“I want everyone to know - especially young people - that the hundreds and thousands of dumb ideas that I had led me to my good ideas. “The thing about these exciting nights and moments and especially this award, they’re shining a light on the choices I made that worked out, that turned out to be good ideas,” the superstar, who took a break from her massive The Eras tour to accept the award, told the crowd. Pop superstar Taylor Swift, who received the evening’s Innovator Award, took home the song of the year prize for “Anti-Hero” and delivered a powerful speech about giving oneself “permission to fail.” One Direction alum Harry Styles was remotely named artist of the year and Imagine Dragons, who were touring overseas, earned the duo/group of the year prize.The iHeartRadio Music Awards took over the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Monday night (March 27), celebrating the artists we hear most across the airwaves.Īmong some of the big winners of the night were P!nk, who accepted the Icon Award, and Taylor Swift, who was presented with the Innovator Award. “Big Energy” singer Latto and “Tomorrow 2” rapper GloRilla tied for the new hip-hop artist prize. Pop star Jax, country musician Cody Johnson, R&B singer Muni Long and rockers Giovannie and the Hired Guns, who won the new artist prizes in their respective genre categories, also took the stage for a series of performances.

The show featured additional performances from country star Keith Urban and a hip-hop tribute from LL Cool J. The fan-voted awards show was hosted by Lenny Kravitz, who performed a medley of his hits.

“If he loved me perfectly I would have nothing to say,” she quipped. Pink said she’s most grateful for her two children, Willow and Jameson, who were in the audience Monday night, her manager of 22 years, Roger Davies, and her husband and “muse,” Carey Hart.

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