It's been a peach of a past year for
Justin Bieber, who leads the iHeartRadio Music Awards with nine nominations thanks to his two major collaborative hits of 2021, 'Peaches' with Daniel Caesar and Giveon, and 'Stay' with
The Kid LAROI
.
Breakout star
Olivia Rodrigo has eight nominations for singles from her debut 'drivers license', while
Doja Cat and Giveon have seven nominations for the awards show that will air from Los Angeles on March 22.
Both of Bieber's songs are nominated for song of the year, up against songs from Rodrigo,
Adele,
Ed Sheeran
, Silk Sonic,
Dua Lipa,
Lil Nas X, Ariana Grande and Doja Cat featuring SZA.
Rodrigo is nominated for female artist of the year, alongside Grande, Doja Cat, Dua Lipa and
Taylor Swift. Doja Cat has two songs in the best collaboration category for "Kiss Me More" with SZA and for "Best Friend" with Saweetie.
Giveon, Rodrigo, The Kid LAROI, Maneksin and Tate McRae are all nominated for best new pop artist.
Meanwhile, K-Pop super group
BTS
is in the running for Best Duo/Group of the Year, Best Music Video, and Best Fan Army—all of which they won in 2021.
The iHeartRadio Music Awards honour the most played artists of the year on their stations and app, and fans can vote in several categories including Best Fan Army, Best Lyrics, Best Cover Song and Best Music Video.
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