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2016 iHeartRadio Music Awards: Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber Take Home Awards — Full Winners List

From the archive: published Apr 4, 2016, 10 years ago. Details may have changed since.

Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Meghan Trainor, and more of pop’s biggest names headed to The Forum in Inglewood, California, on April 3 for the third annual iHeartRadio Music Awards, and several walked away as iHeartRadio winners.

Taylor Swift walked away as the biggest iHeartRadio Awards winner, taking home four awards on the night, including the prestigious iHeartRadio Album of the Year for 1989 and iHeartRadio Song of the Year for “Blank Space” and Female Artist of the Year.

Justin Bieber also took home some hardware on the night, winning iHeartRadio’s Male Artist of the Year and Dance Song of the Year while his fans beat out ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez and Swift to be crowned iHeartRadio’s Best Fan Army.

Here’s everyone that won an iHeartRadio Music Award at the big ceremony according to Billboard. The winners are in bold.

iHeartRadio Song of the Year

Taylor Swift – “Blank Space” The Weeknd – “Can’t Feel My Face” Adele – “Hello” Walk the Moon – “Shut Up and Dance” Mark Ronson With Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk”

iHeartRadio Female Artist of the Year

Adele Carrie Underwood Meghan Trainor Selena Gomez Taylor Swift

iHeartRadio Male Artist of the Year

Ed Sheeran Justin Bieber Luke Bryan Sam Smith The Weeknd

iHeartRadio Best New Artist

Fetty Wap Hozier Sam Hunt Shawn Mendes Tove Lo

iHeartRadio Best Duo/Group of the Year

Fall Out Boy Maroon 5 One Direction Walk the Moon Zac Brown Band

Album of the Year

Taylor Swift – 1989 Adele – 25 The Weekend – Beauty Behind the Madness Sam Smith – In the Lonely Hour Ed Sheeran – X

Best Tour

Foo Fighters Garth Brooks Luke Bryan Taylor Swift U2

Alternative Rock Artist of the Year

AWOLNATION Foo Fighters Muse Twenty One Pilots X Ambassadors

Alternative Rock Song of the Year

Cage The Elephant – “Cigarette Daydreams” Elle King – “Ex’s & Oh’s” X Ambassadors – “Renegades” Walk the Moon – “Shut Up and Dance” Twenty One Pilots – “Stressed Out”

Rock Artist of the Year

Breaking Benjamin Disturbed Five Finger Death Punch Foo Fighters Three Days Grace

Rock Song of the Year

Shinedown – “Cut the Cord” Breaking Benjamin – “Failure” Pop Evil – “Footsteps” Zac Brown Band With Chris Cornell – “Heavy Is the Head” Three Days Grace – “I Am Machine”

Country Song of the Year

Chris Janson – “Buy Me a Boat” Zac Brown Band – “Homegrown” Luke Bryan – “I See You” Brett Eldredge – “Lose My Mind” Sam Hunt – “Take Your Time”

Country Artist of the Year

Blake Shelton Brad Paisley Luke Bryan Sam Hunt Thomas Rhett

Dance Song of the Year

David Guetta With Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha and Afrojack – “Hey Mama” Major Lazer & DJ Snake With MØ – “Lean On” Mr Probz – “Waves” Skrillex & Diplo with Justin Bieber – “Where Are Ü Now” DJ Snake & AlunaGeorge – “You Know You Like It”

Dance Artist of the Year

Calvin Harris David Guetta Major Lazer Skrillex & Diplo Zedd

Hip Hop Song of the Year

Big Sean With Drake and Kanye West – “Blessings” “Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)” – Rich Homie Quan Drake – “Hotline Bling” Fetty Wap – “Trap Queen” Nicki Minaj With Drake and Lil Wayne – “Truffle Butter”

Hip Hop Artist of the Year

Big Sean Drake Fetty Wap Future J. Cole

R&B Song of the Year

Rihanna – “Bitch Better Have My Money” The Weeknd – “Earned It” Jeremih With J. Cole – “Planes” Omarion With Chris Brown and Jhene Aiko – “Post To Be” The Weeknd – “The Hills”

R&B Artist of the Year

Beyoncé Chris Brown The Weeknd Trey Songz Usher

Latin Song of the Year

J Balvin – “Ay Vamos” Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias – “El Perdón” Romeo Santos – “Hilito” Gente De Zona With Marc Anthony – “La Gozadera” Maná With Shakira – “Mi Verdad”

Latin Artist of the Year

Enrique Iglesias J Balvin Nicky Jam Pitbull Prince Royce

Regional Mexican Song of the Year

Calibre 50 – “Aunque Ahora Estés Con Él” Gerardo Ortiz – “Eres Una Niña” Voz de Mando – “Levantando Polvadera” Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga – “Mi Vicio Más Grande” Ariel Camacho y Los Plebes del Rancho – “Te Metiste”

Regional Mexican Artist of the Year

Banda Los Recoditos Calibre 50 Gerardo Ortiz Julión Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda Voz De Mando

Best Lyrics

Thomas Rhett – “Die A Happy Man” Rachel Platten – “Fight Song” Adele – “Hello” Ed Sheeran – “Photograph” Wiz Khalifa With Charlie Puth – “See You Again”

Best Collaboration

Taylor Swift with Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood” Meghan Trainor with John Legend – “Like I’m Gonna Lose You” Wiz Khalifa with Charlie Puth – “See You Again” Mark Ronson with Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk” Skrillex and Diplo with Justin Bieber – “Where Are Ü Now”

Best Cover Song

Ryan Adams covering Taylor Swift – 1989 Alessia Cara covering Taylor Swift – “Bad Blood” Kelly Clarkson covering Rihanna – “B**** Better Have My Money” Pentatonix covering Omi – “Cheerleader” Troye Sivan covering Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber – “Hands To Myself/Sorry” Demi Lovato covering Adele – “Hello” Justin Bieber covering Drake – “Hotline Bling” Sam Smith & Disclosure covering Drake – “Hotline Bling” Ed Sheeran covering Fetty Wap – “Trap Queen” Fifth Harmony, Jasmine V, Jacob Whitesides and Mahogany Lox covering Mark Ronson With Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk”

Best Song from a Movie

The Weeknd – “Earned It” (50 Shades of Grey ) Ellie Goulding – “Love Me Like You Do” (50 Shades of Grey ) Wiz Khalifa With Charlie Puth – “See You Again” (Furious 7 ) Lady Gaga – “Til It Happens To You” (The Hunting Ground ) Sam Smith – “Writing’s On The Wall” (Spectre )

iHeartRadio Most Meme-able Moment

Adele and the “Hello” memes Drake’s “Hotline Bling” Katy Perry and the Left Shark Kanye West and Kanye For President/Kanye 2020 Taylor Swift’s “Crazy Girl” with Running Mascara

Triple Threat

Lady Gaga Hailee Steinfeld Jason Derulo Jennifer Lopez Justin Timberlake Nick Jonas Selena Gomez Troye Sivan Usher Zendaya

iHeartRadio Best Fan Army

5 Seconds of Summer Adam Lambert Ariana Grande Demi Lovato Fifth Harmony Justin Bieber Little Mix Nicki Minaj One Direction Selena Gomez Shawn Mendes Taylor Swift

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