IHeartRadio Music Award for Male Artist of the Year

The iHeartRadio Music Award for Male Artist of the Year is one of the former awards handed out at the yearly iHeartRadio Music Awards. It was first awarded in 2016 and presented to Justin Bieber. In 2023, it was discontinued and replaced by the all-gender category Artist of the Year. Bieber is the most awarded artist in this category, with a total of two wins. Ed Sheeran and the Weeknd are the most nominated artists in this category, with a total of five nominations each.

iHeartRadio Music Award for Male Artist of the Year
Country	United States
Presented by	iHeartRadio
First awarded	2016
Most awards	Justin Bieber (2)
Most nominations	Ed Sheeran The Weeknd (5 each)

Winners and nominees

Year[lower-alpha 1]	Winner(s)	Nominees	Ref.
2016	Justin Bieber	Luke Bryan Ed Sheeran Sam Smith The Weeknd	[1]
2017	Justin Bieber	Luke Bryan Drake Shawn Mendes The Weeknd	[2]
2018	Ed Sheeran	Bruno Mars Shawn Mendes Charlie Puth The Weeknd	[3]
2019	Drake	Ed Sheeran Kendrick Lamar Post Malone Shawn Mendes	[4]
2020	Post Malone	Ed Sheeran Khalid Luke Combs Shawn Mendes	[5] [6]
2021	The Weeknd	Harry Styles Justin Bieber Post Malone Roddy Ricch	[7]
2022	Lil Nas X	Justin Bieber Drake Ed Sheeran The Weeknd	[8]

Statistics

Artists with multiple wins

2 wins

• Justin Bieber

Artists with multiple nominations

5 nominations

• Ed Sheeran
• The Weeknd

4 nominations

• Justin Bieber
• Shawn Mendes

3 nominations

• Drake
• Post Malone

2 nominations

• Luke Bryan

Notes

1. Each year is linked to the article about the iHeartRadio Music Awards held that year.

References

1. "iHeartRadio Music Awards 2016: See the Full Winners List". Billboard. April 3, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
2. Thorpe, Isha (March 5, 2017). "Here's The Complete List Of #iHeartAwards Winners". iHeartRadio. Archived from the original on 2017-04-09. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
3. Aniftos, Rania (January 10, 2018). "Rihanna, Ed Sheeran & Bruno Mars Lead iHeartRadio Music Awards 2018 Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
4. "iHeartRadio Music Award Nominations 2019: Complete List". iHeartRadio. January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
5. Aftos, Rania (January 8, 2020). "Billie Eilish, Lizzo, Jonas Brothers & More Nominated for iHeartRadio Music Awards: See Full List". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
6. Grein, Paul (September 8, 2020). "Here's the Complete List of 2020 iHeartRadio Music Award Winners". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
7. Grein, Paul (April 7, 2021). "The Weeknd, Megan Thee Stallion & Roddy Ricch Lead 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
8. Grein, Paul (January 27, 2022). "Justin Bieber Leads 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards Nominations". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2022.