Established 1961 21 Lifestyle Awards Sunday, March 17, 2019 Taylor Swift wins ‘Tour of the Year’ at iHeartRadio Music Awards he ‘Shake It Off’ singer gave an empowering speech as she collected the accolade at the cere- Tmony at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Thursday, during which she admitted the turn out for the extensive run “did wonders” for her “self- esteem”, after people said she would be playing to half empty stadiums. She said: “One of the most wonderful things about the way that this whole tour turned out is that, for, like, the entire six months leading up to the first show of this tour, every headline that I read was, this is going to be a massive failure. “And it really did wonders for my self-esteem. It was really great to hear people saying that I was going to be playing to nearly empty stadiums.” The 29-year-old superstar went on to thank her fans for being the “unforeseeable factor” in her critics’ “forecast” by com- ing out in force at her shows last year. She continued: “I’ve learned a lot. “One of the things I’ve learned is that life is really unpredictable and people can make forecasts and they can make predictions, but those predictions and fore- casts may not come true if there is an unforeseeable fac- tor involved, and that unforeseeable factor in this case was my fans.” Taylor Swift won two awards, Best Music US singer Taylor Swift poses in the press room with her awards for Tour of the Year and Video for ‘Delicate’, and Tour of the Year for her Best Music Video during the 2019 iHeart Radio Music Awards at the Microsoft theatre in ‘Reputation’ stadium shows and she was delighted to The spectacular evening also saw Ariana Grande - who Left to right, Song of the Year Los Angeles. — AFP photos have proven her critics wrong. won Female Artist of the Year and Pop Album of the Year - winners for ‘The Middle’ Grey Dedicating the award to her loyal following - who are give her ‘Sweetener’ album track ‘Needy’ its live debut, duo member Michael known as Swifties - she said: “I honestly owe everything, however her intimate performance at the piano was pre- Trewartha, Zedd, Maren everything in my life to you.” The tour - which saw the recorded as she was unable to attend the ceremony, due Morris and Grey duo member ‘End Game’ hitmaker supported by Camila Cabello and to being in rehearsals for her imminent world tour. Winners Kyle Trewartha pose with Charli XCX - was in fact a huge success, with Taylor Country star Garth Brooks took the special guest experi- their trophy. breaking her own record of having the highest grossing ence to a new level, as his biggest fan, actor Chris Pratt, Tour of the Year: Rock Artist of the Year: North American tour by a female artist, previously held by joined him on stage towards the end of his show-stopping Taylor Swift, ‘Reputation’ Stadium Tour Three Days Grace the singer’s ‘The 1989 World Tour’. Whilst on the podium, medley, which featured his hits ‘Callin’ Baton Rouge’, ‘Ask Artist of the Year: Country Artist of the Year: Taylor also promised her fans that if she has new music Me How I Know’ and ‘Friends In Low Places’. Ariana Grande Luke Combs coming out, they will be the “first” to get the scoop. She As well as presenting the star with his coveted Artist of Artist of the Decade: Dance Artist of the Year: said: “I just wanted to let you know that when there is new the Decade prize, the ‘Jurassic World’ star joined in with a Garth Brooks Marshmello music, you will be the first to know.” little harmonizing with Garth. Another surprise performer iHeartRadio Innovator Award: Hip-Hop Artist of the Year: on the night was Coldplay’s Chris Martin, who took to the Alicia Keys Cardi B stage with country pop star Kacey Musgraves for a rendi- Fangirls Award: R&B Artist of the Year: tion of their 2018 hit ‘Rainbow’. Nicole Scherzinger and Halsey Ella Mai Robin Thicke introduced all of the Best New Artist nomi- Most Thumbed-Up Artist of the Year: Best Lyrics: nees, Lauv, DJ Marshmello, rock group Lovelytheband and Imagine Dragons ‘Consequences’, Camila Cabello R&B hitmaker Ella Mai - who was the biggest winner of Song of the Year: Best Cover Song: the night, sweeping up the Best R&B Song accolade for ‘The Middle’, Zedd, Maren Morris, Grey ‘You’re Still the One’, Harry Styles and her infectious hit ‘Boo’d Up’, New R&B Artist and R&B Female Artist of the Year: Kacey Musgraves Artist - to the stage for an epic medley. Ariana Grande Best Music Video: The performance kicked off with a taste of Lauv’s Male Artist of the Year: ‘Delicate’, Taylor Swift Troye Sivan collaboration ‘I’m So Tired’. Bastille’s Dan Drake Cutest Musician’s Pet: Smith then joined Marshmello, who played piano, for a Best Duo/Group of the Year: Gracie, Lauren Jauregui rendition of their hit ‘Happier’, then Lovelytheband per- 5 Seconds of Summer Best Solo Breakout: formed ‘Broken’, before triple-winner Ella ended the Best Collaboration: Tiffany Young genre-blending performance with ‘Trip’. The evening ‘Finesse (Remix)’ Bruno Mars featuring Song That Left Us Shook: kicked off with Halsey - who won the Fangirls award - Cardi B ‘I’ll Never Love Again’, Lady Gaga. performing her catchy chart-topper ‘Without Me’, before Alternative Rock Artist of the Year: she was joined for an energetic performance of ‘11 Imagine Dragons Minutes’, with her rumoured beau Yungblud and Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker. The evening also saw performances from John Legend, who took to a circular stage in the centre of the crowd to sing his latest song ‘Preach’, and Backstreet Boys provided a throwback with a rendition of classic ‘I Want It That Way’. Drake, who is currently on tour, was named Male Artist of the Year, while Best Duo/Group of the Year went US singer Jordan Davis to 5 Seconds of Summer. Elsewhere at the ceremony - which was hosted by T- Alicia Keys was joined by eight-year-old Egypt - Pain - Song of the Year went to ‘The Middle’, by Zedd, whom she has with husband Swizz Beatz - as they played Maren Morris, Grey, and it also picked up Dance Song of the piano back-to-back to Alicia’s songs ‘Raise a Man’ and the Year, but the track didn’t also secure the Best classic ‘You Don’t Know My Name’. As if her little boy’s Collaboration prize. Instead, it was awarded to ‘Finesse’ by impressive playing skills weren’t enough to win over the Bruno Mars featuring Cardi B, who had two other songs star-studded crowd, Egypt then burst into the famous on the shortlist, ‘Girls Like You’ with Maroon 5 and ‘I Like ‘floss’ dance as his mum continued her performance on her It’ featuring Bad Bunny and J. Balvin. Tiffany Young beat feet. The ‘Fallin’ hitmaker - who also has four-year-old son off a shortlist that featured former Fifth Harmony members Genesis with her spouse - was awarded the Innovator Normani Lauren Jauregui, Ally Brooke and Dinah Jane to Award for her “unparalleled contributions to pop culture take the Solo Breakout award. — Bang Showbiz and social causes as an artist, songwriter, producer, entre- preneur and activist” at the ceremony at the Microsoft The band Five Seconds of Summer Theater in Los Angeles. Singer Garth Brooks Lovelytheband members MitchyCollins, Jordan Greenwald and Sam Price Best New Pop Artist and Dance Artist of the Year winner Singer Ella Mai Singer Bebe Rexha Singer/songwriter Alicia Keys Marshmello.