Taylor Swift thanks beau at iHeartRadio Music Awards
Taylor Swift gave an adorable shout out to boyfriend Calvin Harris at the iHeartRadio Music Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday (03Apr16).
The pop star claimed the first award of the night when she was named Female Artist of the Year, and she went on to win Album of the Year for 1989, the Most Meme-able Moment for her "Crazy Girl with Running Mascara" from the Blank Space video and Best Tour.
For the latter gong, Taylor couldn't help but gush over her beau,
whose real name is Adam Richard Wiles, as she took to the stage
after being introduced by Justin Timberlake.
“For the first time I had the most amazing person to come home to
when the crowds were all gone and the spotlight went out so I’d
like to thank my boyfriend Adam for that,” she said.
It was also a successful evening for Calvin in every sense of the
word, as he accepted the Dance Artist of the Year title
Meanwhile, Taylor used her acceptance speech for the Female Artist
of the Year gong to thank her famous "squad" of friends, which
includes Selena Gomez, Gigi Hadid, Karlie Kloss and Lena
Dunham,
"I want to thank my friends," she said. "You guys were always there
when I had questions, 'Do you like this song? Is this the right
direction to go in?' They were the ones who reinforced me and said,
'You're doing the right thing.' "
She later shared several snaps from the evening on her Instagram
page, writing: "The #iheartawards were magical and I'm so grateful
for everything you've made happen in the last 10 years. I don't
take one second of this for granted. I love you so much."
As well as cheering on Taylor, Selena had a big night herself, as
she was named the ceremony's Triple Threat.
Talking of triple threats, Selena's ex Justin Bieber, who opened
the show with a performance, picked up three awards, including Male
Artist of the Year.
However, it seems rumors of a romance reunion between Selena and
Justin are entirely untrue. According to Entertainment Tonight,
Selena passed Justin as she was on her way to take photos and meet
the press during the show, but the singer "totally ignored" his
former girlfriend.
An eyewitness added to the outlet: "Justin didn't say a word.
Selena then singer quickly abandoned her trip upstairs to meet the
press."
But later in the evening, it seems Selena had put any animosity
behind her, as she was seen applauding and even giving Justin a
standing ovation as he collected his award for Male Artist of the
Year. He also took home gongs for Dance Song of the Year for Where
Are U Now with Skrillex & Diplo and Best Fan Army for his
"Beliebers".
He also took to the stage at the event to perform his hit song
Sorry. Other performances came from former One Direction star
turned solo artist, Zayn Malik, who belted out new track Like I
Would, as well as R&B Artist of the Year winner Chris Brown and
Jason Derulo.
Jason also hosted the prizegiving at The Forum in Inglewood,
California.
The full list of winners is:
Song of the Year - Hello by Adele
Female Artist of the Year - Taylor Swift
Male Artist of the Year - Justin Bieber
Best New Artist - Fetty Wap
Best Duo/Group of the Year - Maroon 5
Album of the Year - 1989 by Taylor Swift
Best Tour - Taylor Swift
Alternative Rock Artist of the Year - Twenty One Pilots
Alternative Rock Song of the Year - Stressed Out by Twenty One
Pilots
Rock Artist of the Year - Foo Fighters
Rock Song of the Year - Heavy Is The Head by Zac Brown Band
featuring Chris Cornell
Country Song of the Year - Buy Me a Boat by Chris Janson
Country Artist of the Year - Luke Bryan
Dance Song of the Year - Where Are U Now by Skrillex & Diplo with
Justin Bieber
Dance Artist of the Year - Calvin Harris
Hip Hop Song of the Year - Hotline Bling by Drake
Hip Hop Artist of the Year - Drake
R&B Song of the Year - Earned It by The Weeknd
R&B Artist of the Year - Chris Brown
Latin Song of the Year - El Perdon by Nicky Jam & Enrique
Iglesias
Latin Artist of the Year - Pitbull
Regional Mexican Song of the Year - Levantando Polvadera by Voz de
Mando
Regional Mexican Artist of the Year - Banda Los Recoditos
Best Lyrics - Fight Song by Rachel Platten
Best Collaboration - Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno
Mars
Best Cover Song - Uptown Funk by Fifth Harmony, Jasmine V, Jacob
Whitesides and Mahogany Lox
Best Song from a Movie - Til It Happens To You by Lady Gaga (The
Hunting Ground)
Most Meme-able Moment - Taylor Swift’s Crazy Girl with Running
Mascara (from Blank Space video)
Triple Threat - Selena Gomez
Best Fan Army - Justin Bieber's Beliebers