Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, and Gracie Abrams were among the top artistes celebrated at this year’s iHeart Radio Music Awards.
The ceremony came off, on March 17, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, where many artistes received trophies for their hit singles and albums released in the year under review.
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Taylor Swift took home nine awards including “Tour Of The Century” for her Eras Tour. She also won Best Music Video, Best Lyrics, Favourite Surprise Guest, Artist Of The Year, and others.
Lady Gaga took home the “Innovator Award” and used the opportunity to speak against discrimination against adults in the music industry, indicating that she was just getting started in her career.
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Benson Boone topped the Song Of The Year category with his hit Beautiful Things, making him the first male to have won the award since 2021.
Similarly, Mariah Carey took home the “Icon Award.” Nelly, on the other hand, took home the “Landmark Award” while Gracie Abrams grabbed the “Breakthrough Award.”
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Billie Eilish beat competition from Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter and took home the award for Album of The Year for the compilation titled Hit Me Hard And Soft.
iHeartRadio is one of the largest broadcast, podcast, and radio streaming platforms in the United States. In 2023, the company released the list of the most listened-to songs and artiste for that period.
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The artistes and musicians were compiled based on the Total Audience Spins (TAS) and streams across iHeartRadio stations in the US and on the iHeartRadio app. It named artistes and songs across genres like pop, country, hip-hop, alternative, and R&B.
The 2023 list had Taylor Swift on top with 2.8 billion TAS. Other artistes were Sza, Morgan Wallen, The Weeknd, and Miley Cyrus.
