Billie Eilish and Finneas won album of the year for Hit Me Hard and Soft and Taylor Swift was named artist of the year at theiHeartRadio Music Awards, which were handed out Monday night. Benson Boone, SZA, GloRilla, Sabrina Carpenter and Green Day also were among the winners during the show.
The iHeartRadio Music Awards aim to celebrate the most-played artists and songs on iHeartRadio stations and the iHeartRadio app throughout 2024, while also offering a preview of the upcoming hits of 2025.Swift won a total of eight awards, along with her Eras Tour being named tour of the century. The show also included an exclusive performance from opening night of Swift’s Eras Tour.
The 12th annual show, which aired live on Fox from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, also honored Mariah Carey, Lady Gaga and Nelly with special awards. Carey received the Icon Award,Gaga was honored with the Innovator Award, Nelly received the Landmark Award, and Gracie Abrams was presented with the Breakthrough Artist of the Year Award.
LL Cool J served as host for the second time, with performances from Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish, GloRilla, Gracie Abrams, Kenny Chesney, Muni Long, Nelly and others.
The iHeartRadio Music Awards also paid tribute to Los Angeles following the devastating wildfires earlier this year, driving donations to Fireaidla.org. Contributions made to FireAid will be distributed under the advisement of the Annenberg Foundation.
This year, the nominations included five new socially voted awards: favorite soundtrack, favorite Broadway debut, favorite surprise guest, favorite tour tradition and favorite K-pop dance challenge.
Executive producers for the iHeartRadio Music Awards were Joel Gallen for Tenth Planet and John Sykes, Tom Poleman and Bart Peters for iHeartMedia.
A full list of winners follows.
Album of the Year
Album of the Year
Hit Me Hard and Soft, Billie Eilish (WINNER)The album of the year award is also given to artists in several of music’s biggest genres.
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” – HozierPop Song of the Year
“Agora Hills”- Doja Cat
“Beautiful Things”- Benson Boone
“Espresso”- Sabrina Carpenter (WINNER)
“Greedy”- Tate McRae
“Too Sweet”- HozierPop Artist of the Year
Billie Eilish
Chappell Roan
Sabrina Carpenter (WINNER)
Tate McRae
Taylor SwiftArtist of the Year
Billie Eilish
Doja Cat
Jelly Roll
Kendrick Lamar
Morgan Wallen
Post Malone
Sabrina Carpenter
SZA
Taylor Swift (WINNER)
Teddy SwimsBest 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 MarshmelloBest 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 SmithCountry Artist of the Year
Jelly Roll (WINNER)
Kane Brown
Lainey Wilson
Luke Combs
Morgan WallenBest New Artist (Country)
Ashley Cooke
Dasha
George Birge
Shaboozey (WINNER)
Tucker WetmoreHip-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” – GloRillaHip-Hop Artist of the Year
Drake
Future
GloRilla (WINNER)
Kendrick Lamar
Travis ScottBest New Artist (Hip-Hop)
310babii
BigXthaPlug
BossMan Dlow (WINNER)
Cash Cobain
Jordan AdetunjiR&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 FaiyazR&B Artist of the Year
Chris Brown
Muni Long
SZA (WINNER)
Usher
Victoria MonétWorld Artist of the Year
Burna Boy
Central Cee
Tems
Tyla (WINNER)
YG MarleyBest New Artist (R&B)
4Batz (WINNER)
Ambré
Inayah
Josh X
MaetaAlternative 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 pilotsBest New Artist (Alt and Rock)
Djo
Fontaines D.C. (WINNER)
Good Neighbours
Myles Smith
The Last Dinner PartyRock 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 ParkRock 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 MarshmelloDance Artist of the Year
Calvin Harris
David Guetta (WINNER)
Dua Lipa
Kylie Minogue
TiëstoLatin 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 GLatin Pop / Urban Artist of the Year
Bad Bunny
FEID (WINNER)
Karol G
Myke Towers
ShakiraBest 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 LizárragaRegional Mexican Artist of the Year
Grupo Frontera
Intocable
Los Ángeles Azules
Peso Pluma (WINNER)
XaviBest 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
LisaK-Pop Song of the Year
“Chk Chk Boom” – Stray Kids
“Magnetic”- ILLIT
“Supernova” – aespa
“Who”- Jimin (WINNER)
“XO (Only If You Say Yes)”- ENHYPENBest New Artist (K-Pop)
BABYMONSTER
BADVILLAIN
ILLIT (WINNER)
NCT WISH
TWSProducer of the Year
Julian Bunetta (WINNER)
Jack Antonoff
Evan Blair
Mustard
Dan NigroSongwriter of the Year
Josh Coleman
ERNEST
Ashley Gorley
Amy Allen (WINNER)
Justin TranterFavorite 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 LoveFavorite 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)”- ENHYPENFavorite 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 cherriesBest 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”- JiminBest 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”- LisaFavorite 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 FutureFavorite Tour Photographer (New for 2025; Socially Voted Category)
Adam Degross – Post Malone
Alfredo Flores – Sabrina Carpenter (WINNER)
Baeth – Tate McRae
Christian Tierney – Niall Horan
David Bergman – Luke Combs
Henry Hwu – Billie Eilish
Lucienne Nghiem – Chappell Roan
Miles Leavitt – Olivia Rodrigo
Pooneh Ghana – Noah Kahan
RAYSCORRUPTEDMIND – Travis Scott
Sanjay Parikh – Shinedown
Yasi – Kacey MusgravesFavorite 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)
