Beyoncé to Receive Innovator Award at 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards

All hail, Queen Bey.

iHeartMedia and FOX Entertainment announced on Thursday (March 21) that Beyoncé will be honored with the Innovator Award at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards. Previous honorees include Taylor Swift, Alicia Keys, Chance the Rapper, Bruno Mars, U2 and more.

The iHeartRadio Music Awards, which will take place on April 1 at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre, will come just a few days after Bey unveils her upcoming album  — and the second act of her 2022 album Renaissance — Cowboy Carter, on March 29. The project features the previously released “16 Carriages” and the historic Hot Country Songs chart-topper “Texas Hold ‘Em.”

Additionally, Ludacris will be hosting the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards, and performing at the show. He joins previously announced performers Justin Timberlake, Green Day, TLC, Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson, Tate McRae and more plus a special musical tribute to this year’s Icon Award recipient Cher. “I’m looking forward to hosting the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards and sharing the stage with some of the best in music,” said Ludacris in a press statement. “It will be an amazing night celebrating fan-favorite artists with special performances that fans won’t want to miss.”

The 12th annual iHeartRadio Music Awards will celebrate the most-played artists and songs on iHeartRadio stations and the iHeartRadio app throughout the past yer. The event will air live on Monday, April 1 (8:00-10:00 p.m. ET live / PT tape-delayed) on FOX. The show also will be heard on iHeartMedia radio stations nationwide and on the iHeartRadio app.