iHeartRadio Music Awards 2022 were hosted at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
The iHeartRadio Music Awards were held on March 22. The star-studded night saw some of the best performances by the biggest names in the music industry.
This year, the iHeartRadio Music Awards were hosted by LL Cool J. He opened the evening with a bang! He performed some of his biggest hits, ‘Don’t call it a Comeback’, ‘Rampage’, ‘Mama Said Knock You Out’ and and ‘The Boomin System’. Megan Thee Stallion lit up the stage with her performance of the songs “Megan’s Piano”, “Sweetest Pie.”
The award was attended by some of the biggest stars, including Jennifer Lopez, Megan Thee Stallion among others. The top winners of the evening were Olivia Rodrigo and Dua Lipa, who won the Best New Pop Artist award and Song of the Year award, respectively.Doja Cat, Ed Sheeran, Lil Nas X, Drake, BTS, The Weeknd, Ariana Grande, Cardi B, H.E.R and many more are among the nominees.
This year’s iHeartRadio Music Awards was extra special as fans also got a chance to vote for their favourite artists in the fan favourite categories. The categories were Best Lyrics, Best Cover Song, Best Music Video, the Social Star Award, Favorite Tour Photographer, Best Fan Army, TikTok Bop of the Year, and for the first time, TikTok Songwriter of the Year and Best Comeback Album.
The list of winners of the night:
- Song of the Year: ‘Levitating’ – Dua Lipa
- Female Artist of the Year: Olivia Rodrigo
- Male Artist of the Year: Lil Nas X
- Best Duo/Group of the Year: Bruno Mars, Anderson.Paak, Silk Sonic
- Best Collaboration: ‘Stay’ – The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber
- Best New Pop Artist: Olivia Rodrigo
- Pop Album of the Year: 30 – Adele
- Alternative Song of the Year: ‘Monsters’ – All Time Low featuring black bear
- Alternative Artist of the Year: Machine Gun Kelly
- Best New Alternative Artist presented by Stifel: Manikin
- Alternative Album of the Year: Happier Than Ever – Billie Eilish
- Rock Song of the Year: ‘Waiting On A War’ – Foo Fighters
- Rock Artist of the Year: Foo Fighters
- Best New Rock Artist presented by Stifel: Mammoth WVH
- Rock Album of the Year: Medicine at Midnight – Foo Fighters
- Country Song of the Year: ‘If I Didn’t Love You’ – Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood
- Country Artist of the Year: Luke Combs
- Best New Country Artist presented by Stifel: Lainey Wilson
- Country Album of the Year: Dangerous: The Double Album – Morgan Wallen
- Dance Song of the Year: ‘Do It To It’ – ACRAZE featuring Cherish
- Dance Artist of the Year: David Guetta
- Dance Album of the Year: Future Nostalgia – Dua Lipa
- Hip-Hop Song of the Year: ‘What You Know Bout Love’ – Pop Smoke
- Hip-Hop Artist of the Year: Drake
- Best New Hip-Hop Artist presented by Stifel: Yung Bleu
- Hip-Hop Album of the Year: The Off-Season – J. Cole
- R&B Song of the Year: ‘Leave The Door Open’ – Bruno Mars, Anderson.Paak, Silk Sonic
- R&B Artist of the Year: Jazmine Sullivan
- Best New R&B Artist presented by Stifel: Giveon
- R&B Album of the Year: An Evening with Silk Sonic – Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic
- Latin Pop/Reggaeton Song of the Year: ‘Pepas’ – Farruko
- Latin Pop/Reggaeton Artist of the Year: Bad Bunny
- Latin Pop/ Reggaeton Album of the Year: KG0516 – Karol G
- Regional Mexican Song of the Year: ‘La Casita’ – Banda Sinaloense MS De Sergio Lizarraga
- Regional Mexican Artist of the Year: Calibre 50
- Regional Mexican Album of the Year: Corta Venas – Eslabon Armado
- Best New Latin Artist presented by Stifel: Grupo Firme
- iHeartRadio Icon Award: Jennifer Lopez
- iHeartRadio Trailblazer Award: Megan Thee Stallion
- iHeartRadio Tour of the Year: Harry Styles
- iHeartRadio Chart Ruler Award – Most Weeks at #1 at CHR (12 Weeks): ‘Stay’ – The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber
- iHeartRadio Hat Trick Award – 3 #1 singles from the same album at CHR: Lil Nas X
- Producer of the Year: Finneas
- Songwriter of the Year: Omer Fedi
- Label of the Year: Republic Records
- Best Lyrics: ‘All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)’ – Taylor Swift
- Best Cover Song: ‘good 4 u’ (Olivia Rodrigo) – Camila Cabello
- Best Fan Army: #BTSARMY – BTS
- Best Music Video: ‘Butter’ – BTS
- Social Star Award: Bella Poarch
- Favorite Tour Photographer: Love On Tour (Harry Styles) – Anthony PHAM
- TikTok Bop of the Year: ‘good 4 u’ – Olivia Rodrigo
- Best Comeback Album: 30 – Adele
- TikTok Songwriter of the Year: Jax
Published By : Ankit Singh
Edited By : Khushi Thakur
