Under the bright lights of Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre, the 13th annual iHeartRadio Music Awards delivered a night that celebrated the year’s most played, streamed and loved music.
Hosted with easy charm by Ludacris, the evening blended big wins, emotional honors, and standout performances into a show that captured pop culture in real time.
Leading the night was Taylor Swift, who walked in with nine nominations and walked out with seven wins — including Artist of the Year for the third consecutive time, extending her reign as the most awarded artist in iHeartRadio Music Awards history.
The night also saw heartfelt tributes to John Mellencamp and Miley Cyrus, a breakthrough moment for Alex Warren, and crowd-pleasing performances from artists like Kehlani, Lainey Wilson, Raye, and the legendary trio of TLC, Salt-N-Pepa, and En Vogue.
Broadcast live on FOX and across the iHeartRadio app, the awards once again spotlighted the artists and songs that defined the global soundscape of 2025, with viral moments, major milestones, and a few surprises along the way.
Below is the complete list of winners from the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards.
Song of the Year
- Anxiety — Doechii
- Good News — Shaboozey
- Love Somebody — Morgan Wallen
- luther — Kendrick Lamar and SZA
- Manchild — Sabrina Carpenter
- MUTT — Leon Thomas
- Ordinary — Alex Warren — WINNER
- Sorry I’m Here For Someone Else — Benson Boone
- Stargazing — Myles Smith
- The Fate of Ophelia — Taylor Swift
Artist of the Year
- Bad Bunny
- Benson Boone
- Chris Brown
- Jelly Roll
- Kendrick Lamar
- Lady Gaga
- Morgan Wallen
- Sabrina Carpenter
- Tate McRae
- Taylor Swift — WINNER
Pop Artist of the Year
- Alex Warren
- Benson Boone
- Sabrina Carpenter — WINNER
- Tate McRae
- Taylor Swift
Pop Song of the Year
- Golden — HUNTR/X, EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami
- Manchild — Sabrina Carpenter
- Ordinary — Alex Warren
- Pink Pony Club — Chappell Roan
- The Fate of Ophelia — Taylor Swift — WINNER
Pop Best New Artist
- Alex Warren — WINNER
- Jessie Murph
- Myles Smith
- Ravyn Lenae
- sombr
Duo/Group of the Year
- HUNTR/X, EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami — WINNER
- Linkin Park
- Maroon 5
- Shinedown
- Twenty One Pilots
Best Collaboration
- All The Way — BigXthaPlug ft. Bailey Zimmerman
- APT. — ROSÉ and Bruno Mars — WINNER
- luther — Kendrick Lamar and SZA
- Timeless — The Weeknd ft. Playboi Carti
- WHATCHU KNO ABOUT ME — GloRilla ft. Sexyy Red
Country Song of the Year
- After All The Bars Are Closed — Thomas Rhett
- Good News — Shaboozey — WINNER
- Liar — Jelly Roll
- Love Somebody — Morgan Wallen
- Whiskey Drink — Jason Aldean
Country Artist of the Year
- Jason Aldean
- Jelly Roll
- Lainey Wilson
- Luke Combs
- Morgan Wallen — WINNER
Country Best New Artist
- Chase Matthew
- Ella Langley — WINNER
- Hudson Westbrook
- Josh Ross
- Zach Top
Hip-Hop Song of the Year
- luther — Kendrick Lamar and SZA — WINNER
- NOKIA — Drake
- Outside — Cardi B
- The Largest — BigXthaPlug
- WHATCHU KNO ABOUT ME — GloRilla ft. Sexyy Red
Hip-Hop Artist of the Year
- Cardi B
- GloRilla
- Kendrick Lamar — WINNER
- Playboi Carti
- Tyler, The Creator
Hip-Hop Best New Artist
- MOLIY
- PLUTO
- Real Boston Richey — WINNER
- YKNIECE
- ZEDDY WILL
R&B Song of the Year
- Burning Blue — Mariah the Scientist
- Folded — Kehlani — WINNER
- MUTT — Leon Thomas
- Residuals — Chris Brown
- SOMEBODY LOVES ME — PARTYNEXTDOOR and Drake
R&B Artist of the Year
- Chris Brown — WINNER
- Kehlani
- Leon Thomas
- Mariah the Scientist
- SZA
R&B Best New Artist
- Jenevieve
- Kwn
- Leon Thomas — WINNER
- Mariah the Scientist
- Sailorr
World Artist of the Year
- Ayra Starr
- Jackson Wang
- JO1
- MOLIY — WINNER
- Tyla
Alternative Song of the Year
- “Back to Friends” — sombr
- “Ensenada” — Sublime — WINNER
- “One Eyed Bastard” — Green Day
- “Stargazing” — Myles Smith
- “The Contract” — Twenty One Pilots
Alternative Artist of the Year
- Cage the Elephant
- Green Day
- Linkin Park
- Sublime
- Twenty One Pilots — WINNER
Alternative Best New Artist
- almost monday
- Gigi Perez
- Lola Young
- Role Model
- sombr — WINNER
Rock Song of the Year
- Afterlife — Evanescence
- Bad Guy — Falling In Reverse ft. Saraya
- Dance, Kid, Dance — Shinedown
- Even If It Kills Me — Papa Roach
- Heavy Is the Crown — Linkin Park — WINNER
Rock Artist of the Year
- Linkin Park
- Papa Roach
- Shinedown — WINNER
- Sleep Token
- Three Days Grace
Rock Best New Artist
- Architects
- Poppy
- Return to Dust
- Sleep Theory — WINNER
- Spiritbox
Dance Song of the Year
- Blessings — Calvin Harris feat. Clementine Douglas
- In My Arms — ILLENIUM and HAYLA
- No Broke Boys — Disco Lines and Tinashe — WINNER
- Save My Love — Marshmello, Ellie Goulding and AVAION
- Won’t Be Possible — Tiësto, Odd Mob and Goodboys
Dance Artists of the Year
- Calvin Harris
- David Guetta — WINNER
- John Summit
- Martin Garrix
- Tiësto
Latin Pop/Urban Song of the Year
- Angel — Grupo Frontera and Romeo Santos
- DEGENERE — Myke Towers and benny blanco
- DtMF — Bad Bunny — WINNER
- Qué Pasaría… — Rauw Alejandro and Bad Bunny
- Soltera — Shakira
Latin Pop/Urban Artist of the Year
- Bad Bunny — WINNER
- Feid
- J Balvin
- Karol G
- Shakira
Latin Pop/Urban Best New Artist
- Alleh
- Beéle — WINNER
- De La Rose
- Dei V
- Louis BPM
Regional Mexican Song of the Year
- El Amor De Mi Vida — Calibre 50
- Amor Bonito — Luis Angel “El Flaco” — WINNER
- Flores — Xavi
- Hecha Pa’ Mi — Grupo Frontera
- Lejos Estamos Mejor — Eden Muñoz
Regional Mexican Artist of the Year
- Alejandro Fernández
- Carín León
- Fuerza Regida
- Grupo Frontera — WINNER
- Luis Angel “El Flaco”
Regional Mexican Best New Artist
- Clave Especial
- Edgardo Nuñez
- Los Dos De Tamaulipas — WINNER
- Óscar Maydon
- Oscar Ortiz
K-Pop Artist of the Year
- JENNIE
- j-hope
- Jin
- LISA
- ROSÉ — WINNER
K-Pop Group of the Year
- ATEEZ
- BLACKPINK
- ENHYPEN
- Stray Kids — WINNER
- TWICE
K-Pop Song of the Year
- APT. — ROSÉ and Bruno Mars
- Golden — HUNTR/X, EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami — WINNER
- JUMP — BLACKPINK
- Killin’ It Girl — j-hope feat. GloRilla
- like JENNIE — JENNIE
K-Pop Best New Artist
- 82Major
- AllDay Project
- Cortis — WINNER
- Hearts2Hearts
- Meovv
Songwriter of the Year
- Amy Allen – WINNER
- Ashley Gorley
- Cal Shapiro
- Charlie Handsome
- Julia Michaels
Producer of the Year
- Andrew Watt — WINNER
- Dijon
- Jack Antonoff
- Max Martin & Shellback
- Sounwave
Favorite Broadway Debut
- Ashley Graham, Chicago
- Cheryl Porter, & Juliet
- Durrell “Tank” Babbs, Hell’s Kitchen
- Gabrielle Nevaeh Green, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
- Jack Wolfe, Hadestown
- Kelsie Watts, Six! The Musical
- Lencia Kebede, Wicked
- Lizzy McAlpine, Floyd Collins
- Meg Donnelly, Moulin Rouge! The Musical
- Ne-Yo, Hell’s Kitchen
- Tom Felton, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child — WINNER
- Trisha Paytas, Beetlejuice
Favorite TikTok Dance
- Abracadabra — Lady Gaga
- Gnarly — KATSEYE
- GO! — CORTIS
- Happen To Me — Russell Dickerson
- JUMP — BLACKPINK
- like JENNIE — JENNIE
- Midnight Sun — Zara Larsson
- MONA LISA — j-hope — WINNER
- Revolving Door — Tate McRae
- SPAGHETTI — LE SSERAFIM and j-hope
- The Fate of Ophelia — Taylor Swift
Favorite Debut Album
- Addison — Addison Rae
- You’ll Be Alright, Kid — Alex Warren — WINNER
- Who’s the Clown?— Audrey Hobert
- ORDER chaos ORDER — Calum Hood
- Why Not More? — Coco Jones
- THAT’S SHOWBIZ BABY! — JADE
- Ruby — JENNIE
- Alter Ego — LISA
- SIDEQUEST — Michael Clifford
- Perrie — Perrie
- I Barely Know Her — sombr
- What Not To — Tucker Wetmore
Best Lyrics
- Anxiety — Doechii
- BAILE INoLVIDABLE — Bad Bunny
- Camera — Ed Sheeran
- Choosin’ Texas — Ella Langley
- DAISIES — Justin Bieber
- Golden — HUNTR/X, EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami
- Man I Need — Olivia Dean
- Manchild — Sabrina Carpenter
- Ordinary — Alex Warren
- The Fate of Ophelia — Taylor Swift — WINNER
- undressed — sombr
- WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! — RAYE
Best Music Video
- Abracadabra — Lady Gaga
- BAILE INoLVIDABLE — Bad Bunny
- BORN AGAIN — LISA feat. Doja Cat and RAYE
- Gabriela — KATSEYE
- JUMP — BLACKPINK
- like JENNIE — JENNIE
- Manchild — Sabrina Carpenter
- Ordinary — Alex Warren
- Sapphire — Ed Sheeran
- Shake It to the Max (FLY) (Remix) — MOLIY, Shenseea, Skillibeng, and Silent Addy
- The Fate of Ophelia —Taylor Swift — WINNER
- toxic till the end — ROSÉ
Favorite On Screen
- AJ McLean, Nicole Scherzinger, Liam Payne and Kelly Rowland, Building the Band
- Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, Wicked: For Good
- Bad Bunny, Happy Gilmore 2
- Becky G, REBBECA
- Ed Sheeran, ONE SHOT with Ed Sheeran: A Musical Experience
- Jimin and Jungkook, Are You Sure?! — WINNER
- Jonas Brothers, A Very Jonas Christmas Movie
- Karol G, Karol G: Tomorrow Was Beautiful
- Lady Gaga, Wednesday
- LISA, The White Lotus
- Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The End of an Era
- Zara Larsson, Up Close
Favorite Tour Photographer
- Abby Waisler for Gracie Abrams
- Adam DeGross for Post Malone
- Anna Lee for Coldplay
- baeth for Tate McRae
- Chris Cornejo for Shakira
- Cynthia Parkhurst for Katy Perry
- Henry Hwu for Billie Eilish
- Hyghly for The Weeknd
- Joshua Halling for Oasis
- Rahul Bhatt for KATSEYE — WINNER
- Thomas Falcone for Shawn Mendes
- Tom Pallant for YUNGBLUD
Favorite Soundtrack
- A Very Jonas Christmas Movie (Original Soundtrack)
- F1 the Album
- Frankenstein (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film)
- KPop Demon Hunters — WINNER
- Nobody Wants This Season 2: The Soundtrack
- Sinners (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
- Smurfs Movie Soundtrack (Music From & Inspired By)
- Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
- Tron: Ares (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
- Wicked: For Good – The Soundtrack
- Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires (Original Soundtrack)
Favorite Tour Style
- Bad Bunny, DeBí TiRaR MáS FOtoS World Tour
- Beyoncé, Cowboy Carter Tour
- Billie Eilish, Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour
- BLACKPINK, Deadline World Tour
- Dua Lipa, Radical Optimism Tour
- Ella Langley, Still Hungover Tour
- KATSEYE, Beautiful Chaos Tour
- Lady Gaga, The Mayhem Ball
- Sabrina Carpenter, Short n’ Sweet Tour
- Tate McRae, Miss Possessive Tour
- Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour — WINNER
- Zara Larsson, Midnight Sun Tour
Favorite Tour Tradition
- Benson Boone, Cover song
- Beyoncé, Blue Ivy and Rumi on stage
- Billie Eilish, “when the party’s over” silent loop
- Coldplay, Crowd cam — WINNER
- Dua Lipa, Surprise guest
- Jonas Brothers, Surprise guest
- KATSEYE, “Gnarly” dance break
- Lainey Wilson, Cowgirl of the night
- ROLE MODEL, Sally
- Sabrina Carpenter, Celebrity “Juno” arrest
- Tate McRae, Fan cam on stage
- Zara Larsson, “Lush Life” star
Favorite K-Pop Collab
- Blink — Corbyn Besson and TZUYU of TWICE
- BORN AGAIN — LISA feat. Doja Cat and RAYE
- BUCK — Jackson Wang feat. Diljit Dosanjh
- Confessions — Flo Rida, HEESEUNG and JAKE of ENHYPEN, and Paul Russell
- Dirty Work — aespa feat. Flo Milli
- ExtraL — JENNIE and Doechii
- EYES CLOSED — JISOO and ZAYN
- Illegal + SEVENTEEN — PinkPantheress and SEVENTEEN
- On My Mind — Alex Warren and ROSÉ
- Sweet Dreams (feat. Miguel) — j-hope and Miguel — WINNER
- TOO BAD — G-DRAGON feat. Anderson .Paak
- WE PRAY (TWICE Version) — Coldplay, TWICE, Burna Boy, Elyanna, TINI and Little Simz
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