Tyla beats Tems, Burna Boy to win iHeartRadio World Artiste of the Year

South African singer Tyla Laura Seethal, popularly known as Tyla, won the World Artiste of the Year category at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards. 

She edged out Nigerian superstars Tems and Burna Boy, as well as Central Cee and YG Marley, to claim the award. 

The 23-year-old singer, best known for her global hit “Water”, became the first-ever winner of this newly introduced category at the awards held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Monday, March 17, 2025. 

Aside from Tyla’s win, the iHeartRadio Music Awards honoured some of the biggest names in global music. 

Taylor Swift won Artiste of the Year and was recognised for her record-breaking Eras Tour as the Tour of the Century. 

Mariah Carey received the iHeartRadio Icon Award, while Lady Gaga was honoured with the Innovator Award.

Sabrina Carpenter won Pop Artiste of the Year, and GloRilla took home Hip-Hop Artist of the Year. 

Teddy Swims won Best New Artist (Pop), while Muni Long’s “Made for Me” was crowned R&B Song of the Year. 

See the complete list of winners at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards below: 

Song of the year 

“A Bar Song (Tipsy)”- Shaboozey 

“Agora Hills”- Doja Cat 

“Beautiful Things”- Benson Boone *WINNER 

“Espresso” – Sabrina Carpenter 

“Greedy”- Tate McRae 

“I Had Some Help” – Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen 

“Lose Control” – Teddy Swims 

“Lovin On Me” – Jack Harlow 

“Not Like Us”- Kendrick Lamar 

“Too Sweet” – Hozier 

Pop song of the year 

“Agora Hills”- Doja Cat 

“Beautiful Things”- Benson Boone 

“Espresso”- Sabrina Carpenter *WINNER 

“Greedy”- Tate McRae 

“Too Sweet”- Hozier 

Pop artist of the year 

Billie Eilish 

Chappell Roan 

Sabrina Carpenter *WINNER 

Tate McRae 

Taylor Swift 

Artist of the year 

Billie Eilish 

Doja Cat 

Jelly Roll 

Kendrick Lamar 

Morgan Wallen 

Post Malone 

Sabrina Carpenter 

SZA 

Taylor Swift *WINNER 

Teddy Swims 

Best collaboration 

“Die With A Smile”- Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars *WINNER 

“Fortnight”- Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone 

“I Had Some Help”- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen 

“Like That” – Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar 

“Miles On It”- Kane Brown and Marshmello 

Best new artist (pop) 

Benson Boone 

Chappell Roan 

Gracie Abrams 

Shaboozey 

Teddy Swims *WINNER 

Country song of the year 

“A Bar Song (Tipsy)”- Shaboozey 

“Cowgirls” – Morgan Wallen featuring ERNEST 

“I Am Not Okay”- Jelly Roll 

“I Had Some Help”- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen *WINNER 

“World On Fire”- Nate Smith 

Country artist of the year 

Jelly Roll *WINNER 

Kane Brown 

Lainey Wilson 

Luke Combs 

Morgan Wallen 

Best new artist (country) 

Ashley Cooke 

Dasha 

George Birge 

Shaboozey *WINNER 

Tucker Wetmore 

Hip-hop song of the year 

“Like That”- Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar 

“Lovin On Me”- Jack Harlow 

“Not Like Us”- Kendrick Lamar *WINNER 

“Rich Baby Daddy”- Drake featuring Sexyy Red and SZA 

“TGIF” – GloRilla 

Hip-hop artist of the year 

Drake 

Future 

GloRilla *WINNER 

Kendrick Lamar 

Travis Scott 

Best new artist (hip-hop) 

310babii 

BigXthaPlug 

BossMan Dlow *WINNER 

Cash Cobain 

Jordan Adetunji 

R&B song of the year 

“ICU” – Coco Jones 

“Made For Me”- Muni Long *WINNER 

“Sensational” – Chris Brown featuring Davido and Lojay 

“Water” – Tyla 

“WY@”- Brent Faiyaz 

R&B artist of the year 

Chris Brown 

Muni Long 

SZA *WINNER 

Usher 

Victoria Monét 

World artist of the year 

Burna Boy 

Central Cee 

Tems 

Tyla *WINNER 

YG Marley