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