Taylor Swift extended her own record as iHeartRadio’s most decorated artist of all time, walking away from Thursday night’s ceremony at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles with seven wins from nine nominations, bringing her all-time total to 41 wins at the iHeartRadio Music Awards.
Swift, who was in attendance with fiancé Travis Kelce, kicked off her winning streak by accepting the award for best pop album of the year for The life of a showgirlpresented by Raye.
She took this moment to directly credit Kelce.
“I think this album is very happy and confident and free because that’s what I feel every day of my life, thanks to my fiancé who is here tonight,” she said.
“Thank you to iHeart and thanks to everyone who cares Ophelia’s destinybecause you made it the biggest hit of my career, which is crazy at this point. “
The evening kicked into high gear when figure skater Alysa Liu presented him with six more awards in one go, including Entertainer of the Year and Album of the Year.
Swift used the platform to deliver a message that clearly meant a lot to her, about creativity, patience, and protecting your dreams on the internet.
“We live in this world where there is so much immediate and constant feedback,” she said.
“Whatever you feed your mind, it will internalize. Whatever you feed the internet, it will try to kill, and I don’t want that for your dreams. So just thank you for allowing me to turn my hobby into a love, into a passion, into a dream, into a career.”
The show, hosted by Ludacris, also featured performances from Lainey Wilson, Alex Warren, who won Breakthrough Artist of the Year, Kehlani, Raye and a joint set from TLC, Salt-N-Pepa and En Vogue previewing their upcoming summer tour.
Ludacris closed the evening with a series of his own hits.
