The 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards took place at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre on Monday, March 17, 2025. With many award categories, Taylor Swift not only led the nominations but also won all the socially voted awards.
Morgan Wallen got 10 nominations. Billie Eilish, Doja Cat, Post Malone, Sabrina Carpenter, Kendrick Lamar, Chappell Roan, Tate McRae, SZA, Muni Long, Usher, Chris Brown, and others also got important nominations.
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LL Cool J hosted the iHeartRadio Music Awards again in LA, taking charge of the tough competition. He had also hosted and performed at the 2022 ceremony. This year, the performers included Bad Bunny, Gracie Abrams, Nelly, Billie Eilish, Muni Long, and Kenny Chesney.
Before the main event, some special music awards were given out. Nelly received the 2025 iHeartRadio Landmark Award for his albums, which have shaped music and culture for many years, according to PEOPLE. Lady Gaga won the 2025 iHeartRadio Innovator Award. Mariah Carey, the best-selling female artist ever, was given the 2025 iHeartRadio Icon Award.
Here are the winners of this year’s iHeartRadio Music Awards:
Here is a table to clearly display the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards winners:
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Pop Song of the Year | “Espresso” – Sabrina Carpenter |
| Album of the Year | “HIT ME HARD AND SOFT” – Billie Eilish |
| Artist of the Year | Taylor Swift |
| Pop Artist of the Year | Sabrina Carpenter |
| Pop Album of the Year | “The Tortured Poets Department” – Taylor Swift |
| Best Collaboration | “Die With a Smile” – Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars |
| Best New Artist (Pop) | Teddy Swims |
| Country Artist of the Year | Jelly Roll |
| Country Song of the Year | “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone & Morgan Wallen |
| Country Album of the Year | “F-1 Trillion” – Post Malone |
| Best New Artist (Country) | Shaboozey |
| Hip-Hop Song of the Year | “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar |
| Hip-Hop Artist of the Year | GloRilla |
| Hip-Hop Album of the Year | “We Don’t Trust You” – Future & Metro Boomin |
| Best New Artist (Hip-Hop) | BossMan Dlow |
| R&B Song of the Year | “Made For Me” – Muni Long |
| R&B Artist of the Year | SZA |
| R&B Album of the Year | “Coming Home” – Usher |
| World Artist of the Year | Tyla |
| Best New Artist (R&B) | 4Batz |
| Alternative Song of the Year | “Too Sweet” – Hozier |
| Alternative Album of the Year | “Clancy” – twenty one pilots |
| Alternative Artist of the Year | Green Day |
| Best New Artist (Alt and Rock) | Fontaines DC |
| Rock Song of the Year | “A Symptom of Being Human” – Shinedown |
| Rock Album of the Year | “From Zero” – Linkin Park |
| Rock Artist of the Year | Shinedown |
| Dance Artist of the Year | David Guetta |
| Dance Album of the Year | “brat” – Charli xcx |
| Latin Pop / Urban Song of the Year | “Perro Negro” – Bad Bunny ft FEID |
| Latin Pop / Urban Artist of the Year | FEID |
| Best New Artist (Latin Pop / Urban) | Kapo |
| Latin Pop / Urban Album of the Year | “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran” – Shakira |
| Regional Mexican Song of the Year | “Alch Si” – Grupo Frontera and Carin Leon |
| Regional Mexican Artist of the Year | Peso Pluma |
| Regional Mexican Album of the Year | “Exodo” – Peso Pluma |
| Best New Artist (Regional Mexican) | Xavi |
| Producer of the Year | Julian Bunetta |
| Songwriter of the Year | Amy Allen |
| K-pop Artist of the Year | ATEEZ |
| K-pop Song of the Year | “Who” – Jimin |
| K-pop Album of the Year | “Ate” – Stray Kids |
| Best New K-pop Artist | ILLIT |
| Favourite Soundtrack (Socially Voted) | Wicked |
| Favourite Broadway Debut (Socially Voted) | Rachel Zegler for Romeo + Juliet |
| Favourite K-pop Dance Challenge (Socially Voted) | “GGUM” – Yeonjun (TOMORROW X TOGETHER) |
| Favourite Surprise Guest (Socially Voted) | Taylor Swift bringing out Travis Kelce |
| Favourite Tour Tradition (Socially Voted) | Taylor Swift – Surprise songs |
| Best Lyrics (Socially Voted) | “Fortnight” – Taylor Swift ft Post Malone |
| Best Music Video (Socially Voted) | “Fortnight” – Taylor Swift ft Post Malone |
| Favourite Tour Style (Socially Voted) | Taylor Swift – The Eras Tour |
| Favourite Tour Photographer (Socially Voted) | Alfredo Flores – Sabrina Carpenter |
| Favourite On Screen (Socially Voted) | Taylor Swift |
| Icon Award | Mariah Carey |
| Innovator Award | Lady Gaga |
| Tour of the Century | Taylor Swift, The Eras Tour |
| Label of the Year | Republic Records |
| Landmark Award | Nelly |
| Breakthrough Award | Gracie Abrams |
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