iHeartMedia celebrated the winners of the 2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards with an on-air and social media special throughout Labor Day weekend on iHeartRadio stations nationwide and the iHeartRadio App. The weekend-long special concluded on Monday, September 7 and unveiled winners in each category including Lizzo for Song of the Year and Best New Pop Artist, Billie Eilish for Female Artist of the Year, Post Malone for Male Artist of the Year, Jonas Brothers for Best Duo/Group of the Year and Taylor Swift for Album of the Year (Lover). The 2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards also honored Elton John with the Tour of the Year Award.
The on-air and social media reveal featured acceptance speeches on iHeartRadio stations nationwide and on iHeartMedia’s social platforms. Given the new limitations on events during the pandemic, this year’s “live event” portion of the iHeartRadio Music Awards, originally scheduled to air from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Sunday, March 29 on FOX, was cancelled, but winners were officially announced on-air across the country and via social media over Labor Day weekend. The show is set to return to FOX in 2021.
Eilish was the most-awarded artist of the weekend. In addition to Female Artist of the Year, she also won Alternative Rock Artist of the Year, Alternative Song of the Year (“Bad Guy”) and Alternative Rock Album of the Year.
Other notable winners included “Señorita” by Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello for Best Collaboration and DaBaby, who won twice for Hip-Hop Song of the Year (“Suge”) and Best New Hip-Hop Artist.
