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2016 iHeartRadio Music Awards

2016 iHeartRadio Music Awards

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The 2016 iHeartRadio Music Awards was the third music award show presented by iHeartMedia's platform iHeartRadio and was televised live on TBS, TNT and truTV. The awards was held on April 3, 2016, at The Forum in Inglewood, California, and was hosted by American singer Jason Derulo.[1]

Quick Facts Date, Location ...

Taylor Swift and The Weeknd led the nominations with seven categories, followed by Adele with five nominations.[2]

Performers

More information Artist(s), Song(s) ...

Presenters

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Winners and nominees

The nominees were announced on February 9, 2016.[2] Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[5]

More information Song of the Year, Female Artist of the Year ...

Changes

Taylor Swift and The Weeknd were nominated for the inaugural Female and Male Artist of the Year categories (the previous two years featured simply Artist of the Year).[10] Swift was the big winner of the night with four awards, including Best Tour and Album of the Year.[5]

Out of the 29 categories, the awards also feature 7 fan-voted categories including Best Fan Army, Best Lyrics and Best Collaboration, as well as four new categories: Best Cover Song, Best Song from a Movie, Biggest Triple Threat and Most Meme-Able Moment. Voting took place via the iHeartRadio website from February 9 through March 25, except for Fan Army and Meme-Able Moment, which continued through the evening of the awards on April 3.

References

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    Stutz, Colin (March 17, 2016). "Jason Derulo to Host iHeartRadio Music Awards". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
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    Lynch, Joe (February 9, 2016). "iHeartRadio Music Awards Announce 2016 Nominees, Performers & New Categories". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
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    "The Weeknd's JUNO Awards Performing To Be Simulcast During 2016 iHeartRadio Music Awards". iHeartMedia. March 31, 2016. Archived from the original on April 4, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
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    "Tune In To The iHeartRadio Music Awards On Sunday, April 3, Live On TBS, TNT, And truTV". iHeartMedia. March 30, 2016. Archived from the original on April 2, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
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    "iHeartRadio Music Awards 2016: See the Full Winners List". Billboard. April 3, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
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    "Surprise Announcement! Adele Accepts Song Of The Year iHeartRadio Music Award In The Middle Of Her Concert". iHeartMedia. March 31, 2016. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
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    "iHeartRadio post". Twitter. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
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    "iHeartRadio post". Retrieved 3 April 2016.
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    "U2 to Receive 2016 iHeartRadio Innovator Award at the iHeartRadio Music Awards". People. March 26, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
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    Blistein, Jon (February 9, 2016). "Taylor Swift, the Weeknd Lead iHeartRadio Music Awards Noms". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
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