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Buckle up, we’re about to get our first Taylor Swift appearance of the season!
The star, who has kept a fairly low profile during the 2026 awards season—even skipping the Grammys—has been confirmed to attend the iHeartRadio Music Awards next week. While the nature of the appearance has yet to be revealed, the knowledge of her presence alone has already sparked plenty of speculation.
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As the most-awarded artist in the history of the show, Swift has received a total of 34 awards throughout her career. Within these nods, she has been honored as Artist of the Year three times and Female Artist of the Year twice (iHeartRadio split the category into gendered subsets from 2016 to 2022). She’s also broken the record for most Song of the Year wins (two, for “Shake It Off” in 2015 and “Anti-Hero” in 2023), and has been recognized with special accolades such as the Innovator Award (2023) and the Tour of the Century Award (2025). The last time she attended the event was in 2023.
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2019
This year, Swift earned the most nominations with a total of nine. In addition to the coveted Artist of the Year and Song of the Year categories, she was up for Pop Artist of the Year, Pop Song of the Year, Favorite TikTok Dance, Best Lyrics, and Best Music Video thanks to The Life of a Showgirl single “The Fate of Ophelia.” Her documentary miniseries The End of an Era earned a spot on the Favorite On Screen list, and the Eras Tour itself was up for Favorite Tour Style.
The iHeartRadio Music Awards will be held on Thursday, March 26, and will be hosted by Ludacris. Kehlani was announced as a performer, and other star guests will include Alysa Liu, Sombr, Weezer, and the recipient of this year’s Icon Award, John Mellencamp.