Photos: Scenes from the 2026 iHeart Music Awards

You thought the Oscars brought awards play to an end? Think again. The iHeartRadio Music Awards took spot Thursday nighttime with performances and appearances by Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Sombr, Weezer, Alex Warren, Shaboozey and John Mellencamp, among different stars. Here’s a glimpse astatine the champion looks from the reddish carpet and the champion moments of the amusement itself, which took spot astatine the Dolby Theatre successful Los Angeles.

The Show

Lainey Wilson performs onstage astatine the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards astatine Dolby Theatre successful Hollywood.

Taylor Swift accepts the popular medium of the twelvemonth grant onstage astatine the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards astatine Dolby Theatre successful Hollywood.

Miley Cyrus accepts the Innovator Award onstage astatine the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards astatine Dolby Theatre successful Hollywood.

John Mellencamp, right, performs onstage astatine the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards astatine Dolby Theatre successful Hollywood.

Terry Ellis, from left, Cindy Herron and Maxine Jones of En Vogue execute astatine the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards.

Red Carpet

Miley Cyrus connected the reddish carpet for the iHeartRadio Music Awards astatine the Dolby Theatre successful Hollywood.

Ella Langley connected the reddish carpet for the iHeartRadio Music Awards astatine the Dolby Theatre successful Hollywood.

Shaboozey and Kehlani connected the reddish carpet for the iHeartRadio Music Awards astatine the Dolby Theatre successful Hollywood.

Cheryl Porter connected the reddish carpet for the iHeartRadio Music Awards astatine the Dolby Theatre successful Hollywood.

Cindy Herron, Maxine Jones and Terry Ellis of En Vogue connected the reddish carpet for the iHeartRadio Music Awards astatine the Dolby Theatre successful Hollywood.

Teddi Mellencamp connected the reddish carpet for the iHeartRadio Music Awards astatine the Dolby Theatre successful Hollywood.

Brianna Mazzola and Wennely Quezada of ‘3QUENCY’ connected the reddish carpet for the iHeartRadio Music Awards astatine the Dolby Theatre successful Hollywood.

Sublime connected the reddish carpet for the iHeartRadio Music Awards astatine the Dolby Theatre successful Hollywood.

Brent Smith and Zach Myers of Shinedown connected the reddish carpet for the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards astatine the Dolby Theatre successful Hollywood.

Graham Stanush, Sebastian Gonzalez, Matty Bielawski and London Hudson of Return to Dust connected the reddish carpet for the iHeartRadio Music Awards astatine the Dolby Theatre successful Hollywood.