2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards
The 2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards were originally scheduled to take place on a to-be-determined date in 2020. The ceremony was to be hosted by Usher and air on Fox.[1][2] The ceremony lost its venue, the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, on March 12, 2020, due to the state of California restricting gatherings to 250 people in response to the national coronavirus pandemic, which has cancelled scores of television events through March into July, along with postponing the ACM Awards and Billboard Music Awards.[3] On the morning of March 16, iHeartMedia announced the ceremony's official postponement. Online listener voting on all categories continued as previously scheduled until March 23, with the Best Fan Army category remaining open for voting until March 27.[4]
| 2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards | |
|---|---|
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| Date | September 4–7, 2020 |
| Location | Virtual; various locations across the United States |
| Country | United States |
| Most awards | Billie Eilish (4) |
| Most nominations |
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| Website | news.iheart.com/awards |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | IHeartRadio |
Half of the ceremony's original March 29 timeslot was retained by iHeartMedia, with both them and Fox then promoting a series of musical performances from several popular artists and bands performing from home via video and teleconferencing platforms compiled together as the iHeart Living Room Concert for America hosted by Elton John, along with charitable appeals for Feeding America and the First Responders Children's Foundation. The program also aired over a number of iHeartRadio stations nationwide, and was simulcast on Fox Sports 1/2, Fox Soccer Plus, Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, the Big Ten Network, and Fox Deportes.[5] On August 24, 2020, it was announced that the ceremony had been cancelled and that the winners would be announced through the iHeartRadio stations over Labor Day weekend.[6]
The most awarded artist is Billie Eilish with four. The most nominated artists were Eilish and Shawn Mendes with seven each, followed by Taylor Swift and Camila Cabello who tied with six.[7][8]
Winners and nominees
References
- Blistein, Jon (January 8, 2020). "Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande, Shawn Mendes Lead iHeartRadio Music Awards Nominees". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- Murphy, Helen (January 29, 2020). "Usher Announced as Host and Performer for the 2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards". People. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- Black, Lauren Jo (14 March 2020). "2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards No Longer Taking Place At Shrine Auditorium". Country Now. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- Pederson, Erik (16 March 2020). "IHeartRadio Music Awards Postponed Due To Coronavirus". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- Lee, Alicia (29 March 2020). "Everything you need to know about tonight's iHeart 'Living Room Concert for America'". CNN.com. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- Grein, Paul (August 24, 2020). "iHeartRadio Music Awards Canceled For 2020 -- But Winners Will Still Be Announced". Billboard. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- "2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards Nominees Revealed: See the Full List". iHeartRadio. January 8, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
- Aftos, Rania (January 8, 2020). "Billie Eilish, Lizzo, Jonas Brothers & More Nominated for iHeartRadio Music Awards: See Full List". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- "iHeartRadio on Instagram: "You voted so many times you almost broke our voting platform 🤣 and after tallying all of the votes, we are excited to announce that @5SOS…"". Instagram. Retrieved 2020-09-05.