more R&B artists have been nominated ahead of the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards.
On Wednesday, January 22, iHeartMedia and FOX Entertainment announced the nominees for the 12th annual iHeartRadio Music Awards. Chris Breezy was nominated for R&B Artist of the Year and R&B Song of the Year thanks to his smash hit "Sensational" featuring DaVido and Lojay. Muni Long was also nominated for R&B Artist of the Year and R&B Song of the Year for her popular track "Made For Me." Other nominated artists include Usher, Victoria Monét, Brent Faiyaz, and more.
In addition to those nominees, rising artists like 4batz, Ambré, Inayah, Josh X and Maeta were nominated for Best New R&B Artist. Meanwhile, Burna Boy, Central Cee, Tems, Tyla, and YG Marley were nominated for World Artist of the Year. This year’s iHeartRadio Music Awards will also present Mariah Carey with the Icon Award and Lady Gaga with the Innovator Award.
iHeartRadio will also allow fans to decide the winners of several new and established categories. Fan voting will determine this year’s Favorite Soundtrack, Favorite Broadway Debut, Favorite K-pop Dance Challenge, Favorite Surprise Guest, Favorite Tour Tradition, Best Lyrics, Best Music Video, Favorite Tour Style, Favorite Tour Photographer and Favorite On Screen. Social voting begins January 22 and will close on March 10 at 11:59 p.m. PT for all categories. Fans can vote by visiting iHeartRadio.com/awards.
The iHeartRadio Music Awards will pay tribute to the resiliency and rebuilding of Los Angeles following the devastating wildfires affecting the entire community and will drive donations to Fireaidla.org. Contributions made to FireAid will be distributed under the advisement of the Annenberg Foundation, for short-term relief efforts and long-term initiatives to prevent future fire disasters. The Annenberg Foundation, with decades of philanthropic leadership in the community, including rapid response, will help coordinate a team to direct funds for the greatest impact.
Fans can tune into the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards on Monday, March 17 on FOX from 8:00-10:00 p.m. ET live/PT tape-delayed. The show will also be broadcast on iHeartRadio stations nationwide and on the free iHeartRadio app.