2List of ceremonies
3Award categories
3.1Current award categories
3.2Past award categories
4Special awards
4.1iHeartRadio Innovator Award
4.2iHeartRadio Icon Award
4.3Artist of the Decade
4.4Fangirls Award
4.5Young Influencer
5Multiple wins and nominations
6Performances
Music awards show, founded by iHeartRadio in 2014
Current: 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards
Official logo of the iHeartRadio Music Awards
Awarded for
Performance in music platforms and radio airplay, recognizing artists and listeners[1]
First awarded
May 1, 2014; 8 years ago (2014-05-01)
Most awards
Taylor Swift (13)
Most nominations
Justin Bieber (38)
https://www.iheart.com/music-awards/
Television/radio coverage
NBC (2014–2015)
TBS, TNT and TruTV (2016–2018)
Fox (2019, 2021–present)
iHeartRadio (2020)
The iHeartRadio Music Awards is a music awards show that celebrates music heard throughout the year across iHeartMedia radio stations nationwide and on iHeartRadio, iHeartMedia's digital music platform.[2] Founded by iHeartRadio in 2014, the event recognizes the most popular artists and music over the past year. Winners are chosen per cumulative performance data, while the public is able to vote in several categories.[3]
The inaugural event was held on May 1, 2014, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Its first two years were broadcast live on NBC; from 2016 to 2018, it was simulcast on TBS, TNT and TruTV.[4][5][6] The sixth annual iHeartRadio Music Awards were held on March 14, 2019, at Los Angeles' Microsoft Theater and was the first to air on Fox. The trophy is manufactured by the New York firm Society Awards.
The nominations are based on results from the iHeartRadio Chart. It includes listener feedback and performance data, according to airplay; digital streaming data from the iHeartRadio platform, including sales, social, online video data and tags from BigChampagne and Shazam. The iHeartRadio Countdown, the two-hour weekly program, highlights the top 20 contemporary hit radio songs in the iHeartRadio Chart. The latter is supplied and compiled by Mediabase.[7] In addition, every public-voting category (nine in 2018),[8] includes social hashtags as the primary voting mechanism.[9]
List of ceremonies[edit]
Song of the Year winner
2014 May 1 Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles — "Stay" – Rihanna featuring Mikky Ekko NBC [10]
2015 March 29 Jamie Foxx "Shake It Off" – Taylor Swift [11]
2016 April 3 The Forum Inglewood Jason Derulo "Hello" – Adele TBS
TruTV [12]
2017 March 5 Ryan Seacrest "Can't Stop the Feeling!" – Justin Timberlake [13]
2018 March 11 DJ Khaled & Hailey Baldwin "Shape of You" – Ed Sheeran [14]
2019 March 14 Microsoft Theater Los Angeles T-Pain "The Middle" — Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey Fox
2020 September 4–7[a] Virtual; various locations across the United States[b] — "Truth Hurts" — Lizzo iHeartRadio CHR stations [15]
2021 May 27 Dolby Theatre Los Angeles Usher[16] "Blinding Lights" – The Weeknd Fox [17]
2022 March 22 Shrine Auditorium LL Cool J "Levitating" – Dua Lipa [18]
2023 March 27 Dolby Theatre
Award categories[edit]
Most recent iHeartRadio Music Award winners
← 2021 March 22, 2022
Song of the Year Best Duo/Group of the Year
("Levitating") Silk Sonic
Male Artist of the Year Female Artist of the Year
Lil Nas X Olivia Rodrigo
Previous Song of the Year
"Blinding Lights"
"Levitating"
The categories cover an array of genres, including pop, alternative rock, hip-hop, R&B, Latin and regional Mexican music.[19][20] Public-voting categories through social media are indicated with a double dagger ( ).
Current award categories[edit]
Song of the Year (2014–present)
Female Artist of the Year (2016–present)
Male Artist of the Year (2016–present)
Best Duo/Group of the Year (2016–present)
Best New Artist (2014–present)
Best Collaboration (2014–present)
Pop Album of the Year (2017–present)
Best New Pop Artist (2017–present)
Alternative Rock Song of the Year (2014–present)
Alternative Rock Artist of the Year (2016–present)
Alternative Rock Album of the Year (2017–present)
Best New Rock/Alternative Rock Artist (2017–present)
Rock Song of the Year (2016–present)
Rock Artist of the Year (2016–present)
Rock Album of the Year (2017–present)
Country Song of the Year (2014–present)
Country Artist of the Year (2016–present)
Country Album of the Year (2017–present)
Best New Country Artist (2017–present)
Dance Song of the Year (2015–present)
Dance Artist of the Year (2016–present)
Dance Album of the Year (2017–present)
Hip-Hop Song of the Year (2016–present)
Hip-Hop Artist of the Year (2016–present)
Hip-Hop Album of the Year (2017–present)
iHeartRadio Chart Ruler Award (2022)
Best New Hip-Hop Artist (2017–present)
R&B Song of the Year (2016–present)
R&B Artist of the Year (2016–present)
R&B Album of the Year (2017–present)
Best New R&B Artist (2017–present)
Latin Song of the Year (2016–present)
Latin Artist of the Year (2016–present)
Latin Album of the Year (2017–present)
Best New Latin Artist (2017–present)
Regional Mexican Song of the Year (2016–present)
Regional Mexican Artist of the Year (2016–present)
Producer of the Year (2017–present)
Songwriter of the Year (2019)
Best Fan Army (2014–present)
Best Lyrics (2014–present)
Best Cover Song (2016–present)
Best Music Video (2017–present)
Social Star Award (2017–present)
Cutest Musician Pet (2018–present)
Best Solo Breakout (2017–present)
Song That Left Us Shook (2019)
Favorite Tour Photographer (2019)
Best Tour (2016–present)
Label of the Year (2017–present)
Most Thumbed-Up Song of the Year (2017–present)
Most Thumbed-Up Artist of the Year (2017–present)
Past award categories[edit]
Best Song from a Movie (2016–2017)
Best Underground Alternative Band (2017)
Regional Mexican Album of the Year (2017)
Album of the Year (2016)
Biggest Triple Threat (2016)
Most Meme-able Moment (2016)
Artist of the Year (2014–2015)
Hip-Hop/R&B Song of the Year (2014–2015)
EDM Song of the Year (2014)
Renegade (2015)
Instagram Award (2014)
Best New Regional Mexican Artist (2017–2018)
Best Boy Band (2018)
Best Remix (2018)
Special awards[edit]
Justin Timberlake, 2015 Innovator Award recipient
iHeartRadio Innovator Award[edit]
The honor is presented to artists for their contribution to popular culture.[21]
2014: Pharrell Williams[22]
2015: Justin Timberlake[23]
2016: U2[21]
2017: Bruno Mars[24]
2018: Chance the Rapper[25]
2019: Alicia Keys[26]
iHeartRadio Icon Award[edit]
2018: Bon Jovi[25]
2021: Elton John
2022: Jennifer Lopez
Artist of the Decade[edit]
2019: Garth Brooks[26]
Fangirls Award[edit]
2018: Camila Cabello[25]
2019: Halsey[26]
Young Influencer[edit]
2014: Ariana Grande[22]
Multiple wins and nominations[edit]
Most wins (as of 2022)
Taylor Swift Drake The Chainsmokers Twenty One Pilots Justin Bieber,
Rihanna, and
Most nominations (as of 2022)
Justin Bieber Drake Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift Rihanna Cardi B
Performances[edit]
Performers (chronologically)
Pitbull (featuring G.R.L.)
Thirty Seconds to Mars
Iggy Azalea & Jennifer Hudson
Madonna & Taylor Swift
Jamie Foxx & Chris Brown
Snoop Dogg & Charlie Wilson
Demi Lovato & Brad Paisley
DNCE & Nile Rodgers
G-Eazy (featuring Bebe Rexha)
Katy Perry (featuring Skip Marley)
Noah Cyrus & Labrinth
The Chainsmokers & Chris Martin
Cardi B (featuring G-Eazy)
Camila Cabello (featuring Young Thug)
Eminem (featuring Kehlani)
N.E.R.D
Halsey (featuring Travis Barker & Yungblud)
Kacey Musgraves & Chris Martin
Marshmello & Lauv
2020 Cancelled
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande
Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak
H.E.R., Brandi Carlile & Demi Lovato
iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards
iHeartRadio Music Festival
^ Originally scheduled for March 29, but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic until the ceremony itself would be later cancelled on August 24.
^ Originally to be held at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, but was forfeited due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Zim Hip Hop Awards (ZW)
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BET Awards (US)
Billboard Latin Music Awards (US)
Billboard Music Awards (US)
Country Music Association Awards (US)
CMT Music Awards (US)
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Heat Latin Music Awards (US)
iHeartRadio Music Awards (US)
iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards (CAN)
Juno Awards (CAN)
K-Love Fan Awards (US)
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Melhores do Ano (BRA)
Meus Prêmios Nick (BRA)
MTV Millennial Awards (MX)
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My VH1 Music Awards (US)
Na Hoku Hanohano Awards (US)
People's Choice Awards (US)
Premios Gardel (ARG)
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Premios Tu Mundo (US)
Radio Disney Music Awards (US)
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (US)
Soul Train Music Awards (US)
Stellar Awards (US)
TEC Awards (US)
Teen Choice Awards (US)
Troféu Imprensa (BRA)
Troféu Roquette Pinto
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Anugerah Industri Muzik (MLY)
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Anugerah Musik Indonesia (IDN)
Anugerah Planet Muzik (SIN, MLY, BRU, IDN)
Aotearoa Music Awards (NZ)
ARIA Music Awards (AUS)
Awit Awards (PHL)
Billboard Japan Music Awards
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Dedication Music Award (VN)
Golden Disc Awards (KOR)
Golden Melody Awards (TW)
Japan Record Awards
Japan Gold Disc Award
MAMA Awards (KOR)
Melon Music Awards (KOR)
Myx Music Award (PHL)
Korean Music Awards
SCTV Awards (IDN)
Anděl Awards (CZ)
BBC Music Awards (UK)
Brit Awards (UK)
Choice Music Prize (IRL)
Classic Brit Awards (UK)
Diapason d'Or (FRA)
Echo Awards (GER)
Edison Awards (NLD)
Estonian Music Awards
Global Awards (UK)
Gradam Ceoil (IRL)
Gramophone Award (UK)
Grammis (SWE)
Grand Prix du Disque (FRA)
Irish Music Television Awards (IRL)
Wind Music Awards (ITA)
Kerrang! Awards (UK)
LOS40 Music Awards (SPA)
Malta Music Awards (MLT)
Meteor Music Awards (IRL)
Mercury Prize (UK)
MOBO Awards (UK)
MTV Europe Music Awards (EU)
MTV Italian Music Awards
Russian Music Awards (RUS)
NRJ Music Awards (FRA)
Porin Music Award (CRO)
Premio Nacional de Música (SPA)
RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards (IRL)
Sanremo Music Festival Awards (ITA)
Scots Trad Music Awards (UK)
Scottish Album of the Year Award (UK)
Scottish Alternative Music Awards (UK)
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party (UK)
Swallow Music Awards (ARM)
Victoires de la Musique (FRA)
ZAI Awards/Aurel Awards (SK)
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