2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards Announces Nominations, Including 3 New K-Pop Categories

The 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards has revealed this year’s nominees!

On January 18 local time, the iHeartRadio Music Awards officially announced its nominations for its upcoming award ceremony, which will celebrate the most-played artists on iHeartRadio stations and the iHeartRadio app from the past year.

This year, three new K-pop categories have been added: K-Pop Artist of the Year, K-Pop Song of the Year, and Best New Artist (K-Pop).

Including the new K-pop categories, BTS’s Jungkook snagged an impressive five nominations as a soloist. Jungkook earned nods for K-Pop Artist of the Year, K-Pop Song of the Year (for “Seven”), Best Music Video (for both “Seven” and “3D”), and Favorite Debut Album (for “GOLDEN”)—plus an additional nomination as a member of BTS, whose fandom earned a nod for Best Fan Army.

Check out the nominees for the three new K-pop awards below:

K-Pop Artist of the Year

(G)I-DLE Jungkook (BTS) NCT DREAM SEVENTEEN Stray Kids

K-Pop Song of the Year

ATEEZ – “BOUNCY (K-HOT CHILLI PEPPERS)” FIFTY FIFTY – “Cupid” (Twin Version) Stray Kids – “S-Class” Jungkook (BTS) – “Seven” (featuring Latto) NewJeans – “Super Shy”

Best New Artist (K-Pop)

BOYNEXTDOOR NewJeans RIIZE xikers ZEROBASEONE

Outside of these new K-pop categories, (G)I-DLE, BLACKPINK’s Jisoo, ATEEZ, FIFTY FIFTY, and BTS’s Jungkook, V, and J-Hope all earned nominations for other awards as well.

Check out all of the awards for which K-pop artists have been nominated below! (For each category, the nominated K-Pop artists can be found in bold at the beginning of the nominee list.)

Duo/Group of the Year

(G)I-DLE Blink-182 Dan + Shay Fall Out Boy Foo Fighters Jonas Brothers Måneskin OneRepublic Paramore Parmalee

Best Music Video (socially voted category)

Jungkook (BTS) – “3D” (featuring Jack Harlow) Jisoo (BLACKPINK) – “FLOWER” Jungkook (BTS) – “Seven” (featuring Latto) Dua Lipa – “Dance The Night” Miley Cyrus – “Flowers” Bebe Rexha and David Guetta – “I’m Good (Blue)”
SZA – “Kill Bill” Yng Lvcas and Peso Pluma – “La Bebe (Remix)” Doja Cat – “Paint The Town Red” Karol G and Shakira – “TQG” Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire” Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For?”

Best Fan Army (socially voted category)

ATINY [ATEEZ’s fandom] BTS ARMY Agnation Barbz Beyhive Harries Livies Louies Niallers Rushers Selenators Swifties

Favorite Debut Album (socially voted category)

Jungkook (BTS) – “GOLDEN” V (BTS) – “Layover” Chlöe – “In Pieces” Megan Moroney – “Lucky” Lauren Spencer Smith – “Mirror” Raye – “My 21st Century Blues” Bailey Zimmerman – “Religiously” Renée Rapp – “Snow Angel” Tyler Hubbard – “Tyler Hubbard”

TikTok Bop of the Year (socially voted category)

FIFTY FIFTY – “Cupid” (Twin Version) PinkPantheress and Ice Spice – “Boy’s a liar Pt. 2” Justine Skye – “Collide (Sped Up Remix)” Taylor Swift – “Cruel Summer” David Kushner – “Daylight” Party Next Door – “Her Way (Sped Up)” Mae Stephens – “If We Ever Broke Up” Doja Cat – “Paint The Town Red” Tyla – “Water” Doechii – “What It Is (Solo Version)” Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For?”

Favorite On Screen (socially voted category)

J-Hope (BTS) – “j-hope IN THE BOX” Donna Summer – “Love To Love You, Donna Summer” Louis Tomlinson – “All of Those Voices” Prince – “Prince: The Final Secret” Beyoncé – “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé” Jelly Roll – “Save Me” Taylor Swift – “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” TLC – “TLC Forever”

The 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards will air live from Los Angeles on April 1 at 8 p.m. ET.

Until then, you can vote for the socially voted categories on iHeartRadio’s official website here!

Which artists are you rooting for this year?

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