Miley Cyrus will receive her “Flowers” at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards, which are set to air live on Thursday, March 26, on FOX from the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.
Cyrus will receive the Innovator Award, which is given to an artist who is continuously contributing to pop culture and the music industry. Past recipients are Pharrell Williams, Justin Timberlake, U2, Bruno Mars, Chance the Rapper, Alicia Keys, Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Lady Gaga.
Ludacris is set to host the show for the second time in three years. (LL Cool J did the honors last year.) Luda will also perform on the show and will receive the Landmark Award, which honors artists whose portfolio has shaped culture across multiple decades. Past recipients are Green Day, TLC and Nelly.
Alex Warren will receive the Breakthrough Artist of the Year Award, celebrating his rise over the past year with “Ordinary,” which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 10 weeks. He will also perform on the show. Warren won best new artist at the MTV Video Music Awards and was nominated in that category at the Grammys.
Other artists taking the stage include Lainey Wilson, RAYE, and — performing for the first time together — TLC, Salt-N-Pepa and En Vogue.
“I’m excited to return as host of the iHeartRadio Music Awards to celebrate and perform alongside some of the best in the industry,” Ludacris said in a statement. “It’s going to be a night with special performances and surprise moments fans are going to love.”
The iHeartRadio Music Awards will air live on Thursday, March 26 (8-10 p.m. ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX. The event will also air on iHeartMedia radio stations nationwide and on the iHeartRadio app.
In addition to paying tribute to music and artists, the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards will give iHeartRadio listeners the opportunity to decide winners in several categories. Fan voting will determine this year’s Favorite Broadway Debut, Favorite TikTok Dance, Favorite Debut Album, Best Lyrics, Best Music Video, Favorite On Screen, Favorite Tour Photographer, Favorite Soundtrack, Favorite Tour Style, Favorite Tour Tradition and Favorite K-pop Collab. Social voting will close on March 19 at 11:59 p.m. PT for all categories. Fans can vote by visiting iHeartRadio.com/awards.
Additional categories include Label of the Year and individual winners for Album of the Year in music’s biggest genres, including pop, country, alternative, rock, dance, hip-hop, R&B, Latin and regional Mexican formats.
Executive producers for the iHeartRadio Music Awards are Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon and Jeannaé Rouzan-Clay for Jesse Collins Entertainment (JCE); John Sykes, Tom Poleman and Bart Peters for iHeartMedia; and FOX Entertainment Studios.
