iHeartRadio Music Awards: What Happened and Who Won?
The iHeartRadio Music Awards took place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Monday, March 17.
The iHeartRadio Music Awards are officially over, with Taylor Swift, Benson Boone, Billie Eilish, and others earning major honors. The event also paid tribute to Los Angeles after the devastating wildfires from earlier this year by driving donations to FireaidLA.
The awards recognize the most frequently-spun artists and songs on iHeartRadio platforms in the past year. Hosted by LL Cool J for the second year in a row, this year’s ceremony honored some of the biggest names in music.
Swift was the biggest winner of the night earning nine awards, including Artist of the Year. Her ground-breaking “Eras Tour” won Tour of the Century. Post Malone followed with four wins, two of which were for “Fortnight,” which he collaborated with Swift.
Boone won his first iHeart Award for Song of the Year, “Beautiful Things,” making him the first male artist since The Weeknd won for “Blinding Lights” in 2021.
Eilish earned Album of the Year for HIT ME HARD AND SOFT. She accepted the award with her brother, Finneas.
Gracie Abrams won Breakthrough Artist of the Year. In her acceptance speech, the “That’s So True” singer thanked four artists she’s performed on stage with: Swift, Noah Kahan, The National, and Olivia Rodrigo.
SZA won R&B Artist of the Year for the third straight year, making her the artist with the most wins in the category. Jelly Roll earned Country Artist of the Year, just one year after winning New Country Artist of the Year. GloRilla scored Hip-hop Artist of the Year, Sabrina Carpenter won Pop Artist of the Year, and Green Day won Alternative Artist of the Year.
In addition to Tour of the Century, other honorary awards were handed out throughout the night. Lady Gaga scored the iHeartRadio Innovator Award, while Mariah Carey won the iHeartRadio Icon Award. Nelly took home the iHeartRadio Landmark Award in honor of the 25-year anniversary of his first studio album: Country Grammar.
Fans also had the opportunity to vote on five new awards: Favorite Soundtrack, Favorite Broadway Debut, Favorite Tour Tradition, Favorite Surprise Guest, and Favorite K-pop Dance Challenge. They also voted on five pre-existing fan awards: Best Lyrics, Best Music Video, Favorite Tour Style, Favorite Tour Photographer, and Favorite On Screen.
Performers included GloRilla, Eilish, Bad Bunny, Abrams, Nelly, Kenny Chesney, and more.
See the full list of winners below.
Album of the Year
Album of the Year
Hit Me Hard and Soft, Billie Eilish (WINNER)
Pop Album of the Year
The Tortured Poets Department, Taylor Swift (WINNER)
Alternative Album of the Year
Alternative: Clancy, Twenty One Pilots (WINNER)
Rock Album of the Year
From Zero, Linkin Park (WINNER)
Country Album of the Year
F-1 Trillion, Post Malone (WINNER)
Dance Album of the Year
brat, Charli xcx (WINNER)
K-Pop Album of the Year
Ate, Stray Kids (WINNER)
Hip-Hop Album of the Year
We Don’t Trust You, Future & Metro Boomin (WINNER)
R&B Album of the Year
COMING HOME, USHER (WINNER)
Latin Pop/Urban Album of the Year
Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran, Shakira (WINNER)
Regional Mexican Album of the Year
ÉXODO, Peso Pluma (WINNER)
Song of the Year
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)”- Shaboozey
“Agora Hills”- Doja Cat
“Beautiful Things”- Benson Boone (WINNER)
“Espresso” – Sabrina Carpenter
“Greedy”- Tate McRae
“I Had Some Help” – Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
“Lose Control” – Teddy Swims
“Lovin On Me” – Jack Harlow
“Not Like Us”- Kendrick Lamar
“Too Sweet” – Hozier
Pop Song of the Year
“Agora Hills”- Doja Cat
“Beautiful Things”- Benson Boone
“Espresso”- Sabrina Carpenter (WINNER)
“Greedy”- Tate McRae
“Too Sweet”- Hozier
Pop Artist of the Year
Billie Eilish
Chappell Roan
Sabrina Carpenter (WINNER)
Tate McRae
Taylor Swift
Artist of the Year
Billie Eilish
Doja Cat
Jelly Roll
Kendrick Lamar
Morgan Wallen
Post Malone
Sabrina Carpenter
SZA
Taylor Swift (WINNER)
Teddy Swims
Best Collaboration
“Die With A Smile”- Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars (WINNER)
“Fortnight”- Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone
“I Had Some Help”- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
“Like That” – Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar
“Miles On It”- Kane Brown and Marshmello
Best New Artist (Pop)
Benson Boone
Chappell Roan
Gracie Abrams
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims (WINNER)
Country Song of the Year
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)”- Shaboozey
“Cowgirls” – Morgan Wallen featuring ERNEST
“I Am Not Okay”- Jelly Roll
“I Had Some Help”- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen (WINNER)
“World on Fire”- Nate Smith
Country Artist of the Year
Jelly Roll (WINNER)
Kane Brown
Lainey Wilson
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Best New Artist (Country)
Ashley Cooke
Dasha
George Birge
Shaboozey (WINNER)
Tucker Wetmore
Hip-Hop Song of the Year
“Like That”- Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar
“Lovin On Me”- Jack Harlow
“Not Like Us”- Kendrick Lamar (WINNER)
“Rich Baby Daddy”- Drake featuring Sexyy Red and SZA
“TGIF” – GloRilla
Hip-Hop Artist of the Year
Drake
Future
GloRilla (WINNER)
Kendrick Lamar
Travis Scott
Best New Artist (Hip-Hop)
310babii
BigXthaPlug
BossMan Dlow (WINNER)
Cash Cobain
Jordan Adetunji
R&B Song of the Year
“ICU” – Coco Jones
“Made For Me”- Muni Long (WINNER)
“Sensational” – Chris Brown featuring Davido and Lojay
“Water” – Tyla
“WY@”- Brent Faiyaz
R&B Artist of the Year
Chris Brown
Muni Long
SZA (WINNER)
Usher
Victoria Monét
World Artist of the Year
Burna Boy
Central Cee
Tems
Tyla (WINNER)
YG Marley
Best New Artist (R&B)
4Batz (WINNER)
Ambré
Inayah
Josh X
Maeta
Alternative Song of the Year
“Dilemma” – Green Day
“Landmines” – Sum 41
“Neon Pill”- Cage The Elephant
“The Emptiness Machine” – Linkin Park
“Too Sweet”- Hozier (WINNER)
Alternative Artist of the Year
Cage The Elephant
Green Day (WINNER)
Linkin Park
Sum 41
twenty-one pilots
Best New Artist (Alt and Rock)
Djo
Fontaines D.C. (WINNER)
Good Neighbours
Myles Smith
The Last Dinner Party
Rock Song of the Year
“A Symptom of Being Human” – Shinedown (WINNER)
“All My Life” – Falling In Reverse and Jelly Roll
“Dark Matter” – Pearl Jam
“Screaming Suicide” – Metallica
“The Emptiness Machine” – Linkin Park
Rock Artist of the Year
Green Day
Linkin Park
Metallica
Pearl Jam
Shinedown (WINNER)
Dance Song of the Year
“360” – Charli xcx (WINNER)
“Chase It (Mmm Da Da Da)” – Bebe Rexha
“I Don’t Wanna Wait”- David Guetta and OneRepublic
“Make You Mine”- Madison Beer
“Water” – Tyla X Marshmello
Dance Artist of the Year
Calvin Harris
David Guetta (WINNER)
Dua Lipa
Kylie Minogue
Tiësto
Latin Pop / Urban Song of the Year
“Brickell” – FEID X Yandel
“LA FALDA” – Myke Towers
“Perro Negro”- Bad Bunny featuring FEID (WINNER)
“Qlona” – Karol G featuring Peso Pluma
“Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”- Karol G
Latin Pop / Urban Artist of the Year
Bad Bunny
FEID (WINNER)
Karol G
Myke Towers
Shakira
Best New Artist (Latin Pop / Urban)
Christian Alicea
Cris MJ
Ela Taubert
FloyyMenor
Kapo (WINNER)
Regional Mexican Song of the Year
“Alch Si” – Grupo Frontera and Carin León (WINNER)
“El Beneficio De La Duda” – Grupo Firme
“FIRST LOVE” – Oscar Ortiz and Edgardo Nuñez
“La Diabla”- Xavi
“Tu Perfume” – Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga
Regional Mexican Artist of the Year
Grupo Frontera
Intocable
Los Ángeles Azules
Peso Pluma (WINNER)
Xavi
Best New Artist (Regional Mexican)
Chino Pacas
Iván Cornejo
Luis R. Conriquez
Tito Double P
Xavi (WINNER)
K-Pop Artist of the Year
aespa
ATEEZ (WINNER)
ENHYPEN
Jimin
Lisa
K-Pop Song of the Year
“Chk Chk Boom” – Stray Kids
“Magnetic”- ILLIT
“Supernova” – aespa
“Who”- Jimin (WINNER)
“XO (Only If You Say Yes)”- ENHYPEN
Best New Artist (K-Pop)
BABYMONSTER
BADVILLAIN
ILLIT (WINNER)
NCT WISH
TWS
Producer of the Year
Julian Bunetta (WINNER)
Jack Antonoff
Evan Blair
Mustard
Dan Nigro
Songwriter of the Year
Josh Coleman
ERNEST
Ashley Gorley
Amy Allen (WINNER)
Justin Tranter
Favorite Soundtrack (New for 2025; Socially Voted Category)
Back to Black
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Bob Marley: One Love
Challengers
Deadpool & Wolverine
Descendants: The Rise of Red
Emilia Pérez
The Book of Clarence
Twisters
Wicked (WINNER)
Favorite Broadway Debut (New for 2025; Socially Voted Category)
Adam Lambert – Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Ariana Madix – Chicago
Barbie Ferreira – Cult of Love
Charli D’Amelio – & Juliet
Grant Gustin – Water for Elephants
Kit Connor – Romeo + Juliet
Lola Tung – Hadestown
Nicole Scherzinger – Sunset Blvd
Rachel Zegler – Romeo + Juliet (WINNER)
Robert Downey Jr. – McNeal
Sebastián Yatra – Chicago
Shailene Woodley – Cult of Love
Favorite K-Pop Dance Challenge (New for 2025; Socially Voted Category)
“GGUM”- Yeonjun (TXT) (WINNER)
“MAESTRO” – Seventeen
“Magnetic”- ILLIT
“Smart”- LE SSERAFIM
“Sticky”- Kiss of Life
“Supernova” – aespa
“Touch” – KATSEYE
“UP”- Karina (aespa)
“WORK”- ATEEZ
“XO (Only If You Say Yes)”- ENHYPEN
Favorite Surprise Guest (New for 2025; Socially Voted Category)
Charli xcx bringing out Lorde
Coldplay bringing out Selena Gomez
Future & Metro Boomin bringing out Travis Scott
GloRilla & Megan Thee Stallion bringing out Cardi B
Jennifer Hudson bringing out Cher
Kendrick Lamar bringing out Ken & Friends
Luke Combs bringing out the “Twisters” Cast
Morgan Wallen bringing out Travis Kelce & Patrick Mahomes
Niall Horan bringing out Shawn Mendes
Olivia Rodrigo bringing out Chappell Roan
Peso Pluma bringing out Becky G
Taylor Swift bringing out Travis Kelce (WINNER)
Favorite Tour Tradition (New for 2025; Socially Voted Category)
Benson Boone- Backflips
Chappell Roan – Teaching “HOT TO GO” dance
Charli xcx + Troye Sivan – “Apple” Girl (dance)
Morgan Wallen – Walk out song
Niall Horan – Heaven pose
Nicki Minaj – Fans sing
Olivia Rodrigo- Encore tank
Sabrina Carpenter- “Juno” position
Tate McRae – Soundcheck covers
Taylor Swift- “22” Hat
Taylor Swift – Surprise songs (WINNER)
Usher – Feeding cherries
Best Lyrics (New for 2025; Socially Voted Category)
“Beautiful Things” – Benson Boone
“BIRDS OF A FEATHER” – Billie Eilish
“Espresso”- Sabrina Carpenter
“Exes” – Tate McRae
“Fortnight” – Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone (WINNER)
“Good Luck, Babe!”- Chappell Roan
“I Had Some Help”- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
“I Love You, I’m Sorry” – Gracie Abrams
“Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
“Saturn” – SZA
“we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” – Ariana Grande
“Who”- Jimin
Best Music Video (New for 2025; Socially Voted Category)
“APT.” – ROSÉ and Bruno Mars
“Beautiful Things” – Benson Boone
“Die With a Smile” – Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
“Espresso”- Sabrina Carpenter
“Fortnight”- Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone (WINNER)
“Houdini” – Dua Lipa
“Houdini” -Eminem
“I Had Some Help” – Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
“LUNA” – ATL Jacob X FEID
“Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
“Please Please Please” – Sabrina Carpenter
“Rockstar”- Lisa
Favorite Tour Style (New for 2025; Socially Voted Category)
Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft
Chappell Roan – The Midwest Princess
Charli xcx and Troye Sivan – Sweat
GloRilla and Megan Thee Stallion – Hot Girl Summer Tour
Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday 2 Tour
Olivia Rodrigo – GUTS
Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet
Tate McRae – Think Later
Taylor Swift – The Eras Tour (WINNER)
Usher – Usher: Past Present Future
Favorite on Screen (New for 2025; Socially Voted Category)
Are You Sure?! (Jimin and Jungkook)
Child Star (Demi Lovato)
Elton John: Never Too Late (Elton John)
Gaga Chromatica Ball (Lady Gaga)
I Am: Céline Dion (Céline Dion)
Lainey Wilson: Bell Bottom Country (Lainey Wilson)
Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words (Megan Thee Stallion)
Olivia Rodrigo: GUTS World Tour (Olivia Rodrigo)
Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE (KATSEYE)
Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (Bruce Springsteen)
Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) (Taylor Swift) (WINNER)
Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story (Bon Jovi)
Label of the Year
Republic Records (WINNER)
