Hvis du endnu ikke er bekendt med det amerikanske iHeartRadio Music Awards er du lovligt undskyldt. Stiftet af den amerikanske internetradio-kanal af samme navn i 2014 var årets prisuddelingsfest blot den tredje af slagsen, mens ambitionerne dog ikke fejler noget hos det nystartede awardshow. Årets priser blev uddelt i går aftes, hvor Taylor Swift nappede hele tre af slagsen, og Justin Bieber og Zayn var hevet ind blandt aftenens mange performances.
Bieber tog prisen for ‘Male Artist of the Year’ og fremførte et ‘Purpose’-medley bestående af ‘Love Yourself’ og den nye single ‘Company’. Eks-One Direction-medlemmet Zayn er aktuel med debuten ‘Mind Of Mine’, og storhitter for tiden i USA med singleudspillet ‘Pillowtalk’. Til aftenens show sang popstjerneskuddet dog den klubbede ‘Like I Would’. Se begge performances nederst.
Aftenens helt store vinder var som sagt Taylor Swift, der tog priserne hjem for ‘Best Tour‘, ‘Album of the Year’ og ‘Female Artist of the Year’. Vindertalen bød endda også på et ømt shoutout til kæresten Adam Wiles – bedre kendt som Calvin Harris – der selv vandt prisen for ‘Dance Artist of the Year’.
Se den fulde – og rimelig omstændige – vinderliste herunder.
Best Tour: Taylor Swift
Album of the Year: Taylor Swift, 1989
Song of the Year: Adele, “Hello”
Hip-Hop Song of the Year: Drake, “Hotline Bling”
Country Artist of the Year: Luke Bryan
Male Artist of the Year: Justin Bieber
Female Artist of the Year: Taylor Swift
Best New Artist: Fetty Wap
Dance Artist of the Year: Calvin Harris
Rock Artist of the Year: The Foo Fighters
Rock Song of the Year: Zac Brown Band ft. Chris Cornell, “Heavy Is the Head”
Country Song of the Year: Chris Janson, “Buy Me a Boat”
Best Collaboration: Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk”
R&B Artist of the Year: Chris Brown
The Biggest Triple Threat: Selena Gomez
Dance Song of the Year: Skrillex & Diplo with Justin Bieber, “Where Are Ü Now”
Best Duo/Group of the Year: Maroon 5
Alternative Rock Artist of the Year: Twenty One Pilots
Best Lyrics: Rachel Platten, “Fight Song”
Alternative Rock Song of the Year: Twenty One Pilots, “Stressed Out”
Most Meme-able Moment: Taylor Swift’s “Crazy Girl” with Running Mascara (“Blank Space” video)
Best Fan Army: Justin Bieber’s Beliebers
Best Cover Song: Fifth Harmony, Jasmine V, Jacob Whitesides and Mahogany Lox, “Uptown Funk”
Best Song from a Movie: Lady Gaga, “Til It Happens To You” (The Hunting Ground)
Latin Song of the Year: Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias, “El Perdón”
Latin Artist of the Year: Pitbul
Regional Mexican Song of the Year: Voz de Mando, “Levantando Polvadera”
Regional Mexican Artist of the Year: Banda Los Recoditos
Innovator Award: U2