Now in their second year, the iHeartRadio awards were presented by iHeartmedia, which brands the show as a populist alternative to the Grammy Awards, with prizes based on radio play and fans' votes rather than the preferences of unnamed industry insiders.
Taylor Swift cleaned house at the show winning artist of the year and song of the year for "Shake It Off," and even assisted Madonna by strumming her guitar onstage while the pop icon sang a new song.
"More than anything in the world, I just hope that any of the fans watching know how much I adore you ... we've gotten closer and closer with each year, not further apart," a glossy-eyed Swift said at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. "Like, you make me so happy."
Justin Timberlake, who earned the iHeartRadio Innovator Award for his accomplishments as an entertainer, told the audience that he was called "weird" as a teenager, and offered encouraging words to teens experiencing teasing and bullying.
"Growing up in school, no one ever called me anything close to an innovator, they called me different, they called me weird, they called me a couple of other words I can't say on TV," Timberlake said. "So thankfully my mother taught me that being different was a good thing, that being different meant you could actually make a difference, so tonight I want to thank my mom."
Iggy Azalea, Jennifer Hudson and Nick Jones kicked off the show with a shared prisoner-themed performance. Iggy and Jennifer performed their record “Trouble.” Nick followed up with his song “Chains.”
The master of ceremony – Jamie Foxx, took the stage with a couple of jokes about Marvin Gaye, Bruce Jenner and Suge Knight. The show also continued their unique approach with celebs such as Nicki Minaj explaining her road to stardom with the help from Lil Wayne.
Artists such as Ne-Yo, Kelly Clarkson, Iggy Azalea and Imagine Dragons also recapped on how they got their big break.
AWARD WINNERS
Artist of the Year: Taylor Swift (AUDIO)
Song of the Year: Taylor Swift, "Shake It Off"
Best Collaboration: Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj, "Bang Bang"
Best New Artist: Sam Smith
Country Song of the Year: Jason Aldean, "Burnin' It Down"
Hip Hop/R&B Song of the Year: Jeremih ft. YG, "Don't Tell ‘Em"
Dance Song of the Year: Calvin Harris, "Summer"
Renegade: Brantley Gilbert
Alternative Rock Song of the Year: Hozier, "Take Me to Church"
Best Lyrics: Taylor Swift, "Blank Space"
Best Fan Army: 5 Seconds of Summer, 5SOSFAM
Innovator Award: Justin Timberlake (AUDIO)
PERFORMANCES
Florida Georga Line performed their record “Sun Daze.”
Newcomer Meghan Trainor performed her new song “Dear Future Husband.”
Kelly Clarkson performed her “Heartbeat Song.”
Rihanna also hit the stage to perform her new record “B*tch Better Have My Money.”
Although Sam Smith wasn’t in LA to accept his award, he performed his record “Lay Me Down” via satellite.
After winning the award for Song of the Year for “Burnin’ It Down,” Jason Aldean took to the stage to perform the record.
Madonna performed her record “Ghosttown” alongside Taylor Swift.
Jason Derulo performed his new record “Want You To Want Me.”
Jamie Foxx stepped away from hosting and hit the stage with Chris Brown to perform his new record “You Changed Me.”
Nate Ruess performed “Nothing Without Love.”
Snoop Dogg hit the stage for the evening’s final performance with Charlie Wilson and performed his new record “Peaches N Cream.”
RED CARPET ARRIVALS
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