Kendrick Lamar and Rihanna were among the night’s big winners at the first-ever iHeartRadio Music Awards yesterday (May 1).

Pharrell, who also performed a medley at the event, was the recipient of iHeart Radio’s innovator award. Beyonce, Shakira, Usher and others spoke about Pharrell’s work in video messages. “He was the person who made it cool to just be you,” Beyonce said in a clip. “You gotta believe in something bigger than yourself,” Pharrell said when he received the award. “I never dreamt in a million years as a producer that I would be standing here as an artist.”

Kendrick Lamar also performed at the event. The Compton, California emcee performed the Dr. Dre and Tupac cut “California Love” at the Los Angeles event. 

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A list of the night’s winners and nominees is below via Variety

Artist of the Year:

· Imagine Dragons
· Justin Timberlake
· Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
· Maroon 5
· Rihanna (WINNER)

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Best Lyrics:

· “Wake Me Up” – Avicii (Vocals by Aloe Blacc)
· “I Love It” (featuring Charli XCX) – Icona Pop
· “Say Something” – A Great Big World
· “Same Love” – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
· “Wrecking Ball” – Miley Cyrus (WINNER)

Best Collaboration:
(Most voted on category with more than 3.9 million votes cast)

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· “Holy Grail” – Jay Z featuring Justin Timberlake
· “Stay” – Rihanna featuring Mikky Ekko
· “Suit & Tie” – Justin Timberlake featuring Jay Z
· “The Monster” – Eminem featuring Rihanna
· “Timber” – Pitbull featuring Kesha (WINNER)

Hip Hop/R&B Song of the Year:

· “Blurred Lines” – Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell
· “Hold On We’re Going Home” – Drake featuring Majid Jordan
· “Holy Grail” – Jay Z featuring Justin Timberlake
· “Pour It Up” – Rihanna(WINNER)
· “Started from the Bottom” – Drake

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Song of the Year:

· “Hold On, We’re Going Home” – Drake featuring Majid Jordan
· “Mirrors” – Justin Timberlake
· “Radioactive” – Imagine Dragons
· “Stay” – Rihanna featuring Mikky Ekko (WINNER)
· “The Monster” – Eminem featuring Rihanna

Best New Artist:

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· Florida Georgia Line
· Icona Pop
· Imagine Dragons
· Lorde (WINNER) 
· Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
· Passenger

Country Song of the Year:

· “Boys ‘Round Here” – Blake Shelton (WINNER)
· “Highway Don’t Care” – Tim McGraw with Taylor Swift
· “It Goes Like This” – Thomas Rhett
· “Mine Would Be You” – Blake Shelton
· “That’s My Kind of Night” – Luke Bryan

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EDM Song of the Year:

· “Get Lucky” Daft Punk featuring Pharrell
· “Stay the Night” – Zedd featuring Hayley Williams
· “Summertime Sadness” – Zedd featuring Hayley Williams
· “Sweet Nothing” – Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welch
· “Wake Me Up” – Avicii (WINNER) 

Alternative Rock Song of the Year:

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· “Demons” – Imagine Dragons (WINNER)
· “Do I Wanna Know?” – Arctic Monkeys
· “Pompeii” – Bastille
· “Royals” – Lorde
· “Safe and Sound” – Capital Cities

Best Fan Army:

· Arianators – Ariana Grande
· Little Monsters – Lady Gaga
· Lovatics – Demi Lovato
· Mahomies – Austin Mahone
· Rihanna Navy – Rihanna (WINNER) 
· Swifties – Taylor Swift

Photography via iHeartRadio.

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