News & Photos: iHeart Music Awards 2014: Rihanna wins artist of the year & more

iHeartRadio, the very popular Internet radio platform, hosted its first ever music awards ‘iHeartRadio Music Awards’ last night, Thur May 1, 2014 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
It featured appearances and performance from the likes of Justin Timberlake, Pitbull & G.R.L., Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, Lady Gaga, Drake, Pharrell, Blake Shelton, Kendrick Lamar, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Luke Bryan, Arcade Fire, and Ed Sheeran, Usher et al. Michael Jackson also premiered his new single, Love never felt so good.
“By using hashtags to cast more than 13.2 million votes on Facebook and Twitter, music fans turned their favorite artists and songs into iHeartRadio Music Awards’ finalists. ”
Most of you have probably not heard about this before as it is the first of its kind. Rihanna was the first to win an award at this inaugural ceremony but heard she was stuck in traffic! She eventually came looking like a beautiful vamp with her African shuku & tinz!

Check out the full winners list below.

Artist of the Year:
Imagine Dragons
Justin Timberlake
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Maroon 5
Rihanna-.................................................................................WINNER

Song of the Year:
“Hold On We’re Going Home” – Drake ft. Majid Jordan.
“Mirrors” – Justin Timberlake
“Radioactive” – Imagine Dragons
“Stay” – Rihanna ft. Mikky Ekko..............................................WINNER
“The Monster” – Eminem ft. Rihanna

Best Collaboration:
“Holy Grail” – JAY Z ft. Justin Timberlake
“Stay” – Rihanna ft. Mikky Ekko
“Suit & Tie” – Justin Timberlake ft. JAY Z
“The Monster” – Eminem ft. Rihanna
“Timber” – Pitbull ft. Kesha.......................................................WINNER

Best New Artist:
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

Hip Hop/R&B Song of the Year:
“Blurred Lines” – Robin Thicke ft. T.I. & Pharrell
“Hold On We’re Going Home” – Drake ft. Majid Jordan
“Holy Grail” – JAY Z ft. Justin Timberlake
“Pour It Up” – Rihanna...............................................................WINNER
“Started From The Bottom” – Drake

EDM Song of the Year:
“Get Lucky” – Daft Punk ft. Pharrell
“Stay The Night” – Zedd ft. Hayley Williams
“Summertime Sadness” – Lana Del Rey ft. Cedric Gervais
“Sweet Nothing” – Calvin Harris ft. Florence Welch
“Wake Me Up” – Avicii..............................................................WINNER

Alternative Rock Song of the Year:
“Demons” – Imagine Dragons................................................................WINNER
“Do I Wanna Know?” – Arctic Monkeys
“Pompeii” – Bastille
“Royals” – Lorde
“Safe And Sound” – Capital Cities

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

Best Fan Army: 
Arianators – Ariana Grande
Little Monsters – Lady Gaga
Lovatics – Demi Lovato
Mahomies – Austin Mahone
Rihanna Navy – Rihanna............................................................................WINNER
Swifties – Taylor Swift

BEST INSTAGRAM
Austin Mahone

BEST YOUNG INFLUENCER
Ariane Grande

Usher performing to MJ's "Love never felt so good"

Shakira performing Empire

So, who had the best red carpet look? For me, Adam Lambert, Jared Leto and Mel B.