Some of the music industry’s most prominent figures were celebrated for their impact on the industry and broader pop culture.
On April 1st, the 12th annual iHeartRadio Music Awards aired on FOX and streamed on iHeartRadio stations nationwide and the free iHeartRadio app.
The “Song of the Year” category boasted remarkable contenders like Rema and Selena Gomez’s “Calm Down” and Metro Boomin’s “Creepin’” featuring The Weeknd and 21 Savage.
However, it was SZA who emerged as a standout, clinching multiple awards including Song of the Year and R&B Artist of the Year.
Other notable winners included Peso Pluma, Taylor Swift, and Ice Spice.
The ceremony also bestowed Beyoncé with this year’s Innovator Award, recognizing her significant contributions to pop culture.
The award, presented by Stevie Wonder, honors seasoned artists for their impact. Previous recipients include Taylor Swift and Alicia Keys.
Additionally, the Icon Award was bestowed upon legendary singer Cher, accompanied by a moving musical tribute featuring Jennifer Hudson.
Ludacris hosted the event, delivering live performances from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Artists such as Justin Timberlake, Lainey Wilson, TLC, Green Day, Jelly Roll, and Tate McRae graced the stage, many of whom were also nominated in various categories.
For those who missed the memorable moments, or wish to revisit them, the show will be available for streaming on Hulu the following day for 21 days.
See the full list of winners below:
Innovator Award:
Beyoncé
Icon Award:
Cher
Landmark Award:
Green Day
Song of the Year:
• “Calm Down” – Rema and Selena Gomez
• “Creepin’” – Metro Boomin with The Weeknd and 21 Savage
• “Cruel Summer” – Taylor Swift
• “Dance The Night” – Dua Lipa
• “Fast Car” – Luke Combs
• “Flowers”- Miley Cyrus
• “Kill Bill” – SZA – WINNER
• “Last Night”- Morgan Wallen
• “Paint The Town Red” – Doja Cat
• “vampire” – Olivia Rodrigo
Artist of the Year:
• Drake
• Jelly Roll
• Luke Combs
• Miley Cyrus
• Morgan Wallen
• Olivia Rodrigo
• Shakira
• SZA
• Taylor Swift – WINNER
• Usher
Duo/Group of the Year:
• (G)I-DLE
• Blink-182
• Dan + Shay
• Fall Out Boy
• Foo Fighters
• Jonas Brothers
• Måneskin
• OneRepublic – WINNER
• Paramore
• Parmalee
Best Collaboration:
• “All My Life” – Lil Durk ft. J. Cole
• “Barbie World (with Aqua)” Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice
• “Boy’s a liar Pt.2” – PinkPantheress and Ice Spice
• “Calm Down”- Rema & Selena Gomez – WINNER
• “Creepin’” – Metro Boomin with The Weeknd and 21 Savage
• “Good Good” – Usher, Summer Walker and 21 Savage
• “Rich Flex” – Drake and 21 Savage
• “Thank God” – Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown
• “Tomorrow 2” – GloRilla with Cardi B
• “TQG” – Karol G and Shakira
Best New Artist (Pop):
• David Kushner
• Doechii
• Jelly Roll – WINNER
• Rema
• Stephen Sanchez
Pop Song of the Year (New for 2024):
• “Calm Down” – Rema and Selena Gomez
• “Cruel Summer” – Taylor Swift
• “Flowers”- Miley Cyrus – WINNER
• “Kill Bill” – SZA
• “vampire” – Olivia Rodrigo
Pop Artist of the Year (New for 2024):
• Doja Cat
• Miley Cyrus
• Olivia Rodrigo
• SZA
• Taylor Swift – WINNER
Pop Album of the Year:
GUTS – Olivia Rodrigo – WINNER
Country Song of the Year:
• “Fast Car” – Luke Combs
• “Heart Like A Truck” – Lainey Wilson – WINNER
• “Last Night” – Morgan Wallen
• “Rock and A Hard Place” – Bailey Zimmerman
• “Thank God” – Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown
Country Album of the Year:
One Thing At A Time – Morgan Wallen – WINNER
Country Artist of the Year:
• Jason Aldean
• Jelly Roll
• Lainey Wilson
• Luke Combs
• Morgan Wallen – WINNER
Best New Artist (Country):
• Corey Kent
• Jackson Dean
• Jelly Roll – WINNER
• Megan Moroney
• Nate Smith
Hip-hop Song of the Year:
• “All My Life”- Lil Durk ft. J. Cole – WINNER
• “fukumean”- Gunna
• “Just Wanna Rock” – Lil Uzi Vert
• “Rich Flex” – Drake and 21 Savage
• “Tomorrow 2”- GloRilla with Cardi B
Hip-Hop Album of the Year:
Heroes & Villains – Metro Boomin – WINNER
Hip-Hop Artist of the Year:
• 21 Savage
• Drake – WINNER
• Future
• Gunna
• Lil Durk
Best New Artist (Hip-Hop):
• Doechii
• Ice Spice – WINNER
• Lola Brooke
• Sexyy Red
• Young Nudy
R&B Song of the Year:
• “Creepin’”- Metro Boomin with The Weeknd and 21 Savage
• “CUFF IT”- Beyoncé
• “Good Good” – Usher, Summer Walker and 21 Savage
• “On My Mama” – Victoria Monét
• “Snooze”- SZA – WINNER
R&B Album of the Year:
SOS – SZA – WINNER
R&B Artist of the Year:
• Beyoncé
• Brent Faiyaz
• Chris Brown
• SZA – WINNER
• Usher
Best New Artist (R&B):
• Coco Jones
• Fridayy
• Kenya Vaun
• October London
• Victoria Monét – WINNER
Best African Music Artist:
• Burna Boy – WINNER
• Rema
• Tems
• Tyla
• Wizkid
Alternative Song of the Year:
• “Lost” – Linkin Park
• “Love From The Other Side” – Fall Out Boy
• “One More Time”- Blink-182 – WINNER
• “Rescued”- Foo Fighters
• “This Is Why”- Paramore
Alternative Album of the Year:
The Record – boygenius – WINNER
Alternative Artist of the Year:
• Blink-182
• Fall Out Boy – WINNER
• Foo Fighters
• Green Day
• Paramore
Best New Artist (Alt and Rock):
• Bad Omens
• HARDY
• Jelly Roll
• Lovejoy
• Noah Kahan – WINNER
Rock Song of the Year:
• “72 Seasons” – Metallica
• “Dead Don’t Die”- Shinedown
• “Lost” – Linkin Park – WINNER
• “Need A Favor” – Jelly Roll
• “Rescued” – Foo Fighters
Rock Album of the Year:
72 Seasons – Metallica – WINNER
Rock Artist of the Year:
• Disturbed
• Foo Fighters – WINNER
• Jelly Roll
• Metallica
• Shinedown
Dance Song of the Year:
• “10:35”- Tiësto ft. Tate McRae
• “Baby Don’t Hurt Me” – David Guetta, Anne-Marie and Coi Leray
• “Padam Padam” – Kylie Minogue
• “Praising You” – Rita Ora ft. Fatboy Slim
• “Strangers” – Kenya Grace – WINNER
Dance Artist of the Year:
• Anabel Englund
• David Guetta
• Illenium
• Kylie Minogue
• Tiësto – WINNER
Latin Pop / Urban Song of the Year:
• “La Bachata” – Manuel Turizo
• “La Bebe (remix)” – Yng Lvcas and Peso Pluma
• “Lala”- Myke Towers
• “Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53”- Shakira and Bizarrap – WINNER
• “TQG”- Karol G and Shakira
Latin Pop / Urban Album of the Year:
MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO – Karol G – WINNER
Latin Pop / Urban Artist of the Year:
• Bad Bunny
• Feid
• Karol G – WINNER
• Manuel Turizo
• Shakira
Best New Artist (Latin Pop / Urban):
• Bad Gyal
• GALE
• Mora
• Yng Lvcas
• Young Miko – WINNER
Regional Mexican Song of the Year:
• “Bebe Dame”- Fuerza Regida and Grupo Frontera
• “Ella Baila Sola” – Eslabon Armado and Peso Pluma – WINNER
• “Indispensable” – Carin León
• “Qué Onda Perdida” – Grupo Firme ft. Gerardo Coronel
• “Qué Vuelvas”- Carin León and Grupo Frontera
Regional Mexican Album of the Year:
Genesis – Peso Pluma – WINNER
Regional Mexican Artist of the Year:
• Calibre 50
• Carin León
• El Fantasma
• Grupo Frontera
• Peso Pluma – WINNER
Best New Artist (Regional Mexican):
• Gabito Ballesteros
• Gerardo Coronel
• Grupo Frontera
• Junior H
• Peso Pluma – WINNER
K-pop Artist of the Year (New for 2024):
• (G)I-DLE
• Jung Kook – WINNER
• NCT Dream
• Seventeen
• Stray Kids
K-pop Song of the Year (New for 2024):
• “Bouncy (K-Hot Chilli Peppers)” – ATEEZ
• “Cupid (Twin Version)”- FIFTY FIFTY – WINNER
• “S-Class” – Stray Kids
• “Seven” Jung Kook ft. Latto
• “Super Shy” – NewJeans
K-pop Album of the Year:
5 Star – Stray Kids – WINNER
Best New Artist (K-pop) (New for 2024):
• BOYNEXTDOOR
• NewJeans – WINNER
• RIIZE
• xikers
• ZEROBASEONE
Producer of the Year
• Kid Harpoon
• Dan Nigro
• Rob Bisel
• Carter Lang
• Jack Antonoff – WINNER
• Metro Boomin
Songwriter of the Year
• Jack Antonoff
• Ashley Gorley – WINNER
• Aldae
• Michael Ross Pollack
• J Kash
Best Lyrics: *Socially Voted Category
• “Dial Drunk”- Noah Kahan
• “Flowers”- Miley Cyrus
• “Greedy”- Tate McRae
• “Houdini”- Dua Lipa
• “Is It Over Now? (Taylor’s Version)”- Taylor Swift – WINNER
• “Last Night”- Morgan Wallen
• “Lovin On Me”- Jack Harlow
• “Nonsense”- Sabrina Carpenter
• “Paint The Town Red”- Doja Cat
• “vampire”- Olivia Rodrigo
• “Water”- Tyla
• “What Was I Made For?”- Billie Eilish
Best Music Video: *Socially Voted Category
• “3D”- Jung Kook ft. Jack Harlow
• “Dance The Night”- Dua Lipa
• “FLOWER”- JISOO
• “Flowers”- Miley Cyrus
• “I’m Good (Blue)” – Bebe Rexha and David Guetta
• “Kill Bill”- SZA
• “La Bebe (Remix)”- Yng Lvcas and Peso Pluma
• “Paint The Town Red”- Doja Cat
• “Seven”- Jung Kook ft. Latto – WINNER
• “TQG”- Karol G and Shakira
• “vampire”- Olivia Rodrigo
• “What Was I Made For?”- Billie Eilish
*Socially Voted Category
• “j-hope IN THE BOX” – WINNER
• “Love To Love You, Donna Summer”
• Louis Tomlinson “All of Those Voices”
• “Prince: The Final Secret”
• “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé”
• “Save Me” Jelly Roll
• “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour”
• “TLC Forever”
TikTok Bop of the Year: *Socially Voted Category
• “Boy’s a liar Pt. 2”- PinkPantheress and Ice Spice
• “Collide (Sped Up Remix)”- Justine Skye
• “Cruel Summer”- Taylor Swift – WINNER
• “Cupid (Twin Version)”- FIFTY FIFTY
• “Daylight”- David Kushner
• “Her Way (Sped Up)”- Party Next Door
• “If We Ever Broke Up”- Mae Stephens
• “Paint The Town Red”- Doja Cat
• “Water”- Tyla
• “What It Is (Solo Version)”- Doechii
• “What Was I Made For?”- Billie Eilish
Favorite Tour Style: *Socially Voted Category
• Beyoncé
• Carrie Underwood
• Doja Cat
• Elton John
• Harry Styles
• Jonas Brothers
• Madonna
• Måneskin
• Sabrina Carpenter
• Shania Twain
• SZA
• Taylor Swift – WINNER
Favorite Debut Album (New for 2024): *Socially Voted Category
• GOLDEN – Jung Kook
• In Pieces- Chlöe
• Layover – V – WINNER
• Lucky- Megan Moroney
• Mirror – Lauren Spencer Smith
• My 21st Century Blues – Raye
• Religiously – Bailey Zimmerman
• Snow Angel – Reneé Rapp
• Tyler Hubbard – Tyler Hubbard
