The 'Bad Guy' hitmaker leads the pack with a total of nine nominations, followed by the 'Juice' singer, the 'Old Town Road' rapper, and the 'Lover' crooner Taylor Swift with six each.

AceShowbiz - Billie Eilish, Lizzo, and Lil Nas X look set to dominate the iHeartRadio Music Awards after each received a host of nominations on Wednesday, January 8, 2020.

"Bad Guy" hitmaker Billie bagged nine nods - more than any other artist - including Song of the Year and Female Artist of the Year, making her the clear frontrunner for the 2020 prizegiving.

Lizzo and Lil Nas X, who both made their big breakthroughs in the past 12 months, came in strong with six nods each, battling it out with Billie in the Song of the Year category and with each other for the Best New Pop Artist prize.

Lizzo is also nominated for Female Artist of the Year, alongside Ariana Grande, Halsey, and Taylor Swift - who also bagged six nominations in total.

Meanwhile, the Male Artist of the Year nominees include Ed Sheeran, Khalid, Luke Combs, Post Malone, and Shawn Mendes, while Nas' "Old Town Road", Billie's "Bad Guy" and Lizzo's "Truth Hurts" will face off against Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello's "Senorita" and Jonas Brothers' "Sucker" for Song of the Year.

As well as the major prizes, gongs will be handed out in several fan voted categories, including Best Lyrics, Best Cover Song, and the first-ever Favourite Music Video Choreography Award

The awards bash will take place on March 29 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

The main list of nominees is as follows:

Song of the Year:

Female Artist of the Year:

Male Artist of the Year:

Best Duo/Group of the Year:

Best Collaboration:

Best New Pop Artist:

Alternative Rock Song of the Year:

Alternative Rock Artist of the Year:

Best New Rock/Alternative Rock Artist:

Rock Song of the Year:

Rock Artist of the Year:

Country Song of the Year:

Country Artist of the Year:

Best New Country Artist:

Dance Song of the Year:

Dance Artist of the Year:

Hip-Hop Song of the Year:

Hip-Hop Artist of the Year:

Best New Hip-Hop Artist:

R&B Song of the Year:

R&B Artist of the Year:

Best New R&B Artist:

Latin Pop/Urban Song of the Year:

Latin Pop/Urban Artist of the Year:

Best New Latin Pop/Urban Artist:

Regional Mexican Song of the Year:

  • "Por Que Cambiaste De Opinion" - Calibre 50
  • "A Traves Del Vaso" - Banda Los Sebastianes
  • "Con Todo Incluido" - La Adictiva Banda San Jose De Mesillas
  • "Encantadora" - El Fantasma
  • "Nada Nuevo" - Christian Nodal

Regional Mexican Artist of the Year:

  • Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga
  • Calibre 50
  • Christian Nodal
  • El Fantasma
  • La Arrolladora Banda El Limon

Best New Regional Mexican Artist of the Year:

  • Banda Los Sebastianes
  • El Fantasma
  • Fuerza Regida
  • Kanales
  • Lenin Ramírez

Producer of the Year:

  • Andrew Watt
  • Benny Blanco
  • Finneas
  • Louis Bell
  • Max Martin

Songwriter of the Year:

  • Ashley Gorley
  • Finneas
  • Frank Dukes
  • Louis Bell
  • Savan Kotecha

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