# 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards

The 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards were held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 27, 2023, and broadcast live on Fox. The event was hosted by singer-songwriter and actor Lenny Kravitz.
During the ceremony Pink was honored with the Icon Award for her "impact on pop culture, longevity and continued relevance through new music, touring and radio force". Taylor Swift was recognized with the Innovator Award for being "an advocate for women’s rights and the LGBTQ+ community, using her music and platform to inspire young people to use their voting power".

## Performances

Performers were announced on March 7, 2023.
Performers at the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards :
| Performer(s) | Song(s) |
| P!nk | "Trustfall" |
| Pat Benatar Neil Giraldo Kelly Clarkson P!nk | Tribute to P!nk "Just Like A Pill" "Just Give Me a Reason" "What About Us" "Who Knew" "All I Know So Far" |
| Coldplay | "My Universe" |
| Cody Johnson | "'Till You Can't" |
| Jax | "Victoria's Secret" |
| Lenny Kravitz | "American Woman" "Fly Away" "Are You Gonna Go My Way" |
| Latto | "Big Energy" "Lottery" |
| Muni Long | "Hrs and Hrs" |
| Keith Urban | "Brown Eyes Baby" "Somewhere In My Car" |
| Giovannie and the Hired Guns | "Ramon Ayala" |
Notes
* Pre-recorded from the Music of the Spheres World Tour at Estádio do Morumbi in São Paulo, Brazil

## Winners and nominees

iHeartRadio announced the nominees on January 11, 2023. Harry Styles and Taylor Swift were the most nominated artists, with eight nominations each. Drake, Dua Lipa and Jack Harlow received six nominations apiece, while Beyoncé and Doja Cat tied with five.
Winners are listed first and in bold.
| Song of the Year | Artist of the Year |
| "Anti-Hero" – Taylor Swift "About Damn Time" – Lizzo "As It Was" – Harry Styles "Big Energy" – Latto "Enemy (from the series Arcane League of Legends)" – Imagine Dragons & JID "First Class" – Jack Harlow "Ghost" – Justin Bieber "Heat Waves" – Glass Animals "Industry Baby" – Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow "Woman" – Doja Cat | Harry Styles Beyoncé Doja Cat Drake Dua Lipa Jack Harlow Justin Bieber Lizzo Taylor Swift The Weeknd |
| Best Duo/Group of the Year | Best Collaboration |
| Imagine Dragons AJR Black Eyed Peas Blackpink Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak) Glass Animals Måneskin OneRepublic Parmalee Red Hot Chili Peppers | "Unholy" – Sam Smith & Kim Petras "Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home)" – Elle King & Miranda Lambert "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" – Elton John & Dua Lipa "Half of My Hometown" – Kelsea Ballerini featuring Kenny Chesney "I Like You (A Happier Song)" – Post Malone featuring Doja Cat "Industry Baby" – Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow "One Right Now" – Post Malone & The Weeknd "Sweetest Pie" – Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa "Wait for U" – Future featuring Drake & Tems "You Right" – Doja Cat featuring The Weeknd |
| Best New Pop Artist | Country Song of the Year |
| Jax Dove Cameron Gayle Nicky Youre Steve Lacy | "She Had Me at Heads Carolina" – Cole Swindell "Buy Dirt" – Jordan Davis featuring Luke Bryan "Half of My Hometown" – Kelsea Ballerini featuring Kenny Chesney "The Kind of Love We Make" – Luke Combs "Wasted On You" – Morgan Wallen |
| Country Artist of the Year | Best New Country Artist |
| Morgan Wallen Carrie Underwood Jason Aldean Kane Brown Luke Combs | Cody Johnson Bailey Zimmerman Elle King Elvie Shane Priscilla Block |
| Afrobeats Artist of the Year | Hip-Hop Song of the Year |
| Tems Wizkid Burna Boy CKay Fireboy DML | "Wait for U" – Future featuring Drake & Tems "F.N.F. (Let's Go)" – Hitkidd & GloRilla "First Class" – Jack Harlow "Girls Want Girls" – Drake featuring Lil Baby "Super Gremlin" – Kodak Black |
| Hip-Hop Artist of the Year | Best New Hip-Hop Artist |
| Drake Future Kodak Black Lil Baby Moneybagg Yo | GloRilla Latto B-Lovee Nardo Wick SleazyWorld Go |
| R&B Song of the Year | R&B Artist of the Year |
| "I Hate U" – SZA "Break My Soul" – Beyoncé "Free Mind" – Tems "Hrs and Hrs" – Muni Long "Smokin out the Window" – Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak) | SZA Blxst Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak) Muni Long Yung Bleu |
| Best New R&B Artist | Alternative Song of the Year |
| Muni Long Blxst Brent Faiyaz Steve Lacy Tems | "Enemy (from the series Arcane League of Legends)" – Imagine Dragons & JID "Black Summer" – Red Hot Chili Peppers "Edging" – Blink-182 "Heat Waves" – Glass Animals "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)" – Kate Bush |
| Alternative Artist of the Year | Best New Artist (Alternative & Rock) |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers Imagine Dragons Måneskin Twenty One Pilots Weezer | Giovannie and the Hired Guns Beach Weather BoyWithUke Turnstile Wet Leg |
| Rock Song of the Year | Rock Artist of the Year |
| "Black Summer" – Red Hot Chili Peppers "Patient Number 9" – Ozzy Osbourne featuring Jeff Beck "Planet Zero" – Shinedown "So Called Life" – Three Days Grace "Taking Me Back" – Jack White | Papa Roach Ghost Red Hot Chili Peppers Shinedown Three Days Grace |
| Dance Song of the Year | Dance Artist of the Year |
| "I'm Good (Blue)" – David Guetta & Bebe Rexha "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" – Elton John & Dua Lipa "Escape" – KX5, Kaskade, Deadmau5 featuring Hayla "Heaven Takes You Home" – Swedish House Mafia & Connie Constance "Hot In It" – Tiësto & Charli XCX | Anabel Englund Joel Corry Sofi Tukker Swedish House Mafia Tiësto |
| Latin Pop/Reggaeton Song of the Year | Latin Pop/Reggaeton Artist of the Year |
| "Mamiii" – Becky G & Karol G "El Incomprendido" – Farruko, Víctor Cárdenas & DJ Adoni "Me Porto Bonito" – Bad Bunny featuring Chencho Corleone "Moscow Mule" – Bad Bunny "Provenza" – Karol G | Bad Bunny Daddy Yankee Farruko Karol G Rauw Alejandro |
| Regional Mexican Song of the Year | Regional Mexican Artist of the Year |
| "Cómo Te Olvido" – La Arrolladora Banda El Limón de René Camacho "Cada Quien" – Grupo Firme featuring Maluma "Si Te Pudiera Mentir" – Calibre 50 "Ya Solo Eres Mi Ex" – La Adictiva "Ya Supérame" – Grupo Firme | Grupo Firme Calibre 50 Christian Nodal El Fantasma La Adictiva |
| Best New Latin Artist | Best Lyrics |
| Kali Uchis Blessd Quevedo Ryan Castro Venesti | "Anti-Hero" – Taylor Swift "About Damn Time" – Lizzo "ABCDEFU" – Gayle "Buy Dirt" – Jordan Davis featuring Luke Bryan "Glimpse of Us" – Joji "Lift Me Up" – Rihanna "N95" – Kendrick Lamar "Pushin P" – Gunna & Future featuring Young Thug "Super Freaky Girl" – Nicki Minaj "Wasted on You" – Morgan Wallen "We Don't Talk About Bruno" – Lin-Manuel Miranda performed by the cast of Encanto |
| Best Music Video | Best Fan Army |
| "Yet To Come" – BTS "Anti-Hero" – Taylor Swift "As It Was" – Harry Styles "Calm Down" – Rema & Selena Gomez "Don't Be Shy" – Tiësto & Karol G "Don't You Worry" – Black Eyed Peas, Shakira & David Guetta "Envolver" – Anitta "Left and Right" – Charlie Puth featuring Jungkook of BTS "Pink Venom" – Blackpink "Tití Me Preguntó" – Bad Bunny | BTSArmy – BTS Barbz – Nicki Minaj Beliebers – Justin Bieber Beyhive – Beyoncé Blinks – Blackpink Harries – Harry Styles Hotties – Megan Thee Stallion Louies – Louis Tomlinson RihannaNavy – Rihanna Rushers – Big Time Rush Selenators – Selena Gomez Swifties – Taylor Swift |
| Social Star Award | Favorite Tour Photographer |
| Jvke Bailey Zimmerman Charli D'Amelio Em Beihold Gayle GloRilla Lauren Spencer-Smith Yung Gravy | Harry Styles – Lloyd Wakefield Bad Bunny – SIEMPRERIC Demi Lovato – Angelo Kritikos Dua Lipa – Elizabeth Miranda Halsey – Yasi Louis Tomlinson – Joshua Halling Luke Combs – David Bergman Machine Gun Kelly – Sam Cahill Olivia Rodrigo – DONSLENS Post Malone – Adam DeGross Twenty One Pilots - Ashley Osborn Yungblud – Tom Pallant |
| TikTok Bop of the Year | Favorite Documentary |
| "Bejeweled" – Taylor Swift "About Damn Time" – Lizzo "As It Was" – Harry Styles "Bad Habit" – Steve Lacy "Big Energy" – Latto "Cuff It" – Beyoncé "Envolver" – Anitta "Just Wanna Rock" – Lil Uzi Vert "Made You Look" – Meghan Trainor "Super Freaky Girl" – Nicki Minaj "Unholy" – Sam Smith & Kim Petras "World's Smallest Violin" – AJR | Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me – Selena Gomez Halftime – Jennifer Lopez Life in Pink – Machine Gun Kelly Love, Lizzo – Lizzo Niall Horan's Homecoming: The Road to Mullingar with Lewis Capaldi – Niall Horan & Lewis Capaldi Shania Twain: Not Just a Girl – Shania Twain Sheryl – Sheryl Crow Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby – Lil Baby |
| Favorite Tour Style | Favorite Residency |
| Harry Styles Bad Bunny Carrie Underwood Dua Lipa Elton John Lady Gaga Lil Nas X Lizzo Machine Gun Kelly Olivia Rodrigo Rosalía The Weeknd | Love On Tour – Harry Styles An Evening with Silk Sonic – Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak) Enigma + Jazz & Piano – Lady Gaga Let's Go! – Shania Twain Love in Las Vegas – John Legend Play – Katy Perry Reflection: The Las Vegas Residency – Carrie Underwood My Way: The Las Vegas Residency - Usher Weekends with Adele – Adele |
| Tour of the Year | Favorite Use of a Sample |
| Music of the Spheres World Tour – Coldplay | Taylor Swift's "Question...?" – sampled Taylor Swift's "Out of the Woods" Beyoncé's "Summer Renaissance" – sampled Donna Summer's "I Feel Love" Blackpink's "Pink Venom" – sampled 50 Cent's "P.I.M.P.", Rihanna's "Pon de Replay", and Biggie's "Kick in the Door" Chlöe's "Treat Me" – sampled Bubba Sparxxx & Ying Yang Twins' "Ms. New Booty" David Guetta & Bebe Rexha's "I'm Good (Blue)" – sampled Eiffel 65's "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" DJ Khaled & Drake's "Staying Alive" – sampled The Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive" Doja Cat's "Vegas" – sampled Shonka Dukureh's "Hound Dog" Jack Harlow's "First Class" – sampled Fergie's "Glamorous" Latto's "Big Energy" – sampled Mariah Carey's "Fantasy" Lizzo's "Break Up Twice" – sampled Lauryn Hill's "Doo Wop (That Thing)" Nicki Minaj's "Super Freaky Girl" – sampled Rick James' "Super Freak" Yung Gravy's "Betty (Get Money)" – sampled Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" |
| Album of the Year (per genre) | iHeartRadio Innovator |
| Alternative: Unlimited Love –Red Hot Chili Peppers Country: Growin' Up – Luke Combs Hip-Hop: Her Loss – Drake & 21 Savage Latin: Un Verano Sin Ti – Bad Bunny Pop: Midnights – Taylor Swift R&B: Renaissance – Beyoncé Rock: Impera – Ghost | Taylor Swift |
| iHeartRadio Icon Award | iHeartRadio Most Played Titanium Award |
| P!nk | Doja Cat |