Rema, SZA, Burna Boy Win Big at iHeartRadio Music Awards

The 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards took place in from 12am to 4am Nigeria time in Dolby Theater, Los Angeles. SZA took home four awards including Song of the year and R&B Artist of the year.

Nigerian artist Rema and Burna Boy were also winners as Rema won Best Collaboration with “Calm Down” ft Selena Gomez and Burna Boy won Best African Music Artist.

This year award was hosted by Ludacris and aired on FOX. In terms of nomination, Taylor Swift led with nine total, followed by Jelly Roll, SZA and 21 Savage with eight nods each. Taylor Swift was won five awards.

Below, find all the 2024 iHeartRadio Awards winners:

All-Genre Categories

Song of the year              

“Calm Down” – Rema and Selena Gomez                                  

“Creepin’” – Metro Boomin with The Weeknd and 21 Savage                 

“Cruel Summer” – Taylor Swift                                     

“Dance The Night” – Dua Lipa                                      

“Fast Car” – Luke Combs                                              

“Flowers”- Miley Cyrus                                                

WINNER: “Kill Bill” – SZA                                                          

“Last Night”- Morgan Wallen                           

“Paint The Town Red” – Doja Cat                                             

“vampire” – Olivia Rodrigo                                           

Artist of the year

Drake

Jelly Roll

Luke Combs

Miley Cyrus

Morgan Wallen

Olivia Rodrigo

Shakira

SZA

WINNER: Taylor Swift

Usher

Duo/group of the year

(G)I-DLE

Blink-182

Dan + Shay

Fall Out Boy

Foo Fighters

Jonas Brothers

Måneskin

WINNER: OneRepublic

Paramore

Parmalee

Best collaboration

“All My Life” – Lil Durk ft. J. Cole                                            

“Barbie World (with Aqua)” – Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice                       

“Boy’s a liar Pt.2” – PinkPantheress and Ice Spice                      

WINNER: “Calm Down”- Rema and Selena Gomez                                   

“Creepin’” – Metro Boomin with The Weeknd and 21 Savage                 

“Good Good” – Usher, Summer Walker and 21 Savage

“Rich Flex” – Drake and 21 Savage                               

“Thank God” – Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown                        

“Tomorrow 2” – GloRilla with Cardi B                         

“TQG” – Karol G and Shakira

Producer of the year

Carter Lang

Dan Nigro

WINNER: Jack Antonoff

Kid Harpoon

Rob Bisel

Songwriter of the year

Aldae

WINNER: Ashley Gorley

J Kash

Jack Antonoff

Michael Ross Pollack

Genre-Specific Categories

 Pop song of the year (new category)

“Calm Down” – Rema and Selena Gomez                                  

“Cruel Summer” – Taylor Swift                                     

WINNER: “Flowers”- Miley Cyrus                                                

“Kill Bill” – SZA                                                          

“vampire” – Olivia Rodrigo                                           

Pop artist of the year (new category)

Doja Cat

Miley Cyrus

Olivia Rodrigo

SZA

WINNER: Taylor Swift                        

Best new artist (Pop)

David Kushner

Doechii

WINNER: Jelly Roll

Rema

Stephen Sanchez

Pop album of the year

WINNER: Olivia Rodrigo, Guts

Country song of the year

“Fast Car” – Luke Combs                                              

WINNER: “Heart Like a Truck” – Lainey Wilson                                      

“Last Night” – Morgan Wallen                                      

“Rock and a Hard Place” – Bailey Zimmerman                          

“Thank God” – Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown            

Country artist of the year

Jason Aldean

Jelly Roll

Lainey Wilson

Luke Combs

WINNER: Morgan Wallen

Best new artist (country)

Corey Kent

Jackson Dean

WINNER: Jelly Roll

Megan Moroney

Nate Smith

Country album of the year

WINNER: Morgan Wallen, One Thing at a Time

Hip-Hop song of the year

WINNER: “All My Life”- Lil Durk ft. J. Cole                                            

“fukumean”- Gunna                                                     

“Just Wanna Rock” – Lil Uzi Vert                                             

“Rich Flex” – Drake and 21 Savage                               

“Tomorrow 2”- GloRilla with Cardi B                          

Hip-Hop artist of the year

21 Savage

WINNER: Drake

Future

Gunna

Lil Durk

Best new artist (hip-hop)

Doechii

WINNER: Ice Spice

Lola Brooke

Sexyy Red

Young Nudy

Hip-hop album of the year

WINNER: Metro Boomin, Heroes & Villains

R&B song of the year

“Creepin’”- Metro Boomin with The Weeknd and 21 Savage                  

“CUFF IT”- Beyoncé                                       

“Good Good” – Usher, Summer Walker and 21 Savage  

“On My Mama” – Victoria Monét                                             

WINNER: “Snooze”- SZA                                                

R&B artist of the year

Beyoncé

Brent Faiyaz

Chris Brown

WINNER: SZA

Usher

Best new artist (R&B)

Coco Jones

Fridayy

Kenya Vaun

October London

WINNER: Victoria Monét

R&B album of the year

WINNER: SZA, SOS

Alternative song of the year

“Lost” – Linkin Park                                         

“Love From the Other Side” – Fall Out Boy                                          

WINNER: “One More Time”- Blink-182                                       

“Rescued”- Foo Fighters                                               

“This Is Why”- Paramore                                              

Alternative artist of the year

Blink-182

WINNER: Fall Out Boy

Foo Fighters

Green Day

Paramore

Best new artist (alt and rock)

Bad Omens

HARDY

Jelly Roll

Lovejoy

WINNER: Noah Kahan

Alternative album of the year

WINNER: boygenius, the record

Rock song of the year

“72 Seasons” – Metallica                                               

“Dead Don’t Die”- Shinedown                                      

WINNER: “Lost” – Linkin Park                                         

“Need A Favor” – Jelly Roll                                          

“Rescued” – Foo Fighters                                              

Rock artist of the year

Disturbed

WINNER: Foo Fighters

Jelly Roll

Metallica

Shinedown

Rock album of the year

WINNER: Metallica, 72 Seasons

Dance song of the year

“10:35”- Tiësto ft. Tate McRae

“Baby Don’t Hurt Me” – David Guetta, Anne-Marie and Coi Leray                        

“Padam Padam” – Kylie Minogue                                                          

“Praising You” – Rita Ora ft. Fatboy Slim                                              

WINNER: “Strangers” – Kenya Grace                                                        

Dance artist of the year

Anabel Englund

David Guetta

Illenium

Kylie Minogue

WINNER: Tiësto

Latin pop / urban song of the year

“La Bachata” – Manuel Turizo                                                  

“La Bebe (remix)” – Yng Lvcas and Peso Pluma                                    

“Lala”- Myke Towers                                                   

WINNER: “Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53”- Shakira and Bizarrap                                      

“TQG”- Karol G and Shakira                                        

Latin pop / urban artist of the year

Bad Bunny

Feid

WINNER: Karol G

Manuel Turizo

Shakira

Best new artist (Latin pop / urban)

 Bad Gyal

 GALE

 Mora

 Yng Lvcas

WINNER: Young Miko

Latin pop / urban album of the year

WINNER: Karol G, MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO

Regional Mexican song of the year

“Bebe Dame”- Fuerza Regida and Grupo Frontera                     

WINNER: “Ella Baila Sola” – Eslabon Armado and Peso Pluma                              

“Indispensable” – Carin León                                                    

“Qué Onda Perdida” – Grupo Firme ft. Gerardo Coronel                         

“Qué Vuelvas”- Carin León and Grupo Frontera                         

Regional Mexican artist of the year

Calibre 50

Carin León

El Fantasma

Grupo Frontera

WINNER: Peso Pluma

Best new artist (regional Mexican)

Gabito Ballesteros

Gerardo Coronel

Grupo Frontera

Junior H

WINNER: Peso Pluma

Regional Mexican album of the year

WINNER: Peso Pluma, Génesis

K-pop artist of the year (new category)

(G)I-DLE

WINNER: Jung Kook

NCT Dream

Seventeen

Stray Kids

K-pop song of the year (new category)

“Bouncy (K-Hot Chilli Peppers)” – ATEEZ                                                                   

WINNER: “Cupid (Twin Version)”- FIFTY FIFTY                                                            

“S-Class” – Stray Kids                                                  

“Seven” Jung Kook ft. Latto                                         

“Super Shy” – NewJeans        

K-pop album of the year

WINNER: Stray Kids, 5-Star                                                  

Best new artist (K-pop) (new category)

BOYNEXTDOOR

WINNER: NewJeans

RIIZE

xikers

ZEROBASEONE

Best African music artist

WINNER: Burna Boy

Rema

Tems

Tyla

Wizkid

Socially voted categories

Best lyrics 

“Dial Drunk”- Noah Kahan

“Flowers”- Miley Cyrus

“Greedy”- Tate McRae

“Houdini”- Dua Lipa

WINNER: “Is It Over Now? (Taylor’s Version)”- Taylor Swift 

“Last Night”- Morgan Wallen 

“Lovin On Me”- Jack Harlow

“Nonsense”- Sabrina Carpenter

“Paint The Town Red”- Doja Cat 

“vampire”- Olivia Rodrigo

“Water”- Tyla

 “What Was I Made For?”- Billie Eilish

Best music video

 “3D”- Jung Kook ft. Jack Harlow 

“Dance The Night”- Dua Lipa

“FLOWER”- JISOO 

 “Flowers”- Miley Cyrus 

 “I’m Good (Blue)” – Bebe Rexha and David Guetta

 “Kill Bill”- SZA

  “La Bebe (Remix)”- Yng Lvcas and Peso Pluma 

 “Paint The Town Red”- Doja Cat 

WINNER: “Seven”- Jung Kook ft. Latto  

  “TQG”- Karol G and Shakira

“vampire”- Olivia Rodrigo

“What Was I Made For?”- Billie Eilish 

Best fan army 

Agnation

ATINY

Barbz

Beyhive

WINNER: BTS Army

Harries

Livies

Louies

Niallers

Rushers

Selenators

Swifties

Social star award

Alex Warren

David Kushner

Flyana Boss

WINNER: Gracie Abrams

Jessie Murph

Megan Moroney

Natalie Jane

Noah Kahan

Favorite tour photographer 

Alfredo Flores – Sabrina Carpenter

Anna Lee – Coldplay

Carianne Older – Charlie Puth

Catherine Powell – Kelsea Ballerini

Cynthia Parkhurst – Jonas Brothers

David Lehr – Morgan Wallen

WINNER: Joshua Halling – Louis Tomlinson

Mason Poole – Beyoncé

Matty Vogel – Misterwives

Ravie B – Adele

Ryan Fleming – 5 Seconds of Summer

Sanjay Parikh – Shinedown

TikTok bop of the year

“Boy’s a liar Pt. 2”- PinkPantheress and Ice Spice

“Collide (Sped Up Remix)”- Justine Skye

WINNER: “Cruel Summer”- Taylor Swift

 “Cupid (Twin Version)”- FIFTY FIFTY

 “Daylight”- David Kushner

 “Her Way (Sped Up)”- Party Next Door

 “If We Ever Broke Up”- Mae Stephens 

 “Paint The Town Red”- Doja Cat

 “Water”- Tyla 

 “What It Is (Solo Version)”- Doechii 

 “What Was I Made For?”- Billie Eilish

Favorite on screen (new category) 

WINNER:  j-hope IN THE BOX

 Love To Love You, Donna Summer

Louis Tomlinson, “All of Those Voices”

 Prince: The Final Secret

 Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé

Jelly Roll, “Save Me”

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour

TLC Forever

Favorite tour style

Beyoncé

Carrie Underwood

Doja Cat

Elton John

Harry Styles

Jonas Brothers

Madonna

Måneskin

Sabrina Carpenter

Shania Twain

SZA

WINNER: Taylor Swift

Favorite debut album (new category) 

Jung Kook, GOLDEN

Chlöe, In Pieces

WINNER: V, Layover

Megan Moroney, Lucky

Lauren Spencer Smith, Mirror

Raye, My 21st Century Blues

Bailey Zimmerman, Religiously

Reneé Rapp, Snow Angel  

Tyler Hubbard, Tyler Hubbard

South African Style Awards, Winners

 26th South African Style Awards, held at Sandton Hotel on March 17, not only bring beautiful stars under the same roof but also celebrate their creativity.

The theme of this year’s edition was “Shades of Gold.” In the gathering of fashionistas, influencers, media personalities, and more, here are our favourites for the evening. This year edition was elevated to new heights with a dazzling collaboration with Bonang Matheba’s House of BNG.

Full List of Winners

– Most Innovative Style Style maverick and creative director: Bee Diamondhead.

– Most Stylish Performing Artist in Film/TV: Senzo Radebe.

– Most Stylish Performing Artist in Music: Tyla Seethal.

– Most Stylish Media Personality: Motshidisi Mohono.

– Most Stylish Fashion Designer: Jacques Bam.

– Most Stylish Model winner: Ponahalo Mojapelo.

– Most Stylish Business Personality: Faye Mfikwe and Melina Lambrakis.

– Most Stylish Couple: Dr Musa Mthombeni and Liesl Laurie-Mthombeni.

– The Next Big Thing winners- Creative brother Fhatuwani and Justice Mukheli.

2024 AMVCA Nomination Full List

The 2024 AMVCA is scheduled to take place on May 11, 2024. The 10th Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards event will take place at Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos State, and is as usual expected to celebrate African movies and Art. The annual award presented by MultiChoice and will recognise outstanding achievements in television and film.

The awards for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress will be determined by a jury unlike public votes on previous editions. CJ Fiery Obasi’s Mami Wata earned over 11 nominations while Bb Sasore‘s Breath of Life earned over nine nods. Timini Egbuson and Funke Akindele are both nominated in the Best Supporting Actor and Best Actress categories for the blockbuster A Tribe Called Judah.

Full list of nominations as announced by the MultiChoice.

National Treasure – Adebola Adeyela (Lizzy Jay)

Medical Negligence and Copyright Infringement – Isaac Ayomide Olayiwola (Layi Wasabi)

Hello Neighbour – Elozonam Ogbolu, Lina idoko and Jemima Osunde

The Boyfriend – Maryam Apaokagi-Greene

Mami Wata (CJ Fiery Obasi)

Jagun Jagun (Femi Adebayo)

Ijogbon (Kunle Afolayan)

Orisa (Odunlade Adekola)

Nana Akoto (Kwabena Gyansah)

Where The River Divides

Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One)

Wandongwa

Nakupenda

Itifaki

Service To Heart

Uncle Limbani

Motshameko O Kotsi

Grown

Her Dark Past

Somewhere in Kole

Full Time Husband

The 11th Commandment

Mfumukazi

Slum King

Half Open Window

Itura

The Passenger

Magic Room

What Will People Say

The Irabors’ Forever After

Nwuyee Bekee (Foreign Wives)

Date My Family Zambia

Royal Qlique (Season 2)

The Passenger

Nana Akoto

Apo

Irora Iya

Love Transfusion (Kiapo Cha Damu)

T’egbon T’aburo

Broken Mask

Eighteenth Year

Man and Masquerades

A Place Called Forward

Alexx Ekubo (Afamefuna)

Demola Adedoyin (Breath of Life)

Itele d Icon (Jagun Jagun: The Warrior)

Gregory Ojefua (This is Life)

Timini Egbuson (A Tribe Called Judah)

Levi Chikere (Blood Vessel)

Ropo Ewenla (Over the Bridge)

Joke Silva (Over the Bridge)

Fathia Williams (Jagun Jagun – The Warrior)

Bimbo Akintola (The Black Book)

Genoveva Umeh (Breath of Life)

Eliane Umuhire (Omen)

Tana Adelana (Ijogbon – Chaos)

Ejiro Onojaife (The Origin: Madam Koi Koi)

Wale Ojo (Breath of Life)

Stan Nze (Afamefuna)

Marc Zinga (Omen)

Gideon Okeke (Egun)

David Ezekiel (Blood Vessel)

Richard Mofe Damijo (The Black Book)

Adedimeji Lateef (Jagun Jagun – The Warrior)

Gabriel Afolayan (This is Lagos)

Segi Lolaogidan (Over the Bridge)

Lucie Debay (Omen)

Omowunmi Dada (Asiri Ade)

Ireti Doyle (The Origin: Madam Koi Koi)

Adaobi L. Dibor (Blood Vessel)

Evelyne Ily (Mami Wata)

Kehinde Bankole (Adire)

Funke Akindele (A Tribe Called Judah)

MAMI WATA

Blood Vessel

Over The Bridge

Breath of Life

Jagun Jagun (The Warrior)

Ijogbon (Chaos)

Omen

Chuka Ejorh And Onyekachi Banjo

Holmes Awa

Alex Kamau And Victor Obok

Dayo Nathaniel

Antonio Ribeiro

Nathan Delannoy

Ava Momoh (Over the Bridge)

Daniel Pellerin and Amin Bhatia (Kipkemboi)

Grey Jones Ossai x2 (Breathe of Life and Blood Vessel)

Samy Bardet (Mami Wata)

Blood Vessel (Victor Akpan)

Over The Bridge (Abisola Omolade)

Breath of Life (Okechukwu Frost Nwankwo, Kelechi Odu)

The Black Book (Pat Nebo and Chima Temple)

Jagun Jagun: The Warrior (Tunji Afolayan)

Mami Wata (C.J Fiery Obasi)

Omen (Eve Martin)

Demola Adeyemi

Bolanle Austin Peters, Ituen Basi, Folake Coker and Clement Effanga

Lola Awe

Bunmi Demilola Fashina

Daniel Obasi

Francesca Otaigbe (Over the Bridge)

Campbell Precious (Mami Wata)

Hadizat Gambo (Mojisola)

Hakeem Onilogbo (Jagun Jagun – The Warrior)

Feyisayo Oyebisi (A Tribe Called Judah)

Skinny Girl in Transit (Season 7)

Wura (Season 2)

Visa on Arrival

MTV Shuga Naija

Volume

Masquerades of Aniedo

Slum King

Breath of Life (BB Sasore)

Over The Bridge (Tosin Otudeko)

Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (Tunde Babalola)

Jagun Jagun: The Warrior (Adebayo Tijani)

Afamefuna (Anyanwu Sandra Adaora)

A Tribe Called Judah (Olufunke Ayotunde Akindele, Collins Okoh and Akinlabi Ishola)

Mami Wata (CJ Fiery Obasi)

Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One)

Lobola, A Bride’s True Price?

Empalikino (Forgiveness)

The Water Manifesto: Osun (Water for Gold)

Sowing Hope

Volume

Wura (Season 2)

Slum King

Itura

Chronicles

Lol Naija (Season 1)

Nightlife In Lasgidi

The Real Housewives Of Lagos (Season 2)

Gh Queens (Season 2)

Mutale Mwanza Unscripted (Season 1)

Moses Inwang

Adebayo Tijani And Tope Adebayo

Bb Sasore

Johnscott Enah

C.J Fiery Obasi

Kayode Kasum

Tolu Ajayi

Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti

Breath of Life

Over The Bridge

Blood Vessel

A Tribe Called Judah

The Black Book

MAMI WATA

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