Benson Boone, Gracie Abrams & More Win Big at 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards: Full Winners List

Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” was named song of the year at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards on Monday night (March 17). It marked the first time a male artist has won in that top category since The Weeknd took the prize in 2021 for “Blinding Lights.”

Boone winning iHeart’s top prize for his broadly appealing pop/rock smash made up for his quieter showing at last month’s 2025 Grammy Awards, where he was nominated in just one category – best new artist. (Though he did make a big splash with one of the most-talked-about performances of the night.)

Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft was named album of the year. It was nominated for a 2025 Grammy in that same category but lost to Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter.

Gracie Abrams won breakthrough artist of the year. In her acceptance speech, she gave thanks to four artists who have shared their stages with her: Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Noah Kahan and The National. Abrams was a Grammy finalist for best new artist a year ago.

SZA won R&B artist of the year for the third year in a row, which sets a new record for most wins in the category. SZA surpasses H.E.R., who won twice in 2020-21. Jelly Roll won country artist of the year, one year after winning for new country artist of the year. GloRilla won hip-hop artist of the year, two years after she tied with Latto for new hip-hop artist of the year. Sabrina Carpenter won pop artist of the year for the first time. Green Day won alternative artist of the year for the first time.

Three powerhouse women won honorary awards. Lady Gaga received the 2025 iHeartRadio Innovator AwardMariah Carey received the 2025 iHeartRadio Icon Award, and Taylor Swift’s record-breaking Eras Tour was named Tour of the Century (despite the fact that we’re only one-quarter of the way through the century). In addition, Nelly received the iHeartRadio Landmark Award, to mark the 25th anniversary of his debut studio album, Country Grammar.

All of the above awards were announced on-air. Dozens more were not revealed during the course of the two-hour show. For the record, Swift won the most awards all told – nine, including artist of the year for the second year in a row. Post Malone was second with four awards. Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter, Shinedown, Charli xcx, Feid and Peso Pluma each won two. But it’s hard to know what to make of awards that aren’t presented on the show. David Guetta won Dance Artist of the Year for the second time in four years, but since it wasn’t presented on the show, what did it mean? (It’s the awards show equivalent of the classic philosophical thought experiment, “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?”)

The 12th annual iHeartRadio Music Awards celebrated the most-played artists and songs on iHeartRadio stations and the iHeartRadio app throughout 2024. The show aired live from Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Monday, March 17 (8:00-10:00 p.m. ET live / PT tape-delayed) on FOX. The event was also heard on iHeartRadio stations nationwide and on the iHeartRadio app. The show’s executive producers were Joel Gallen, for Tenth Planet; and John Sykes, Tom Poleman and Bart Peters, for iHeartMedia.

Fan voting determined this year’s favorite soundtrack, favorite Broadway debut, favorite K-pop dance challenge, favorite surprise guest and favorite tour tradition (all of which are new categories this year), plus these five returning categories: best lyrics, best music video, favorite tour style, favorite tour photographer and favorite on screen. (For a full list of categories, visit iHeartRadio.com/awards.)

Here’s the full list of nominations for the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards, with winners marked.

   Billie Eilish

   Doja Cat

   Jelly Roll

   Kendrick Lamar

   Morgan Wallen

   Post Malone

   Sabrina Carpenter

   SZA

   WINNER: Taylor Swift

   Teddy Swims

   “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”- Shaboozey

   “Agora Hills”- Doja Cat

   WINNER: “Beautiful Things”- Benson Boone

   “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

   WINNER: “Die With a Smile”- Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars

   “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

   WINNER: Julian Bunetta

   Jack Antonoff

   Evan Blair

   Mustard

   Dan Nigro

   Josh Coleman

   ERNEST

   Ashley Gorley

   WINNER: Amy Allen

   Justin Tranter

   “Agora Hills”- Doja Cat

   “Beautiful Things”- Benson Boone

   WINNER: “Espresso”- Sabrina Carpenter

   “Greedy”- Tate McRae

   “Too Sweet”- Hozier

   Billie Eilish

   Chappell Roan

   WINNER: Sabrina Carpenter

   Tate McRae

   Taylor Swift

   Benson Boone

   Chappell Roan

   Gracie Abrams

   Shaboozey

   WINNER: Teddy Swims

   “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”- Shaboozey

   “Cowgirls” – Morgan Wallen featuring ERNEST

   “I Am Not Okay”- Jelly Roll

   WINNER: “I Had Some Help”- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen

   “World on Fire”- Nate Smith

   WINNER: Jelly Roll

   Kane Brown

   Lainey Wilson

   Luke Combs

   Morgan Wallen

   Ashley Cooke

   Dasha

   George Birge

    WINNER: Shaboozey

   Tucker Wetmore

   “Like That”- Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar

   “Lovin on Me”- Jack Harlow

   WINNER: “Not Like Us”- Kendrick Lamar

   “Rich Baby Daddy”- Drake featuring Sexyy Red and SZA

   “TGIF” – GloRilla

   Drake

   Future

   WINNER: GloRilla

   Kendrick Lamar

   Travis Scott

   310babii

   BigXthaPlug

   WINNER: BossMan Dlow

   Cash Cobain

   Jordan Adetunji

   “ICU” – Coco Jones

   WINNER: “Made for Me”- Muni Long

   “Sensational” – Chris Brown featuring Davido and Lojay

   “Water” – Tyla

   “WY@”- Brent Faiyaz

   Chris Brown

   Muni Long

   WINNER: SZA

   Usher

   Victoria Monét

   WINNER: 4Batz

   Ambré

   Inayah

   Josh X

   Maeta

   “Dilemma” – Green Day

   “Landmines” – Sum 41

   “Neon Pill”- Cage The Elephant

   “The Emptiness Machine” – Linkin Park

   WINNER: “Too Sweet”- Hozier

   Cage The Elephant

   WINNER: Green Day

   Linkin Park

   Sum 41

   twenty one pilots

   Djo

    WINNER: Fontaines D.C.

   Good Neighbours

   Myles Smith

   The Last Dinner Party

   WINNER: “A Symptom of Being Human” – Shinedown

   “All My Life” – Falling In Reverse and Jelly Roll

   “Dark Matter” – Pearl Jam

   “Screaming Suicide” – Metallica

   “The Emptiness Machine” – Linkin Park

   Green Day

   Linkin Park

   Metallica

   Pearl Jam

   WINNER: Shinedown

    WINNER: “360” – Charli xcx

   “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 

   Calvin Harris

   WINNER: David Guetta

   Dua Lipa

   Kylie Minogue

   Tiësto

   “Brickell” – FEID X Yandel

   “LA FALDA” – Myke Towers

   WINNER: “Perro Negro”- Bad Bunny featuring FEID

   “Qlona” – Karol G featuring Peso Pluma

   “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”- Karol G

   Bad Bunny

   WINNER: FEID

   Karol G

   Myke Towers

   Shakira

   Christian Alicea

   Cris MJ

   Ela Taubert

   FloyyMenor

   WINNER: Kapo

   WINNER: “Alch Si” – Grupo Frontera and Carin León

   “El Beneficio De La Duda” – Grupo Firme

   “FIRST LOVE” – Oscar Ortiz and Edgardo Nuñez

   “La Diabla”- Xavi

   “Tu Perfume” – Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga

   Grupo Frontera

   Intocable

   Los Ángeles Azules

   WINNER: Peso Pluma

   Xavi

   Chino Pacas

   Iván Cornejo

   Luis R. Conriquez

   Tito Double P

   WINNER: Xavi

   aespa

   WINNER: ATEEZ

   ENHYPEN

   Jimin

   Lisa

   “Chk Chk Boom” – Stray Kids

   “Magnetic”- ILLIT

   “Supernova” – aespa

   WINNER: “Who”- Jimin

   “XO (Only If You Say Yes)”- ENHYPEN

   BABYMONSTER

   BADVILLAIN

   WINNER: ILLIT

   NCT WISH

   TWS

   Burna Boy

   Central Cee

   Tems

    WINNER: Tyla

   YG Marley

    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

   WINNER: Wicked

   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

   WINNER: Rachel Zegler – Romeo + Juliet

   Robert Downey Jr. – McNeal

   Sebastián Yatra – Chicago

   Shailene Woodley – Cult of Love

   WINNER: “GGUM”- Yeonjun (TXT)

   “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

   Charli xcx bringing out Lorde

   Coldplay bringing out Selena Gomez

   Future & Metro Boomin bringing out Travis Scott

   GloRilla & 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

   WINNER: Taylor Swift bringing out Travis Kelce

   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

   WINNER: Taylor Swift – Surprise songs

   Usher – Feeding cherries

   “Beautiful Things” – Benson Boone

   “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” – Billie Eilish

   “Espresso”- Sabrina Carpenter

   “Exes” – Tate McRae

   WINNER: “Fortnight” – Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone

   “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

   “APT.” – ROSÉ and Bruno Mars

   “Beautiful Things” – Benson Boone

   “Die With A Smile” – Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars

   “Espresso”- Sabrina Carpenter

   WINNER: “Fortnight”- Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone

   “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

   Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft

   Chappell Roan – The Midwest Princess

   Charli xcx and Troye Sivan – Sweat

   GloRilla and 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

   WINNER: Taylor Swift – The Eras Tour

   Usher – Usher: Past Present Future

   Adam Degross – Post Malone

   WINNER: Alfredo Flores – Sabrina Carpenter

   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

    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)

    WINNER: Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) (Taylor Swift)

   Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story (Bon Jovi)

Album of the Year: Hit Me Hard and Soft, Billie Eilish

Pop Album of the Year: The Tortured Poets Department, Taylor Swift

Alternative Album of the Year: Clancy, twenty one pilots

Rock Album of the Year: From Zero, Linkin Park

Country Album of the Year: F-1 Trillion, Post Malone

Dance Album of the Year: brat, Charli xcx

K-Pop Album of the Year: Ate, Stray Kids

Hip-hop Album of the Year: We Don’t Trust You, Future & Metro Boomin

R&B Album of the Year: Coming Home, Usher

Latin Pop/Urban Album of the Year: Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran, Shakira

Regional Mexican Album of the Year: Éxodo, Peso Pluma

Tour of the Century: Taylor Swift, The Eras Tour

Icon Award: Mariah Carey

Innovator Award: Lady Gaga

Label of the Year: Republic Records

Landmark Award: Nelly

Breakthrough Award: Gracie Abrams

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