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Tyla Wins World Artist of the Year at iHeartRadio Awards

Beyond the awards circuit, Tyla’s 2025 has been a whirlwind of high-profile appearances, from Paris Fashion Week to brand partnerships and a performance at Mercedes-Benz event in Italy.

  • Melony Akpoghene
  • 18th March 2025
Tyla Wins World Artist of the Year at iHeartRadio Awards

Popular South African amapiano-pop crossover artist Tyla won the World Artist of the Year award at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards. The ceremony, held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and hosted by LL Cool J, celebrated the year’s most played artists and songs. Tyla’s victory comes over a strong field of nominees, including Burna Boy, Central Cee, Tems, and YG Marley. Davido and Lojay received a “Best R&B Song” nomination for their collaboration on Chris Brown’s “Sensational”, which they lost to Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars.

 

Taylor Swift predictably swept the board with a nine-award haul, and Benson Boone’s aggressively saccharine “Beautiful Things” took Song of the Year.

 

Beyond the awards circuit, Tyla’s 2025 has been a whirlwind of high-profile appearances, from Paris Fashion Week to brand partnerships and a performance at Mercedes-Benz event in Italy.

 

 

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While the iHeartRadio Awards often serve as a barometer of mainstream radio play, Tyla’s win signals a more nuanced understanding of “world music” and its growing influence on the global pop scene.

 

Below is the list of all the winners of the iHeartRadio Music Awards.

 

2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards winners list

 

Song of the Year: “Beautiful Things” – Benson Boone

 

Pop Song of the Year: “Espresso” – Sabrina Carpenter

 

Album of the Year: HIT ME HARD AND SOFT – Billie Eilish

 

Artist of the Year: Taylor Swift

 

Pop Artist of the Year: Sabrina Carpenter

 

Pop Album of the Year: The Tortured Poets Department – Taylor Swift

 

Best Collaboration: “Die With a Smile” – Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars

 

Best New Artist (Pop): Teddy Swims

 

Country Artist of the Year: Jelly Roll

 

Country Song of the Year: “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone – Morgan Wallen

 

Country Album of the Year: “F-1 Trillion” – Post Malone

 

Best New Artist (Country): Shaboozey

 

Hip-Hop Song of the Year: “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar

 

Hip-Hop Artist of the Year: GloRilla

 

Hip-Hop Album of the Year: We Don’t Trust You – Future & Metro Boomin

 

Best New Artist (Hip-Hop): BossMan Dlow

 

R&B Song of the Year: “Made For Me” – Muni Long

 

R&B Artist of the Year: SZA

 

R&B Album of the Year: Coming Home – Usher

 

World Artist of the Year: Tyla

 

Best New Artist (R&B): 4Batz

 

Alternative Song of the Year: “Too Sweet” – Hozier

 

Alternative Album of the Year: Clancy – twenty one pilots

 

Alternative Artist of the Year: Green Day

 

Best New Artist (Alt and Rock): Fontaines DC

 

Rock Song of the Year: “A Symptom of Being Human” – Shinedown

 

Rock Album of the Year: From Zero – Linkin Park

 

Rock Artist of the Year: Shinedown

 

Dance Artist of the Year: David Guetta

 

Dance Album of the Year: brat – Charli xcx

 

Latin Pop / Urban Song of the Year: “Perro Negro” – Bad Bunny ft FEID

 

Latin Pop / Urban Artist of the Year: FEID

 

Best New Artist (Latin Pop / Urban): Kapo

 

Latin Pop / Urban Album of the Year: Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran – Shakira

 

Regional Mexican Song of the Year: “Alch Si” – Grupo Frontera and Carin Leon

 

Regional Mexican Artist of the Year: Peso Pluma

 

Regional Mexican Album of the Year: Exodo – Peso Pluma

 

Best New Artist (Regional Mexican): Xavi

 

Producer of the Year: Julian Bunetta

 

Songwriter of the Year: Amy Allen

 

K-pop Artist of the Year: ATEEZ

 

K-pop Song of the Year: “Who” – Jimin

 

K-pop Album of the Year: Ate – Stray Kids

 

Best New K-pop Artist: ILLIT

 

Favourite Soundtrack *Socially voted category: “Wicked”

 

Favourite Broadway Debut *Socially voted: Rachel Zegler for Romeo + Juliet

 

Favourite K-pop Dance Challenge: *Socially voted: “GGUM” – Yeonjun (TOMORROW X TOGETHER)

 

Favourite Surprise Guest: *Socially voted: Taylor Swift bringing out Travis Kelce

 

Favourite Tour Tradition *Socially voted: Taylor Swift – Surprise songs

 

Best Lyrics *Socially voted: “Fortnight” – Taylor Swift ft Post Malone

 

Best Music Video *Socially voted: “Fortnight” – Taylor Swift ft Post Malone

 

Favourite Tour Style *Socially voted: Taylor Swift – The Eras Tour

 

Favourite Tour Photographer *Socially voted: Alfredo Flores – Sabrina Carpenter

 

Favourite On Screen *Socially voted: Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) (Taylor Swift)

 

Special Honours

 

Icon Award: Mariah Carey

 

Innovator Award: Lady Gaga

 

Tour of the Century: Taylor Swift, The Eras Tour

 

Label of the Year: Republic Records

 

Landmark Award: Nelly

 

Breakthrough Award: Gracie Abrams

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