Famous for his Blinding Lights, Canadian singer Abel, popularly known as ‘The Weeknd’ has been nominated for the ‘Best Male Artist of the Year’ for the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards.
The ninth annual award show will air on Fox on March 22 at 8 pm EST. Nominees have been announced for the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards.
The show is dedicated to celebrating the year’s most-played songs and artists on iHeartRadio stations and the iHeartRadio app. Lil Nas X, The Weeknd, Silk Sonic, SZA, and Drake are among those nominated for awards.
Drake, The Weeknd, and Lil Nas X are all up for Best Male Artist of the Year. Competing for the coveted Song of the Year category are Silk Sonic’s “Leave the Door Open, Doja Cat and SZA’s Kiss Me More,Lil Nas X’s ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name), and Justin Bieber’s Peaches, featuring Giveon and Daniel Caesar. Giveon is also up for Best New Artist.
Male Artist of the Year:
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Lil Nas X
The Weeknd
Best Music Video: *Socially Voted Category
“Bad Habits” – Ed Sheeran
“Build a B*tch” – Bella Poarch
“Butter” – BTS
“drivers license” – Olivia Rodrigo
“Kiss Me More” – Doja Cat featuring Sza
“Leave The Door Open” – Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic
“MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” – Lil Nas X
“Peaches” – Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar, Giveon
“Save Your Tears” – The Weeknd
“Stay” – The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber
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