IHeartRadio Music Award for Artist of the Year

iHeartRadio Music Award for Artist of the Year
Country	United States
Presented by	iHeartRadio
First award	2014
Currently held by	Taylor Swift
Most wins	Taylor Swift (3)
Most nominations	Taylor Swift (4)

The iHeartRadio Music Award for Artist of the Year is one of the awards handed out at the yearly iHeartRadio Music Awards. It was first awarded in 2014 and presented to Rihanna. Between 2016 and 2022, it was replaced by the gender-specific categories Male Artist of the Year and Female Artist of the Year. However, in 2023, those categories were retired and the overall award was reinstated again. Taylor Swift is the most awarded artist in this category, with a total of three wins and the most nominated artist, with a total of four nominations.

Winners and nominees

Year [a]	Winner(s)	Nominees	Ref.
2014	Rihanna	Imagine Dragons Justin Timberlake Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Maroon 5	[1]
2015	Taylor Swift	Iggy Azalea Luke Bryan Ariana Grande Sam Smith	[2]
2016 – 2022	—
2023	Harry Styles	Beyoncé Doja Cat Drake Dua Lipa Jack Harlow Justin Bieber Lizzo Taylor Swift The Weeknd	[3]
2024	Taylor Swift	Drake Jelly Roll Luke Combs Miley Cyrus Morgan Wallen Olivia Rodrigo Shakira SZA Usher	[4]
2025	Taylor Swift	Billie Eilish Doja Cat Jelly Roll Kendrick Lamar Morgan Wallen Post Malone Sabrina Carpenter SZA Teddy Swims	[5]

Statistics

Artists with multiple wins

3 wins

• Taylor Swift

Artists with multiple nominations

4 nominations

• Taylor Swift

2 nominations

• Drake

Notes

1. Each year is linked to the article about the iHeartRadio Music Awards held that year.

References

1. "Rihanna Wins Big At iHeartRadio Awards: See The Winners List". MTV. May 1, 2014. Archived from the original on May 3, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
2. "2015 iHeartRadio Music Awards: Full Winners List". iHeartRadio. March 29, 2015. Archived from the original on March 31, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
3. Thomas, Carly; Perez, Lexy (March 27, 2023). "iHeartRadio Music Awards: Taylor Swift Honored With Innovator Award, Harry Styles Among Top Winners". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
4. Horowitz, Steven J. (January 18, 2024). "Taylor Swift, SZA, Olivia Rodrigo Lead 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards Nominations". Variety . Archived from the original on January 18, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
5. France, Lisa Respers (2025-01-22). "iHeartRadio Music Awards nominations led by Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen". CNN. Retrieved 2025-01-23.