Iggy Azalea was nominated for five iHeartRadio Music Awards, including artist of the year on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
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NEW YORK - Iggy Azalea and Sam Smith led the finalists for the 2015 iHeartRadio Music Awards with five nominations apiece, with Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande each receiving four nominations.
iHeartMedia and NBC announced the nominations Wednesday. The awards will be presented March 29 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The event will be televised live on NBC and air simultaneously on iHeartMedia stations and across the network's digital music platform.
Swift, Azalea, Grande, Smith and Luke Bryan are nominated for artist of the year. Best new artist nominees include Azalea, Smith, Bastille, Cole Swindell and Meghan Trainor. Other categories include song of the year and best collaboration.
Fans can vote for three awards, including best lyrics.
FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2014, file photo, Sam Smith performs on stage at the 42nd annual American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles. Smith was nominated for five iHeartRadio Music Awards, including artist of the year on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. The awards will be presented March 29 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The event will be televised live on NBC and air simultaneously on iHeartMedia stations and across the network's digital music platform. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
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FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2014 file photo, Ariana Grande performs in concert during the Hot 99.5 Jingle Ball at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C. Grande was nominated for four iHeartRadio Music Awards, including artist of the year, on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. The awards will be presented March 29 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The event will be televised live on NBC and air simultaneously on iHeartMedia stations and across the network's digital music platform. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP, File)
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FILE - In this Dec. 2, 2014 file photo, Taylor Swift performs at the Victoria's Secret fashion show in London. Swift received four nominations for the iHeartRadio Music Awards, including artist of the year, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. The awards will be presented March 29 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The event will be televised live on NBC and air simultaneously on iHeartMedia stations and across the network's digital music platform. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File)
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