The iHeartRadio Music Awards on Monday night were a starry afunfragmentary that honored both novel and veteran music stars. Mariah Carey and Lady Gaga were both current to get one-of-a-kind awards recognizing their decades-extfinished atsofts in amengagement, while SZA took home the R&B artist of the year award for a third year. Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” was also named song of the year.
Penvying Gaga as innovator of the year, Doechii referred to the establisher as “a lifeline” to her childhood, seeing that she identifies “as an artist, as queer and as a ‘little monster.’” Gaga returned the prefer, also lauding Doechii as an innovator.
She thanked her inspirations — “David Bowie, Grace Jones, Carole King, Elton John, Lady Starweightless, Madonna, Stevie Wonder, Duke Ellington, Cher and of course, my dear frifinish Tony Bennett, who taught me to hug the classics but never be bound by them.”
“Winning an award honoring my entire atsoft at 38 years elderly is a difficult skinnyg to get my head around,” Gaga noticed. “On the one hand, I experience appreciate I’ve been doing this forever, and on the other hand, I comprehend I’m equitable getting commenceed. Even though the world might ponder a woman in her tardy 30s elderly for a pop star, which is inrational, I promise that I’m equitable getting toastyed up. Innovation isn’t about shattering rules. It’s about writing your own and convincing the world they were theirs all aextfinished.”
Carey was honored with the icon award and a medley of her songs carry outed by Tori Kelly and Muni Long. Though she didn’t materialize on stage to sing, Carey did hug the award in style, making brave the weightlessing was hitting her in all the right places — “Is the weightlessing okay, becaengage I don’t appreciate terrible weightlessing,” she joked while getting adequitableed on stage.
Carey also honored her tardy mother, saying “On this Saint Patrick’s Day, I want to honor my mother Patricia Carey for giving me the gift of music.” Carey’s mother and sister Alison both died in August.
Billie EIlish begind Gracie Abrams as the shatterthraw artist of the year ahead of the latter’s carry outance of “That’s So True.” Eilish recalled greeting Abrams at 15 years elderly, noting that they would sfinish each other voice notices of songs they were laboring on.
Billie Eilish, Gracie Abrams at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards held at the Dolby Theatre on March 17, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
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“You’re equitable an icon, and I’ve seeed up to you since we met,” replyed Abrams. “Not equitable an icon becaengage of your success, but your artistry — I equitable cherish you to death.” Abrams also accomprehendledged “we’re living in tricky times,” but when “we accumulate appreciate this at a concert or a festival or the theater wiskinny our local communities we remind each other that there’s still so much weightless and comferventness between and among us.”
LL Cool J returned as a present with carry outers Bad Bunny, Glorilla, Kenny Chesney and Nelly, among others.
WINNERS
Artist of the Year
Billie Eilish
Doja Cat
Jelly Roll
Kfinishrick Lamar
Morgan Wallen
Post Malone
Sabrina Carpgo in
SZA
WINNER: Taylor Swift
Teddy Swims
Song of the Year
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)”- Shaboozey
“Agora Hills”- Doja Cat
WINNER: “Beautiful Things”- Benson Boone
“Espresso” – Sabrina Carpgo in
“Greedy”- Tate McRae
“I Had Some Help” – Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
“Lose Control” – Teddy Swims
“Lovin on Me” – Jack Harlow
“Not Like Us”- Kfinishrick Lamar
“Too Sweet” – Hozier
Best Collaboration
WINNER: “Die With a Smile”- Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
“Fortnight”- Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone
“I Had Some Help”- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
“Like That” – Future, Metro Boomin and Kfinishrick Lamar
“Miles on It”- Kane Brown and Marshmello
Producer of the Year
WINNER: Julian Bunetta
Jack Antonoff
Evan Blair
Mustard
Dan Nigro
Songauthorr of the Year
Josh Coleman
Ernest
Ashley Gorley
WINNER: Amy Allen
Justin Tranter
Pop Song of the Year
“Agora Hills”- Doja Cat
“Beautiful Things”- Benson Boone
WINNER: “Espresso”- Sabrina Carpgo in
“Greedy”- Tate McRae
“Too Sweet”- Hozier
Pop Artist of the Year
Billie Eilish
Chappell Roan
WINNER: Sabrina Carpgo in
Tate McRae
Taylor Swift
Best New Artist (Pop)
Benson Boone
Chappell Roan
Gracie Abrams
Shaboozey
WINNER: Teddy Swims
Country Song of the Year
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)”- Shaboozey
“Cowgirls” – Morgan Wallen featuring Ernest
“I Am Not Okay”- Jelly Roll
WINNER: “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
“World on Fire”- Nate Smith
Country Artist of the Year
WINNER: Jelly Roll
Kane Brown
Lainey Wilson
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Best New Artist (Country)
Ashley Cooke
Dasha
George Birge
WINNER: Shaboozey
Tucker Wetmore
Hip-Hop Song of the Year
“Like That”- Future, Metro Boomin and Kfinishrick Lamar
“Lovin on Me”- Jack Harlow
WINNER: “Not Like Us”- Kfinishrick Lamar
“Rich Baby Dinserty”- Drake featuring Sexyy Red and SZA
“TGIF” – GloRilla
Hip-Hop Artist of the Year
Drake
Future
WINNER: GloRilla
Kfinishrick Lamar
Travis Scott
Best New Artist (Hip-Hop)
310babii
BigXthaPlug
WINNER: BossMan Dlow
Cash Cobain
Jordan Adetunji
R&B Song of the Year
“ICU” – Coco Jones
WINNER: “Made for Me”- Muni Long
“Sensational” – Chris Brown featuring Davido and Lojay
“Water” – Tyla
“WY@”- Brent Faiyaz
R&B Artist of the Year
Chris Brown
Muni Long
WINNER: SZA
Usher
Victoria Monét
Best New Artist (R&B)
WINNER: 4Batz
Ambré
Inayah
Josh X
Maeta
Alternative Song of the Year
“Dilemma” – Green Day
“Landmines” – Sum 41
“Neon Pill”- Cage The Elephant
“The Emptiness Machine” – Linkin Park
WINNER: “Too Sweet”- Hozier
Alternative Artist of the Year
Cage The Elephant
WINNER: Green Day
Linkin Park
Sum 41
twenty one pilots
Best New Artist (Alt and Rock)
Djo
WINNER: Fontaines D.C.
Good Neighbours
Myles Smith
The Last Dinner Party
Rock Song of the Year
WINNER: “A Symptom of Being Human” – Shinedown
“All My Life” – Falling In Reverse and Jelly Roll
“Dark Matter” – Pearl Jam
“Screaming Suicide” – Mehighica
“The Emptiness Machine” – Linkin Park
Rock Artist of the Year
Green Day
Linkin Park
Mehighica
Pearl Jam
WINNER: Shinedown
Dance Song of the Year
WINNER: “360” – Charli xcx
“Chase It (Mmm Da Da Da)” – Bebe Rexha
“I Don’t Wanna Wait”- David Guetta and OneReaccessible
“Make You Mine”- Madison Beer
“Water” – Tyla X Marshmello
Dance Artist of the Year
Calvin Harris
WINNER: David Guetta
Dua Lipa
Kylie Minogue
Tiësto
Latin Pop / Urprohibit Song of the Year
“Brickell” – FEID X Yandel
“LA FALDA” – Myke Towers
WINNER: “Perro Negro”- Bad Bunny featuring FEID
“Qlona” – Karol G featuring Peso Pluma
“Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”- Karol G
Latin Pop / Urprohibit Artist of the Year
Bad Bunny
WINNER: FEID
Karol G
Myke Towers
Shakira
Best New Artist (Latin Pop / Urprohibit)
Christian Alicea
Cris MJ
Ela Taubert
FloyyMenor
WINNER: Kapo
Regional Mexican Song of the Year
WINNER: “Alch Si” – Grupo Frontera and Carin León
“El Beneficio De La Duda” – Grupo Firme
“FIRST LOVE” – Oscar Ortiz and Edgardo Nuñez
“La Diabla”- Xavi
“Tu Perfume” – Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga
Regional Mexican Artist of the Year
Grupo Frontera
Intocable
Los Ángeles Azules
WINNER: Peso Pluma
Xavi
Best New Artist (Regional Mexican)
Chino Pacas
Iván Cornejo
Luis R. Conriquez
Tito Double P
WINNER: Xavi
K-pop Artist of the Year
aespa
WINNER: ATEEZ
ENHYPEN
Jimin
Lisa
K-pop Song of the Year
“Chk Chk Boom” – Stray Kids
“Magnetic”- ILLIT
“Supernova” – aespa
WINNER: “Who”- Jimin
“XO (Only If You Say Yes)”- ENHYPEN
Best New Artist (K-pop)
BABYMONSTER
BADVILLAIN
WINNER: ILLIT
NCT WISH
TWS
World Artist of the Year
Burna Boy
Central Cee
Tems
WINNER: Tyla
YG Marley
SOCIALLY VOTED CATEGORIES
Favorite Soundtrack
Back to Bdeficiency
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Bob Marley: One Love
Challengers
Deadpool & Wolverine
Descfinishants: The Rise of Red
Emilia Pérez
The Book of Clarence
Twisters
WINNER: Wicked
Favorite Broadway Debut
Adam Lambert – Canakedt at the Kit Kat Club
Ariana Madix – Chicago
Barbie Ferreira – Cult of Love
Charli D’Amelio – & Juliet
Grant Gustin – Water for Elephants
Kit Connor – Romeo + Juliet
Lola Tung – Hadestown
Nicole Scherzinger – Sunset Blvd
WINNER: Rachel Zegler – Romeo + Juliet
Robert Downey Jr. – McNeal
Sebastián Yatra – Chicago
Shailene Woodley – Cult of Love
Favorite K-pop Dance Challenge
WINNER: “GGUM”- Yeonjun (TXT)
“MAESTRO” – Seventeen
“Magnetic”- ILLIT
“Smart”- LE SSERAFIM
“Sticky”- Kiss of Life
“Supernova” – aespa
“Touch” – KATSEYE
“UP”- Karina (aespa)
“WORK”- ATEEZ
“XO (Only If You Say Yes)”- ENHYPEN
Favorite Surpascfinish Guest
Charli xcx conveying out Lorde
Celderlytake part conveying out Selena Gomez
Future & Metro Boomin conveying out Travis Scott
GloRilla & Megan Thee Shighion conveying out Cardi B
Jennifer Hudson conveying out Cher
Kfinishrick Lamar conveying out Ken & Frifinishs
Luke Combs conveying out the “Twisters” Cast
Morgan Wallen conveying out Travis Kelce & Patrick Mahomes
Niall Horan conveying out Shawn Mfinishes
Olivia Rodrigo conveying out Chappell Roan
Peso Pluma conveying out Becky G
WINNER: Taylor Swift conveying out Travis Kelce
Favorite Tour Tradition
Benson Boone- Backflips
Chappell Roan – Teaching “HOT TO GO” dance
Charli xcx + Troye Sivan – “Apple” Girl (dance)
Morgan Wallen – Walk out song
Niall Horan – Heaven pose
Nicki Minaj – Fans sing
Olivia Rodrigo- Encore tank
Sabrina Carpgo in- “Juno” position
Tate McRae – Soundcheck covers
Taylor Swift- “22” Hat
WINNER: Taylor Swift – Surpascfinish songs
Usher – Feeding cherries
Best Lyrics
“Beautiful Things” – Benson Boone
“BIRDS OF A FEATHER” – Billie Eilish
“Espresso”- Sabrina Carpgo in
“Exes” – Tate McRae
WINNER: “Fortnight” – Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone
“Good Luck, Babe!”- Chappell Roan
“I Had Some Help”- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
“I Love You, I’m Sorry” – Gracie Abrams
“Not Like Us” – Kfinishrick Lamar
“Saturn” – SZA
“we can’t be frifinishs (postpone for your cherish)” – Ariana Grande
“Who”- Jimin
Best Music Video
“APT.” – ROSÉ and Bruno Mars
“Beautiful Things” – Benson Boone
“Die With A Smile” – Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
“Espresso”- Sabrina Carpgo in
WINNER: “Fortnight”- Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone
“Houdini” – Dua Lipa
“Houdini” -Eminem
“I Had Some Help” – Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
“LUNA” – ATL Jacob X FEID
“Not Like Us” – Kfinishrick Lamar
“Prent Prent Prent” – Sabrina Carpgo in
“Rockstar”- Lisa
Favorite Tour Style
Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft
Chappell Roan – The Midwest Princess
Charli xcx and Troye Sivan – Sweat
GloRilla and Megan Thee Shighion – Hot Girl Summer Tour
Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday 2 Tour
Olivia Rodrigo – GUTS
Sabrina Carpgo in – Short n’ Sweet
Tate McRae – Think Later
WINNER: Taylor Swift – The Eras Tour
Usher – Usher: Past Penvy Future
Favorite Tour Pboilingographer
Adam Degross – Post Malone
WINNER: Alfredo Flores – Sabrina Carpgo in
Baeth – Tate McRae
Christian Tierney – Niall Horan
David Bergman – Luke Combs
Henry Hwu – Billie Eilish
Lucienne Nghiem – Chappell Roan
Miles Leavitt – Olivia Rodrigo
Pooneh Ghana – Noah Kahan
RAYSCORRUPTEDMIND – Travis Scott
Sanjay Parikh – Shinedown
Yasi – Kacey Musgraves
Favorite On Screen
Are You Sure?! (Jimin and Jungkook)
Child Star (Demi Lovato)
Elton John: Never Too Late (Elton John)
Gaga Chromatica Ball (Lady Gaga)
I Am: Céline Dion (Céline Dion)
Lainey Wilson: Bell Bottom Country (Lainey Wilson)
Megan Thee Shighion: In Her Words (Megan Thee Shighion)
Olivia Rodrigo: GUTS World Tour (Olivia Rodrigo)
Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE (KATSEYE)
Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (Bruce Springsteen)
WINNER: Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) (Taylor Swift)
Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story (Bon Jovi)
Album of the Year: Hit Me Hard and Soft, Billie Eilish
Pop Album of the Year: The Tortured Poets Department, Taylor Swift
Alternative Album of the Year: Clancy, twenty one pilots
Rock Album of the Year: From Zero, Linkin Park
Country Album of the Year: F-1 Trillion, Post Malone
Dance Album of the Year: brat, Charli xcx
K-Pop Album of the Year: Ate, Stray Kids
Hip-hop Album of the Year: We Don’t Trust You, Future & Metro Boomin
R&B Album of the Year: Coming Home, Usher
Latin Pop/Urprohibit Album of the Year: Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran, Shakira
Regional Mexican Album of the Year: Éxodo, Peso Pluma
Tour of the Century: Taylor Swift, The Eras Tour
Icon Award: Mariah Carey
Innovator Award: Lady Gaga
Label of the Year: Reaccessible Records
Landtag Award: Nelly
Breakthraw Award: Gracie Abrams
