Taylor Swift (R), winner of the Best Tour award, and singer Justin Timberlake pose backstage at the iHeartRadio Music Awards. Photo: iheart.com/Kevin Mazur of Getty Images for iHeartRadio / Turner
Taylor Swift, Zac Brown Band, Luke Bryan, and Chris Janson were announced as winners on Sunday night’s (April 3) iHeartRadio Awards.
Zac Brown Band earned Rock Song of the Year for “Heavy Is The Head,” featuring Chris Cornell.
Though Bryan was busy co-hosting the Academy of Country Music Awards with Dierks Bentley that evening, he still earned the iHeartRadio Music Awards’ trophy for Country Artist of the Year.
Janson’s “Buy Me A Boat” earned the singer-songwriter Country Song of the Year.
Brad Paisley made an appearance on electric guitar, backing up Demi Lovato‘s performance of “Stone Cold.” He also presented an award to Taylor Swift, who earned five trophies, including Best Tour, Female Artist of the Year, Album of the Year (1989), Most “Meme-able” Moment (for her “Blank Space” video), and Most Thumbed Up.
Chris Janson, winner of Country Song of the Year at the iHeartRadio Music Awards, posed for photos backstage at the ACM Party For a Cause Festival with TK Kimbrell (TKO Management), Peter Strickland (EVP & GM, WMN), Kelly Janson, John Esposito (President & CEO, WMN), and Storme Warren.
Demi Lovato and Brad Paisley at the iHeartRadio Music Awards. Photo: iheart.com/ Andrew Swartz for iHeartRadio
Bobby Bones and Amy at iHeartRadio Music Awards. Photo: iheart.com/Getty Images
Meghan Trainor on the red carpet at the iHeartRadio Music Awards. Photo: iheart.com/Getty Images
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