The 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards will feature performances from Alex Warren, Lainey Wilson, RAYE and Kehlani, as well as host Ludacris and, for the first time together, TLC, Salt-N-Pepa and En Vogue. The show will air live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Fox on Thursday night (March 26) from 8-10 p.m. ET (tape-delayed on the West Coast) and on iHeartRadio stations nationwide and on the iHeartRadio app.
As previously announced, the show will also feature a special appearance by this year’s most-nominated artist, Taylor Swift, who has nine noms going into the show. Heartland rocker John Mellencamp will be presented with this year’s iHeartRadio Icon Award, honoring the rocker’s five-decade career, which has spawned such iconic hits as “Jack & Diane,” “Pink Houses” and “Small Town,” among many others; former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills cast member Teddi Mellencamp will present the award to her dad.
In addition, the broadcast will welcome presenters Donnie Wahlberg, Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, Shaboozey and Vin Diesel.
In addition to performing and hosting, rapper Ludacris will receive the 2026 iHeartRadio Landmark Award, Miley Cyrus will be presented the 2026 iHeartRadio Innovator Award and “Ordinary” singer Warren will take home the 2026 iHeartRadio Breakthrough Artist of the Year Award.
The 13th annual awards that celebrate the most-played artists and songs on iHeartRadio stations and the iHeartRadio app throughout 2025 will also feature special appearances from 2026 Winter Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu, Ne-Yo, Nicole Scherzinger, comedian Nikki Glaser, sombr, Weezer and others.
The all-star performance from TLC, Salt-N-Pepa and En Vogue comes just days after the titanic trio announced the dates for their upcoming It’s Iconic joint tour, a first-ever co-headlining trip that will bring together three of the most influential hip-hop/R&B girl groups of the modern era.
Among the artists receiving multiple nominations this year are: Warren, Bad Bunny, Benson Boone, BLACKPINK, Chris Brown, Ed Sheeran, Ella Langley, GloRilla, Grupo Frontera, HUNTR/X, Jelly Roll, JENNIE, j-hope, KATSEYE, Kendrick Lamar and Lady Gaga, among others.
