| 2016 iHeartRadio Music Awards | |
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| Date | April 3, 2016 |
| Location | The Forum, Inglewood |
| Hosted by | Jason Derulo |
| Most awards | Taylor Swift (4) |
| Most nominations | Taylor Swift and The Weeknd (7) |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | TBS, TNT and truTV |
The 2016 iHeartRadio Music Awards was the third music award show presented by iHeartMedia's platform iHeartRadio and was televised live on TBS, TNT and truTV. The awards was held on April 3, 2016, at The Forum in Inglewood, California, and was hosted by American singer Jason Derulo.[1]
Taylor Swift and The Weeknd led the nominations with seven categories, followed by Adele with five nominations.[2]
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
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| Jason Derulo | "If It Ain't Love" |
| Justin Bieber | "Love Yourself" "Company" |
| Meghan Trainor | "No" |
| Fetty Wap | "Again" |
| Pitbull | "Fireball" (live from the 2016 NCAA March Madness Music Festival)[1] |
| Chris Brown | "Liquor" "Back to Sleep" "Wrist" "Anyway" |
| Demi Lovato Brad Paisley (on guitar) |
"Stone Cold" |
| DNCE Nile Rodgers (on guitar) |
"Cake by the Ocean" "Le Freak" |
| G-Eazy Bebe Rexha |
"Me, Myself & I" |
| Maroon 5 | "Animals" (live from the 2016 NCAA March Madness Music Festival)[1] |
| ZAYN | "Like I Would" |
| The Weeknd | "Acquainted" (live from the 2016 Juno Awards)[3] |
| Iggy Azalea | "Team" |
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The nominees were announced on February 9, 2016.[2] Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[5]
| Song of the Year | Female Artist of the Year |
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| Male Artist of the Year | Best New Artist |
| Best Duo/Group of the Year | Album of the Year |
| Best Tour | Alternative Rock Artist of the Year |
| Alternative Rock Song of the Year | Rock Artist of the Year |
| Rock Song of the Year | Country Song of the Year |
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| Country Artist of the Year | Dance Song of the Year |
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| Dance Artist of the Year | Hip Hop Song of the Year |
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| Hip Hop Artist of the Year | R&B Song of the Year |
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| R&B Artist of the Year | Latin Song of the Year |
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| Latin Artist of the Year | Regional Mexican Song of the Year |
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| Regional Mexican Artist of the Year | Best Lyrics |
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| Best Collaboration | Best Cover Song |
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| Best Song from a Movie | Biggest Triple Threat |
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| Most Meme-able Moment | Best Fan Army |
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| iHeartRadio Innovator Award[9] | |
Taylor Swift and The Weeknd were nominated for the inaugural Female and Male Artist of the Year categories (the previous two years featured simply Artist of the Year).[10] Swift was the big winner of the night with four awards, including Best Tour and Album of the Year.[5]
Out of the 29 categories, the awards also feature 7 fan-voted categories including Best Fan Army, Best Lyrics and Best Collaboration, as well as four new categories: Best Cover Song, Best Song from a Movie, Biggest Triple Threat and Most Meme-Able Moment. Voting took place via the iHeartRadio website from February 9 through March 25, except for Fan Army and Meme-Able Moment, which continued through the evening of the awards on April 3.
