The Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles played host to the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards, a spectacular celebration of the music industry’s brightest stars.
The event, hosted by the charismatic LL Cool J, featured electrifying performances by top artists and honored legendary names in the business.
Lady Gaga was awarded the iHeartRadio Innovator Award, recognising her groundbreaking contributions to music.
Mariah Carey received the iHeartRadio Icon Award, paying tribute to her enduring legacy in the industry.
Nelly was honored with the iHeartRadio Landmark Award, acknowledging his profound influence on hip-hop.
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The ceremony also featured show-stopping performances by Bad Bunny, Gracie Abrams, Nelly, Billie Eilish, Muni Long, and Kenny Chesney.
The 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards was a resounding success, paying homage to music legends while showcasing the talents of the industry’s newest stars.
Below is the list of winners and nominees:
GENERAL CATEGORIES
Artist of the Year
Billie Eilish
Doja Cat
Jelly Roll
Kendrick Lamar
Morgan Wallen
Post Malone
Sabrina Carpenter
SZA
WINNER: Taylor Swift
Teddy SwimsSong of the Year
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)”- Shaboozey
“Agora Hills”- Doja Cat
WINNER: “Beautiful Things”- Benson Boone
“Espresso” – Sabrina Carpenter
“Greedy”- Tate McRae
“I Had Some Help” – Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
“Lose Control” – Teddy Swims
“Lovin on Me” – Jack Harlow
“Not Like Us”- Kendrick Lamar
“Too Sweet” – HozierBest 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 Kendrick Lamar
“Miles on It”- Kane Brown and MarshmelloProducer of the Year
WINNER: Julian Bunetta
Jack Antonoff
Evan Blair
Mustard
Dan NigroSongwriter of the Year
Josh Coleman
ERNEST
Ashley Gorley
WINNER: Amy Allen
Justin TranterGENRE-SPECIFIC CATEGORIES
Pop Song of the Year
“Agora Hills”- Doja Cat
“Beautiful Things”- Benson Boone
WINNER: “Espresso”- Sabrina Carpenter
“Greedy”- Tate McRae
“Too Sweet”- HozierPop Artist of the Year
Billie Eilish
Chappell Roan
WINNER: Sabrina Carpenter
Tate McRae
Taylor SwiftBest New Artist (Pop)
Benson Boone
Chappell Roan
Gracie Abrams
Shaboozey
WINNER: Teddy SwimsCountry 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 SmithCountry Artist of the Year
WINNER: Jelly Roll
Kane Brown
Lainey Wilson
Luke Combs
Morgan WallenBest New Artist (Country)
Ashley Cooke
Dasha
George Birge
WINNER: Shaboozey
Tucker WetmoreHip-Hop Song of the Year
“Like That”- Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar
“Lovin on Me”- Jack Harlow
WINNER: “Not Like Us”- Kendrick Lamar
“Rich Baby Daddy”- Drake featuring Sexyy Red and SZA
“TGIF” – GloRillaHip-Hop Artist of the Year
Drake
Future
WINNER: GloRilla
Kendrick Lamar
Travis ScottBest New Artist (Hip-Hop)
310babii
BigXthaPlug
WINNER: BossMan Dlow
Cash Cobain
Jordan AdetunjiR&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 FaiyazR&B Artist of the Year
Chris Brown
Muni Long
WINNER: SZA
Usher
Victoria MonétBest New Artist (R&B)
WINNER: 4Batz
Ambré
Inayah
Josh X
MaetaAlternative Song of the Year
“Dilemma” – Green Day
“Landmines” – Sum 41
“Neon Pill”- Cage The Elephant
“The Emptiness Machine” – Linkin Park
WINNER: “Too Sweet”- HozierAlternative Artist of the Year
Cage The Elephant
WINNER: Green Day
Linkin Park
Sum 41
twenty one pilotsBest New Artist (Alt and Rock)
Djo
WINNER: Fontaines D.C.
Good Neighbours
Myles Smith
The Last Dinner PartyRock 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” – Metallica
“The Emptiness Machine” – Linkin ParkRock Artist of the Year
Green Day
Linkin Park
Metallica
Pearl Jam
WINNER: ShinedownDance Song of the Year
WINNER: “360” – Charli xcx
“Chase It (Mmm Da Da Da)” – Bebe Rexha
“I Don’t Wanna Wait”- David Guetta and OneRepublic
“Make You Mine”- Madison Beer
“Water” – Tyla X MarshmelloDance Artist of the Year
Calvin Harris
WINNER: David Guetta
Dua Lipa
Kylie Minogue
TiëstoLatin Pop / Urban 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 GLatin Pop / Urban Artist of the Year
Bad Bunny
WINNER: FEID
Karol G
Myke Towers
ShakiraBest New Artist (Latin Pop / Urban)
Christian Alicea
Cris MJ
Ela Taubert
FloyyMenor
WINNER: KapoRegional Mexican Song of the Year
WINNER: “Alch Si” – Grupo Frontera and Carin LeónRelated News
“El Beneficio De La Duda” – Grupo Firme
“FIRST LOVE” – Oscar Ortiz and Edgardo Nuñez
“La Diabla”- Xavi
“Tu Perfume” – Banda MS de Sergio LizárragaRegional Mexican Artist of the Year
Grupo Frontera
Intocable
Los Ángeles Azules
WINNER: Peso Pluma
XaviBest New Artist (Regional Mexican)
Chino Pacas
Iván Cornejo
Luis R. Conriquez
Tito Double P
WINNER: XaviK-pop Artist of the Year
aespa
WINNER: ATEEZ
ENHYPEN
Jimin
LisaK-pop Song of the Year
“Chk Chk Boom” – Stray Kids
“Magnetic”- ILLIT
“Supernova” – aespa
WINNER: “Who”- Jimin
“XO (Only If You Say Yes)”- ENHYPENBest New Artist (K-pop)
BABYMONSTER
BADVILLAIN
WINNER: ILLIT
NCT WISH
TWSWorld Artist of the Year
Burna Boy
Central Cee
Tems
WINNER: Tyla
YG MarleySOCIALLY VOTED CATEGORIES
Favorite Soundtrack
Back to Black
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Bob Marley: One Love
Challengers
Deadpool & Wolverine
Descendants: The Rise of Red
Emilia Pérez
The Book of Clarence
Twisters
WINNER: WickedFavorite Broadway Debut
Adam Lambert – Cabaret 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 LoveFavorite 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)”- ENHYPENFavorite Surprise Guest
Charli xcx bringing out Lorde
Coldplay bringing out Selena Gomez
Future & Metro Boomin bringing out Travis Scott
GloRilla & Megan Thee Stallion bringing out Cardi B
Jennifer Hudson bringing out Cher
Kendrick Lamar bringing out Ken & Friends
Luke Combs bringing out the “Twisters” Cast
Morgan Wallen bringing out Travis Kelce & Patrick Mahomes
Niall Horan bringing out Shawn Mendes
Olivia Rodrigo bringing out Chappell Roan
Peso Pluma bringing out Becky G
WINNER: Taylor Swift bringing out Travis KelceFavorite 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 Carpenter- “Juno” position
Tate McRae – Soundcheck covers
Taylor Swift- “22” Hat
WINNER: Taylor Swift – Surprise songs
Usher – Feeding cherriesBest Lyrics
“Beautiful Things” – Benson Boone
“BIRDS OF A FEATHER” – Billie Eilish
“Espresso”- Sabrina Carpenter
“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” – Kendrick Lamar
“Saturn” – SZA
“we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” – Ariana Grande
“Who”- JiminBest Music Video
“APT.” – ROSÉ and Bruno Mars
“Beautiful Things” – Benson Boone
“Die With A Smile” – Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
“Espresso”- Sabrina Carpenter
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” – Kendrick Lamar
“Please Please Please” – Sabrina Carpenter
“Rockstar”- LisaFavorite Tour Style
Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft
Chappell Roan – The Midwest Princess
Charli xcx and Troye Sivan – Sweat
GloRilla and Megan Thee Stallion – Hot Girl Summer Tour
Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday 2 Tour
Olivia Rodrigo – GUTS
Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet
Tate McRae – Think Later
WINNER: Taylor Swift – The Eras Tour
Usher – Usher: Past Present FutureFavorite Tour Photographer
Adam Degross – Post Malone
WINNER: Alfredo Flores – Sabrina Carpenter
Baeth – Tate McRae
Christian Tierney – Niall Horan
David Bergman – Luke Combs
Henry Hwu – Billie EilishLucienne Nghiem – Chappell Roan
Miles Leavitt – Olivia RodrigoPooneh 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 Stallion: In Her Words (Megan Thee Stallion)
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 CATEGORY WINNERS
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/Urban Album of the Year: Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran, Shakira
Regional Mexican Album of the Year: Éxodo, Peso Pluma
ADDITIONAL WINNERS
Tour of the Century: Taylor Swift, The Eras Tour
Icon Award: Mariah Carey
Innovator Award: Lady Gaga
Label of the Year: Republic Records
Landmark Award: Nelly
Breakthrough Award: Gracie Abrams
(The Nation)
