Tyla, Taylor Swift, Shaboozey win 2025 iHeartRadio Music Award

Nigerian superstars Burna Boy, Tems, Lojay, and Davido were all nominated for the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards. Davido and Lojay were nominated for Best R&B Song for their contribution to Chris Brown’s ‘Sensational’. Also nominated in the category is South African star Tyla for her smash hit ‘Water’. Grammy winners Burna Boy and Tems were nominated in the World Artist of the Year category. The Nigerian superstars were edged out by Tyla who led the African contingent with three nominations. The award ceremony was held Monday, March 17 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. See the full winners list below. Artist of the Year Taylor Swift Song of the Year “Beautiful Things”- Benson BooneBest Collaboration “Die With a Smile”- Lady Gaga and Bruno MarsProducer of the YearJulian BunettaSongwriter of the Year Amy AllenPop Song of the Year “Espresso”- Sabrina CarpenterPop Artist of the Year Sabrina CarpenterBest New Artist (Pop) Teddy SwimsCountry Song of the Year “I Had Some Help”- Post Malone featuring Morgan WallenCountry Artist of the Year Jelly RollBest New Artist (Country) ShaboozeyHip-Hop Song of the Year “Not Like Us”- Kendrick LamarHip-Hop Artist of the Year GloRillaBest New Artist (Hip-Hop) BossMan DlowR&B Song of the Year“Made for Me”- Muni LongR&B Artist of the YearSZABest New Artist (R&B) 4Batz Alternative Song of the Year “Too Sweet”- HozierAlternative Artist of the Year Green Day Best New Artist (Alt and Rock)Fontaines D.C.Rock Song of the Year“A Symptom of Being Human” – ShinedownRock Artist of the YearShinedownDance Song of the Year“360” – Charli xcxDance Artist of the YearDavid GuettaLatin Pop / Urban Song of the Year“Perro Negro”- Bad Bunny featuring FEIDLatin Pop / Urban Artist of the YearFEIDBest New Artist (Latin Pop / Urban)KapoRegional Mexican Song of the Year“Alch Si” – Grupo Frontera and Carin LeónRegional Mexican Artist of the YearPeso PlumaBest New Artist (Regional Mexican)XaviK-pop Artist of the YearATEEZK-pop Song of the Year“Who”- JiminBest New Artist (K-pop)ILLITWorld Artist of the YearTyla Favorite SoundtrackWickedFavorite Broadway DebutRachel Zegler – Romeo + JulieFavorite K-pop Dance Challenge“GGUM”- Yeonjun (TXT)Favorite Surprise GuestTaylor Swift bringing out Travis KelceFavorite Tour TraditionTaylor Swift – Surprise songsBest Lyrics“Fortnight” – Taylor Swift featuring Post MaloneBest Music Video“Fortnight”- Taylor Swift featuring Post MaloneFavorite Tour StyleTaylor Swift – The Eras TourFavorite Tour PhotographerAlfredo Flores – Sabrina CarpenterFavorite On ScreenTaylor Swift | The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) (Taylor Swift)Album of the YearHit Me Hard and Soft – Billie EilishPop Album of the YearThe Tortured Poets Department – Taylor SwiftAlternative Album of the YearClancy – twenty one pilotsRock Album of the YearFrom Zero – Linkin ParkCountry Album of the YearF-1 Trillion – Post MaloneDance Album of the Yearbrat – Charli xcxK-Pop Album of the YearAte – Stray KidsHip-hop Album of the YearWe Don’t Trust You – Future & Metro BoominR&B Album of the YearComing Home – UsherLatin Pop/Urban Album of the YearLas Mujeres Ya No Lloran – ShakiraRegional Mexican Album of the YearÉxodo – Peso PlumaTour of the CenturyTaylor Swift – The Eras TourIcon AwardMariah CareyInnovator AwardLady GagaLabel of the YearRepublic RecordsLandmark AwardNellyBreakthrough AwardGracie Abrams