On Wednesday, January 4th, the nominees for the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards were announced. The awards will broadcast on March 5th from the Forum in Los Angeles at 8PM ET and will be televised on TBS, TNT and truTV, and simulcast on iHeartMedia stations nationwide and via iHeartRadio.
Below are the nominees from country music including some country artists who were nominated in all-genre categories.
Country Artist of the Year
Carrie Underwood
Jason Aldean
Keith Urban
Luke Bryan
Thomas Rhett
Best New Country Artist
Chris Lane
Chris Stapleton
Granger Smith
Kelsea Ballerini
Maren Morris
Country Song of the Year
‘Church Bells’ – Carrie Underwood
‘Snapback’ – Old Dominion
‘Somewhere On A Beach’ – Dierks Bentley
‘T-Shirt’ – Thomas Rhett
‘You Should Be Here’ – Cole Swindell
Additionally, some country artists were nominated for all-genre awards…
Male Artist of the Year
Drake
Justin Bieber
Luke Bryan
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd
Best Duo / Group of the Year
Coldplay
DNCE
Florida Georgia Line
The Chainsmokers
twenty one pilots
Best Lyrics (Socially Voted Category)
‘7 Years’ – Lukas Graham
‘Came Here to Forget’ – Blake Shelton
‘Cheap Thrills’ – Sia feat. Sean Paul
‘Closer’ – The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey
‘Heathens’ – Twenty One Pilots
‘Love Yourself’ – Justin Bieber
‘Scars to Your Beautiful’ – Alessia Cara
‘Send My Love (to Your New Lover)’ – Adele
‘Too Good’ – Drake feat. Rihanna
‘You Should Be Here’ – Cole Swindell
Full list of nominees can be found here.