2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards | |
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Date | April 1, 2024 |
Location | Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles |
Country | United States |
Hosted by | Ludacris |
Most awards | Taylor Swift (6) |
Most nominations | Taylor Swift (9) |
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Television/radio coverage | |
Network | Fox |
The 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards was held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on April 1, 2024, and broadcast live on Fox. [1] It was hosted by Ludacris.
During the ceremony Cher was honored with the Icon Award for her "unparalleled contributions to music and pop culture for over seven decades". [2] [3] Beyoncé was recognized with the Innovator Award for being a "global cultural icon", who has taken "creative risks, successfully transformed their music and influenced pop culture". [4] [5]
Lance Bass and AJ McLean presented the award for Artist of the Year. Stevie Wonder presented Beyoncé with the iHeartRadio Innovator Award. Other presenters for the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards included: Avril Lavigne, GloRilla, Jared Leto, Jennifer Hudson, JoJo Siwa, Katy Perry, Latto, Meghan Trainor, Meryl Streep, Niecy Nash-Betts, Peso Pluma, Ravi Patel, T-Pain, and Vella Lovell. [6]
Performers were announced on March 21, 2024. [5]
Performer(s) | Song(s) |
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Justin Timberlake | "Selfish" "No Angels" |
Green Day | "Bobby Sox" "Basket Case" |
Tate McRae | "Greedy" "Exes" |
Jelly Roll Lainey Wilson | "Save Me" |
TLC Latto | "No Scrubs" "Waterfall" |
Jennifer Hudson Cher | "If I Could Turn Back Time" "Believe" |
Ludacris T-Pain | "Yeah!" "All I Do is Win" "Move Bitch" |
iHeartRadio announced the nominees on January 18, 2024. [8] Socially Voted Categories opened on January 18 and ended on March 25 on iHeartRadio's website. [9] Taylor Swift was the most nominated artist with nine, followed by Jelly Roll, 21 Savage and SZA with eight. [10] [11] For the first time in the history of the awards ceremony, it have been included new categories to reward pop and K-pop music. [12] [13]
Winners will be listed first and in bold.
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