The Weeknd, Dua Lipa & Other Record-Setters at 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards

The 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards were presented on Thursday (May 27) in the Dolby Theater in Hollywood. Below are some of the artists that made history in the series.

The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” shot tune of the year and also the socially-voted award for TikTok bop of the year. The Weeknd also took male artist of the year for the first time. He’s the third Canadian performer to acquire in the latter category, after Justin Bieber (2016-17) and Drake (2019).

Dua Lipa took female performer of the year for the first time. She beat Megan Thee Stallion along with three previous winners in the category — Taylor Swift (2015-16 and 2018), Ariana Grande (2019) along with Billie Eilish (2020).

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Dan + Shay were surprise winners to get duo/group of the year, beating the Portuguese BTS and three previous winners in the category — Jonas Brothers, Maroon 5 and Twenty One Pilots. Dan + Shay would be the first country category to win within this all-genre category from the eight-year history of this iHeartRadio Music Awards.

BTS won two socially-voted categories — best buff army for its fourth season in a row and best music video for “Dynamite. ”

Luke Combs won state performer of the year to the third season in a row. Marshmello won dancing artist of the year to the third season in a row. H.E.R. won R&B artist of the year for the second season in a row. Twenty-five pilots won option rock artist of the year for the third time in six decades.

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Roddy Ricch won the hip-hop artist of the year and new hip-hop artist of the year. He’s the only real artist to acquire as the very best artist of the year in genre category. Ricch also won hip-hop tune of the year for “The Box. ”

The Pretty Reckless won stone artist of the year. J Balvin won Latin pop/reggaeton performer of the year. Both were first-time winners in both these categories.

“Savage” (Remix) by Megan Thee Stallion comprising Beyoncé won best cooperation. It’s the 2nd all-female collab to choose that award, after “Bang Bang” by Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj, that won six decades back.

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Taylor Swift’s Folklore won pop album of the year. At the Grammys on March 14, Folklore lost the award for best pop vocal album to Lipa’s Future Nostalgia, but afterwards turned around and won the top award, album of the year.

Olivia Rodrigo won the social star award. It’s likely to be the first of many awards which the talented 18 year old wins within the next year or so.

Elton John, who’d have dominated the iHeartRadio Music Awards if they had existed on his mid-‘70s heyday, received the celebrity award-winning Coldplay’s Chris Martin and Lil Nas X. Though the connection wasn’t explicitly made, John paved the way for the achievement of other British rock and pop musicians, including Martin, and for the emergence of additional openly gay artists, for example Lil Nas X. In accepting the award, John spoke warmly of Lil Nas X. “He is a wonderful artist and has balls of steel. ”

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