NBC and Clear Channel Celebrate Music's Biggest Stars With First Ever 'iHeartRadio Music Awards'
Blake Shelton, Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell, Pitbull, Shakira and Thirty Seconds to Mars Among All-Star Performers at Groundbreaking New Show
Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Steven Tyler, Imagine Dragons, Chris Martin, Lorde and Gwen Stefani Make Special Appearances
New York, NY –May 2, 2014 – The first-ever iHeartRadio Music Awards brought together the biggest names in entertainment to Los Angeles to celebrate all things music. The innovative all-new awards show presented by Clear Channel Media and Entertainment paid homage to the City of Angels at the historic Shrine Auditorium on Thursday, May 1.
Broadcast live on NBC, and on Clear Channel radio stations nationwide and the iHeartRadio digital music platform, Los Angeles lit up as the music of the iHeartRadio app came to life at the inaugural iHeartRadio Music Awards. The show featured performances by recording stars Blake Shelton, Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell, Pitbull, Shakira, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Ariana Grande, Luke Bryan, Arcade Fire, Ed Sheeran, Pitbull, Bastille and Usher – in a world premiere performance of the new Michael Jackson song “Love Never Felt So Good.”
Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Steven Tyler, Imagine Dragons, Chris Martin, Lorde, Mel B, Ashley Greene, Lil Jon, Jason Ritter, Hilary Duff, Joe Manganiello, Chester Bennington, Sean 'Diddy' Combs, Juanes, Bobby Bones, Juicy J, Gwen Stefani, Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Seacrest, Selena Gomez, Lionel Richie and more made special guest appearances. An innovative highlight of the show featured the music world's top stars telling their "L.A. stories" -- what brought them to and through Los Angeles and how it helped make their careers. In addition to performances at the Shrine, the event also featured artists playing from some of Los Angeles' most iconic venues, including The Roxy and the Hotel Café.
Music fans used hashtags to cast more than 65 million votes across Facebook and Twitter to catapult their favorite artists and songs, and the winners were:
Hip Hop/R&B Song Of The Year:
“Pour It Up” Rihanna
class="page-strong">Best Collaboration:
“Timber” Pitbull feat. Ke$ha
Best New Artist:
Lorde
Best Lyrics:
“Wrecking Ball” Miley Cyrus
Best Fan Army:
Rihanna Navy
iHeartRadio Young Influencer Award:
Ariana Grande
iHeartRadio Instagram Award:
Austin Mahone's Mahomies
Alt Rock Song Of The Year:
“Demons” Imagine Dragons
Song Of The Year:
“Stay” Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko
Country Song Of The Year:
“Boys ‘Round Here” Blake Shelton
EDM Song of the Year:
“Wake Me Up” Avicii
iHeartRadio Innovator Award:
Pharrell Williams
Artist of the Year:
Rihanna
The iHeartRadio Music Awards was a dominant social media topic throughout the week of the show, with #iHeartAwards trending No. 1 on Twitter throughout the night and continuing to trend with tweets and retweets from fans as well as artists.
iHeartRadio delivers everything listeners want in an all-in-one platform: Instant access to more than 1,500 radio stations from across the country, user-created Custom Stations inspired by a favorite artist or song, thousands of curated digital stations “Perfect For” any mood or activity, and the iHeartRadio Talk feature gives users access to the best on-demand news, talk and entertainment content available today.