Who Won the Country Music Categories at the iHeartRadio Music Awards?

In case you missed it, the iHeartRadio Music Awards aired on March 26, and the biggest stars in music were in attendance. While Taylor Swift is getting lots of buzz for making an appearance, winning seven awards, and generally being adorable with her fiancé Travis Kelce, country fans will want to know about the four categories that represented the genre.

Wondering how the winners are determined? A few of the categories, like Best Music Video and Favorite Tour Style, included fan voting, and the remaining awards (and all of the country categories) were decided by performance data from iHeartMedia radio stations.

The four country categories were Country Song of the Year, Country Artist of the Year, Best New Country Artist, and Country Album of the Year. Shaboozey, Ella Langley, and Morgan Wallen were the winners of the night. Shaboozey and Ella were in attendance, and Lainey Wilson performed a medley of her hits.

Here’s the list of nominees and winners in the country categories:

Country Song of the Year:

1. “After All The Bars Are Closed” – Thomas Rhett
2. “Good News” – Shaboozey — WINNER
3. “Liar” – Jelly Roll
4. “Love Somebody” – Morgan Wallen
5. “Whiskey Drink” – Jason Aldean

Country Artist of the Year:

1. Jason Aldean
2. Jelly Roll
3. Lainey Wilson
4. Luke Combs
5. Morgan Wallen — WINNER

Best New Artist (Country):

1. Chase Matthew
2. Ella Langley — WINNER
3. Hudson Westbrook
4. Josh Ross
5. Zach Top

Country Album of the Year:

1. Morgan Wallen, I'm The Problem — WINNER

Country stars were also nominated in some of the general categories (Lainey Wilson for Best Tour Tradition, Ella Langley for Best Lyrics, Shaboozey and Morgan Wallen for Song of the Year, plus Morgan for Artist of the Year), but none of them were winners.

If you missed the broadcast, you can stream it now on Hulu.

Katie Bowlby

Digital Director

Katie Bowlby is Digital Director at Country Living, where she covers pop culture news including country music, Yellowstone, and all things HGTV, plus gift guides and product reviews. She has been with Country Living for more than 11 years. Before that, she worked for Southern Living. The Indiana University grad also stitches up the cross-stitch pattern for every issue of the magazine.