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Nominations for the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards are out, with Luke Bryan, Luke Combs, Jason Aldean, Dan + Shay and more among this year’s nominees. Luke Bryan, Luke Combs, and Jason Aldean are all up for Country Artist of the Year, along with Miranda Lambert and Thomas Rhett, while song of the year nods go to Chris Young and Kane Brown’s “Famous Friends,” Luke Combs’ “Forever After All,” Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood’s “If I Didn’t Love You,” Parmalee and Blanco Brown’s “Just The Way” and Gabby Barrett’s “The Good Ones.” A few country artists were also recognized in some all-genre categories, including Dan + Shay, who earned a nod for Best Duo/Group of the Year, and Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood’s “If I Didn’t Love You,” which is nominated for Best Collaboration. Fans voting is now open for certain categories, including the newly announced Comeback of the Year honor, along with Best Fan Army, Best Lyrics, Best Cover Song, Best Music Video and more. Fans can vote on Twitter using the appropriate category and nominee hashtags or by visiting iHeartRadio.com/awards. The 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards will air March 22nd on Fox, live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Check out some of the nominees below and click here for the complete list.

Country Song of the Year

“Famous Friends” - Chris Young & Kane Brown
“Forever After All” - Luke Combs
“If I Didn't Love You” - Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood
“Just The Way” - Parmalee featuring Blanco Brown
“The Good Ones” - Gabby Barrett

Country Artist of the Year

Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Luke Combs
Miranda Lambert
Thomas Rhett

Best New Country Artist

Lainey Wilson
Niko Moon
Parker McCollum
Ryan Hurd
Tenille Arts

Best Duo/Group of the Year

AJR
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic
BTS
Dan + Shay
Maroon 5

Best Collaboration

“Best Friend”- Saweetie featuring Doja Cat
“If I Didn't Love You” - Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood
“Kiss Me More” - Doja Cat featuring SZA
“Peaches” - Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon
“Stay” - The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber

Best Lyrics

(Socially Voted Category)

“All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault)” - Taylor Swift
“Bad Habits” - Ed Sheeran
“deja vu” - Olivia Rodrigo
“drivers license” - Olivia Rodrigo
“Easy On Me” - Adele
“Happier Than Ever” - Billie Eilish
“Heat Waves” - Glass Animals
“Leave The Door Open” - Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic
“MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” - Lil Nas X
“Your Power” - Billie Eilish

Best Cover Song

(Socially Voted Category)

“Fix You” (Coldplay) - Kacey Musgraves
“good 4 u” (Olivia Rodrigo) - Camila Cabello
“Happier Than Ever” (Billie Eilish) - Shawn Mendes
“Heather” (Conan Gray) - Tate McRae
“I'm Still Standing” (Elton John) - Demi Lovato
“Jolene” (Dolly Parton) - Lil Nas X
“Nothing Else Matters” (Metallica) - Miley Cyrus

Best Comeback Album (New Category)

(Socially Voted Category)

30 - Adele
Certified Lover Boy - Drake
Medicine At Midnight - Foo Fighters
Solar Power - Lorde
Star-Crossed - Kacey Musgraves
Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night - Bleachers
Voyage - ABBA

Eric Church is the latest country star getting his own bar in Nashville. The singer just announced that his bar/restaurant/music venue Chief’s will open sometime next year. The establishment will open on the corner of Broadway and 2nd Avenue, and will be six stories tall with a rooftop BBQ restaurant, Whole Hog BBQ, from Charleston, South Carolina pit master Rodney Scott. “I remember driving through downtown Nashville over 20 years ago with a pawn shop guitar, riding shotgun in a beat-to-hell truck just trying to chase a dream,” Church shared. “Chief’s is the culmination of catching that dream. Like everything else we do in our career, I wouldn’t even attempt a project like this if I didn’t think it would be the best, so that’s what Chief’s will be: the best.”

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