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Beyoncé and Taylor Swift had been the characteristic points of interest on the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards Monday evening — and two superstars walked away with various statues.
However, in contrast to Taylor, Bey confirmed up on the star-studded occasion at LA’s Dolby Theater, flashing her new persona as a leather-clad cowgirl after final Friday’s launch of her very fashionable nation music album, “Cowboy Carter.” Taylor arrived later through video message.
After posing for some pics on the purple carpet, Bey and the opposite stars went inside to benefit from the present, which was hosted by Ludacris. Among the many awards nominees had been Miley Cyrus, Drake, Jelly Roll, Luke Combs, Morgan Wallen, Olivia Rodrigo, Shakira, SZA and Usher.
After all, Bey was a part of that group of tremendous artists together with Taylor, who led everybody with 9 nominations.
When it got here time handy out the Innovator Award, music icon Stevie Wonder introduced it to Bey, who took to the mic and gave a rousing speech.
Bey mentioned partly, “Call me an innovator and I’m grateful. Innovation starts with a dream. Then you have to execute that dream. That road can be very bumpy. Being an innovator is seeing what everyone believes is impossible. It means being criticized often, which often will test your mental strength.”
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Taylor additionally received large, accepting a whopping 6 awards, together with for Pop Artist Of The Yr. Since Taylor could not make it to the ceremony, she despatched in a video message, thanking everybody for his or her help.
In her brief assertion, Taylor mentioned, “I want to say thank you so much to anyone who voted for this award. iHeart, you have just been so incredibly supportive over the course of my entire career.”