iHeartRadio Music Awards Names Country Winners [LIST]
on Mar 17, 2025
Some of country music’s biggest names took home awards at Monday night’s iHeartRadio Music Awards.
The 12th annual iHeartRadio Music Awards took place at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theater and brought together some of the acts across numerous genres. The event celebrated the most played artists and songs on iHeartRadio stations across the country.
The awards featured country artists nominated in genre-specific categories like Country Song of the Year, Country Artist of the Year, and Best New Artist (Country). Jelly Roll, Post Malone, Morgan Wallen, Shaboozey, and Kane Brown earned nods in non-genre-specific categories like Artist of the Year, Best Collaboration, and Song of the Year.
Fans were given the opportunity to vote in new categories, including Favorite Surprise Guest (Luke Combs bringing out the “Twisters” Cast and Morgan Wallen bringing out Travis Kelce & Patrick Mahomes among those nominated), Favorite Tour Tradition (Morgan Wallen – Walk out song among nominees), and Best Lyrics (“I Had Some Help”- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen among those nominated).
See how your favorite country artists fared during the 2025 iHeartMusic Radio Awards below. (This list is being updated as winners are announced.)
Song of the Year:
- “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”- Shaboozey
- “Agora Hills”- Doja Cat
- **WINNER** “Beautiful Things”- Benson Boone
- “Espresso” – Sabrina Carpenter
- “Greedy”- Tate McRae
- “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
- “Lose Control” – Teddy Swims
- “Lovin On Me” – Jack Harlow
- “Not Like Us”- Kendrick Lamar
- “Too Sweet” – Hozier
Artist of the Year:
- Billie Eilish
- Doja Cat
- Jelly Roll
- Kendrick Lamar
- Morgan Wallen
- Post Malone
- Sabrina Carpenter
- SZA
- Taylor Swift
- Teddy Swims
Best Collaboration:
- “Die With A Smile”- Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
- “Fortnight”- Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone
- “I Had Some Help”- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
- “Like That” – Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar
- “Miles On It”- Kane Brown and Marshmello
Country Song of the Year:
- “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”- Shaboozey
- “Cowgirls” – Morgan Wallen featuring ERNEST
- “I Am Not Okay”- Jelly Roll
- “I Had Some Help”- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
- “World On Fire”- Nate Smith
Country Artist of the Year:
- **WINNER** Jelly Roll
- Kane Brown
- Lainey Wilson
- Luke Combs
- Morgan Wallen
Best New Artist (Country):
- Ashley Cooke
- Dasha
- George Birge
- Shaboozey
- Tucker Wetmore
(New for 2025) Favorite Surprise Guest: *Socially Voted Category
- Charli xcx bringing out Lorde
- Coldplay bringing out Selena Gomez
- Future & Metro Boomin bringing out Travis Scott
- Megan Thee Stallion bringing out Cardi B
- Jennifer Hudson bringing out Cher
- Kendrick Lamar bringing out Ken & Friends
- Luke Combs bringing out the “Twisters” Cast
- Morgan Wallen bringing out Travis Kelce & Patrick Mahomes
- Niall Horan bringing out Shawn Mendes
- Olivia Rodrigo bringing out Chappell Roan
- Peso Pluma bringing out Becky G
- **WINNER** Taylor Swift bringing out Travis Kelce
(New for 2025) Favorite Tour Tradition *Socially Voted Category
- Benson Boone- Backflips
- Chappell Roan – Teaching “HOT TO GO” dance
- Charli xcx + Troye Sivan – “Apple” Girl (dance)
- Morgan Wallen – Walk out song
- Niall Horan – Heaven pose
- Nicki Minaj – Fans sing
- Olivia Rodrigo- Encore tank
- Sabrina Carpenter- “Juno” position
- Tate McRae – Soundcheck covers
- Taylor Swift- “22” Hat
- **WINNER** Taylor Swift – Surprise songs
- Usher – Feeding cherries
Best Lyrics: *Socially Voted Category
- “Beautiful Things” – Benson Boone
- “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” – Billie Eilish
- “Espresso”- Sabrina Carpenter
- “Exes” – Tate McRae
- **WINNER** “Fortnight” – Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone
- “Good Luck, Babe!”- Chappell Roan
- “I Had Some Help”- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
- “I Love You, I’m Sorry” – Gracie Abrams
- “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
- “Saturn” – SZA
- “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” – Ariana Grande
- “Who”- Jimin
Best Music Video: *Socially Voted Category
- “APT.” – ROSÉ and Bruno Mars
- “Beautiful Things” – Benson Boone
- “Die With A Smile” – Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
- “Espresso”- Sabrina Carpenter
- **WINNER** “Fortnight”- Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone
- “Houdini” – Dua Lipa
- “Houdini” -Eminem
- “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
- “LUNA” – ATL Jacob X FEID
- “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
- “Please Please Please” – Sabrina Carpenter
- “Rockstar”- Lisa
Favorite Tour Photographer: *Socially Voted Category
- Adam Degross – Post Malone
- **WINNER** Alfredo Flores – Sabrina Carpenter
- Baeth – Tate McRae
- Christian Tierney – Niall Horan
- David Bergman – Luke Combs
- Henry Hwu – Billie Eilish
- Lucienne Nghiem – Chappell Roan
- Miles Leavitt – Olivia Rodrigo
- Pooneh Ghana – Noah Kahan
- RAYSCORRUPTEDMIND – Travis Scott
- Sanjay Parikh – Shinedown
- Yasi – Kacey Musgraves
Favorite On Screen: *Socially Voted Category
- Are You Sure?! (Jimin and Jungkook)
- Child Star (Demi Lovato)
- Elton John: Never Too Late (Elton John)
- Gaga Chromatica Ball (Lady Gaga)
- I Am: Céline Dion (Céline Dion)
- Lainey Wilson: Bell Bottom Country (Lainey Wilson)
- Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words (Megan Thee Stallion)
- Olivia Rodrigo: GUTS World Tour (Olivia Rodrigo)
- Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE (KATSEYE)
- Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (Bruce Springsteen)
- **WINNER** Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) (Taylor Swift)
- Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story (Bon Jovi)
