It’s a RADIO awards show – on TV, voted on by the public, so I guess it’s like music’s People’s Choice Awards. The first heart award went to Rhinanna for Best Hip Hop/ R & B, she was a no-show to accept (apparently stuck in traffic on the 405 – for real) because she turned up later and turned out to be the night’s biggest winner taking home Fan Army and Artist of the Year. Pharrell gave her a run for her money though, taking home the Innovator Award. People were interviewed about Pharrell and they said SO many nice things you would have thought it was an “In Memorial”. Speaking of dead celebrities, a new Michael Jackson song was premiered (I can’t remember the name because it was totally forgettable) and Usher who, I’ll admit, is an AMAZING dancer, shuffled around a bit as a tribute, but if anyone is inheriting the King of Pop’s crown, Pharrell is first in line, not Usher. Sorry. The whole thing was a friggin’ MARATHON clocking in at 3 hours. (It would have felt even longer but thanks to Mr. DVR, I could FFW through the dull acceptances and country performances, like frat-boy Luke Bryant and ham-bone Blake Shelton.) Here’s all the awards, minus introductions, performances and commercials:
HIP HOP/R&B SONG OF THE YEAR
“Pour It Up” Rihanna – Winner
“Holy Grail” JAY Z feat. Justin Timberlake
“Hold On We’re Going Home” Drake feat. Majid Jordan
“Blurred Lines” Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell
“Started From The Bottom” Drake
BEST COLLABORATION
“Timber” Pitbull feat. Ke$ha – Winner
“Stay” Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko
“Suit & Tie” Justin Timberlake feat. JAY Z
“The Monster” Eminem feat. Rihanna
“Holy Grail” JAY Z feat. Justin Timberlake
BEST NEW ARTIST
Icona Pop
Passenger
Lorde – Winner
Imagine Dragons
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Florida Georgia Line
BEST LYRICS
“I Love It” Icona Pop
“Wrecking Ball” Miley Cyrus – Winner
“Say Something” A Great Big World
“Wake Me Up” Avicii
“Same Love” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
BEST FAN ARMY
Rihanna Navy – Winner
Gaga’s Little Monsters
Ariana Grande’s Arianators
Taylor Swift’s Swifties
Austion Mahone’s Mahomies
Demi Lovato’s Lovatics
iHeartRadio Young Influencer Award
Ariana Grande
iHeartRadio Instagram Award
Austin Mahone’s Mahomies
ALT ROCK SONG OF THE YEAR
“Royals” Lorde
“Pompeii” Bastille
“Demons” Imagine Dragons – Winner
“Do I Wanna Know” Arctic Monkeys
“Safe And Sound” Capital Cities
SONG OF THE YEAR
“Stay” Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko – Winner
“Mirrors” Justin Timberlake”
“The Monster” Eminem feat. Rihanna
“Hold On We’re Going Home” Drake feat. Majid Jordan
“Radioactive” Imagine Dragons
COUNTRY SONG OF THE YEAR
“Highway Don’t Care” Tim McGraw feat. Taylor Swift
“Boys ‘Round Here” Blake Shelton – Winner
“That’s My Kind of Night” Luke Bryan
“Mine Would Be You” Blake Shelton
“It Goes Like This” Thomas Rhett
EDM SONG OF THE YEAR
“Wake Me Up” Avicii – Winner
“Get Lucky” Daft PUnk feat. Pharrell
“Summertime Sadness” Lana Del Rey feat. Cedric Gervais
“Stay The Night” Zedd feat. Hayley Williams
“Sweet Nothing” Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch
iHeartRadio Innovator Award
Pharrell Williams
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Rihanna – Winner
Justin Timberlake
Imagine Dragons
Maroon 5
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
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