The iHeart Radio Awards are airing tonight on NBC at 8 pm live from the Shrine auditorium in Los Angeles. I won’t be live blogging, but I will be updating this post with the winners, and will have some videos later that I will put up in a separate post.
Artists who will be performing include Blake Shelton, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell, Pitbull, Shakira and Thirty Seconds to Mars.
Other performers from the telecast include Ariana Grande, Luke Bryan, Arcade Fire and Ed Sheeran.
Those set to make appearances include Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Steven Tyler, Imagine Dragons, Chris Martin, Lorde, Demi Lovato and more.
Adam Lambert was recently added as a presenter, along with Selena Gomez, Hilary Duff, Lil Jon, Mel B, Jason Ritter, Ashley Greene, Joe Manganiello, Sean Combs, Juanes, Juicy J, Jennifer Lopez, Chester Bennington. and Bobby Bones and Ryan Seacrest.
Winners List. These awards are determined by fan votes.
Artist of the Year:
Imagine Dragons
Justin Timberlake
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Maroon 5
Rihanna – WINNER
Song of the Year:
“Hold On We’re Going Home” – Drake ft. Majid Jordan
“Mirrors” – Justin Timberlake
“Radioactive” – Imagine Dragons
“Stay” – Rihanna ft. Mikky Ekko – WINNER
“The Monster” – Eminem ft. Rihanna
Best Collaboration:(Most voted on category with more than 3.9 million votes cast)
“Holy Grail” – JAY Z ft. Justin Timberlake
“Stay” – Rihanna ft. Mikky Ekko
“Suit & Tie” – Justin Timberlake ft. JAY Z
“The Monster” – Eminem ft. Rihanna
“Timber” – Pitbull ft. Kesha – WINNER
Best New Artist:
Florida Georgia Line
Icona Pop
Imagine Dragons
Lorde – WINNER
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Passenger
Country Song of the Year:
“Boys ‘Round Here” – Blake Shelton – WINNER
“Highway Don’t Care” – Tim McGraw with Taylor Swift
“It Goes Like This” – Thomas Rhett
“Mine Would Be You” – Blake Shelton
“That’s My Kind of Night” – Luke Bryan
Hip Hop/R&B Song of the Year:
“Blurred Lines” – Robin Thicke ft. T.I. & Pharrell
“Hold On We’re Going Home” – Drake ft. Majid Jordan
“Holy Grail” – JAY Z ft. Justin Timberlake
“Pour It Up” – Rihanna – WINNER
“Started From The Bottom” – Drake
EDM Song of the Year:
“Get Lucky” – Daft Punk ft. Pharrell
“Stay The Night” – Zedd ft. Hayley Williams
“Summertime Sadness” – Lana Del Rey ft. Cedric Gervais
“Sweet Nothing” – Calvin Harris ft. Florence Welch
“Wake Me Up” – Avicii – WINNER
Alternative Rock Song of the Year:
“Demons” – Imagine Dragons – WINNER
“Do I Wanna Know?” – Arctic Monkeys
“Pompeii” – Bastille
“Royals” – Lorde
“Safe And Sound” – Capital Cities
Best Lyrics:
“Wake Me Up” – Avicii (Vocals by Aloe Blacc)
“I Love It (ft. Charli XCX)” – Icona Pop
“Say Something” – A Great Big World
“Same Love” – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
“Wrecking Ball” – Miley Cyrus – WINNER
Best Fan Army:
Arianators – Ariana Grande
Little Monsters – Lady Gaga
Lovatics – Demi Lovato
Mahomies – Austin Mahone
Rihanna Navy – Rihanna – WINNER
Swifties – Taylor Swift
iHeartRadio Innovator Award
Pharrell Williams
iHeartRadio Young Influencer Award
Ariana Grande
iHeartRadio Instagram Award
Austin Mahone’s Mahomies
