13th Annual IHeart Radio Music Awards-Nominees for 2026

Nominees for 2026 IHeart Radio Music Awards were announced several days ago with an array of talent nominated across a variety of genres and categories,including Best Artist,Best Song, Best R&B artist, Best Pop Artist, Best New Artist,   The show will broadcast from the Dolby Stadium in Los Angeles on Thursday, March 26th at 8pm ET live (PT tape-delayed) on FOX. The show will also be broadcast on iHeartRadio stations across the country and on the iHeartRadio app. 

Some well known names of artists receiving multiple nominations this year include Alex Warren, Bad Bunny, Benson Boone, BLACKPINK, Chris Brown, Ed Sheeran, Ella Langley, GloRilla, Grupo Frontera, HUNTR/X: EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI, Jelly Roll, JENNIE, j-hope, KATSEYE, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Leon Thomas, Linkin Park, LISA, Mariah the Scientist, MOLIY, Morgan Wallen, Myles Smith, RAYE, ROSÉ, Sabrina Carpenter, Shinedown, sombr, SZA, Tate McRae, Taylor Swift, Twenty One Pilots and Zara Larsson.  

See a full list of those nominated here.

 IHeart  has generously opened up new award categories this year including 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 begins on January 8th, and will close on March 19th at 11:59pm PT for all categories. Fans can vote by visiting iHeartRadio.com/awards. 

House Passes Obama Care Tax Subsidies After Long Battle

 Speaker of the House, Hakeem Jeffries proudly announces big win in the House of Representatives concerning the  passage of Affordable Care Act tax subsidies, vital health care benefits affecting the price of n̈ coverage  that had been tied up for months by opposition from across the aisle.

THIS CHRISTMAS 🎄

 This Christmas is "hands down" one of my favorite Christmas movies. I found it truly heartwarming. This trailer does a good job of previewing the holiday with the absolute joy and magic of Christmas. Chris Brown warms up our hearts, spreading love and igniting the neighborhood Christmas lights with the wave of his hands.

Below is a list of other Christmas movies that me,my friends and family have enjoyed over the years. You and your family are sure to enjoy them this holiday season as well. 

The Best Man Holiday 

 The Preacher's Wife

 Black Nativity  

 

 

Random Blog Post Mash Up-BET Awards June 2025 Flashback 2025-Kirk Franklin, Glorilla, Chris Brown

 Kirk Franklin closes out a stellar BET Awards show in June with an exhilarating song and dance performance that included a sample of the gospel standard  "Silver and Gold" with a medley of his hits including "Melodies from Heaven" and "Stomp".

Chris Brown wins Viewer's  Choice Award for his latest song "Residuals" from Deluxe album 11:11. See blog link to earlier posting regarding his win here.

 One of the more controversial Awards for that night was the bestowal of the Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award on gritty rapper Glorilla for her song "Rain Down on Me".The track featured gospel artists Kirk Franklin, Maverick City Music, Kierra Sheard, and Chandler Moore. She called the win a "blessing" and said, "I owe it all to God".

The win sparked discussion and controversy, with some traditionalists questioning a secular artist winning a gospel award, while others saw it as a way for the message of the song to reach a wider audience. 

Fast forward to recent holiday season notes in terms of favorite Christmas songs. Glorilla was asked on a radio program what her favorite song was and she responded Chris Brown's which is a rendition of the Donny Hathaway classic "This Christmas". Chris sings that song in the popular Christmas movie, "This Christmas".He appears in the movie with co-stars Loretta Devine, Idris Alba,Regina Hall and others.

Speaking of Christmas favorites, click here for a special Christmas Playlist of Jazz songs that was prepared as a gift to my blog audience several years ago. Enjoy!

Cynthia Wilson, Blog Owner, Founder & Editor

Lets Give Them Something to Talk About-Kennedy Center Honors

 Bonnie Raitt is among the revered musicians who was  honored at the 47 th Annual Kennedy Center Honors Awards ceremony earlier this week in Washington, DC. 

Congratulations to Bonnie whom I had the chance to meet and chat with
years ago at a benefit concert for the Songbird Foundation. She is a long time humanitarian and activist who has contributed much of her time,energies and talent to raising both money and awareness for many important social causes over the decades including the Rhythm and Blues Foundation which was initiated to support r&b artists in need of financial and medical assistance. She celebrated her birthday recently. Check out this archived post on Facebook where she gave a rousing  introduction of friend and fellow blues musician Keb Mo.

I met her along with John Mayer her special guest at a benefit concert sponsored by Oxfam and the Guac Fund to raise awareness for fair trade with coffee farmers. Bonnie's a hero and warrior for social action using her gift of  music over the decades to raise awareness and money for social causes.