To the shock of completely nobody, Taylor Swift received artist of the yr on the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards, which had been offered on Monday (April 1) on the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. (Right here’s the total record of winners.) Swift beforehand received the award in 2015. In 2016 and 2018, Swift received feminine artist of the yr, earlier than the iHearts moved to gender-neutral classes for good final yr.
Swift, who accepted her awards with a video message, received a complete of six awards on the night time, matching her haul from final yr, when she set a brand new file for probably the most wins in a single night time by a feminine artist. Drake is the general single-night chief. He received seven awards in 2017.
Swift’s 5 different awards are pop artist of the yr, tour of the yr for The Eras Tour and in three socially-voted classes — favourite tour model, finest lyrics for “Is It Over Now?” and TikTok bop of the yr for “Merciless Summer time.” These six awards lengthen her lead because the artist with probably the most iHeartRadio Awards. She now has 25.
That is Swift’s fourth win for finest lyrics. She had beforehand received for “Anti-Hero,” “All Too Nicely” and “Clean House.” Many regard Swift because the premier songwriter of her era. She has amassed seven Grammy nominations for track of the yr, greater than anybody else in historical past (although oddly she has but to win in that class).
SZA and Peso Pluma every received 4 awards on the night time, sweeping all obtainable awards of their residence genres, R&B and Regional Mexican, respectively. Jelly Roll, Morgan Wallen, Karol G and Jung Kook every received two awards.
Since Swift’s wins had been so anticipated, right here’s a better have a look at seven different artists who set information on the 2024 iHearts.
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SZA
SZA received three awards within the R&B subject – artist of the yr, album of the yr for SOS and track of the yr for “Snooze.” Her fourth win was within the all-genre track of the yr class for “Kill Invoice.”
That is the third yr in a row {that a} feminine solo artist has received track of the yr. Dua Lipa received it in 2022 for “Levitating.” Swift received final yr for “Anti-Hero.” In an odd twist, “Kill Invoice” beat Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” on this class, but “Flowers” beat “Kill Invoice” for pop track of the yr. (Possibly it’s not so odd. The voters could also be saying that “Kill Invoice” is a good, hard-to-categorize file, however “Flowers” is an unbeatable pure pop smash.)
“Kill Invoice” and “Flowers” additionally competed for file of the yr on the Grammys, with Cyrus’ smash successful there. Solely two of the iHeart winners for track of the yr have additionally received the Grammy for file of the yr – Adele’s “Howdy” and Lizzo’s “Fact Hurts.”
That is the second yr in a row that SZA has received R&B artist of the yr. She’s the second artist to win twice within the class, following H.E.R., the winner in 2020 and 2021. It’s additionally the second yr in a row that SZA has received R&B track of the yr. She received final yr for “I Hate U.” SZA and Chris Brown are the one artists to win two years in a row within the class.
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Peso Pluma
Peso Pluma swept all 4 awards within the Regional Mexican subject – artist of the yr, finest new artist, album of the yr for Genésis and track of the yr for “Ella Baila Sola,” a collab with Eslabon Armado.
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Drake
The celebrity received hip-hop artist of the yr for a file sixth time. He beforehand received in 2016, 2017, 2020, 2022 and 2023. No different artist has received within the class greater than as soon as.
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Foo Fighters
The veteran band received received rock artist of the yr for a file third time. The band beforehand received in 2016 and 2022. Disturbed is the one different repeat winner in that class. They received in 2017 and 2020.
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Victoria Monét
The author-turned-artist, who received the Grammy for finest new artist on Feb. 4, received finest new R&B artist. And in an indication of how aggressive that Grammy race was, 4 of the artists who misplaced to Monét on the Grammys received right here in different classes. Jelly Roll received finest new artist in each pop and nation; Noah Kahan received finest new artist in rock/various; Ice Spice received finest new artist in hip-hop; and Gracie Abrams received the socially-voted social star award.
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Karol G
The Colombian celebrity received two awards within the Latin Pop/City subject – artist of the yr and album of the yr for Mañana Será Bonito. She is the primary girl to win in both class. Mañana Será Bonito beforehand made historical past as the primary all-Spanish album by a feminine artist to high the Billboard 200 and the primary album by a feminine artist to win the Grammy for Greatest Música Urbana Album.
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BTS’s followers and solo stars
BTS’ Military received favourite fan military for the seventh consecutive yr. And three members of that supergroup, which is presently on hiatus to permit its seven members to meet South Korea’s obligatory army commitments, received in different classes. Jung Kook received two awards – Okay-pop artist of the yr and finest music video for “Seven,” that includes Latto. V received favourite debut album for Layover. And J-Hope received favourite onscreen for j-hope/IN THE BOX.
BTS had received finest music video the final 4 consecutive years, for “Boy With Luv” (that includes Halsey), “Dynamite,” “Butter” and “But to Come (The Most Stunning Second).” This offers Jung Kook a bit of this award for 5 years working.
