Iheartmedia Celebrates Musics Biggest Stars with Exclusive Labor Day Weekend Reveal of the 2020 “Iheartradio Music Awards” Winners
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IHEARTMEDIA CELEBRATES MUSICS BIGGEST STARS WITH EXCLUSIVE LABOR DAY WEEKEND REVEAL OF THE 2020 “IHEARTRADIO MUSIC AWARDS” WINNERS The On-Air and Social Media Special Featured Acceptance Speeches from Winners Including Lizzo for Song of the Year, Billie Eilish for Female Artist of the Year, Jonas Brothers for Best Duo/Group of the Year, Taylor Swift for Album of the Year, Elton John for Tour of the Year and More NEW YORK, N.Y. – September 8, 2020 – iHeartMedia celebrated the winners of the 2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards with an on-air and social media special throughout Labor Day weekend on iHeartRadio stations nationwide, and the iHeartRadio App, the all-in-one digital music, podcast, on demand and live-streaming radio service. The exclusive weekend-long special concluded on Monday, September 7 and unveiled winners in each category including Lizzo for Song of the Year, Billie Eilish for Female Artist of the Year, Jonas Brothers for Best Duo/Group of the Year, Taylor Swift for Album of the Year and more. The 2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards also honored Elton John with the Tour of the Year Award. In addition, the on-air and social media reveal featured acceptance speeches from this year’s biggest artists on iHeartRadio stations nationwide and on iHeartMedia’s social platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat. The annual iHeartRadio Music Awards is a star-studded music event celebrating the most-played artists and songs on iHeartRadio stations and the iHeartRadio app throughout 2019. Given the new limitations on events during the pandemic, this year’s “live event” portion of the iHeartRadio Music Awards, originally scheduled to air from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Sunday, March 29 on FOX, was cancelled, but winners were officially announced on-air across the country and via social media over Labor Day weekend. The show is set to return to FOX in 2021. iHeartRadio listeners had the opportunity to decide winners in several new and established categories. Fan voting determined this year’s Best Fan Army, Best Lyrics, Best Cover Song, Best Music Video, Best Remix, the Social Star Award, Favorite Tour Photographer and the first-ever Favorite Music Video Choreography Award. Proud partners of the 2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards include Bonobos, Geico and Taco Bell. For audio and video of winner acceptance speeches, please visit HERE. Category Winners were: Song of the Year “Truth Hurts” - Lizzo Female Artist of the Year Billie Eilish Male Artist of the Year Post Malone Best Duo/Group of the Year Jonas Brothers Best Collaboration “Señorita” - Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello Pop Album of the Year: Lover - Taylor Swift Best New Pop Artist: Lizzo Alternative Rock Song of the Year “bad guy” - Billie Eilish Alternative Rock Artist of the Year Billie Eilish Alternative Rock Album of the Year when we all fall asleep, where do we go? - Billie Eilish Best New Rock/Alternative Rock Artist SHAED Rock Song of the Year “Ghost” - Badflower Rock Artist of the Year Disturbed Rock Album of the Year Fear Inoculum - Tool Country Song of the Year “Beautiful Crazy” - Luke Combs Country Artist of the Year Luke Combs Country Album of the Year What You See Is What You Get - Luke Combs Best New Country Artist Morgan Wallen Dance Song of the Year “Close To Me” - Ellie Goulding, Diplo featuring Swae Lee Dance Artist of the Year Marshmello Dance Album of the Year World War Joy - The Chainsmokers Hip-Hop Song of the Year “Suge” - DaBaby Hip-Hop Artist of the Year Drake Hip-Hop Album of the Year Death Race for Love - Juice WRLD Best New Hip-Hop Artist DaBaby R&B Song of the Year “No Guidance” - Chris Brown featuring Drake R&B Artist of the Year H.E.R. R&B Album of the Year Free Spirit- Khalid Best New R&B Artist Summer Walker Latin Pop/Reggaeton Song of the Year: “Con Calma” - Daddy Yankee & Katy Perry featuring Snow Latin Pop/Reggaeton Artist of the Year: Ozuna Best New Latin Pop/Reggaeton Artist: Rosalía Regional Mexican Song of the Year “A Través Del Vaso” - Banda Los Sebastianes Regional Mexican Artist of the Year Christian Nodal Latin Album of the Year X 100PRE - Bad Bunny Best New Regional Mexican Artist Banda Los Sebastianes Label of the Year Republic Records Most Thumbed Up Artist of the Year Post Malone Most Thumbed Up Song of the Year “Sunflower” by Post Malone & Swae Lee Producer of the Year Finneas Songwriter of the Year Louis Bell Tour of the Year Elton John Best Lyrics: *Socially Voted Category “10,000 Hours” - Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber Best Cover Song: *Socially Voted Category Sam Smith & Normani - “Dancing With A Stranger” - 5SOS cover Best Fan Army: *Socially Voted Category BTSArmy - BTS Best Music Video: *Socially Voted Category “Boy With Luv” - BTS featuring Halsey Social Star Award: *Socially Voted Category Asher Angel Best Remix: *Socially Voted Category “Trampoline” - SHAED featuring Zayn Favorite Tour Photographer: *Socially Voted Category Zack Caspary (Why Don’t We) Favorite Music Video Choreography: (New Category) *Socially Voted Category “Kill This Love” (BLACKPINK) - Kyle Hanagami & Kiel Tutin About iHeartMedia iHeartMedia (NASDAQ: IHRT) is the number one audio company in the United States, reaching nine out of 10 Americans every month – and with its quarter of a billion monthly listeners, has a greater reach than any other media company in the U.S. The company’s leadership position in audio extends across multiple platforms, including more than 850 live broadcast stations in over 160 markets nationwide; through its iHeartRadio digital service available across more than 250 platforms and 2,000 devices; through its influencers; social; branded iconic live music events; other digital products and newsletters; and podcasts as the #1 commercial podcast publisher. iHeartMedia also leads the audio industry in analytics, targeting and attribution for its marketing partners with its SmartAudio product, using data from its massive consumer base. 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