2014 iHeartRadio Music Awards
DateThursday, May 1, 2014
LocationShrine Auditorium, Los Angeles
Most awardsRihanna (4)
Most nominationsRihanna (8)
Television/radio coverage
NetworkNBC
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The 2014 iHeartRadio Music Awards was the inaugural music award show presented by iHeartMedia's platform iHeartRadio and NBC. The awards were held on May 1, 2014, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The awards show was announced on February 26, 2014. The nominations were compiled by the results of Mediabase charts, listener feedback and digital streaming data from the iHeartRadio platform and announced on March 26, 2014.[1][2] The awards recognized the biggest artists and songs of the year. The show was directed by Hamish Hamilton.[3] The voting took place on iHeartRadio's official webpage except for the "Instagram Award", where voting took place on social network Instagram.[4]

Rihanna led the nominations with eight and also became the biggest winner of the night with four wins including Artist of the Year and Song of the Year.[5]

NBC's telecast of the iHeartRadio Music Awards drew 5.4 million viewers overall and a rating of 1.7 in the key 18-to-49-year-old demographic.[6]

Performances

Presenter(s) Artist(s) Song(s)
Pitbull
G.R.L. 		"Wild Wild Love"
"Timber"
Blake Shelton Luke Bryan "That's My Kind of Night"
Adam Lambert Bastille "Pompeii"
Ashley Greene Ed Sheeran "The A Team"
"Don't"
Lil Jon Ariana Grande "The Way"
"Problem"
L.A. Reid Usher Dance to "Love Never Felt So Good"
Dan Reynolds Kendrick Lamar "California Love"
"M.A.A.D City"
Chester Bennington Thirty Seconds to Mars "City of Angels"
Juanes Shakira "Empire"
Shakira Blake Shelton "Doin' What She Likes"
Arcade Fire "Normal Person"
Gwen Stefani Pharrell Williams "Come Get It Bae"
"Blurred Lines"
"Get Lucky"
"Happy"

Presenters

Winners and nominees

Artist of the Year
(presented by Jennifer Lopez and Ryan Seacrest) 		Song of the Year
(presented by Sean Combs)
Hip-Hop/R&B Song of the Year
(presented by Pitbull) 		EDM Song of the Year
(presented by Juicy J)
Country Song of the Year
(presented by Bobby Bones) 		Alternative Rock Song of the Year
(presented by Joe Manganiello)
Best Collaboration
(presented by Pharrell Williams) 		Best Fan Army
(presented by Mel B)
Best Lyrics
(presented by Lionel Richie) 		Best New Artist
(presented by Jared Leto)
Instagram Award
(presented by Jason Ritter)
iHeartRadio Young Influencer Award
(presented by Hilary Duff)
iHeartRadio Innovator Award
(presented by Gwen Stefani)

Multiple nominations and awards

Artists that received multiple nominations
Nominations Artist
8 Rihanna
5 Justin Timberlake
4 Imagine Dragons
3 Drake
Jay-Z
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Pharrell Williams
2 Ariana Grande
Austin Mahone
Avicii
Blake Shelton
Eminem
Icona Pop
Lorde
Majid Jordan
Mikky Ekko
Taylor Swift
Artists that received multiple awards
Awards Artist
4 Rihanna

References

  1. ^ "NBC to Televise Clear Channel's First Ever iHeartRadio Music Awards Live May 1". clearchannel.com. February 26, 2014. Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  2. ^ "Clear Channel and NBC Announce Finalists for First-Ever iHeartRadio Music Awards". clearchannel.com. March 26, 2014. Archived from the original on December 15, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  3. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (May 6, 2014). "NBC Renews Deal for iHeartRadio Music Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  4. ^ Van Grove, Jennifer (April 28, 2014). "iHeartRadio Music Awards to recognize top artist of Instagram". CNET. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  5. ^ "Rihanna Wins Big At iHeartRadio Awards: See The Winners List". MTV. May 1, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  6. ^ "TV ratings: iHeart Radio Music Awards solid, 'Grey's Anatomy' up". Los Angeles Times. May 2, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
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