IHeartRadio Music Award for Female Artist of the Year explained

iHeartRadio Music Award for Female Artist of the Year
Presenter:	iHeartRadio
Country:	United States
Year:	2016
Most Wins:	Taylor Swift (2)

The iHeartRadio Music Award for Male Female of the Year is one of the former awards handed out at the yearly iHeartRadio Music Awards. It was first awarded in 2016 and presented to Taylor Swift. In 2023, it was discontinued and replaced by the all-gender category Artist of the Year. Swift is the most awarded artist in this category, with a total of two wins. Swift and Ariana Grande are the most nominated artists in this category, with a total of five nominations each.

Winners and nominees

Year	Winner(s)	Nominees
2016	Taylor Swift	Adele Selena Gomez Meghan Trainor Carrie Underwood	^[1]
2017	Adele	Selena Gomez Ariana Grande Rihanna Sia	^[2]
2018	Taylor Swift	Alessia Cara Rihanna Halsey Pink	^[3]
2019	Ariana Grande	Camila Cabello Cardi B Halsey Dua Lipa	^[4]
2020	Billie Eilish	Ariana Grande Halsey Lizzo Taylor Swift	^[5] ^[6]
2021	Dua Lipa	Ariana Grande Billie Eilish Megan Thee Stallion Taylor Swift	^[7]
2022	Olivia Rodrigo	Ariana Grande Doja Cat Dua Lipa Taylor Swift	^[8]

Statistics

Artists with multiple wins

2 wins

Artists with multiple nominations

5 nominations

• Taylor Swift
• Ariana Grande

3 nominations

• Halsey
• Dua Lipa

2 nominations

• Adele
• Billie Eilish
• Selena Gomez
• Rihanna

See also

• List of music awards honoring women

Notes and References

1. iHeartRadio Music Awards 2016: See the Full Winners List . Billboard . April 3, 2016 . April 3, 2016.
2. News: Here's The Complete List Of #iHeartAwards Winners. Isha. Thorpe. iHeartRadio. March 5, 2017. March 5, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170409080744/https://www.iheart.com/news/heres-the-complete-list-of-iheartradio-15616268/. 2017-04-09. dead.
3. Rihanna, Ed Sheeran & Bruno Mars Lead iHeartRadio Music Awards 2018 Nominees . Aniftos . Rania . January 10, 2018 . Billboard . January 10, 2018.
4. News: iHeartRadio Music Award Nominations 2019: Complete List . January 9, 2019 . iHeartRadio . January 9, 2019.
5. Rania. Aftos. Billie Eilish, Lizzo, Jonas Brothers & More Nominated for iHeartRadio Music Awards: See Full List. January 8, 2020. Billboard. March 7, 2020.
6. Paul. Grein. Here's the Complete List of 2020 iHeartRadio Music Award Winners. September 8, 2020. Billboard. April 18, 2021.
7. Grein. Paul. The Weeknd, Megan Thee Stallion & Roddy Ricch Lead 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards Nominees. April 7, 2021. Billboard. April 14, 2021.
8. Grein. Paul. Justin Bieber Leads 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards Nominations. January 27, 2022. Billboard. January 27, 2022.