IHeartRadio Music Awards

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iHeartRadio Music Awards
Current: 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards
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Official logo of the iHeartRadio Music Awards
Awarded forPerformance in music platforms and radio airplay, recognizing artists and listeners [1]
CountryUnited States
First awardedMay 1, 2014;9 years ago (2014-05-01)
Most awards Taylor Swift (19)
Most nominationsTaylor Swift (58)
Website https://www.iheart.com/music-awards/   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Television/radio coverage
Network 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]

Contents

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.

Overview

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

YearDateVenueHost cityHostSong of the Year winnerBroadcasterRef.
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
TNT
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 [lower-alpha 1] Virtual; various locations across the United States [lower-alpha 2] "Truth Hurts" — Lizzo Untelevised, but was broadcast exclusively via audio means through iHeartRadio CHR stations and the app [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 Lenny Kravitz "Anti-Hero" – Taylor Swift [19]
2024 April 1TBATBA [20]

Award categories

Most recent iHeartRadio Music Award winners
  2022 March 27, 2023
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AwardSong of the YearBest Duo/Group of the Year
Winner Taylor Swift
("Anti-Hero")
Imagine Dragons
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AwardArtist of the Year
Winner Harry Styles

Previous Song of the Year

"Levitating"

Song of the Year

"Anti-Hero"

The categories cover an array of genres, including pop, alternative rock, hip-hop, R&B, Latin and regional Mexican music. [21] [22] Public-voting categories through social media are indicated with a double dagger ().

Current award categories

Past award categories

Special awards

iHeartRadio Innovator Award

The honor is presented to artists for their contribution to popular culture. [23]

iHeartRadio Icon Award

Artist of the Decade

Fangirls Award

Young Influencer

Multiple wins and nominations

Most wins (as of 2023)

Rank1st2nd3rd4th5th
Artist Taylor Swift Drake BTS The Chainsmokers Harry Styles,
twenty one pilots
Total191312109

Most nominations (as of 2024)

Rank1st2nd3rd4th5th
Artist Taylor Swift Drake Justin Bieber Ariana Grande Rihanna
Total5348413530

Performances

YearPerformers (chronologically)
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020 Cancelled
2021
2022
2023

See also

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. Originally to be held at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, but was forfeited due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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