South African singer Tyla achieved a significant milestone by winning the World Artist of the Year award at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards. The ceremony, hosted by LL Cool J, took place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Monday, 17 March 2025.
Tyla takes home grand prize at 2025 iHeart Awards
Tyla, known for her viral hit Water, was nominated in three categories: World Artist of the Year, R&B Song of the Year, and Dance Song of the Year.
While she faced stiff competition in the latter two categories, with Muni Long’s Made for Me winning R&B Song of the Year and Charli XCX’s 360 securing Dance Song of the Year, Tyla’s global impact was recognised with the World Artist of the Year award.
2025 iHeart Awards: Here’s the complete list of winners
The 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards celebrated a diverse array of artists across multiple genres. Here are some of the notable winners:
- Artist of the Year: Taylor Swift
- Song of the Year: “Beautiful Things” – Benson Boone
- Best Collaboration: “Die With A Smile” – Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
- Producer of the Year: Julian Bunetta
- Songwriter of the Year: Amy Allen
- Pop Song of the Year: “Espresso” – Sabrina Carpenter
- Pop Artist of the Year: Sabrina Carpenter
- Best New Artist: Teddy Swims
- Country Song of the Year: “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
- Country Artist of the Year: Jelly Roll
- Hip-Hop Song of the Year: “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
- Hip-Hop Artist of the Year: GloRilla
- R&B Song of the Year: “Made for Me” – Muni Long
- R&B Artist of the Year: SZA
- Alternative Song of the Year: “Too Sweet” – Hozier
- Alternative Artist of the Year: Green Day
- Rock Song of the Year: “A Symptom of Being Human” – Shinedown
- Rock Artist of the Year: Shinedown
- Dance Song of the Year: “360” – Charli XCX
- Dance Artist of the Year: David Guetta
- Latin Pop/Urban Song of the Year: “Perro Negro” – Bad Bunny featuring FEID
- Latin Pop/Urban Artist of the Year: FEID
- Regional Mexican Song of the Year: “Alch Si” – Grupo Frontera and Carin León
- Regional Mexican Artist of the Year: Peso Pluma
- K-pop Artist of the Year: ATEEZ
- K-pop Song of the Year: “Who” – Jimin
