K-pop artists BTS’ Jimin, ATEEZ, Stray Kids, ILLIT and Yeonjun of Tomorrow X Together won at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards held on March 17 at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, California.
Jimin’s “Who” won the K-pop Song of the Year while ATEEZ bagged the K-pop Artist of the Year.
Stray Kids’ “Ate” bagged the K-pop Album of the Year and girl group ILLIT won the Best New Artist (K-pop).
This marked ILLIT’s first US awards win in less than a year after their record-breaking debut, firmly establishing their rising presence in the global music scene.
They were also nominated for two other categories—the K-Pop Song of the Year and K-Pop Dance Challenge with “Magnetic,” the lead single from their debut album, “Super Real Me.”
LL Coo J hosted the awards ceremony with performances by artists such as Gracie Abrams, Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish, GloRilla, Kenny Chesney, Muni Long and Nelly.
ATEEZ (iHeart Radio Music Awards)
JIMIN (iHeart Radio Music Awards)
ILLIT (iHeart Radio Music Awards)
Stray Kids (X) 
Yeonjun (iHeart Radio Music Awards)
Here are the winners at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards, according to iHeart Radio:
Song of the Year
“Beautiful Things”- Benson Boone — WINNER
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)”- Shaboozey
“Agora Hills”- Doja Cat
“Espresso” - Sabrina Carpenter
“Greedy”- Tate McRae
“I Had Some Help” - Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
“Lose Control” - Teddy Swims
“Lovin On Me” - Jack Harlow
“Not Like Us”- Kendrick Lamar
“Too Sweet” – Hozier
Pop Song of the Year:
“Agora Hills”- Doja Cat
“Beautiful Things”- Benson Boone
“Espresso”- Sabrina Carpenter — WINNER
“Greedy”- Tate McRae
“Too Sweet”- Hozier
Pop Artist of the Year:
Sabrina Carpenter — WINNER
Billie Eilish
Chappell Roan
Tate McRae
Taylor Swift
Artist of the Year
Taylor Swift — WINNER
Billie Eilish
Doja Cat
Jelly Roll
Kendrick Lamar
Morgan Wallen
Post Malone
Sabrina Carpenter
SZA
Teddy Swims
Album of the Year
Billie Eilish, Hit Me Hard and Soft — WINNER
Pop Album of the Year
Taylor Swift, THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT — WINNER
Breakthrough Artist of the Year
Gracie Abrams — WINNER
Best Collaboration
“Die With A Smile”- Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars — WINNER
“Fortnight”- Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone
“I Had Some Help”- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
“Like That” - Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar
“Miles On It”- Kane Brown and Marshmello
Best New Artist (Pop):
Teddy Swims — WINNER
Benson Boone
Chappell Roan
Gracie Abrams
Shaboozey
Country Song of the Year
“I Had Some Help”- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen — WINNER
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)”- Shaboozey
“Cowgirls” - Morgan Wallen featuring ERNEST
“I Am Not Okay”- Jelly Roll
“World On Fire”- Nate Smith
Country Artist of the Year
Jelly Roll — WINNER
Kane Brown
Lainey Wilson
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Best New Artist (Country)
Shaboozey — WINNER
Ashley Cooke
Dasha
George Birge
Tucker Wetmore
Country Album of the Year
Post Malone, F-1 Trillion — WINNER
Hip-Hop Song of the Year
“Not Like Us”- Kendrick Lamar — WINNER
“Like That”- Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar
“Lovin On Me”- Jack Harlow
“Rich Baby Daddy”- Drake featuring Sexyy Red and SZA
“TGIF” - GloRilla
Hip-Hop Album of the Year:
Future & Metro Boomin, We Don't Trust You — WINNER
Hip-Hop Artist of the Year
GloRilla — WINNER
Drake
Future
Kendrick Lamar
Travis Scott
Best New Artist (Hip-Hop)
BossMan Dlow — WINNER
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BigXthaPlug
Cash Cobain
Jordan Adetunji
R&B Song of the Year:
“ICU” - Coco Jones
“Made For Me”- Muni Long — WINNER
“Sensational” - Chris Brown featuring Davido and Lojay
“Water” – Tyla
“WY@”- Brent Faiyaz
R&B Album of the Year:
USHER, COMING HOME — WINNER
R&B Artist of the Year
Chris Brown
Muni Long
SZA — WINNER
Usher
Victoria Monét
World Artist of the Year:
Tyla — WINNER
Burna Boy
Central Cee
Tems
YG Marley
Best New Artist (R&B)
4Batz — WINNER
Ambré
Inayah
Josh X
Maeta
Alternative Song of the Year
“Too Sweet”- Hozier — WINNER
“Dilemma” - Green Day
“Landmines” - Sum 41
“Neon Pill”- Cage The Elephant
“The Emptiness Machine” - Linkin Park
Alternative Artist of the Year
Green Day — WINNER
Cage The Elephant
Linkin Park
Sum 41
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Alternative Album of the Year
twenty one pilots, Clancy — WINNER
Best New Artist (Alt and Rock)
Fontaines D.C. — WINNER
Djo
Good Neighbours
Myles Smith
The Last Dinner Party
Rock Song of the Year
“A Symptom of Being Human” - Shinedown — WINNER
“All My Life” - Falling In Reverse and Jelly Roll
“Dark Matter” - Pearl Jam
“Screaming Suicide” - Metallica
“The Emptiness Machine” - Linkin Park
Rock Artist of the Year
Shinedown — WINNER
Green Day
Linkin Park
Metallica
Pearl Jam
Rock Album of the Year
LINKIN PARK, From Zero — WINNER
Dance Song of the Year
“360” - Charli xcx — WINNER
“Chase It (Mmm Da Da Da)” - Bebe Rexha
“I Don’t Wanna Wait”- David Guetta and OneRepublic
“Make You Mine”- Madison Beer
“Water” – Tyla X Marshmello
Dance Album of the Year
Charli xcx, brat — WINNER
Dance Artist of the Year
David Guetta — WINNER
Calvin Harris
Dua Lipa
Kylie Minogue
Tiësto
Latin Pop / Urban Song of the Year
“Perro Negro”- Bad Bunny featuring FEID — WINNER
“Brickell” - FEID X Yandel
“LA FALDA” - Myke Towers
“Qlona” - Karol G featuring Peso Pluma
“Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”- Karol G
Latin Pop / Urban Artist of the Year
FEID — WINNER
Bad Bunny
Karol G
Myke Towers
Shakira
Latin Pop / Urban Album of the Year
Shakira, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran — WINNER
Best New Artist (Latin Pop / Urban)
Kapo — WINNER
Christian Alicea
Cris MJ
Ela Taubert
FloyyMenor
Regional Mexican Song of the Year
“Alch Si” - Grupo Frontera and Carin León — WINNER
“El Beneficio De La Duda” - Grupo Firme
“FIRST LOVE” - Oscar Ortiz and Edgardo Nuñez
“La Diabla”- Xavi
“Tu Perfume” - Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga
Regional Mexican Album of the Year
Peso Pluma, ÉXODO — WINNER
Regional Mexican Artist of the Year
Peso Pluma — WINNER
Grupo Frontera
Intocable
Los Ángeles Azules
Xavi
Best New Artist (Regional Mexican)
Xavi — WINNER
Chino Pacas
Iván Cornejo
Luis R. Conriquez
Tito Double P
K-pop Artist of the Year
ATEEZ — WINNER
Aespa
ENHYPEN
Jimin
Lisa
K-pop Song of the Year
“Who”- Jimin — WINNER
“Chk Chk Boom” - Stray Kids
“Magnetic”- ILLIT
“Supernova” - aespa
“XO (Only If You Say Yes)”- ENHYPEN
K-pop Album of the Year
Stray Kids, Ate — WINNER
Best New Artist (K-pop)
ILLIT — WINNER
BABYMONSTER
BADVILLAIN
NCT WISH
TWS
Producer of the Year
Julian Bunetta — WINNER
Jack Antonoff
Evan Blair
Mustard
Dan Nigro
Songwriter of the Year
Amy Allen — WINNER
Josh Coleman
ERNEST
Ashley Gorley
Justin Tranter
(New for 2025) Favorite Soundtrack: *Socially Voted Category
Wicked — WINNER
Back to Black
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Bob Marley: One Love
Challengers
Deadpool & Wolverine
Descendants: The Rise of Red
Emilia Pérez
The Book of Clarence
Twisters
(New for 2025) Favorite Broadway Debut: *Socially Voted Category
Rachel Zegler – “Romeo + Juliet” — WINNER
Adam Lambert – “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club”
Ariana Madix – “Chicago”
Barbie Ferreira – “Cult of Love”
Charli D'Amelio – “& Juliet”
Grant Gustin – “Water For Elephants”
Kit Connor – “Romeo + Juliet”
Lola Tung – “Hadestown”
Nicole Scherzinger – “Sunset Blvd”
Robert Downey Jr. – “McNeal”
Sebastián Yatra – “Chicago”
Shailene Woodley – “Cult of Love”
(New for 2025) Favorite K-pop Dance Challenge: *Socially Voted Category
“GGUM”- Yeonjun (TXT) — WINNER
“MAESTRO” - Seventeen
“Magnetic”- ILLIT
“Smart”- LE SSERAFIM
“Sticky”- Kiss of Life
“Supernova” - aespa
“Touch” - KATSEYE
“UP”- Karina (aespa)
“WORK”- ATEEZ
“XO (Only If You Say Yes)”- ENHYPEN
(New for 2025) Favorite Surprise Guest: *Socially Voted Category
Taylor Swift bringing out Travis Kelce — WINNER
Charli xcx bringing out Lorde
Coldplay bringing out Selena Gomez
Future & Metro Boomin bringing out Travis Scott
Megan Thee Stallion bringing out Cardi B
Jennifer Hudson bringing out Cher
Kendrick Lamar bringing out Ken & Friends
Luke Combs bringing out the “Twisters” Cast
Morgan Wallen bringing out Travis Kelce & Patrick Mahomes
Niall Horan bringing out Shawn Mendes
Olivia Rodrigo bringing out Chappell Roan
Peso Pluma bringing out Becky G
(New for 2025) Favorite Tour Tradition *Socially Voted Category
Taylor Swift - Surprise songs — WINNER
Benson Boone- Backflips
Chappell Roan - Teaching “HOT TO GO” dance
Charli xcx + Troye Sivan – “Apple” Girl (dance)
Morgan Wallen - Walk out song
Niall Horan - Heaven pose
Nicki Minaj - Fans sing
Olivia Rodrigo- Encore tank
Sabrina Carpenter- “Juno” position
Tate McRae - Soundcheck covers
Taylor Swift- “22” Hat
Usher - Feeding cherries
Best Lyrics: *Socially Voted Category
“Beautiful Things” - Benson Boone
“BIRDS OF A FEATHER” - Billie Eilish
“Espresso”- Sabrina Carpenter
“Exes” - Tate McRae
“Fortnight” - Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone — WINNER
“Good Luck, Babe!”- Chappell Roan
“I Had Some Help”- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
“I Love You, I’m Sorry” - Gracie Abrams
“Not Like Us” - Kendrick Lamar
“Saturn” - SZA
“we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” - Ariana Grande
“Who”- Jimin
Best Music Video: *Socially Voted Category
“Fortnight”- Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone — WINNER
“APT.” – ROSÉ and Bruno Mars
“Beautiful Things” - Benson Boone
“Die With A Smile” - Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
“Espresso”- Sabrina Carpenter
“Houdini” - Dua Lipa
“Houdini” -Eminem
“I Had Some Help” - Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
“LUNA” - ATL Jacob X FEID
“Not Like Us” - Kendrick Lamar
“Please Please Please” - Sabrina Carpenter
“Rockstar”- Lisa
Favorite Tour Style: *Socially Voted Category
Taylor Swift – The Eras Tour — WINNER
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft
Chappell Roan - The Midwest Princess
Charli xcx and Troye Sivan - Sweat
Megan Thee Stallion - Hot Girl Summer Tour
Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday 2 Tour
Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS
Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet
Tate McRae - Think Later
Usher - Usher: Past Present Future
Favorite Tour Photographer: *Socially Voted Category
Alfredo Flores - Sabrina Carpenter — WINNER
Adam Degross - Post Malone
Baeth - Tate McRae
Christian Tierney - Niall Horan
David Bergman - Luke Combs
Henry Hwu - Billie Eilish
Lucienne Nghiem - Chappell Roan
Miles Leavitt - Olivia Rodrigo
Pooneh Ghana - Noah Kahan
RAYSCORRUPTEDMIND - Travis Scott
Sanjay Parikh - Shinedown
Yasi - Kacey Musgraves
Favorite On Screen: *Socially Voted Category
Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour (Taylor's Version) (Taylor Swift) — WINNER
Are You Sure?! (Jimin and Jungkook)
Child Star (Demi Lovato)
Elton John: Never Too Late (Elton John)
Gaga Chromatica Ball (Lady Gaga)
I Am: Céline Dion (Céline Dion)
Lainey Wilson: Bell Bottom Country (Lainey Wilson)
Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words (Megan Thee Stallion)
Olivia Rodrigo: GUTS World Tour (Olivia Rodrigo)
Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE (KATSEYE)
Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (Bruce Springsteen)
Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story (Bon Jovi)