Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Adele, Drake, others top nominees list

The 2016 iHeartRadio Music Awards nominees list is out with singer Taylor Swift leading with eight (8) nominations followed by The Weeknd and Adele  with seven (7) and five (5) respectively.

Other multiple nominees include Drake, Nicki Minaj, Fetty Wap, J. Cole and Chris Brown.

The night’s leaders are set to face off for the coveted Album of the Year trophy as The Weeknd’s "Beauty Behind the Madness" is up against Taylor Swift’s "1989". Adele’s "25", Sam Smith’s"In the Lonely Hour", and Ed Sheeran’s"X" are also up for that trophy.

Check out the full list of nominees below;

Song Of The Year

“Blank Space” – Taylor Swift

“Can’t Feel My Face” – The Weeknd

“Hello” – Adele

“Shut Up and Dance” – Walk The Moon

“Uptown Funk” – Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars

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Female Artiste Of The Year

Adele

Carrie Underwood

Meghan Trainor

Selena Gomez

Taylor Swift

Male Artiste Of The Year

Ed Sheeran

Justin Bieber

Luke Bryan

Sam Smith

The Weeknd

Best New Artiste

Fetty Wap

Hozier

Sam Hunt

Shawn Mendes

Tove Lo

Best Duo/Group Of The Year

Fall Out Boy

Maroon 5

One Direction

Walk The Moon

Zac Brown Band

Album Of The Year

1989 – Taylor Swift

25 – Adele

Beauty Behind the Madness – The Weeknd

In the Lonely Hour – Sam Smith

X – Ed Sheeran

Best Tour

Foo Fighters

Garth Brooks

Luke Bryan

Taylor Swift

U2

Dance Song Of The Year

“Hey Mama” – David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack

“Lean On” – Major Lazer & DJ Snake featuring MØ

“Waves” – Mr. Probz

“Where Are Ü Now?” – Skrillex & Diplo with Justin Bieber

“You Know You Like It” – DJ Snake & AlunaGeorge

Dance Artiste Of The Year

Calvin Harris

David Guetta

Major Lazer

Skrillex & Diplo

Zedd

Hip-hop Song Of The Year

“Blessings” – Big Sean featuring Drake & Kanye West

“Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)” – Rich Homie Quan

“Hotline Bling” – Drake

“Trap Queen” – Fetty Wap

“Truffle Butter” – Nicki Minaj featuring Drake & Lil Wayne

Hip-hop Artiste Of The Year

Big Sean

Drake

Fetty Wap

Future

J. Cole

R&B Song Of The Year

“Bitch Better Have My Money” – Rihanna

“Earned It” – The Weeknd

“Planes” – Jeremih featuring J. Cole

“Post To Be” – Omarion featuring Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko

“The Hills” – The Weeknd

R&B Artiste Of The Year

Beyoncé

Chris Brown

The Weeknd

Trey Songz

Usher

Best Lyrics

“Die A Happy Man” – Thomas Rhett

“Fight Song” – Rachel Platten

“Hello” – Adele

“Photograph” – Ed Sheeran

“See You Again” – Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth

Best Collaboration

“Bad Blood” – Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar

“Like I’m Gonna Lose You” – Meghan Trainor featuring John Legend

“See You Again” – Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth

“Uptown Funk” – Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars

“Where Are Ü Now?” – Skrillex & Diplo with Justin Bieber

Best Cover Song

“1989” (Album in Full) – Ryan Adams covering Taylor Swift

“Bad Blood” – Alessia Cara covering Taylor Swift

“Bitch Better Have My Money” – Kelly Clarkson covering Rihanna

“Cheerleader” – Pentatonix covering Omi

“Hands To Myself/Sorry” – Troy Sivan covering Selena Gomez And Justin Bieber

“Hello” – Demi Lovato covering Adele

“Hotline Bling” – Justin Bieber covering Drake

“Hotline Bling” – Sam Smith & Disclosure covering Drake

“Trap Queen” – Ed Sheeran covering Fetty Wap

“Uptown Funk” – Fifth Harmony, Jasmine V, Jacob Whitesides and Mahogany Lox covering Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars

Best Song From A Movie

“Earned It” – The Weeknd (50 Shades of Grey)

“Love Me Like You Do” – Ellie Goulding (50 Shades of Grey)

“See You Again” – Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth (Furious 7)

“Til It Happens To You” – Lady Gaga (The Hunting Ground)

“Writing’s On The Wall” – Sam Smith (Spectre)

Most Meme-Able Moment

Adele and all of the “Hello” memes (Lionel Richie, Miss Piggy, Etc.)

Drake and “Hotline Bling”

Katy Perry and the Left Shark (from Super Bowl 49)

Kanye West and Kanye For President / Kanye 2020

Taylor Swift’s “Crazy Girl” with Running Mascara (from “Blank Space” video)

Best Fan Army

5 Seconds of Summer – 5SOSFam

Adam Lambert – Glamberts

Ariana Grande – Arianators

Demi Lovato – Lovatics

Fifth Harmony – Harmonizers

Justin Bieber – Beliebers

Little Mix – Mixers

Nicki Minaj – Barbz

One Direction – Directioners

Selena Gomez – Selenators

Shawn Mendes – Mendes Army

Taylor Swift – Swifties