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Taylor Swift thanks beau at iHeartRadio Music Awards

Written by . Published: April 04 2016

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

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