IHeartRadio Music Award for Artist of the Year explained

iHeartRadio Music Award for Artist of the Year
Presenter:iHeartRadio
Country:United States
Year:2014
Holder:Taylor Swift (2024)
Most Wins:Taylor Swift (2)
Most Nominations:Taylor Swift (3)

The iHeartRadio Music Award for Artist of the Year is one of the awards handed out at the yearly iHeartRadio Music Awards. It was first awarded in 2014 and presented to Rihanna. Between 2016 and 2022, it was replaced by the gender-specific categories Male Artist of the Year and Female Artist of the Year. However, in 2023, those categories were retired and the overall award was reinstated again. Taylor Swift is the most awarded artist in this category, with a total of two wins and the most nominated artist, with a total of three nominations.

Winners and nominees

YearWinner(s)Nominees
2014 Rihanna [1]
2015 Taylor Swift [2]
20162022colspan="3"
2023 Harry Styles [3]
2024 Taylor Swift [4]

Statistics

Artists with multiple wins

2 wins

Artists with multiple nominations

3 nominations
2 nominations

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rihanna Wins Big At iHeartRadio Awards: See The Winners List. MTV. May 1, 2014. May 1, 2014. May 3, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140503152247/http://www.mtv.com/news/1818925/rihanna-wins-big-at-iheartradio-awards-see-the-winners-list/. dead.
  2. Web site: 2015 iHeartRadio Music Awards: Full Winners List. iHeartRadio. March 29, 2015. March 29, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150331023545/http://news.iheart.com/features/iheartradio-music-awards-15/articles/15/490103/2015-iheartradio-music-awards-full-winners-13451712/. March 31, 2015. dead.
  3. iHeartRadio Music Awards: Taylor Swift Honored With Innovator Award, Harry Styles Among Top Winners. Thomas. Carly. Perez. Lexy. March 27, 2023. The Hollywood Reporter. https://web.archive.org/web/20230328045527/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/iheartradio-music-awards-2023-winners-taylor-swift-1235361662/. March 28, 2023. live. March 28, 2023.
  4. Taylor Swift, SZA, Olivia Rodrigo Lead 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards Nominations. Horowitz. Steven J.. January 18, 2024. Variety. https://web.archive.org/web/20240118145047/https://variety.com/2024/music/news/taylor-swift-sza-olivia-rodrigo-iheartradio-music-awards-nominations-2024-1235875977/. January 18, 2024. live. January 18, 2024.