iHeartRadio Awards Come Into Focus
• iHeartMedia and FOX Entertainment announced that next week’s 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards will feature performances by Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish, GloRilla, Gracie Abrams, Kenny Chesney, Muni Long, Nelly and others TBA.
Hosted once again by Hip-Hop icon LL Cool J, the show will originate from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Monday, March 17 (8-10pm ET live / tape-delayed, PT) on FOX and be broadcast live on iHeartMedia stations nationwide and on the iHeartRadio app.
The 12th annual iHeartRadio Music Awards will celebrate the most-played artists and songs on iHeartRadio stations and the iHeartRadio app throughout 2024, while also offering a preview of the upcoming hits of 2025. The show will feature award presentations in multiple categories, live performances from the biggest artists in music, surprise guests and collaborations.
In addition to performing, Nelly will receive the 2025 iHeartRadio Landmark Award, which honors artists whose album releases have inspired and shaped culture over multiple decades. Nelly made an explosive debut in 2000 with Country Grammar, an album that has sold over 10 million copies worldwide and set the foundation for his iconic career.
Grammy, Oscar and Golden Globe-winning artist Lady Gaga will be honored with the 2025 iHeartRadio Innovator Award, and Mariah Carey, the best-selling female artist of all time, will be honored with the 2025 iHeartRadio Icon Award. To celebrate iHeartRadio’s Tour of the Century Award honoring Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour, which launched two years ago to the day of this year’s telecast, an exclusive performance from that opening night show of The Eras’s Tour will premiere during the Awards telecast.
This year’s iHeartRadio Music Awards will also pay tribute to the resiliency and rebuilding of Los Angeles following the devastating wildfires affecting the entire community and will drive donations to Fireaidla.org. For a full list of nominations, visit iHeartRadio.com/awards.
