Award show season seems to have come and gone within the past few months but still, some linger around longer; the iHeartRadio Music Awards were just this past Sunday, April 3rd.
It began with an oddly large amount of jumpsuits.
We had some triumphant returns of artists performing lead singles from their upcoming albums, like Iggy Azalea and Meghan Trainor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jax-WL3mC9k
Iggy returned to the stage performing her new single “Team”, coated with independence and not taking anything from anybody. Meghan Trainor sang “No”, her new single with ’90s R&B-style influences. Sounded just like early Britney, but you know, without fierce dance moves. (Can someone please bring that back?)
Zayn made his awards show solo debut, just barely a week after releasing his first album. Justin Bieber performed his new single “Company”, and DNCE arguably gave the performance of the night, singing their hit “Cake By the Ocean” and “Le Freak” with Nile Rogers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwqU7wvAg6g
As for the actual awards themselves, Adele’s “Hello” won Song of the year, “Fetty Wap” won Best New Artist, and Taylor Swift won notable awards for Female Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, and Best Tour. In Swift’s speech, she thanked her fellow-award-winner boyfriend Calvin Harris (real name Adam Wiles), giving us the heartfelt moment the show needed.
See the full list of winners below.
Song of the Year
“Hello” — Adele
Female Artist of the Year
Taylor Swift
Male Artist of the Year
Justin Bieber
Best New Artist
Fetty Wap
Best Duo/Group of the Year
Maroon 5
Album of the Year
1989 — Taylor Swift
Best Tour
Taylor Swift
Alternative Rock Artist of the Year
Twenty One Pilots
Alternative Rock Song of the Year
“Stressed Out” — Twenty One Pilots
Rock Artist of the Year
Foo Fighters
Rock Song of the Year
“Heavy Is the Head (feat. Chris Cornell)” — Zac Brown Band
Country Song of the Year
“Buy Me a Boat” — Chris Janson
Country Artist of the Year
Luke Bryan
Dance Song of the Year
“Where Are Ü Now (feat. Justin Bieber)” — Skrillex & Diplo
Dance Artist of the Year
Calvin Harris
Hip Hop Song of the Year
“Hotline Bling” — Drake
Hip Hop Artist of the Year
Drake
R&B Song of the Year
“Earned It” — The Weeknd
R&B Artist of the Year
Chris Brown
Latin Song of the Year
“El Perdón” — Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias
Latin Artist of the Year
Pitbull
Regional Mexican Song of the Year
“Levantando Polvareda” — Voz de Mando
Regional Mexican Artist of the Year
Banda Los Recoditos
Best Lyrics
“Fight Song” — Rachel Platten
Best Collaboration
“Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars)” — Mark Ronson
Best Cover Song
“Uptown Funk,” Fifth Harmony, Jasmine V, Jacob Whitesides and Mahogany Lox
Best Song from a Movie
“Til It Happens To You” — Lady Gaga (from The Hunting Ground)
Most Meme-able Moment
Taylor Swift’s “Crazy Girl” with Running Mascara (from “Blank Space” video)
Triple Threat
Selena Gomez — Singer/Actor/Dancer
Best Fan Army
Justin Bieber + Beliebers
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