Taylor Swift Set to Appear at 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards; John Mellencamp & Kehlani Added as Performers
Taylor Swift is about to make a particular look at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards, in what’s billed as her first awards present look this yr.
The annual awards present will air reside from Dolby Theater in Los Angeles on Thursday, March 26 (8-10 pm ET reside/PT tape-delayed) on FOX and also will be heard on iHeartRadio stations nationwide and on the iHeartRadio app.
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Swift is the most-awarded artist at the iHearts, having obtained 34 of their prizes. She’s the one artist who has gained music of the yr twice – for “Shake It Off” in 2015 and “Anti-Hero” in 2023. Swift gained the iHeartRadio Innovator Award in 2023 and a particular Tour of the Century award in 2025. She is that this yr’s most-nominated artist with 9 nominations.
The iHearts can even honor John Mellencamp with the 2026 iHeartRadio Icon Award, an award that has beforehand gone to Bon Jovi, Elton John, Jennifer Lopez, P!nk, Cher and Mariah Carey. Mellencamp can even carry out at the occasion.
Additionally, Kehlani you’ve been added as a performer. Kehlani gained her first two Grammys on Feb. 1 – finest R&B music and finest R&B efficiency, each for her smash “Folded.” Kehlani joins beforehand introduced performers Alex Warren, Lainey Wilson, Ludacris, RAYE, and performing for the primary time collectively, TLC, Salt-N-Pepa and En Vogue.
Hosted by Ludacris, the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards will characteristic appearances by Alysa Liu, Ne-Yo, Nicole Scherzinger, Nikki Glaser, sombr, Weezer and extra. Sombr gained finest different at the MTV Video Music Awards final September and was nominated for finest new artist each at that present and at the 2026 Grammys. Glaser has hosted the Golden Globes the final two years operating.
As beforehand introduced, Ludacris will obtain the 2026 iHeartRadio Landmark Award, Miley Cyrus shall be honored with the 2026 iHeartRadio Innovator Award and Alex Warren will obtain the 2026 iHeartRadio Breakthrough Artist of the Year Award.
Previous recipients of the Landmark Award are Green Day, TLC and Nelly. Previous recipients of the Innovator Award are Pharrell Williams, Justin Timberlake, U2, Bruno Mars, Chance the Rapper, Alicia Keys, Swift, Beyoncé and Lady Gaga.
The thirteenth annual iHeartRadio Music Awards will have a good time the most-played artists and songs on iHeartRadio stations and the iHeartRadio app all through 2025. Executive producers are Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon and Jeannaé Rouzan-Clay for Jesse Collins Entertainment (JCE); John Sykes, Tom Poleman and Bart Peters for iHeartMedia; and FOX Entertainment Studios.
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