iHeartRadio has squashed any plans for hosting their annual awards celebration in 2020. The radio conglomerate announced on Monday (8/24) that the show will not go on as planned – but – that the winners from the previously announced nominations would be revealed soon.
According to Billboard, the 2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards, hosted by Usher, would be cancelled. Though the festivities may have been squashed this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the company revealed that the winners would be announced over Labor Day weekend (September 4-7) via the iHeartRadio stations nationwide and on social media. Fans can also expect acceptance speeches from the winners.
The nominations for this year’s show were announced in January, making it eight months in between the nomination reveal and the winner’s announcement. Several country stars earned nods at this year’s show, including Luke Combs, Maren Morris and Dan + Shay.
The 2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards were originally scheduled for March 29 at the Shine Auditorium in Los Angeles on FOX. FOX has plans to air the next show in 2021.
See the full list of nominees here.
