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Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, And Others Lead The Full List Of 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards Winners And Nominees

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The 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards went down last night, April 1. Ludacris hosted the show live from the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, and Taylor Swift had the most total nominations with nine. Jelly Roll, SZA, and 21 Savage also had eight nods apiece and Olivia Rodrigo had seven of her own.

As for who won what, check out the full list of nominees and winners (via iHeart) below.

Innovator Award

Beyoncé

Icon Award

Cher

Landmark Award

Green Day

Song of the Year

“Calm Down” — Rema and Selena Gomez
“Creepin’” — Metro Boomin with The Weeknd and 21 Savage
“Cruel Summer” — Taylor Swift
“Dance The Night” — Dua Lipa
“Fast Car” — Luke Combs
“Flowers”- Miley Cyrus
“Kill Bill” — SZA — WINNER
“Last Night”- Morgan Wallen
“Paint The Town Red” — Doja Cat
“vampire” — Olivia Rodrigo

Artist of the Year

Drake
Jelly Roll
Luke Combs
Miley Cyrus
Morgan Wallen
Olivia Rodrigo
Shakira
SZA
Taylor Swift — WINNER
Usher

Duo/Group of the Year

(G)I-DLE
Blink-182
Dan + Shay
Fall Out Boy
Foo Fighters
Jonas Brothers
Måneskin
OneRepublic — WINNER
Paramore
Parmalee

Best Collaboration

“All My Life” — Lil Durk ft. J. Cole
“Barbie World (with Aqua)” Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice
“Boy’s a liar Pt.2” — PinkPantheress and Ice Spice
“Calm Down”- Rema & Selena Gomez — WINNER
“Creepin’” — Metro Boomin with The Weeknd and 21 Savage
“Good Good” – Usher, Summer Walker and 21 Savage
“Rich Flex” — Drake and 21 Savage
“Thank God” — Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown
“Tomorrow 2” – GloRilla with Cardi B
“TQG” — Karol G and Shakira

Best New Artist (Pop)

David Kushner
Doechii
Jelly Roll — WINNER
Rema
Stephen Sanchez

Pop Song of the Year #

“Calm Down” — Rema and Selena Gomez
“Cruel Summer” — Taylor Swift
“Flowers”- Miley Cyrus — WINNER
“Kill Bill” — SZA
“vampire” — Olivia Rodrigo

Pop Artist of the Year #

Doja Cat
Miley Cyrus
Olivia Rodrigo
SZA
Taylor Swift — WINNER

Pop Album of the Year

GUTS — Olivia Rodrigo — WINNER

Country Song of the Year

“Fast Car” — Luke Combs
“Heart Like A Truck” — Lainey Wilson — WINNER
“Last Night” — Morgan Wallen
“Rock and A Hard Place” — Bailey Zimmerman
“Thank God” — Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown

Country Album of the Year

One Thing At A Time — Morgan Wallen — WINNER

Country Artist of the Year

Jason Aldean
Jelly Roll
Lainey Wilson
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen — WINNER

Best New Artist (Country)

Corey Kent
Jackson Dean
Jelly Roll — WINNER
Megan Moroney
Nate Smith

Hip-Hop Song of the Year

“All My Life”- Lil Durk ft. J. Cole — WINNER
“fukumean”- Gunna
“Just Wanna Rock” — Lil Uzi Vert
“Rich Flex” — Drake and 21 Savage
“Tomorrow 2”- GloRilla with Cardi B

Hip-Hop Album of the Year

Heroes & Villains — Metro Boomin — WINNER

Hip-Hop Artist of the Year

21 Savage
Drake — WINNER
Future
Gunna
Lil Durk

Best New Artist (Hip-Hop)

Doechii
Ice Spice — WINNER
Lola Brooke
Sexyy Red
Young Nudy

R&B Song of the Year

“Creepin’”- Metro Boomin with The Weeknd and 21 Savage
“CUFF IT”- Beyoncé
“Good Good” – Usher, Summer Walker and 21 Savage
“On My Mama” — Victoria Monét
“Snooze”- SZA — WINNER

R&B Album of the Year

SOS — SZA — WINNER

R&B Artist of the Year

Beyoncé
Brent Faiyaz
Chris Brown
SZA — WINNER
Usher

Best New Artist (R&B)

Coco Jones
Fridayy
Kenya Vaun
October London
Victoria Monét — WINNER

Best African Music Artist

Burna Boy — WINNER
Rema
Tems
Tyla
Wizkid

Alternative Song of the Year

“Lost” — Linkin Park
“Love From The Other Side” — Fall Out Boy
“One More Time”- Blink-182 — WINNER
“Rescued”- Foo Fighters
“This Is Why”- Paramore

Alternative Album of the Year

The Record — boygenius — WINNER

Alternative Artist of the Year

Blink-182
Fall Out Boy — WINNER
Foo Fighters
Green Day
Paramore

Best New Artist (Alt and Rock)

Bad Omens
HARDY
Jelly Roll
Lovejoy
Noah Kahan — WINNER

Rock Song of the Year

“72 Seasons” — Metallica
“Dead Don’t Die”- Shinedown
“Lost” — Linkin Park — WINNER
“Need A Favor” — Jelly Roll
“Rescued” — Foo Fighters

Rock Album of the Year

72 Seasons — Metallica — WINNER

Rock Artist of the Year

Disturbed
Foo Fighters — WINNER
Jelly Roll
Metallica
Shinedown

Dance Song of the Year

“10:35”- Tiësto ft. Tate McRae
“Baby Don’t Hurt Me” — David Guetta, Anne-Marie and Coi Leray
“Padam Padam” — Kylie Minogue
“Praising You” — Rita Ora ft. Fatboy Slim
“Strangers” — Kenya Grace — WINNER

Dance Artist of the Year

Anabel Englund
David Guetta
Illenium
Kylie Minogue
Tiësto — WINNER

Latin Pop / Urban Song of the Year

“La Bachata” — Manuel Turizo
“La Bebe (remix)” — Yng Lvcas and Peso Pluma
“Lala”- Myke Towers
“Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53”- Shakira and Bizarrap — WINNER
“TQG”- Karol G and Shakira

Latin Pop / Urban Album of the Year

MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO — Karol G — WINNER

Latin Pop / Urban Artist of the Year

Bad Bunny
Feid
Karol G — WINNER
Manuel Turizo
Shakira

Best New Artist (Latin Pop / Urban)

Bad Gyal
GALE
Mora
Yng Lvcas
Young Miko — WINNER

Regional Mexican Song of the Year

“Bebe Dame”- Fuerza Regida and Grupo Frontera
“Ella Baila Sola” — Eslabon Armado and Peso Pluma — WINNER
“Indispensable” — Carin León
“Qué Onda Perdida” — Grupo Firme ft. Gerardo Coronel
“Qué Vuelvas”- Carin León and Grupo Frontera

Regional Mexican Album of the Year

Genesis — Peso Pluma — WINNER

Regional Mexican Artist of the Year

Calibre 50
Carin León
El Fantasma
Grupo Frontera
Peso Pluma — WINNER

Best New Artist (Regional Mexican)

Gabito Ballesteros
Gerardo Coronel
Grupo Frontera
Junior H
Peso Pluma — WINNER

K-pop Artist of the Year #

(G)I-DLE
Jung Kook — WINNER
NCT Dream
Seventeen
Stray Kids

K-pop Song of the Year #

“Bouncy (K-Hot Chilli Peppers)” — ATEEZ
“Cupid (Twin Version)”- FIFTY FIFTY — WINNER
“S-Class” — Stray Kids
“Seven” Jung Kook ft. Latto
“Super Shy” — NewJeans

K-pop Album of the Year

5 Star — Stray Kids — WINNER

Best New Artist (K-pop) #

BOYNEXTDOOR
NewJeans — WINNER
RIIZE
xikers
ZEROBASEONE

Producer of the Year

Kid Harpoon
Dan Nigro
Rob Bisel
Carter Lang
Jack Antonoff — WINNER
Metro Boomin

Songwriter of the Year

Jack Antonoff
Ashley Gorley — WINNER
Aldae
Michael Ross Pollack
J Kash

Best Lyrics *

“Dial Drunk”- Noah Kahan
“Flowers”- Miley Cyrus
“Greedy”- Tate McRae
“Houdini”- Dua Lipa
“Is It Over Now? (Taylor’s Version)”- Taylor Swift — WINNER
“Last Night”- Morgan Wallen
“Lovin On Me”- Jack Harlow
“Nonsense”- Sabrina Carpenter
“Paint The Town Red”- Doja Cat
“vampire”- Olivia Rodrigo
“Water”- Tyla
“What Was I Made For?”- Billie Eilish

Best Music Video *

“3D”- Jung Kook ft. Jack Harlow
“Dance The Night”- Dua Lipa
“FLOWER”- JISOO
“Flowers”- Miley Cyrus
“I’m Good (Blue)” — Bebe Rexha and David Guetta
“Kill Bill”- SZA
“La Bebe (Remix)”- Yng Lvcas and Peso Pluma
“Paint The Town Red”- Doja Cat
“Seven”- Jung Kook ft. Latto — WINNER
“TQG”- Karol G and Shakira
“vampire”- Olivia Rodrigo
“What Was I Made For?”- Billie Eilish

Best Fan Army *

Agnation
ATINY
Barbz
Beyhive
BTS Army — WINNER
Harries
Livies
Louies
Niallers
Rushers
Selenators
Swifties

Social Star Award *

Alex Warren
David Kushner
Flyana Boss
Gracie Abrams — WINNER
Jessie Murph
Megan Moroney
Natalie Jane
Noah Kahan

Favorite Tour Photographer *

Alfredo Flores — Sabrina Carpenter
Anna Lee — Coldplay
Carianne Older — Charlie Puth
Catherine Powell — Kelsea Ballerini
Cynthia Parkhurst — Jonas Brothers
David Lehr — Morgan Wallen
Joshua Halling — Louis Tomlinson — WINNER
Mason Poole — Beyoncé
Matty Vogel — Misterwives
Ravie B — Adele
Ryan Fleming – 5 Seconds of Summer
Sanjay Parikh — Shinedown

Favorite On Screen # *

“j-hope IN THE BOX” — WINNER
“Love To Love You, Donna Summer”
Louis Tomlinson “All of Those Voices”
“Prince: The Final Secret”
“Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé”
“Save Me” Jelly Roll
“Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour”
“TLC Forever”

TikTok Bop of the Year *

“Boy’s a liar Pt. 2”- PinkPantheress and Ice Spice
“Collide (Sped Up Remix)”- Justine Skye
“Cruel Summer”- Taylor Swift — WINNER
“Cupid (Twin Version)”- FIFTY FIFTY
“Daylight”- David Kushner
“Her Way (Sped Up)”- Party Next Door
“If We Ever Broke Up”- Mae Stephens
“Paint The Town Red”- Doja Cat
“Water”- Tyla
“What It Is (Solo Version)”- Doechii
“What Was I Made For?”- Billie Eilish

Favorite Tour Style *

Beyoncé
Carrie Underwood
Doja Cat
Elton John
Harry Styles
Jonas Brothers
Madonna
Måneskin
Sabrina Carpenter
Shania Twain
SZA
Taylor Swift — WINNER

Favorite Debut Album # *

GOLDEN — Jung Kook
In Pieces — Chlöe
Layover — V — WINNER
Lucky- Megan Moroney
Mirror — Lauren Spencer Smith
My 21st Century Blues — Raye
Religiously — Bailey Zimmerman
Snow Angel — Reneé Rapp
Tyler Hubbard — Tyler Hubbard

* socially voted category
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Latto Performed ‘Waterfalls’ With TLC At The iHeartRadio Awards And Fans Are Gushing Over Her Rendition Of Left Eye’s Classic Verse

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Latto might be one of the biggest names from her native Atlanta (although she’ll be the first to get really specific and clarify she’s from Clayton County), but she stands on the shoulders of giants. During her performance at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards (hosted by another Atlanta native, Ludacris), Latto acknowledged one of her late forebears with a rendition of Left Eye’s classic verse from TLC’s “Waterfalls” alongside TBoz and Chili. Her performance left fans on Twitter gushing in appreciation — although, of course, a certain fanbase looked less than enthused. However, even the Barbz couldn’t put a damper on the wave of love from the performance, which one accounted noted is a full-circle moment for Latto and TLC.

Meanwhile, with both Latto and Ice Spice in attendance — and no news of an outright fight, as of press time — fans are waiting with bated breath to see if the two rappers set their differences aside to celebrate their mutual successes or… well…

Meanwhile, Latto’s got another big performance coming up: This Saturday is the NCAA’s Super Saturday event in Cleveland ahead of the Women’s National Championship Game. She’s racking up accomplishments left and right, and with so many co-signs from legends in addition to her own penchant for supporting up-and-coming artists, they are all well-deserved.

Taylor Swift Dominates The 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards Nominations, As Do SZA, 21 Savage, And Others

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The iHeartRadio Music Awards unveiled their 2024 nominations today, January 18. Taylor Swift is leading the way this year, with a total of nine awards that she’s up for, including the coveted Artist Of The Year. Close behind her with eight nominations are SZA, Jelly Roll, and 21 Savage.

Basically, the categories are stacked, and it truly is anyone’s game. The awards show will take place on Monday, April 1 at 8 p.m. ET, and will air live on FOX.

Continue scrolling to see a complete list of this year’s nominees (via Billboard).

Song Of The Year

“Calm Down” – Rema and Selena Gomez
“Creepin’” – Metro Boomin with The Weeknd and 21 Savage
“Cruel Summer” – Taylor Swift
“Dance The Night” – Dua Lipa
“Fast Car” – Luke Combs
“Flowers”- Miley Cyrus
“Kill Bill” – SZA
“Last Night”- Morgan Wallen
“Paint The Town Red” – Doja Cat
“Vampire” – Olivia Rodrigo

Artist Of The Year

Drake
Jelly Roll
Luke Combs
Miley Cyrus
Morgan Wallen
Olivia Rodrigo
Shakira
SZA
Taylor Swift
Usher

Duo/Group Of The Year

(G)I-DLE
Blink-182
Dan + Shay
Fall Out Boy
Foo Fighters
Jonas Brothers
Måneskin
OneRepublic
Paramore
Parmalee

Best Collaboration

“All My Life” – Lil Durk ft. J. Cole
“Barbie World (with Aqua)” – Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice
“Boy’s a liar Pt.2” – PinkPantheress and Ice Spice
“Calm Down”- Rema and Selena Gomez
“Creepin’” – Metro Boomin with The Weeknd and 21 Savage
“Good Good” – Usher, Summer Walker and 21 Savage
“Rich Flex” – Drake and 21 Savage
“Thank God” – Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown
“Tomorrow 2” – GloRilla with Cardi B
“TQG” – Karol G and Shakira

Producer Of The Year

Carter Lang
Dan Nigro
Jack Antonoff
Kid Harpoon
Rob Bisel

Songwriter Of The Year

Aldae
Ashley Gorley
J Kash
Jack Antonoff
Michael Ross Pollack

Pop Song Of The Year

“Calm Down” – Rema and Selena Gomez
“Cruel Summer” – Taylor Swift
“Flowers”- Miley Cyrus
“Kill Bill” – SZA
“Vampire” – Olivia Rodrigo

Pop Artist Of The Year

Doja Cat
Miley Cyrus
Olivia Rodrigo
SZA
Taylor Swift

Best New Artist (Pop)

David Kushner
Doechii
Jelly Roll
Rema
Stephen Sanchez

Country Song Of The Year

“Fast Car” – Luke Combs
“Heart Like a Truck” – Lainey Wilson
“Last Night” – Morgan Wallen
“Rock and a Hard Place” – Bailey Zimmerman
“Thank God” – Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown

Country Artist Of The Year

Jason Aldean
Jelly Roll
Lainey Wilson
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen

Best New Artist (Country)

Corey Kent
Jackson Dean
Jelly Roll
Megan Moroney
Nate Smith

Hip-Hop Song Of The Year

“All My Life”- Lil Durk ft. J. Cole
“Fukumean”- Gunna
“Just Wanna Rock” – Lil Uzi Vert
“Rich Flex” – Drake and 21 Savage
“Tomorrow 2”- GloRilla with Cardi B

Hip-Hop Artist Of The Year

21 Savage
Drake
Future
Gunna
Lil Durk

Best New Artist (Hip-Hop)

Doechii
Ice Spice
Lola Brooke
Sexyy Red
Young Nudy

R&B Song Of The Year

“Creepin’”- Metro Boomin with The Weeknd and 21 Savage
“CUFF IT”- Beyoncé
“Good Good” – Usher, Summer Walker and 21 Savage
“On My Mama” – Victoria Monét
“Snooze”- SZA

R&B Artist Of The Year

Beyoncé
Brent Faiyaz
Chris Brown
SZA
Usher

Best New Artist (R&B)

Coco Jones
Fridayy
Kenya Vaun
October London
Victoria Monét

Alternative Song Of The Year

“Lost” – Linkin Park
“Love From the Other Side” – Fall Out Boy
“One More Time”- Blink-182
“Rescued”- Foo Fighters
“This Is Why”- Paramore

Alternative Artist Of The Year

Blink-182
Fall Out Boy
Foo Fighters
Green Day
Paramore

Best New Artist (Alt/Rock)

Bad Omens
HARDY
Jelly Roll
Lovejoy
Noah Kahan

Rock Song Of The Year

“72 Seasons” – Metallica
“Dead Don’t Die”- Shinedown
“Lost” – Linkin Park
“Need A Favor” – Jelly Roll
“Rescued” – Foo Fighters

Rock Artist Of The Year

Disturbed
Foo Fighters
Jelly Roll
Metallica
Shinedown

Dance Song Of The Year

“10:35”- Tiësto ft. Tate McRae
“Baby Don’t Hurt Me” – David Guetta, Anne-Marie and Coi Leray
“Padam Padam” – Kylie Minogue
“Praising You” – Rita Ora ft. Fatboy Slim
“Strangers” – Kenya Grace

Dance Artist Of The Year

Anabel Englund
David Guetta
Illenium
Kylie Minogue
Tiësto

Latin Pop / Urban Song Of The Year

“La Bachata” – Manuel Turizo
“La Bebe (remix)” – Yng Lvcas and Peso Pluma
“Lala”- Myke Towers
“Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53”- Shakira and Bizarrap
“TQG”- Karol G and Shakira

Latin Pop / Urban Artist Of The Year

Bad Bunny
Feid
Karol G
Manuel Turizo
Shakira

Best New Artist (Latin Pop / Urban)

Bad Gyal
GALE
Mora
Yng Lvcas
Young Miko

Regional Mexican Song Of The Year

“Bebe Dame”- Fuerza Regida and Grupo Frontera
“Ella Baila Sola” – Eslabon Armado and Peso Pluma
“Indispensable” – Carin León
“Qué Onda Perdida” – Grupo Firme ft. Gerardo Coronel
“Qué Vuelvas”- Carin León and Grupo Frontera

Regional Mexican Artist Of The Year

Calibre 50
Carin León
El Fantasma
Grupo Frontera
Peso Pluma

Best New Artist (Regional Mexican)

Gabito Ballesteros
Gerardo Coronel
Grupo Frontera
Junior H
Peso Pluma

K-Pop Artist Of The Year

(G)I-DLE
Jung Kook
NCT Dream
Seventeen
Stray Kids

K-Pop Song Of The Year

“Bouncy (K-Hot Chilli Peppers)” – ATEEZ
“Cupid (Twin Version)”- FIFTY FIFTY
“S-Class” – Stray Kids
“Seven” Jung Kook ft. Latto
“Super Shy” – NewJeans

Best New Artist (K-pop)

BOYNEXTDOOR
NewJeans
RIIZE
xikers
ZEROBASEONE

Best African Music Artist

Burna Boy
Rema
Tems
Tyla
Wizkid

Best Lyrics

“Dial Drunk”- Noah Kahan
“Flowers”- Miley Cyrus
“Greedy”- Tate McRae
“Houdini”- Dua Lipa
“Is It Over Now? (Taylor’s Version)”- Taylor Swift
“Last Night”- Morgan Wallen
“Lovin On Me”- Jack Harlow
“Nonsense”- Sabrina Carpenter
“Paint The Town Red”- Doja Cat
“Vampire”- Olivia Rodrigo
“Water”- Tyla
“What Was I Made For?”- Billie Eilish

Best Music Video

“3D”- Jung Kook ft. Jack Harlow
“Dance The Night”- Dua Lipa
“FLOWER”- JISOO
“Flowers”- Miley Cyrus
“I’m Good (Blue)” – Bebe Rexha and David Guetta
“Kill Bill”- SZA
“La Bebe (Remix)”- Yng Lvcas and Peso Pluma
“Paint The Town Red”- Doja Cat
“Seven”- Jung Kook ft. Latto
“TQG”- Karol G and Shakira
“Vampire”- Olivia Rodrigo
“What Was I Made For?”- Billie Eilish

Best Fan Army

Agnation
ATINY
Barbz
Beyhive
BTS Army
Harries
Livies
Louies
Niallers
Rushers
Selenators
Swifties

Social Star Award

Alex Warren
David Kushner
Flyana Boss
Gracie Abrams
Jessie Murph
Megan Moroney
Natalie Jane
Noah Kahan

Favorite Tour Photographer

Alfredo Flores – Sabrina Carpenter
Anna Lee – Coldplay
Carianne Older – Charlie Puth
Catherine Powell – Kelsea Ballerini
Cynthia Parkhurst – Jonas Brothers
David Lehr – Morgan Wallen
Joshua Halling – Louis Tomlinson
Mason Poole – Beyoncé
Matty Vogel – Misterwives
Ravie B – Adele
Ryan Fleming – 5 Seconds of Summer
Sanjay Parikh – Shinedown

TikTok Bop Of The Year

“Boy’s a liar Pt. 2”- PinkPantheress and Ice Spice
“Collide (Sped Up Remix)”- Justine Skye
“Cruel Summer”- Taylor Swift
“Cupid (Twin Version)”- FIFTY FIFTY
“Daylight”- David Kushner
“Her Way (Sped Up)”- Party Next Door
“If We Ever Broke Up”- Mae Stephens
“Paint The Town Red”- Doja Cat
“Water”- Tyla
“What It Is (Solo Version)”- Doechii
“What Was I Made For?”- Billie Eilish

Favorite On Screen

J-hope IN THE BOX
Love To Love You, Donna Summer
Louis Tomlinson, “All of Those Voices”
Prince: The Final Secret
Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé
Jelly Roll, “Save Me”
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour
TLC Forever

Favorite Tour Style

Beyoncé
Carrie Underwood
Doja Cat
Elton John
Harry Styles
Jonas Brothers
Madonna
Måneskin
Sabrina Carpenter
Shania Twain
SZA
Taylor Swift

Favorite Debut Album

Jung Kook, GOLDEN
Chlöe, In Pieces
V, Layover
Megan Moroney, Lucky
Lauren Spencer Smith, Mirror
Raye, My 21st Century Blues
Bailey Zimmerman, Religiously
Reneé Rapp, Snow Angel
Tyler Hubbard, Tyler Hubbard

Some of the artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

LL Cool J Honors Hip-Hop With Bars At iHeartRadio Awards

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One of hip-hop’s most revered and influential figures just honored the genre yet again on the year of its 50th anniversary. LL Cool J shared a tribute to the rap world during the iHeartRadio Music Awards with some impactful and impressive bars. Moreover, the New York MC honored the art form that made him at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles on Tuesday (March 28). Furthermore, his content revolved around the power of the art form and that of his own career in an engagingly braggadocious set of lines. While it’s not the same clarity with which people talk about the genre, his metaphors, evocative imagery, and powerful phrasing shows what hip-hop can achieve more fully than a simple anecdote can.

“I just want to keep it real simple, alright?” he expressed to the crowd. “I want you to imagine what I’m saying,” and then proceeded to let the mic talk. “A crowd gathered ’round, throwing punches and elbows. Then his mama arose, and recited a poem. That’s a Hip Hop God, not rock’n’roll. She put the baby in the whip- that’s a car. There was a solar eclipse, then a spirit came down, wrote his name in hieroglyphs.”

LL Cool J Drops Bars In The Name Of Hip-Hop

“Break beats played, he had a speaker for a crib,” the Rock The Bells mogul continued. “She screamed ‘Jack the Rip!’ and ignited his gifts. To the parents, he’s a legend, to the children a myth. Here’s ya firsthand experience with Mr. Smith, alias Mr. ‘Killing-Every-Rapper-In-His-Radius.’ Ciphers like a stadium, bars is vibranium.” After all that barrage, he even managed to throw a Black Panther reference in. As expected, the crowd erupted into excited and passionate cheers.

However, as he closed out his stage time, he told the audience, “A new record is coming!” Moreover, excitement for LL’s next album revolves not just around his legacy, but the people he brought into the fold. For example, he remarked his excitement surrounding his work with fellow rap legend Q-Tip on his next project. Given the perfect storm of the genre’s historical 50-year milestone, this will be emblematic of a lot of hip-hop greatness. Regardless, stick around on HNHH for the latest news and updates on LL Cool J and hip-hop history.

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Ice Spice & Taylor Swift Post Up On IG After The iHeartRadio Music Awards: Photos

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Arguably one of the best parts of award shows is seeing which celebrities wind up interacting with one another amid all the celebrations. On Monday (March 27), several of our favourites from all across the music industry came together for the annual iHeartRadio ceremony, handing out prizes to the year’s best of the best in music. Among those in attendance for the festivities were PinkPantheress and her “Boy’s a liar Pt. 2” collaborator Ice Spice, who was clearly starstruck over meeting Taylor Swift.

The Bronx Baddie and her foreign friend were tasked with handing out the award for Song of the Year, which ultimately went to the country-turned-popstar for “Anti-Hero.” While she walked the red carpet in an eye-catching black and white dress, Spice changed into an orange ensemble prior to carrying out her duties, markedly matching her vibrant eyeshadow to her gown’s colour. During their time on stage together, Swift and the rapper shared plenty of smiles and laughs, even turning around to seemingly compare the size of their booties at one point.

Ice Spice is “In Ha Mood”

Speaking of bodacious behinds, Spice also showed hers off in an Instagram photo dump, kicking off with a not-so-subtle thirst trap of her using a bathroom counter to emphasize her cheeks. Beside her, we see the 23-year-old’s fuzzy purse – worth noting as fans often joke that she always seems to have her bag nearby, something the “Princess Diana” hitmaker says she learned from her time growing up in New York. In the following picture, she and PinkPantheress pose with Swift again, this snap seemingly captured behind the scenes of the iHeartRadio Awards.

Of course, it wouldn’t be an Ice Spice photo dump with more sultry inclusions, both of which chiefly show off her hourglass figure in her long, lace dress. To add some extra height and shine to her look, the fashionista donned silver strappy platform heels, plus some elegant jewelry around her neck and wrist. Keep scrolling for more of the rising rap diva’s new pictures with T-Swift, and check back later for more pop culture news updates.

More iHeartRadio Awards Photos

PinkPantheress and Ice Spice present the Song of the Year award for “Anti-Hero” to Taylor Swift onstage during the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California on March 27, 2023. Broadcasted live on FOX. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)
PinkPantheress and Ice Spice present the Song of the Year award for “Anti-Hero” to Taylor Swift onstage during the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California on March 27, 2023. Broadcasted live on FOX. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)
Taylor Swift, Ice Spice and PinkPantheress exit the stage during the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 27, 2023, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)

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Megan Thee Stallion Pie’d One Of Her Dancers While Performing ‘Sweetest Pie’ At The iHeartRadio Awards

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Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa’s new single “Sweetest Pie” is a hit, and now Meg has offered a fresh live performance of it at last night’s 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards. She kept things exciting by taking a moment to pie one of her dancers in the face during the rendition, which followed Meg performing “Megan’s Piano.”

As for the awards themselves, Megan was nominated for a handful — Hip-Hop Artist Of The Year, Best Fan Army, and TikTok Bop Of The Year — but didn’t come away with any of them. She did, however, accept the Trailblazer Award and said during her acceptance speech, “I want to say with my platform, I will keep on continuing to be a voice for the voiceless, I will keep on fighting for all the injustices that me, my Black women, my Black men are facing, and I will keep showing up and showing out even in the face of adversity.”

Others in hip-hop were represented elsewhere, as winners included Lil Nas X (Male Artist Of The Year), Pop Smoke’s “What You Know Bout Love” (Hip-Hop Song Of The Year), and Drake (Hip-Hop Artist Of The Year).

Rock also showed up via Machine Gun Kelly (Alternative Artist Of The Year) and Foo Fighters (Rock Artist Of The Year). Pop had a lot of victors, too, like Dua Lipa’s “Levitating” (Song Of The Year), Olivia Rodrigo (Female Artist Of The Year, Best New Pop Artist, and TikTok Bop Of The Year for “Good 4 U”), Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)” (Best Lyrics), Adele’s 30 (Best Comeback Album), and Finneas (Producer Of The Year).

Watch a clip from Megan’s performance above and find a full list of last night’s iHeartRadio Music Awards winners here.

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Lil Nas X, Demi Lovato, And Others Helped Pay Tribute To Elton John At The 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards

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Elton John has achieved a lot during his lengthy and illustrious career, so he was a natural choice to be given the iHeartRadio Icon Award at the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards last night. iHeartRadio went all out with honoring the legend, too, as they pulled out all the stops.

The award was presented to John by Coldplay’s Chris Martin, who ran through some comedic fake facts about John. Lil Nas X then joined in to pay tribute. After the award presentation, there was a tribute performance from Demi Lovato, HER, and Brandi Carlile. HER started by playing “Bennie And The Jets’ at a piano, when then segued into Carlile performing “Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me.” Lovato wrapped things up with a rendition of “I’m Still Standing,” and John himself even joined in during the song’s climax.

Ahead of the performances, John also gave an acceptance speech and thanked the aforementioned artists for paying tribute to him. He also spoke about how stunned he was by American radio early in his career, saying, “When I first came to Los Angeles in 1970, radio was so important. I’d never heard radio in America before because I had never been here before, but it was just incredible to me. In England, we had one station. Over here, you’d have music coming out of the radio in all sorts of formats, all sorts of styles… I was a pig in sh*t, basically.”

Watch some clips from the show below.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Silk Sonic Bring Their Throwback Hit ‘Leave The Door Open’ To The 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards

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Currently, Silk Sonic (the duo of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak) has just one song, “Leave The Door Open.” (Well, two if you count the minute-long “Silk Sonic Intro.”) So far, though, that’s all they’ve needed: The song has peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, a height the single achieved again a couple weeks ago. So, at least for the moment, Silk Sonic is a one-trick pony, but what a trick it is. They trotted it out again last night for a performance at the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards and the song still makes an impact: Silk Sonic was trending on Twitter following their performance, even still the morning after.

Last night’s performance was similar in nature to their previous live renditions of the tune, featuring .Paak and Mars accompanied by backing singers as they all bust out soulful throwback vibes.

Although the duo currently only has one single, they’ve actually performed more than just “Leave The Door Open” live: At the Grammys in March, .Paak and Mars performed a medley of Little Richard songs in honor of the late legend.

Watch Mars and .Paak perform “Leave The Door Open” at the iHeartRadio Music Awards above.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Lil Nas X Wants His Next Music Video To Be ‘Crazier’ Than His Other Ones

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The 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards were last night and so many of the biggest music stars were on hand. That included Lil Nas X, who wasn’t up for any awards but was there to present Elton John with the 2021 iHeartRadio Icon Award (alongside Coldplay’s Chris Martin). At one point during the evening, Lil Nas X took a couple minutes for a red carpet interview with Variety, and he spoke about his head-turning hopes for his next music video.

During the brief chat, he was asked how he plans to out-do “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” and his previous attention-grabbing visuals. He responded, “I want to do something in a different lane that’s crazier. I’m not sure what yet, but that’s for when I make a main single or something, you know?”

He also spoke about how he felt during his famous pants-splitting incident while performing on Saturday Night Live, saying, “I was quite terrified, but I was like, ‘The show must go on… I hope my goodies aren’t on TV right now.’” As for the current location of those now-iconic pants, he said, “I think they’re still in New York being shipped here. We have to put them in a museum one day.”

The rapper closed with a message for LGBTQ kids who might be facing struggles: “You f*cking rock, f*ck everybody else.”

Watch the interview here.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.