The 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards returned on Monday evening (March 17) to the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, California. Once again, the genre-spanning show promised electrifying performances and moving tributes as the crowd came together to celebrate the most-played artists and songs throughout the past year (and, of course, look ahead to what’s next).

Hip hop icon LL COOL J hosted the 12th annual iHeartRadio Music Awards, and said he’s “excited to be back on the iHeartRadio stage to host this year’s awards. It's going to be a night to remember—big energy, iconic moments, and special collaborations you won't want to miss.” The show included performances by Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish, GloRilla, Gracie Abrams, Kenny Chesney, Muni Long, Nelly and more.

Nelly received the 2025 iHeartRadio Landmark Award for releasing albums that have inspired and shaped culture over multiple decades. Other honorees throughout the evening include 2025 iHeartRadio Innovator Award recipient Lady Gaga, 2025 iHeartRadio Icon Award winner Mariah Carey, Taylor Swift’s recognition for the Tour of the Century, the “Eras Tour.” Swift was one of the most-nominated artists, along with Kendrick Lamar, Morgan Wallen, Post Malone, Sabrina Carpenter and more.

This year’s iHeartRadio Music Awards also honored the resiliency and rebuilding of Los Angeles following the devastating wildfires affecting the entire community and will drive donations to FireAidLA.org. Contributions made to FireAid will be distributed under the advisement of the Annenberg Foundation, for short-term relief efforts and long-term initiatives to prevent future fire disasters. The Annenberg Foundation, with decades of philanthropic leadership in the community, including rapid response, will help coordinate a team to direct funds for the greatest impact.

The 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards is slated to air on Monday evening on FOX from 8:00-10:00pm ET live/PT tape-delayed. The show is also broadcast on iHeartRadio stations nationwide and on the free iHeartRadio app.

Keep up with the live-updated list of winners throughout the evening below, and check back with iHeartRadio for recaps of additional moments you won’t want to miss.

2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards Nominees

Song of the Year:

“A Bar Song (Tipsy)”- Shaboozey
“Agora Hills”- Doja Cat
“Beautiful Things”- Benson Boone — WINNER
“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” – Hozier

Pop Song of the Year:

“Agora Hills”- Doja Cat
“Beautiful Things”- Benson Boone
“Espresso”- Sabrina Carpenter — WINNER
“Greedy”- Tate McRae
“Too Sweet”- Hozier

Pop Artist of the Year:

Billie Eilish
Chappell Roan
Sabrina Carpenter — WINNER
Tate McRae
Taylor Swift

Artist of the Year:

Billie Eilish
Doja Cat
Jelly Roll
Kendrick Lamar
Morgan Wallen
Post Malone
Sabrina Carpenter
SZA
Taylor Swift — WINNER
Teddy Swims

Album of the Year:

Billie Eilish, Hit Me Hard and Soft — WINNER

Pop Album of the Year:

Taylor Swift, THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT — WINNER

Breakthrough Artist of the Year:

Gracie Abrams — WINNER

Best Collaboration:

“Die With A Smile”- Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars — WINNER
“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 Marshmello

Best New Artist (Pop):

Benson Boone
Chappell Roan
Gracie Abrams
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims — WINNER

Country Song of the Year:

“A Bar Song (Tipsy)”- Shaboozey
“Cowgirls” - Morgan Wallen featuring ERNEST
“I Am Not Okay”- Jelly Roll
“I Had Some Help”- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen — WINNER
“World On Fire”- Nate Smith

Country Artist of the Year:

Jelly Roll — WINNER
Kane Brown
Lainey Wilson
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen

Best New Artist (Country):

Ashley Cooke
Dasha
George Birge
Shaboozey — WINNER
Tucker Wetmore

Country Album of the Year:

Post Malone, F-1 Trillion — WINNER

Hip-Hop Song of the Year:

“Like That”- Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar
“Lovin On Me”- Jack Harlow
“Not Like Us”- Kendrick Lamar — WINNER
“Rich Baby Daddy”- Drake featuring Sexyy Red and SZA
“TGIF” - GloRilla

Hip-Hop Album of the Year:

Future & Metro Boomin, We Don't Trust You — WINNER

Hip-Hop Artist of the Year:

Drake
Future
GloRilla — WINNER
Kendrick Lamar
Travis Scott

Best New Artist (Hip-Hop):

310babii
BigXthaPlug
BossMan Dlow — WINNER
Cash Cobain
Jordan Adetunji

R&B Song of the Year:

“ICU” - Coco Jones
“Made For Me”- Muni Long — WINNER
“Sensational” - Chris Brown featuring Davido and Lojay
“Water” – Tyla
“WY@”- Brent Faiyaz

R&B Album of the Year:

USHER, COMING HOME — WINNER

R&B Artist of the Year:

Chris Brown
Muni Long
SZA — WINNER
Usher
Victoria Monét

World Artist of the Year:

Burna Boy
Central Cee
Tems
Tyla — WINNER
YG Marley

Best New Artist (R&B):

4Batz — WINNER
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
“Too Sweet”- Hozier — WINNER

Alternative Artist of the Year:

Cage The Elephant
Green Day — WINNER
Linkin Park
Sum 41
twenty one pilots

Alternative Album of the Year:

twenty one pilots, Clancy — WINNER

Best New Artist (Alt and Rock):

Djo
Fontaines D.C. — WINNER
Good Neighbours
Myles Smith
The Last Dinner Party

Rock Song of the Year:

“A Symptom of Being Human” - Shinedown — WINNER
“All My Life” - Falling In Reverse and Jelly Roll
“Dark Matter” - Pearl Jam
“Screaming Suicide” - Metallica
“The Emptiness Machine” - Linkin Park

Rock Artist of the Year:

Green Day
Linkin Park
Metallica
Pearl Jam
Shinedown — WINNER

Rock Album of the Year:

LINKIN PARK, From Zero — WINNER

Dance Song of the Year:

“360” - Charli xcx — WINNER
“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 Marshmello

Dance Album of the Year:

Charli xcx, brat — WINNER

Dance Artist of the Year:

Calvin Harris
David Guetta — WINNER
Dua Lipa
Kylie Minogue
Tiësto

Latin Pop / Urban Song of the Year:

“Brickell” - FEID X Yandel
“LA FALDA” - Myke Towers
“Perro Negro”- Bad Bunny featuring FEID — WINNER
“Qlona” - Karol G featuring Peso Pluma
“Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”- Karol G

Latin Pop / Urban Artist of the Year:

Bad Bunny
FEID — WINNER
Karol G
Myke Towers
Shakira

Latin Pop / Urban Album of the Year:

Shakira, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran — WINNER

Best New Artist (Latin Pop / Urban):

Christian Alicea
Cris MJ
Ela Taubert
FloyyMenor
Kapo — WINNER

Regional Mexican Song of the Year:

“Alch Si” - Grupo Frontera and Carin León — WINNER
“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 Album of the Year:

Peso Pluma, ÉXODO — WINNER

Regional Mexican Artist of the Year:

Grupo Frontera
Intocable
Los Ángeles Azules
Peso Pluma — WINNER
Xavi

Best New Artist (Regional Mexican):

Chino Pacas
Iván Cornejo
Luis R. Conriquez
Tito Double P
Xavi — WINNER

K-pop Artist of the Year:

aespa
ATEEZ — WINNER
ENHYPEN
Jimin
Lisa

K-pop Song of the Year:

“Chk Chk Boom” - Stray Kids
“Magnetic”- ILLIT
“Supernova” - aespa
“Who”- Jimin — WINNER
“XO (Only If You Say Yes)”- ENHYPEN

K-pop Album of the Year:

Stray Kids, Ate — WINNER

Best New Artist (K-pop):

BABYMONSTER
BADVILLAIN
ILLIT — WINNER
NCT WISH
TWS

Producer of the Year:

·Julian Bunetta — WINNER

·Jack Antonoff

·Evan Blair

·Mustard

·Dan Nigro

Songwriter of the Year:

·Josh Coleman

·ERNEST

·Ashley Gorley

·Amy Allen — WINNER

·Justin Tranter

(New for 2025) Favorite Soundtrack: *Socially Voted Category

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
Wicked — WINNER

(New for 2025) Favorite Broadway Debut: *Socially Voted Category

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”
Rachel Zegler – “Romeo + Juliet” — WINNER
Robert Downey Jr. – “McNeal”
Sebastián Yatra – “Chicago”
Shailene Woodley – “Cult of Love”

(New for 2025) Favorite K-pop Dance Challenge: *Socially Voted Category

“GGUM”- Yeonjun (TXT) — WINNER
“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

(New for 2025) Favorite Surprise Guest: *Socially Voted Category

Charli xcx bringing out Lorde
Coldplay bringing out Selena Gomez
Future & Metro Boomin bringing out Travis Scott
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
Taylor Swift bringing out Travis Kelce — WINNER

(New for 2025) Favorite Tour Tradition *Socially Voted Category

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
Taylor Swift - Surprise songs — WINNER
Usher - Feeding cherries

Best Lyrics: *Socially Voted Category

“Beautiful Things” - Benson Boone
“BIRDS OF A FEATHER” - Billie Eilish
“Espresso”- Sabrina Carpenter
“Exes” - Tate McRae
“Fortnight” - Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone — WINNER
“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”- Jimin

Best Music Video: *Socially Voted Category

“APT.” – ROSÉ and Bruno Mars
“Beautiful Things” - Benson Boone
“Die With A Smile” - Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
“Espresso”- Sabrina Carpenter
“Fortnight”- Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone — WINNER
“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”- Lisa

Favorite Tour Style: *Socially Voted Category

Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft
Chappell Roan - The Midwest Princess
Charli xcx and Troye Sivan - Sweat
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
Taylor Swift – The Eras Tour — WINNER
Usher - Usher: Past Present Future

Favorite Tour Photographer: *Socially Voted Category

Adam Degross - Post Malone
Alfredo Flores - Sabrina Carpenter — WINNER
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: *Socially Voted Category

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)
Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour (Taylor's Version) (Taylor Swift) — WINNER
Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story (Bon Jovi)

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