2016 iHeartRadio Music Awards

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2016 iHeartRadio Music Awards
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DateApril 3, 2016 (2016-04-03)
Location The Forum, Inglewood
Hosted by Jason Derulo
Most awards Taylor Swift (4)
Most nominationsTaylor Swift and The Weeknd (7)
Television/radio coverage
Network TBS, TNT and truTV
  2015  · iHeartRadio Music Awards ·  2017  

The 2016 iHeartRadio Music Awards was the third music award show presented by iHeartMedia's platform iHeartRadio and was televised live on TBS, TNT and truTV. The awards was held on April 3, 2016, at The Forum in Inglewood, California, and was hosted by American singer Jason Derulo. [1]

Contents

Taylor Swift and The Weeknd led the nominations with seven categories, followed by Adele with five nominations. [2]

Performers

Artist(s)Song(s)
Jason Derulo "If It Ain't Love"
Justin Bieber "Love Yourself"
"Company"
Meghan Trainor "No"
Fetty Wap "Again"
Pitbull "Fireball"
(live from the 2016 NCAA March Madness Music Festival) [1]
Chris Brown "Liquor"
"Back to Sleep"
"Wrist"
"Anyway"
Demi Lovato
Brad Paisley (on guitar)
"Stone Cold"
DNCE
Nile Rodgers (on guitar)
"Cake by the Ocean"
"Le Freak"
G-Eazy
Bebe Rexha
"Me, Myself & I"
Maroon 5 "Animals"
(live from the 2016 NCAA March Madness Music Festival) [1]
ZAYN "Like I Would"
The Weeknd "Acquainted"
(live from the 2016 Juno Awards) [3]
Iggy Azalea "Team"

Presenters

Source: [4]

Winners and nominees

The nominees were announced on February 9, 2016. [2] Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. [5]

Song of the YearFemale Artist of the Year
Male Artist of the YearBest New Artist
Best Duo/Group of the YearAlbum of the Year
Best TourAlternative Rock Artist of the Year
Alternative Rock Song of the YearRock Artist of the Year
Rock Song of the YearCountry Song of the Year
Country Artist of the YearDance Song of the Year
Dance Artist of the YearHip Hop Song of the Year
Hip Hop Artist of the YearR&B Song of the Year
R&B Artist of the YearLatin Song of the Year
Latin Artist of the YearRegional Mexican Song of the Year
  • "Levantando Polvadera" – Voz de Mando
    • "Aunque Ahora Estés Con Él" – Calibre 50
    • "Eres Una Niña" – Gerardo Ortiz
    • "Mi Vicio Más Grande" – Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga
    • "Te Mestiste" – Ariel Camacho y Los Plebes del Rancho
Regional Mexican Artist of the YearBest Lyrics
  • Banda Los Recoditos
    • Calibre 50
    • Gerardo Ortiz
    • Julión Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda
    • Voz De Mando
Best CollaborationBest Cover Song
Best Song from a MovieBiggest Triple Threat
Most Meme-able MomentBest Fan Army
  • Taylor Swift's "Crazy Girl" with Running Mascara (from "Blank Space" video)
    • Adele and "Hello" memes (Lionel Richie, Miss Piggy)
    • Drake and "Hotline Bling"
    • Katy Perry and the Left Shark (from Super Bowl 49)
    • Kanye West and Kanye For President / Kanye 2020
iHeartRadio Innovator Award [9]

Changes

Taylor Swift and The Weeknd were nominated for the inaugural Female and Male Artist of the Year categories (the previous two years featured simply Artist of the Year). [10] Swift was the big winner of the night with four awards, including Best Tour and Album of the Year. [5]

Out of the 29 categories, the awards also feature 7 fan-voted categories including Best Fan Army, Best Lyrics and Best Collaboration, as well as four new categories: Best Cover Song, Best Song from a Movie, Biggest Triple Threat and Most Meme-Able Moment. Voting took place via the iHeartRadio website from February 9 through March 25, except for Fan Army and Meme-Able Moment, which continued through the evening of the awards on April 3.

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