Taylor Swift picked up the most trophies out of any artist at the iHeartRadio Music Awards on Thursday night, walking away with seven wins in nine nominated categories to extend her record as iHeartRadio’s most decorated artist of all time.

Swift was on hand with her fiancé, Travis Kelce, to first accept the award for best pop album of the year with “The Life of a Showgirl,” as presented by Raye. “I think that this album feels very happy and confident and free because that’s the way that I get to feel every single day of my life, because of my fiance who’s here tonight,” she said. “So thanks for all the vibes. I really just wanted to say thank you also to iHeart and thank you to anyone who cared about ‘The Fate of Ophelia,’ because you made that into the biggest hit of my career, which is crazy at this point. And thank you.”

Taylor Swift thanks Travis Kelce as she accepts the award for Best Pop Album at the #iHeartAwards2026:

“[‘Life of a Showgirl’] probably feels very happy, confident and free, because that’s the way I get to feel every single day of my life because of my fiancé.”

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— Variety (@Variety) March 27, 2026

But Swiftmania kicked into full gear when figure skater Alysa Liu presented her with not one but six additional awards including artist of the year, album of the year and best lyrics, among several others, bringing her overall tally to 41 iHeartRadio Music Award wins.

“We live in this world where there’s so much immediate feedback, constantly, like you get feedback for everything you share with the world,” she said. “Now, like everything you post, you get feedback whether it’s good or bad or whatever. I just wanna say if I had one hope for you, I would say that I hope that you get to nurture your hobby and your passion. Just between you and that craft, and you give yourself time. Give yourself time to make mistakes. Give yourself time to hone your craft. I’m a firm believer that anything you feed your mind, it will internalize. Anything you feed the internet, it will attempt to kill, and I don’t want that for your dreams. So just thank you for allowing me to turn my hobby into a love, into a passion, into a dream, into a career. Thank you for allowing me to have it this long.”

The show, hosted by Ludacris, kicked off with performances from Lainey Wilson and Alex Warren, who was on hand to accept the award for breakthrough artist of the year. After Wilson’s performance, Miley Cyrus took the stage to accept the iHeartRadio Innovator Award.

“This week, celebrating 20 years of ‘Hannah Montana’ has been a dream come true,” said Cyrus. “My double denim and gold star thank you because they’ve been waiting over a decade to leave the house. Hannah Montana inspired me so much in my own career. I fell in love with the idea that you can create a persona that gives you the confidence and courage to perform authentically. And that sometimes, the fake you can actually reveal the real you.”

Elsewhere, John Mellencamp accepted the iHeartRadio Icon Award as presented by his daughter Teddy, and headed to the back of the stage after a short speech to sing “Jack & Diane” and “Pink Houses.” Kehlani hit the laundromat for a rendition of “Folded,” while Raye preempted the release of her new album, out tonight, with a performance of “Where Is My Husband!” TLC teamed up with Salt-N-Pepa and En Vogue for a medley of songs as a teaser for their upcoming summer tour, and Ludacris took a break from emceeing to close out the evening with “Rollout (My Business),” “My Chick Bad” and “Money Maker.”

Check out the list of winners below:

Pop Album of the Year
“The Life of a Showgirl” – Taylor Swift (WINNER)

Alternative Album of the Year
“I Barely Know Her” – sombr (WINNER)

Album of the Year
“The Life of a Showgirl” — Taylor Swift (WINNER)

Song of the Summer
“I Just Might” — Bruno Mars (WINNER)

Breakthrough Artist of the Year
Alex Warren

iHeartRadio Innovator Award
Miley Cyrus

iHeartRadio Icon Award
John Mellencamp

iHeartRadio Landmark Award
Ludacris

Song of the Year:
“Anxiety” – Doechii
“Good News” – Shaboozey
“Love Somebody” – Morgan Wallen
“luther” – Kendrick Lamar and SZA
“Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter
“MUTT” – Leon Thomas
“Ordinary” – Alex Warren (WINNER)
“Sorry I’m Here For Someone Else” – Benson Boone
“Stargazing” – Myles Smith
“The Fate of Ophelia” – Taylor Swift

Artist of the Year:
Bad Bunny
Benson Boone
Chris Brown
Jelly Roll
Kendrick Lamar
Lady Gaga
Morgan Wallen
Sabrina Carpenter
Tate McRae
Taylor Swift (WINNER)

Pop Artist of the Year:
Alex Warren
Benson Boone
Sabrina Carpenter (WINNER)
Tate McRae
Taylor Swift

Pop Song of the Year:
“Golden” – HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI
“Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter
“Ordinary” – Alex Warren
“Pink Pony Club” – Chappell Roan
“The Fate of Ophelia” – Taylor Swift (WINNER)

Best New Artist (Pop):
Alex Warren (WINNER)
Jessie Murph
Myles Smith
Ravyn Lenae
sombr

Duo/Group of the Year:
HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI (WINNER)
Linkin Park
Maroon 5
Shinedown
Twenty One Pilots

Best Collaboration:
“All The Way” – BigXthaPlug ft. Bailey Zimmerman
“APT.” – ROSÉ & Bruno Mars (WINNER)
“luther” – Kendrick Lamar and SZA
“Timeless” – The Weeknd ft. Playboi Carti
“WHATCHU KNO ABOUT ME” – GloRilla ft. Sexyy Red

Country Song of the Year:
“After All The Bars Are Closed” – Thomas Rhett
“Good News” – Shaboozey (WINNER)
“Liar” – Jelly Roll
“Love Somebody” – Morgan Wallen
“Whiskey Drink” – Jason Aldean

Country Artist of the Year:
Jason Aldean
Jelly Roll
Lainey Wilson
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen (WINNER)

Best New Artist (Country):
Chase Matthew
Ella Langley (WINNER)
Hudson Westbrook
Josh Ross
Zach Top

Country Album of the Year
“I’m the Problem” — Morgan Wallen (WINNER)

Hip-Hop Song of the Year:
“luther” – Kendrick Lamar and SZA (WINNER)
“NOKIA” – Drake
“Outside” – Cardi B
“The Largest” – BigXthaPlug
“WHATCHU KNO ABOUT ME” – GloRilla ft. Sexyy Red

Hip-Hop Artist of the Year:
Cardi B
GloRilla
Kendrick Lamar (WINNER)
Playboi Carti
Tyler, The Creator

Best New Artist (Hip-Hop):
MOLIY
PLUTO
Real Boston Richey (WINNER)
YKNIECE
ZEDDY WILL

R&B Song of the Year:
“Burning Blue” – Mariah the Scientist
“Folded” – Kehlani (WINNER)
“MUTT” – Leon Thomas
“Residuals” – Chris Brown
“SOMEBODY LOVES ME” – PARTYNEXTDOOR & Drake

R&B Artist of the Year:
Chris Brown (WINNER)
Kehlani
Leon Thomas
Mariah the Scientist
SZA

Best New Artist (R&B):
Jenevieve
Kwn
Leon Thomas (WINNER)
Mariah the Scientist
Sailorr

R&B Album of the Year
“PHOLKS” — Leon Thomas (WINNER)

World Artist of the Year:
Ayra Starr
Jackson Wang
JO1
MOLIY (WINNER)
Tyla

Alternative Song of the Year:
“Back To Friends” – sombr
“Ensenada” – Sublime (WINNER)
“One Eyed Bastard” – Green Day
“Stargazing” – Myles Smith
“The Contract” – Twenty One Pilots

Alternative Artist of the Year:
Cage the Elephant
Green Day
Linkin Park
Sublime
Twenty One Pilots (WINNER)

Best New Artist (Alternative):
· almost monday
· Gigi Perez
· Lola Young
· Role Model
· sombr (WINNER)

Rock Song of the Year:
“Afterlife” – Evanescence
“Bad Guy” – Falling In Reverse ft. Saraya
“Dance, Kid, Dance” – Shinedown
“Even If It Kills Me” – Papa Roach
“Heavy Is the Crown” – Linkin Park (WINNER)

Rock Artist of the Year:
Linkin Park
Papa Roach
Shinedown (WINNER)
Sleep Token
Three Days Grace

Best New Artist (Rock):
Architects
Poppy
Return to Dust
Sleep Theory (WINNER)
Spiritbox

Dance Song of the Year:
“Blessings” – Calvin Harris feat. Clementine Douglas
“In My Arms” – ILLENIUM & HAYLA
“No Broke Boys” – Disco Lines & Tinashe (WINNER)
“Save My Love” – Marshmello, Ellie Goulding and AVAION
“Won’t Be Possible” – Tiësto, Odd Mob & Goodboys

Dance Artist of the Year:
Calvin Harris
David Guetta (WINNER)
John Summit
Martin Garrix
Tiësto

Dance Album of the Year
“Mayhem” — Lady Gaga (WINNER)

Latin Pop/Urban Song of the Year:
“Angel” – Grupo Frontera & Romeo Santos
“DEGENERE” – Myke Towers & benny blanco
“DtMF” – Bad Bunny (WINNER)
“Qué Pasaría…” – Rauw Alejandro and Bad Bunny
“Soltera” – Shakira

Latin Pop/Urban Artist of the Year:
Bad Bunny (WINNER)
Feid
J Balvin
Karol G
Shakira

Best New Artist (Latin Pop/Urban):
Alleh Mezher
Beéle (WINNER)
De La Rose
Dei V
Louis BPM

Regional Mexican Song of the Year:
“Amor Bonito” – Luis Angel “El Flaco” (WINNER)
“El Amor De Mi Vida” – Calibre 50
“Flores” – Xavi
“Hecha Pa’ Mi” – Grupo Frontera
“Lejos Estamos Mejor” – Eden Muñoz

Regional Mexican Artist of the Year:
Alejandro Fernández
Carin León
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Frontera (WINNER)
Luis Angel “El Flaco”

Best New Artist (Regional Mexican):
Clave Especial
Edgardo Nuñez
Los Dos De Tamaulipas (WINNER)
Óscar Maydon
Oscar Ortiz

K-pop Artist of the Year:
JENNIE
j-hope
Jin
LISA
ROSÉ (WINNER)

K-pop Group of the Year:
ATEEZ
BLACKPINK
ENHYPEN
Stray Kids (WINNER)
TWICE

K-pop Song of the Year:
“APT.” – ROSÉ & Bruno Mars
“Golden” – HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI (WINNER)
“JUMP” – BLACKPINK
“Killin’ It Girl” – j-hope feat. GloRilla
“like JENNIE” – JENNIE

Best New Artist (K-pop):
82Major
AllDay Project
Cortis (WINNER)
Hearts2Hearts
Meovv

Songwriter of the Year:
Amy Allen (WINNER)
Ashley Gorley
Cal Shapiro
Charlie Handsome
Julia Michaels

Producer of the Year:
Andrew Watt (WINNER)
Dijon
Jack Antonoff
Max Martin & Shellback
Sounwave

Favorite Broadway Debut: *Socially Voted Category
Ashley Graham, “Chicago”
Cheryl Porter, “& Juliet”
Durrell “Tank” Babbs, “Hell’s Kitchen”
Gabrielle Nevaeh Green, “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
Jack Wolfe, “Hadestown”
Kelsie Watts, “Six! The Musical”
Lencia Kebede, “Wicked”
Lizzy McAlpine, “Floyd Collins”
Meg Donnelly, “Moulin Rouge! The Musical”
Ne-Yo, “Hell’s Kitchen”
Tom Felton, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” (WINNER)
Trisha Paytas, “Beetlejuice”

(New for 2026) Favorite TikTok Dance: *Socially Voted Category
“Abracadabra” – Lady Gaga
“Gnarly” – KATSEYE
“GO!” – CORTIS
“Happen To Me” – Russell Dickerson
“JUMP” – BLACKPINK
“like JENNIE” – JENNIE
“Midnight Sun” – Zara Larsson
“MONA LISA” – j-hope (WINNER)
“Revolving Door” – Tate McRae
“SPAGHETTI” – LE SSERAFIM, j-hope
“The Fate of Ophelia” – Taylor Swift

(New for 2026) Favorite Debut Album: *Socially Voted Category
Addison Rae, “Addison”
Alex Warren, “You’ll Be Alright, Kid” (WINNER)
Audrey Hobert, “Who’s the Clown?”
Calum Hood, “ORDER chaos ORDER”
Coco Jones, “Why Not More?”
JADE, “THAT’S SHOWBIZ BABY!”
JENNIE, “Ruby”
LISA, “Alter Ego”
Michael Clifford, “SIDEQUEST”
Perrie, “Perrie”
sombr, “I Barely Know Her”
Tucker Wetmore, “What Not To”

Best Lyrics: *Socially Voted Category
“Anxiety” – Doechii
“BAILE INoLVIDABLE” – Bad Bunny
“Camera” – Ed Sheeran
“Choosin’ Texas” – Ella Langley
“DAISIES” – Justin Bieber
“Golden” – HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI
“Man I Need” – Olivia Dean
“Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter
“Ordinary” – Alex Warren
“The Fate of Ophelia” – Taylor Swift (WINNER)
“undressed” – sombr
“WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!” – RAYE

Best Music Video: *Socially Voted Category
“Abracadabra” – Lady Gaga
“BAILE INoLVIDABLE” – Bad Bunny
“BORN AGAIN” – LISA feat. Doja Cat & RAYE
“Gabriela” – KATSEYE
“JUMP” – BLACKPINK
“like JENNIE” – JENNIE
“Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter
“Ordinary” – Alex Warren
“Sapphire” – Ed Sheeran
“Shake It to the Max (FLY) (Remix)” – MOLIY, Shenseea, Skillibeng, Silent Addy
“The Fate of Ophelia” – Taylor Swift (WINNER)
“toxic till the end” – ROSÉ

Favorite On Screen: *Socially Voted Category
AJ McLean, Nicole Scherzinger, Liam Payne, Kelly Rowland, “Building the Band”
Ariana Grande & Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked: For Good”
Bad Bunny, “Happy Gilmore 2”
Becky G, “REBBECA”
Ed Sheeran, “ONE SHOT with Ed Sheeran: A Musical Experience”
Jimin and Jungkook, “Are You Sure?!” (WINNER)
Jonas Brothers, “A Very Jonas Christmas Movie”
Karol G, “Karol G: Tomorrow Was Beautiful”
Lady Gaga, “Wednesday”
LISA, “The White Lotus”
Taylor Swift, “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The End of an Era”
Zara Larsson, “Up Close”

Favorite Tour Photographer: *Socially Voted Category
Abby Waisler for Gracie Abrams
Adam DeGross for Post Malone
Anna Lee for Coldplay
baeth for Tate McRae
Chris Cornejo for Shakira
Cynthia Parkhurst for Katy Perry
Henry Hwu for Billie Eilish
Hyghly for The Weeknd
Joshua Halling for Oasis
Rahul Bhatt for KATSEYE (WINNER)
Thomas Falcone for Shawn Mendes
Tom Pallant for YUNGBLUD

Favorite Soundtrack: *Socially Voted Category
“A Very Jonas Christmas Movie (Original Soundtrack)”
“F1 the Album”
“Frankenstein (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film)”
“KPop Demon Hunters” (WINNER)
“Nobody Wants This Season 2: The Soundtrack”
“Sinners (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)”
“Smurfs Movie Soundtrack (Music From & Inspired By)”
“Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere”
“Tron: Ares (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)”
“Wicked: For Good – The Soundtrack”
“Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires (Original Soundtrack)”

Favorite Tour Style: *Socially Voted Category
Bad Bunny, “DeBí TiRaR MáS FOtoS World Tour”
Beyoncé, “Cowboy Carter Tour”
Billie Eilish, “Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour”
BLACKPINK, “Deadline World Tour”
Dua Lipa, “Radical Optimism Tour”
Ella Langley, “Still Hungover Tour”
KATSEYE, “Beautiful Chaos Tour”
Lady Gaga, “The Mayhem Ball”
Sabrina Carpenter, “Short n’ Sweet Tour”
Tate McRae, “Miss Possessive Tour”
Taylor Swift, “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour” (WINNER)
Zara Larsson, “Midnight Sun Tour”

Favorite Tour Tradition: *Socially Voted Category
Benson Boone, Cover song
Beyoncé, Blue Ivy & Rumi on stage
Billie Eilish, “when the party’s over” silent loop
Coldplay, Crowd cam (WINNER)
Dua Lipa, Surprise guest
Jonas Brothers, Surprise guest
KATSEYE, “Gnarly” dance break
Lainey Wilson, Cowgirl of the night
ROLE MODEL, Sally
Sabrina Carpenter, Celebrity “Juno” arrest
Tate McRae, Fan cam on stage
Zara Larsson, “Lush Life” star

(New for 2026) Favorite K-pop Collab: *Socially Voted Category
“Blink” – Corbyn Besson & TZUYU of TWICE
“BORN AGAIN” – LISA feat. Doja Cat & RAYE
“BUCK” – Jackson Wang feat. Diljit Dosanjh
“Confessions” – Flo Rida, HEESEUNG & JAKE of ENHYPEN, Paul Russell
“Dirty Work” – aespa feat. Flo Milli
“ExtraL” – JENNIE, Doechii
“EYES CLOSED” – JISOO X ZAYN
“Illegal + SEVENTEEN” – PinkPantheress, SEVENTEEN
“On My Mind” – Alex Warren & ROSÉ
“Sweet Dreams (feat. Miguel)” – j-hope, Miguel (WINNER)
“TOO BAD” – G-DRAGON feat. Anderson .Paak
“WE PRAY (TWICE Version)” – Coldplay, TWICE, Burna Boy, Elyanna, TINI, Little Simz