As we start the second quarter of 2016, music award ceremonies are going to be a prominent topic to talk about. One of the ceremonies that will be the talk of the town this weekend is the "iHeart Radio Music Awards."
Currently in its third edition, the ceremony will be broadcast live on TNT, TBS and truTV at 8 p.m. (EST), April 3, 2016. It will be hosted by American hip hop singer Jason Derulo and will honour some of the best music that came out last year. Also, many new categories such as Album of the Year and Alternative Rock Artist of the Year will be introduced this year.
The ceremony will also feature performances by the likes Zayn Malik, Iggy Azalea, Chris Brown and Demi Lovato.
We already know that Adele has won the Song of the Year award for her smash hit "Hello," and that Taylor Swift will be awarded the Best Tour award for her "1989 World Tour." Also, U2 will receive the Innovator award at Sunday's ceremony.
The rest of the winners will only be announced on Sunday. But does that stop us from speculating who the winners will be? No, it does not.
Check out our winners' predictions and see if you agree with us. (Our predictions are highlighted in bold and italics)
Female Artist of the Year:
Adele
Carrie Underwood
Meghan Trainor
Selena Gomez
Taylor Swift
Male Artist of the Year:
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Luke Bryan
Sam Smith
The Weeknd
Best New Artist:
Fetty Wap
Hozier
Sam Hunt
Shawn Mendes
Tove Lo
Best Duo/Group of the Year:
Fall Out Boy
Maroon 5
One Direction
WALK THE MOON
Zac Brown Band
Album of the Year:
1989 - Taylor Swift
25 - Adele
Beauty Behind the Madness - The Weeknd
In the Lonely Hour - Sam Smith
X - Ed Sheeran
Alternative Rock Artist of the Year:
AWOLNATION
Foo Fighters
Muse
Twenty One Pilots
X Ambassadors
Alternative Rock Song of the Year:
"Cigarette Daydreams" - Cage The Elephant
"Ex's & Oh's" - Elle King
"Renegades" - X Ambassadors
"Shut Up and Dance" - WALK THE MOON
"Stressed Out" - Twenty One Pilots
Rock Artist of the Year:
Breaking Benjamin
Disturbed
Five Finger Death Punch
Foo Fighters
Three Days Grace
Rock Song of the Year:
"Cut The Cord" - Shinedown
"Failure" - Breaking Benjamin
"Footsteps" - Pop Evil
"Heavy Is The Head" - Zac Brown Band featuring Chris Cornell
"I Am Machine" - Three Days Grace
Country Song of the Year:
"Buy Me A Boat" - Chris Janson
"Homegrown" - Zac Brown Band
"I See You" - Luke Bryan
"Lose My Mind" - Brett Eldredge
"Take Your Time" - Sam Hunt
Country Artist of the Year:
Blake Shelton
Brad Paisley
Luke Bryan
Sam Hunt
Thomas Rhett
Dance Song of the Year:
"Hey Mama" - David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack
"Lean On" - Major Lazer & DJ Snake featuring MØ
"Waves" - Mr. Probz
"Where Are Ü Now" - Skrillex & Diplo with Justin Bieber
"You Know You Like It" - DJ Snake & AlunaGeorge
Dance Artist of the Year:
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Major Lazer
Skrillex & Diplo
Zedd
Hip Hop Song of the Year:
"Blessings" - Big Sean featuring Drake & Kanye West
"Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)" - Rich Homie Quan
"Hotline Bling" - Drake
"Trap Queen" - Fetty Wap
"Truffle Butter" - Nicki Minaj featuring Drake & Lil Wayne
Hip Hop Artist of the Year:
Big Sean
Drake
Fetty Wap
Future
J. Cole
R&B Song of the Year:
"Bitch Better Have My Money" - Rihanna
"Earned It" - The Weeknd
"Planes" - Jeremih featuring J. Cole
"Post To Be" - Omarion featuring Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko
"The Hills" - The Weeknd
R&B Artist of the Year:
Beyoncé
Chris Brown
The Weeknd
Trey Songz
Usher
Latin Song of the Year:
"Ay Vamos" - J Balvin
"El Perdón" - Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias
"Hilito" - Romeo Santos
"La Gozadera" - Gente De Zona featuring Marc Anthony
"Mi Verdad" - Maná featuring Shakira
Latin Artist of the Year:
Enrique Iglesias
J Balvin
Nicky Jam
Pitbull
Prince Royce
Regional Mexican Song of the Year:
"Aunque Ahora Estés Con Él" - Calibre 50
"Eres Una Niña" - Gerardo Ortiz
"Levantando Polvadera" - Voz de Mando
"Mi Vicio Más Grande" - Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga
"Te Metiste" - Ariel Camacho y Los Plebes del Rancho
Regional Mexican Artist of the Year:
Banda Los Recoditos
Calibre 50
Gerardo Ortiz
Julión Ãlvarez y Su Norteño Banda
Voz De Mando
Best Lyrics:
"Die A Happy Man" - Thomas Rhett
"Fight Song" - Rachel Platten
"Hello" - Adele
"Photograph" - Ed Sheeran
"See You Again" - Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
Best Collaboration:
"Bad Blood" - Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar
"Like I'm Gonna Lose You" - Meghan Trainor featuring John Legend
"See You Again" - Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
"Uptown Funk" - Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
"Where Are Ü Now" - Skrillex & Diplo with Justin Bieber
Best Cover Song:
1989 (Album in Full) - Ryan Adams covering Taylor Swift
"Bad Blood" - Alessia Cara covering Taylor Swift
"Bitch Better Have My Money" - Kelly Clarkson covering Rihanna
"Cheerleader" - Pentatonix covering Omi
"Hands To Myself/Sorry" - Troye Sivan covering Selena Gomez And Justin Bieber
"Hello" - Demi Lovato covering Adele
"Hotline Bling" - Justin Bieber covering Drake
"Hotline Bling" - Sam Smith & Disclosure covering Drake
"Trap Queen" - Ed Sheeran covering Fetty Wap
"Uptown Funk" - Fifth Harmony, Jasmine V, Jacob Whitesides and Mahogany Lox covering Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
Best Song from a Movie:
"Earned It" - The Weeknd (50 Shades of Grey)
"Love Me Like You Do" - Ellie Goulding (50 Shades of Grey)
"See You Again" - Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth (Furious 7)
"Til It Happens To You" - Lady Gaga (The Hunting Ground)
"Writing's On The Wall" - Sam Smith (Spectre)
Most Meme-able Moment:
Adele and all of the "Hello" memes (Lionel Richie, Miss Piggy, Etc.)
Drake and "Hotline Bling"
Katy Perry and the Left Shark (from Super Bowl 49)
Kanye West and Kanye For President / Kanye 2020
Taylor Swift's "Crazy Girl" with Running Mascara (from "Blank Space" video)
Triple Threat
Lady Gaga – Singer/Actor/Activist
Hailee Steinfeld – Singer/Actor/Model
Jason Derulo – Singer/Host/Dancer
Jennifer Lopez – Singer/Actor/Dancer
Justin Timberlake – Singer/Actor/Dancer
Nick Jonas – Singer/Actor/Model
Selena Gomez – Singer/Actor/Dancer
Troye Sivan – Singer/Actor/YouTuber
Usher – Singer/Actor/Dancer
Zendaya – Singer/Actor/Dancer
Best Fan Army:
5 Seconds of Summer – 5SOSFam
Adam Lambert - Glamberts
Ariana Grande - Arianators
Demi Lovato - Lovatics
Fifth Harmony - Harmonizers
Justin Bieber - Beliebers
Little Mix - Mixers
Nicki Minaj - Barbz
One Direction - Directioners
Selena Gomez - Selenators
Shawn Mendes - Mendes Army
Taylor Swift - Swifties
Let us know your predictions in the comments section below and keep watching this space to know where to stream iHeart Radio Music Awards live.
