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

 310babii

 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

 twenty one pilots 

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)