iHeartRadio Music Awards 2026: Taylor Swift Steals the Show

iHeart radio Music Awards 2026, the glamourous night are set to honor the best talent in music artist and their work.

13th annual iHeartRadio Music Awards Held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles at on Thursday night, 26 March 2026, the show was hosted by Ludacris.

Despite all the music artist gather in the show, but there is one artist who can steal the show by winning 7 awards out of nine nominations and sets the iHeartRadio Music Awards history.

With Swift winning the Best Pop Album of the Year and Artist of the Year awards and Alex Warren being recognized with Song of the Year honor, Miley Cyrus was honored with the 2026 iHeartRadio Innovator Award. This star-studded event truly marked an incredible night to celebrate the remarkable talents.

Warren, Mellencamp, Kehlani, Lainey Wilson, Luda, RAYE ware the performer of the night, performed for the first time together, TLC, Salt-N-Pepa and En Vogue.

The 13th annual iHeartRadio Music Awards celebrated the most-played artists and songs on iHeartRadio stations and the iHeartRadio app throughout 2025. The show included three new categories this year: favorite TikTok dance, favorite debut album and favorite K-pop collab.

Below are the complete list of the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards.

Song of the Year ‘Ordinary’ – Alex Warren.

Artist of the Year Taylor Swift.

Album of the Year The Life of a Showgirl – Taylor Swift.

Breakthrough Award Alex Warren.

Innovator Award Miley Cyrus.

Icon Award John Mellencamp.

Landmark Award Ludacris.

Pop Artist of the Year Sabrina Carpenter.

Pop Song of the Year ‘The Fate of Ophelia’ – Taylor Swift

Pop Album of the Year The Life of a Showgirl – Taylor Swift.

Best New Artist (Pop) Alex Warren.

Duo/Group of the Year Huntr/X, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami.

Best Collaboration ‘Apt.’ – Rosé & Bruno Mars.

Country Song of the Year ‘Good News’ – Shaboozey.

Country Artist of the Year Morgan Wallen.

Best New Artist (Country) Ella Langley.

Country Album of the Year I’m The Problem – Morgan Wallen.

Hip-Hop Song of the Year ‘luther’ – Kendrick Lamar and SZA.

Hip-Hop Artist of the Year Kendrick Lamar.

Hip-Hop Album of the Year GNX – Kendrick Lamar.

Best New Artist (Hip-Hop) Real Boston Richey.

R&B Song of the Year ‘Folded’ – Kehlani.

R&B Artist of the Year Chris Brown.

Best New Artist (R&B) Leon Thomas.

R&B Album of the Year PHOLKS – Leon Thomas.

World Artist of the Year MOLIY.

Alternative Song of the Year ‘Ensenada’ – Sublime.

Alternative Artist of the Year Twenty One Pilots.

Best New Artist (Alternative) Sombr.

Alternative Album of the Year I Barely Know Her – Sombr.

Rock Song of the Year ‘Heavy Is the Crown’ – Linkin Park.

Rock Artist of the Year Shinedown.

Best New Artist (Rock) Sleep Theory.

Rock Album of the Year Even in Arcadia – Sleep Token.

Dance Song of the Year ‘No Broke Boys’ – Disco Lines & Tinashe.

Dance Artist of the Year David Guetta.

Dance Album of the Year Mayhem – Lady Gaga.

Latin Pop/Urban Song of the Year‘DtMF’ – Bad Bunny.

Latin Pop/Urban Artist of the Year Bad Bunny.

Latin Pop/Urban Song of the Year ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos’ – Bad Bunny.

Best New Artist (Latin Pop/Urban) Beéle.

Regional Mexican Song of the Year ‘Amor Bonito’ – Luis Angel ‘El Flaco’.

Regional Mexican Artist of the Year Grupo Frontera.

Best New Artist (Regional Mexican) Los Dos De Tamaulipas.

Latin Pop/Urban Song of the Year ‘111XPANTIA’ – Fuerza Regida.

K-pop Artist of the Year Rosé.

K-pop Group of the Year Stray Kids.

K-pop Song of the Year ‘Golden’ – Huntr/X, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami.

Best New Artist (K-pop) Cortis.

K-pop Album of the Year Ruby – Jennie.

Songwriter of the Year Amy Allen.

Producer of the Year Andrew Watt.

Favorite Broadway Debut (Socially Voted Category) Tom Felton, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

Favorite TikTok Dance (Socially Voted Category) ‘Mona Lisa’ – j-hope.

Favorite Debut Album (Socially Voted Category) You’ll Be Alright, Kid – Alex Warren.

Best Lyrics (Socially Voted Category) ‘The Fate of Ophelia’ – Taylor Swift.

Best Music Video (Socially Voted Category) ‘The Fate of Ophelia’ – Taylor Swift.

Favorite On Screen (Socially Voted Category) ‘Are You Sure?!’ – Jimin and Jungkook.

Favorite Tour Photographer (Socially Voted Category) Rahul Bhatt for KATSEYE.

Favorite Soundtrack (Socially Voted Category) KPop Demon Hunters.

Favorite Tour Style (Socially Voted Category) Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour.

Favorite Tour Tradition (Socially Voted Category) Coldplay, Crowd cam.

Favorite K-pop Collab (Socially Voted Category) ‘Sweet Dreams (feat. Miguel)’ – j-hope, Miguel.

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