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How to watch i Heart Radio Music Awards 2026 for free online from anywhere

Leading nominee Taylor Swift will be there at LA's Dolby Theatre

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If you're a devoted i Heart Radio listener, you'll have an instinct for the i Heart Radio Music Awards, which celebrates the most-played songs and artists on the broadcaster's stations and app – in other words, the ones you might well be sick of! Having kept a low profile since "The Life of a Showgirl" landed with a thud (and the Chiefs failed to make the NFL playoffs), Taylor Swift has confirmed that she'll grace the Dolby Theatre in LA with her presence.

You can watch i Heart Radio Music Awards 2026 online from anywhere with a VPN.

Swift needn't be too down on herself. She's in the running for nine awards, followed by Alex Warren, Bad Bunny and Sabrina Carpenter with eight nominations apiece, and she's been getting a whole lot of love in the fan-voted categories too.

11 awards – Favorite Broadway Debut, Favorite Tik Tok Dance, Favorite Debut Album, Favorite Lyrics, Best Music Video, Favorite On Screen, Favorite Tour Photographer, Favorite Soundtrack, Favorite Tour Style, Favorite Tour Tradition and Favorite K-pop Collab – are decided by fans, who were able to cast up to 50 votes per day in each category before voting closed last week. At the last count, Swift was in the top three for all five of the awards she was eligible for.

Ludacris is on hosting duties, while performers will include RAYE, TLC, Salt-N-Pepa and Lainey Wilson.

Read on as we explain how to watch i Heart Radio Music Awards 2026 from anywhere.

How to watch i Heart Radio Music Awards 2026 from anywhere

If you're keen to watch i Heart Radio Music Awards 2026 but you're away from home and access to the ceremony is geo-blocked, you can always use a VPN to access it (assuming you're not breaching any broadcaster T&Cs, of course). You may be surprised at how simple it is.

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How to watch i Heart Radio Music Awards 2026 in the US

In the US, the 2026 i Heart Radio Music Awards will air on Fox at 8pm ET/PT on Thursday, March 26.

Cord-cutters can access Fox via an OTT service such as Sling TV (in select cities), Fubo, You Tube TV and Hulu + Live TV.

Traveling outside the US? As detailed above, if you’re overseas you’ll struggle to connect to any of the streaming services you usually use. The solution? Try using a VPN as per our guide above.

Can I watch i Heart Radio Music Awards 2026 in the UK, Australia or Canada?

i Heart Radio Music Awards 2026 hasn't been picked up for broadcast in the UK, Canada or Australia.

Americans away from home can use a VPN to watch the i Heart Radio Music Awards from abroad.

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Who are the 2026 i Heart Radio Music Awards performers?

Performances by Alex Warren, Lainey Wilson, Ludacris and RAYE have been confirmed, but we're not ruling out any surprises on the night. Taylor Swift will be in attendance, but she's not expected to take the mic. TLC, Salt-N-Pepa and En Vogue will also perform together.

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Aatif is a freelance copywriter and journalist based in the UK. He’s written about technology, science and politics for publications including Gizmodo, The Independent, Trusted Reviews and Newsweek, but focuses on streaming at Future, an arrangement that combines two of his greatest passions: sport and penny-pinching.

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