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Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” was named song of the year at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards on Monday night (March 17). It marked the first time a male artist has won in that top category since The Weeknd took the prize in 2021 for “Blinding Lights.”
Boone winning iHeart’s top prize for his broadly appealing pop/rock smash made up for his quieter showing at last month’s 2025 Grammy Awards, where he was nominated in just one category – best new artist. (Though he did make a big splash with one of the most-talked-about performances of the night.)

Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft was named album of the year. It was nominated for a 2025 Grammy in that same category but lost to Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter.

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Gracie Abrams won breakthrough artist of the year. In her acceptance speech, she gave thanks to four artists who have shared their stages with her: Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Noah Kahan and The National. Abrams was a Grammy finalist for best new artist a year ago.

SZA won R&B artist of the year for the third year in a row, which sets a new record for most wins in the category. SZA surpasses H.E.R., who won twice in 2020-21. Jelly Roll won country artist of the year, one year after winning for new country artist of the year. GloRilla won hip-hop artist of the year, two years after she tied with Latto for new hip-hop artist of the year. Sabrina Carpenter won pop artist of the year for the first time. Green Day won alternative artist of the year for the first time.

Three powerhouse women won honorary awards. Lady Gaga received the 2025 iHeartRadio Innovator Award, Mariah Carey received the 2025 iHeartRadio Icon Award, and Taylor Swift’s record-breaking Eras Tour was named Tour of the Century (despite the fact that we’re only one-quarter of the way through the century). In addition, Nelly received the iHeartRadio Landmark Award, to mark the 25th anniversary of his debut studio album, Country Grammar.

The 12th annual iHeartRadio Music Awards celebrated the most-played artists and songs on iHeartRadio stations and the iHeartRadio app throughout 2024. The show aired live from Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Monday, March 17 (8:00-10:00 p.m. ET live / PT tape-delayed) on FOX. The event was also heard on iHeartRadio stations nationwide and on the iHeartRadio app. The show’s executive producers were Joel Gallen, for Tenth Planet; and John Sykes, Tom Poleman and Bart Peters, for iHeartMedia.

Fan voting determined this year’s favorite soundtrack, favorite Broadway debut, favorite K-pop dance challenge, favorite surprise guest and favorite tour tradition (all of which are new categories this year), plus these five returning categories: best lyrics, best music video, favorite tour style, favorite tour photographer and favorite on screen. (For a full list of categories, visit iHeartRadio.com/awards.)

Here’s the full list of nominations for the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards, with winners marked. All categories will be marked as more winners become known.

Artist of the Year

    Billie Eilish

    Doja Cat

    Jelly Roll

    Kendrick Lamar

    Morgan Wallen

    Post Malone

    Sabrina Carpenter

    SZA

    Taylor Swift

    Teddy Swims

Song of the Year            

    “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”- Shaboozey

    “Agora Hills”- Doja Cat

    WINNER: “Beautiful Things”- Benson Boone

    “Espresso” – Sabrina Carpenter

    “Greedy”- Tate McRae

    “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen

    “Lose Control” – Teddy Swims

    “Lovin on Me” – Jack Harlow

    “Not Like Us”- Kendrick Lamar

    “Too Sweet” – Hozier

Best Collaboration

    “Die With a Smile”- Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars

    “Fortnight”- Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone

    “I Had Some Help”- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen

    “Like That” – Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar

    “Miles on It”- Kane Brown and Marshmello

Producer of the Year

    Julian Bunetta

    Jack Antonoff

    Evan Blair

    Mustard

    Dan Nigro

Songwriter of the Year

    Josh Coleman

    ERNEST

    Ashley Gorley

    Amy Allen

    Justin Tranter

Pop Song of the Year

    “Agora Hills”- Doja Cat

    “Beautiful Things”- Benson Boone

    “Espresso”- Sabrina Carpenter

    “Greedy”- Tate McRae

    “Too Sweet”- Hozier

Pop Artist of the Year

    Billie Eilish

    Chappell Roan

    WINNER: Sabrina Carpenter

    Tate McRae

    Taylor Swift

Best New Artist (Pop)

    Benson Boone

    Chappell Roan

    Gracie Abrams

    Shaboozey

    WINNER: Teddy Swims

Country Song of the Year

    “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”- Shaboozey

    “Cowgirls” – Morgan Wallen featuring ERNEST

    “I Am Not Okay”- Jelly Roll

    WINNER: “I Had Some Help”- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen

    “World on Fire”- Nate Smith

Country Artist of the Year

    WINNER: Jelly Roll

    Kane Brown

    Lainey Wilson

    Luke Combs

    Morgan Wallen

Best New Artist (Country)

    Ashley Cooke

    Dasha

    George Birge

    WINNER: Shaboozey

    Tucker Wetmore

Hip-Hop Song of the Year

    “Like That”- Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar

    “Lovin on Me”- Jack Harlow

    “Not Like Us”- Kendrick Lamar

    “Rich Baby Daddy”- Drake featuring Sexyy Red and SZA

    “TGIF” – GloRilla

Hip-Hop Artist of the Year

    Drake

    Future

    WINNER: GloRilla

    Kendrick Lamar

    Travis Scott

Best New Artist (Hip-Hop)

    310babii

    BigXthaPlug

    BossMan Dlow

    Cash Cobain

    Jordan Adetunji

R&B Song of the Year

    “ICU” – Coco Jones

    “Made for Me”- Muni Long

    “Sensational” – Chris Brown featuring Davido and Lojay

    “Water” – Tyla

    “WY@”- Brent Faiyaz

R&B Artist of the Year

    Chris Brown

    Muni Long

    WINNER: SZA

    Usher

    Victoria Monét

Best New Artist (R&B)

    4Batz

    Ambré

    Inayah

    Josh X

    Maeta

Alternative Song of the Year

    “Dilemma” – Green Day

    “Landmines” – Sum 41

    “Neon Pill”- Cage The Elephant

    “The Emptiness Machine” – Linkin Park

    WINNER: “Too Sweet”- Hozier

Alternative Artist of the Year

    Cage The Elephant

    WINNER: Green Day

    Linkin Park

    Sum 41

    twenty one pilots

Best New Artist (Alt and Rock)

    Djo

    WINNER: Fontaines D.C.

    Good Neighbours

    Myles Smith

    The Last Dinner Party

Rock Song of the Year

    “A Symptom of Being Human” – Shinedown

    “All My Life” – Falling In Reverse and Jelly Roll

    “Dark Matter” – Pearl Jam

    “Screaming Suicide” – Metallica

    “The Emptiness Machine” – Linkin Park

Rock Artist of the Year

    Green Day

    Linkin Park

    Metallica

    Pearl Jam

    Shinedown

Dance Song of the Year

    “360” – Charli xcx

    “Chase It (Mmm Da Da Da)” – Bebe Rexha

    “I Don’t Wanna Wait”- David Guetta and OneRepublic

    “Make You Mine”- Madison Beer

    “Water” – Tyla X Marshmello 

Dance Artist of the Year

    Calvin Harris

    David Guetta

    Dua Lipa

    Kylie Minogue

    Tiësto

Latin Pop / Urban Song of the Year

    “Brickell” – FEID X Yandel

    “LA FALDA” – Myke Towers

    WINNER: “Perro Negro”- Bad Bunny featuring FEID

    “Qlona” – Karol G featuring Peso Pluma

    “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”- Karol G

Latin Pop / Urban Artist of the Year

    Bad Bunny

    FEID

    Karol G

    Myke Towers

    Shakira

Best New Artist (Latin Pop / Urban)

    Christian Alicea

    Cris MJ

    Ela Taubert

    FloyyMenor

    Kapo

Regional Mexican Song of the Year

    “Alch Si” – Grupo Frontera and Carin León

    “El Beneficio De La Duda” – Grupo Firme

    “FIRST LOVE” – Oscar Ortiz and Edgardo Nuñez

    “La Diabla”- Xavi

    “Tu Perfume” – Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga

Regional Mexican Artist of the Year

    Grupo Frontera

    Intocable

    Los Ángeles Azules

    Peso Pluma

    Xavi

Best New Artist (Regional Mexican)

    Chino Pacas

    Iván Cornejo

    Luis R. Conriquez

    Tito Double P

    Xavi

K-pop Artist of the Year

    aespa

    ATEEZ

    ENHYPEN

    Jimin

    Lisa

K-pop Song of the Year

    “Chk Chk Boom” – Stray Kids

    “Magnetic”- ILLIT

    “Supernova” – aespa

    “Who”- Jimin

    “XO (Only If You Say Yes)”- ENHYPEN

Best New Artist (K-pop)

    BABYMONSTER

    BADVILLAIN

    ILLIT

    NCT WISH

    TWS

World Artist of the Year

    Burna Boy

    Central Cee

    Tems

    Tyla

    YG Marley

Favorite Soundtrack

    Back to Black

    Bad Boys: Ride or Die

    Bob Marley: One Love

    Challengers

    Deadpool & Wolverine

    Descendants: The Rise of Red

    Emilia Pérez

    The Book of Clarence

    Twisters

    Wicked

Favorite Broadway Debut

    Adam Lambert – Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club

    Ariana Madix – Chicago

    Barbie Ferreira – Cult of Love

    Charli D’Amelio – & Juliet

    Grant Gustin – Water for Elephants

    Kit Connor – Romeo + Juliet

    Lola Tung – Hadestown

    Nicole Scherzinger – Sunset Blvd

    Rachel Zegler – Romeo + Juliet

    Robert Downey Jr. – McNeal

    Sebastián Yatra – Chicago

    Shailene Woodley – Cult of Love

Favorite K-pop Dance Challenge

    “GGUM”- Yeonjun (TXT)

    “MAESTRO” – Seventeen

    “Magnetic”- ILLIT

    “Smart”- LE SSERAFIM

    “Sticky”- Kiss of Life

    “Supernova” – aespa

    “Touch” – KATSEYE

    “UP”- Karina (aespa)

    “WORK”- ATEEZ

    “XO (Only If You Say Yes)”- ENHYPEN

Favorite Surprise Guest

    Charli xcx bringing out Lorde

    Coldplay bringing out Selena Gomez

    Future & Metro Boomin bringing out Travis Scott

    GloRilla & Megan Thee Stallion bringing out Cardi B

    Jennifer Hudson bringing out Cher

    Kendrick Lamar bringing out Ken & Friends

    Luke Combs bringing out the “Twisters” Cast

    Morgan Wallen bringing out Travis Kelce & Patrick Mahomes

    Niall Horan bringing out Shawn Mendes

    Olivia Rodrigo bringing out Chappell Roan

    Peso Pluma bringing out Becky G

    Taylor Swift bringing out Travis Kelce

Favorite Tour Tradition

    Benson Boone- Backflips

    Chappell Roan – Teaching “HOT TO GO” dance

    Charli xcx + Troye Sivan – “Apple” Girl (dance)

    Morgan Wallen – Walk out song

    Niall Horan – Heaven pose

    Nicki Minaj – Fans sing

    Olivia Rodrigo- Encore tank

    Sabrina Carpenter- “Juno” position

    Tate McRae – Soundcheck covers

    Taylor Swift- “22” Hat

    Taylor Swift – Surprise songs

    Usher – Feeding cherries

Best Lyrics

    “Beautiful Things” – Benson Boone

    “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” – Billie Eilish

    “Espresso”- Sabrina Carpenter

    “Exes” – Tate McRae

    “Fortnight” – Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone

    “Good Luck, Babe!”- Chappell Roan

    “I Had Some Help”- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen

    “I Love You, I’m Sorry” – Gracie Abrams

    “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar

    “Saturn” – SZA

    “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” – Ariana Grande

    “Who”- Jimin

Best Music Video

    “APT.” – ROSÉ and Bruno Mars

    “Beautiful Things” – Benson Boone

    “Die With A Smile” – Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars

    “Espresso”- Sabrina Carpenter

    “Fortnight”- Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone

    “Houdini” – Dua Lipa

    “Houdini” -Eminem

    “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen

    “LUNA” – ATL Jacob X FEID 

    “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar

    “Please Please Please” – Sabrina Carpenter

    “Rockstar”- Lisa

Favorite Tour Style

    Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft

    Chappell Roan – The Midwest Princess

    Charli xcx and Troye Sivan – Sweat

    GloRilla and Megan Thee Stallion – Hot Girl Summer Tour

    Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday 2 Tour

    Olivia Rodrigo – GUTS

    Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet

    Tate McRae – Think Later

    Taylor Swift – The Eras Tour

    Usher – Usher: Past Present Future

Favorite Tour Photographer

    Adam Degross – Post Malone

    Alfredo Flores – Sabrina Carpenter

    Baeth – Tate McRae

    Christian Tierney – Niall Horan

    David Bergman – Luke Combs

    Henry Hwu – Billie Eilish

    Lucienne Nghiem – Chappell Roan

    Miles Leavitt – Olivia Rodrigo

    Pooneh Ghana – Noah Kahan

    RAYSCORRUPTEDMIND – Travis Scott

    Sanjay Parikh – Shinedown

    Yasi – Kacey Musgraves

Favorite On Screen

    Are You Sure?! (Jimin and Jungkook)

    Child Star (Demi Lovato)

    Elton John: Never Too Late (Elton John)

    Gaga Chromatica Ball (Lady Gaga)

    I Am: Céline Dion (Céline Dion)

    Lainey Wilson: Bell Bottom Country (Lainey Wilson)

    Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words (Megan Thee Stallion)

    Olivia Rodrigo: GUTS World Tour (Olivia Rodrigo)

    Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE (KATSEYE)

    Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (Bruce Springsteen)

    Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) (Taylor Swift)

    Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story (Bon Jovi)

At Monday night’s (March 17) 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards, Taylor Swift‘s groundbreaking Eras Tour was given a title it will spend the next 75 years defending: tour of the century. And to celebrate the honor, Swift treated the iHeart audience to her live performance of “Mirrorball” from the acoustic set of her very first Eras Tour date in Glendale, Arizona.
The Eras Tour kicked off in March 2023 — two years ago today, in fact — and wrapped in December 2024. Swift’s record-setting global trek grossed more than $2 billion and sold over 10 million tickets. The Eras Tour is the highest-grossing tour of all time, by artists of any genre, and from any era in music history, per Billboard Boxscore. It surpasses the record of Coldplay’s ongoing Music of the Spheres World Tour, the only other tour to gross more than $1 billion.

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Super Swiftie comedian Nikki Glaser announced the tour of the century honor by revealing that she attended 22 concerts of the trek. “Never in my childless dog lady life will I ever witness a live performance of that magnitude,” Glaser promised. “Every single show was a marathon of perfection, the vocals, the athleticism, the costumes, the secret songs, my bedazzled adult diaper — those are memories and a rash I’ll have forever. So it makes perfect sense why iHeartRadio is giving Taylor Swift the award for tour of the century.”

While Swift wasn’t in the building, she did send in a video message to thank iHeart and her dedicated fans.

“I’ve been doing a lot of processing since I’ve been off the road these last few months,” Swift said in the video. “And, you know, people often say that sometimes the greatest challenges in life end up being something you’re so proud of, or end up being the most gratifying feeling in the end, if you can rise to the occasion. And this tour was absolutely the most challenging thing I’ve ever done in my life. Three and a half hour show,s more shows than I’ve ever done on a tour, and it really was the most gratifying thing I’ve ever done.

“I think about that tour constantly,” she continued. “I’m so proud of it. And the only reason I was able to take on those challenges, among others, the ambition of the production, the length of the show, the amount of shows, all the different countries we played in, that’s all because of the fans. You made the songs for the last couple decades into what they became so that we could do a three and a half hour setlist. You had the passion and the generosity to care about traveling to see us on tour in all these places all over the world. It blows my mind. I’m never going to stop being grateful for it, and I appreciate this more than you know.”

Swift had a treat for the audience in her absence, sharing a video of her “Mirrorball” performance from night 1. Her second of two acoustic songs that night was her first single ever, “Tim McGraw.”

Earlier in the night, while accepting the breakthrough artist award, Gracie Abrams shouted out Swift for including her on The Eras Tour as an opening act throughout its two-year run, giving thanks “for the incredible artists who allowed me to share their stages at different times and in different ways — Taylor and Olivia [Rodrigo] and Noah Kahan and The National.”

Watch Swift’s acceptance speech below:

https://twitter.com/tswifterastour/status/1901812177016860789

Lady Gaga was honored with the Innovator Award at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards on Monday night (March 17), and her acceptance speech celebrated the notion that “the most powerful innovation is your authenticity.”
She was presented the award by Doechii, who said the superstar helped the “Denial Is a River” rapper embrace her “weird” side, adding, “Gaga was and always is new, fresh and different. Not only is that OK, but it’s ideal.”

After taking the stage, the “Abracadabra” pop star continued that sentiment, honoring the beauty of weirdness and human differences in every aspect, from age and race to sexual orientation and physical expression. “Winning an award honoring my entire career at 38 years old is a hard thing to get my head around,” she began. “On the one hand, I feel like I’ve been doing this forever. On the other hand, I know I’m just getting started. Even though the world might consider a woman in her late 30s old for a pop star — which is insane — I promise that I’m just getting warmed up.”

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She also discussed her “controversial” career moments that defined her career and made her who she is, from her LGBTQ+ anthem “Born This Way” to arriving at the 2011 Grammy Awards in an egg. “If I learned anything in the three decades I’ve been at this, it’s that the most powerful innovation is your authenticity,” she told the cheering crowd. “Every time I was the only woman in the room, the loudest voice was inside my own head telling me not to compromise. Listening to that voice always showed me exactly where I belonged.”

Gaga also acknowledged the community that inspired her, including artists David Bowie, Elton John, Madonna, Stevie Wonder, Cher and her late friend and collaborator Tony Bennett, “who taught me to embrace the classics but never be bound by them.” She also honored the “fiercely brilliant Italian-American women” in her lineage “who reinvented their destinies with nothing but strength and dreams and determination.”

“Those women, my ancestors, they’re the greatest innovators I’ve ever known,” she continued, before ultimately thanking her fans, the affectionately called Little Monsters. “Thank you for always seeing me so clearly from The Fame to Mayhem. Because you saw me, I learned to see myself. To the LGBTQ+ community, you taught me bravery before the world was able to listen. You have changed the world for the better, and your courage fuels mine every single day,” she shared.

Gaga concluded her heartfelt speech by telling the crowd, “To every artist that’s ever been told they’re different, complicated or too much, please never change. Break the mold. The world doesn’t need another copy. It desperately needs your original.”

Watch Gaga’s full acceptance speech at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards here.

The 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards took over the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles on Monday night (March 17), celebrating the most-played artists and songs throughout the past year. Leading the pack with nominations this year are Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen with 10 nods each.  Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone and Sabrina Carpenter follow with nine nominations each. All five are up for artist of the […]

Anne Murray, who has received more Juno Awards than anyone else in history, will pick up one more at the 2025 ceremony — the Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the National Arts Centre. Murray will become just the second recipient of that award, following Pierre Juneau, a Canadian film and broadcast executive, who received the award in 1989. Juneau, for whom the Juno Awards were named, died in 2012 at age 89.
Murray will be present at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday, March 30, to receive the award, which is her second career-spanning honor at the Junos. She was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1993.

This year’s award brings Murray’s Juno collection to 26. She is followed on the Juno leaderboard by The Weeknd (22), Bryan Adams (21), Celine Dion (20), Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal (19), The Tragically Hip (17), and Michael Bublé and Alanis Morissette (15 each).

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Murray, 79, received her first Juno Award — top female vocalist — at the second Junos ceremony in 1971. Murray’s collection of Junos includes back-to-back awards for both album of the year and single of the year for 1980-81. She took the album awards with New Kind of Feeling and Anne Murray’s Greatest Hits, and the single prizes with “I Just Fall in Love Again” and “Could I Have This Dance” (the latter from the Urban Cowboy soundtrack).

In addition, Murray hosted the Junos in 1996.

Murray was one of the top pop/country crossover artists of the 1970s and ’80s. She topped the Billboard Hot 100 once (with “You Needed Me” in 1978) and the Hot Country Songs 10 times. She won a Grammy for best female pop vocal performance with “You Needed Me” and for best female country vocal performance three times, with “Love Song,” “Could I Have This Dance” and “A Little Good News.” She is one of just four women to win Grammys in both pop and country solo vocal performance categories. She followed Olivia Newton-John and Linda Ronstadt in accomplishing the feat, and preceded k.d. lang.

Murray made the top 10 on the Hot 100 with her first charted hit. “Snowbird” reached No. 8 in September 1970.

In 1984, she won both album of the year and single of the year at the CMA Awards. She won for “A Little Good News” and the album of the same name. She won vocal duo of the year the following year in tandem with the late Dave Loggins (who was a second cousin to Kenny Loggins). In addition, she co-hosted the CMA Awards three times.

Murray is a Companion of the Order of Canada — the highest honor that can be awarded to a Canadian civilian. She has been inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame, The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame, and in 2008 received the Howie Richmond Hitmaker Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Murray has a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame, the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Nashville’s Walkway of Stars. 

Murray has also received three American Music Awards and three Canadian Country Music Association Awards.

Boi-1da and Sum 41 are also set to receive special honors during this year’s Juno Awards. Boi-1da will receive the International Achievement Award (to be presented by Jessie Reyez). Sum 41 will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame (with Joel and Benji Madden of Good Charlotte doing the honors).

Bublé is set to host this year’s Juno Awards, which will broadcast and stream live across Canada on Sunday, March 30, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBC TV, CBC Gem, CBC Radio One, CBC Music, CBC Listen, and globally on the CBC’s website and CBC Music’s YouTube page. The show will be produced by Insight Productions (a Boat Rocker company).

Well, that was fast. Just two weeks after Conan O’Brien hosted the Oscars for the first time, the Motion Picture Academy announced that he will be back to host the 2026 show. O’Brien is the first first-time host to host again the following year since Jimmy Kimmel in 2017-18.
“The only reason I’m hosting the Oscars next year is that I want to hear Adrien Brody finish his speech,” O’Brien said with characteristic dry wit. (The best actor winner set a new record for the longest acceptance speech – it clocked in at 5:36 – in Oscar history.)

It can’t be a coincidence that the Oscars chose to make the announcement on St. Patrick’s Day. O’Brien was famously raised in an Irish Catholic family. The host announcement is much earlier in the year than normal, a strong vote of confidence in the new host. Last year, the Academy announced O’Brien as host on Nov. 15. O’Brien’s success as an Oscars host makes up for his bumpy, eight-month run as host of another legendary franchise, The Tonight Show, in 2009-10.

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O’Brien, 61, has won five Primetime Emmys. He is set to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on March 23.

Last week, the Golden Globes made a similarly early announcement that they are bringing back first-time host Nikki Glaser to host their 2026 show.

The 2025 Oscars, held on March 2, delivered a five-year high in both total viewers (19.69 million) and adults 18-49 (4.54 rating) and ranked as the No. 1 primetime entertainment telecast in both total viewers and adults for the 2024-25 season. The show earned 104.2 million total social interactions, ranking as the No. 1 most social TV program for the season to date, outperforming both The Grammy Awards (102.2 million interactions) and The Super Bowl (62.4 million) this season for the first time on record.

The 2026 Oscars will air live on ABC on Sunday, March 15 at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. It’s the third year in a row that the telecast will start at 4 p.m. on the West Coast – in an effort to make it so that East Coast viewers can find out who wins the biggest awards before they go to bed. (This year’s show ended at 10:50 p.m. ET, making that goal a reality for all but the earliest risers.)

The show has aired on ABC every year since 1976, when that network took over from NBC, which had aired it in the five previous years. The Academy’s current deal with ABC, signed in 2016, allows it to televise the show through 2028, which will be the year of the show’s 100th anniversary.

An Academy statement did not mention Hulu, which livestreamed the show this year for the first time. Technical glitches marred the livestream.

The show will again be held at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Theater in Hollywood, its home base for every year but one since 2002. (The best-forgotten 2021 pandemic show was held at the Union Station in downtown L.A.)

Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan will return as the show’s executive producers for the third consecutive year. They first served in that capacity in 2024, when Kimmel hosted. They each won Primetime Emmys for outstanding variety special (live) for that show. Kapoor had previously won for outstanding variety special (pre-recorded) for his work on Adele: One Night Only.

“We are both so honored to be returning in our roles for the 98th Oscars,” Kapoor and Mullan said in a joint statement. “We can’t wait to work with Conan and his entire team as we continue to explore even more special and heartfelt opportunities to celebrate next year’s nominees and the impact of film around the world.”

Jeff Ross and Mike Sweeney will return as producers for a second time. Sweeney will also serve as a writer. Sweeney has won three Primetime Emmys for previous productions with O’Brien. Ross has won one.

“We are thrilled to bring back Conan, Raj, Katy, Jeff and Mike for the 98th Oscars!” said Academy CEO Bill Kramer and president Janet Yang in a joint statement. “This year, they produced a hugely entertaining and visually stunning show that celebrated our nominees and the global film community in the most beautiful and impactful way. Conan was the perfect host – skillfully guiding us through the evening with humor, warmth and reverence. It is an honor to be working with them again.”

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced 2025’s Children’s and Family Emmy Awards winners during a ceremony at Television City in Los Angeles on Saturday night (March 15).
Hosted by Looney Tunes voice actor Eric Bauza, the third annual Children’s and Family Emmy Awards honored the “pinnacle of creativity and innovation in children’s entertainment,” NATAS says.

During Saturday’s main ceremony, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Velveteen Rabbit, Orion and the Dark and Sesame Street projects each took home two awards.

Percy Jackson won best young teen series as well as directing for a single-camera live-action series for “I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher,” in a tie with “The Big City” episode of A Real Bug’s Life; The Velveteen Rabbit won best fiction special, and star Phoenix Laroche won younger performer in a preschool, children’s or young teen program; Orion and the Dark won best animated special, and voice actor Jacob Tremblay won younger voice performer in a preschool, children’s or young teen program; Sesame Workshop’s Elmo and Jesse Remember Uncle Jack won best short form live-action program, and Sesame Street‘s Leslie Carrara-Rudolph won outstanding puppetry performer.

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More awards will be announced in a separate creative arts ceremony.

Outside of competitive categories, Fran Brill (performer and puppeteer, Sesame Street and The Muppet Show) received the lifetime achievement award from The Muppets‘ Dave Goelz.

Additionally, honors for individual achievement in animation were given to Merry Little Batman‘s Philip Vose (background designer), Elena Najar (animation supervisor) and Guillaume Fesquet (art director); Orion and the Dark‘s Miho Tomimasu and Lauren Zurcher (visual development artists); Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire‘s Lesego Vorster (character designer); and Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin’s David Lux (storyboard artist).

Billboard Family has the winners list from the 2025 Children’s and Family Emmy Awards below. More categories will be presented in a separate creative arts ceremony, and this list will be updated with the winners in those categories after the event.

Preschool Series

Blue’s Clues & You! (WINNER)Nickelodeon

Donkey HodiePBS Kids

Lovely Little FarmApple TV+

Sesame StreetMax

Children’s or Family Viewing Series

Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (WINNER)Apple TV+

La Fuerza de Creer: Dulce SazónUnivision

JaneApple TV+

Malory TowerBYUtv

Raven’s HomeDisney Channel

Young Teen Series

GoosebumpsDisney+

HeartstopperNetflix

One PieceNetflix

Percy Jackson and the Olympians (WINNER)Disney+

The Spiderwick ChroniclesRoku Channel

Fiction Special

Monster High 2Nickelodeon

The Naughty NineDisney Channel

The Slumber PartyDisney Channel

The Velveteen Rabbit (WINNER)Apple TV+

World’s BestDisney+

Non-Fiction Program

All-Round ChampionBYUtv

Elmo & Tango Holiday HelpersMax

Kids Baking ChampionshipFood Network

A Real Bug’s LifeNational Geographic

Stand Up & Shout: Songs From a Philly High School (WINNER)HBO | Max

Preschool Animated Series

Frog and ToadApple TV+

Interrupting ChickenApple TV+

Rosie’s RulesPBS Kids

StoryBots: Answer TimeNetflix

The Tiny Chef Show (WINNER)Nickelodeon

Children’s or Young Teen Animated Series

CURSES!Apple TV+

HildaNetflix

IwájúDisney+

KiffDisney Channel

Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (WINNER)Disney+

Summer Camp IslandCartoon Network

Animated Special

Merry Little BatmanAmazon Prime Video

Orion and the Dark (WINNER)Netflix

Peter and the WolfMax

Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind MarcieApple TV+

The Tiger’s ApprenticeParamount+

Tiny Chef’s Marvelous Mish Mesh SpecialNickelodeon

Short Form Live-Action Program

Elmo and Jesse Remember Uncle Jack (WINNER)Sesame Workshop

GIRLS’ VOICES NOW: The Beauty in Being DifferentGirls’ Voices NowHere TV

Healthy Minds Thriving KidsChild Mind Institute

Kid GlovesKid Gloves Show

Short Form Animated Program

How Not to DrawDisney Channel

I Am GrootDisney+

Once Upon a Studio (WINNER)Disney+

Take Care with PeanutsSnoopy – Official Channel

The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse:Steamboat SillyDisney+

Interactive Media

Cousin Hodie PlaydateDonkey HodiePBS Kids

Cyberchase: Cyber Sound QuestPBS Kids

Daniel Tiger’s NeighborhoodPBS Kids

Molly of DenaliPBS Kids

Stu’s Super Stunts!PBS Kids

Lead Performer in a Preschool, Children’s or Young Teen Program

Lola Blue as Addie DarrowA Kind of Spark   BYUtv

Ella Bright as Darrell RiversMalory TowersBYUtv

Justin Long as Mr. BrattGoosebumpsDisney+

Raven-Symoné as Raven BaxterRaven’s Home     Disney Channel

Christian Slater as Mulgarath (WINNER)The Spiderwick Chronicles       Roku Channel

Supporting Performer in a Preschool, Children’s or Young Teen Program

Adam Copeland as AresPercy Jackson and the OlympiansDisney+

Amanda Lawrence as Matron Shipley (WINNER)Malory Towers      BYUtv

Elizabeth Mitchell as Carol / Mrs. ClausThe Santa Clauses          Disney+

Sarah Rafferty as Katherine WalterMy Life with the Walter Boys    Netflix

Lance Reddick as ZeusPercy Jackson and the Olympians   Disney+

Eric Stonestreet as Magnus Antas / The Mad SantaThe Santa Clauses          Disney+

Younger Performer in a Preschool, Children’s or Young Teen Program

Pyper Braun as Natasha WilliamsErin & AaronNickelodeon

Noah Cottrell as Simon GraceThe Spiderwick Chronicles       Roku Channel

Mykal-Michelle Harris as Alice BaxterRaven’s Home     Disney Channel

Alaya High as Lay LayThat Girl Lay Lay  Nickelodeon

Leah Sava Jeffries as Annabeth ChasePercy Jackson and the Olympians   Disney+

Phoenix Laroche as William (WINNER)The Velveteen Rabbit   Apple TV+

Puppetry Performer

Leslie Carrara-Rudolph as Abby Cadabby & Tango (WINNER)Sesame StreetMax

Eric Jacobson as Bert, Oscar the Grouch & GroverSesame StreetMax

Donna Kimball as Mokey, Storyteller & CotterpinFraggle Rock: Back to the Rock        Apple TV+

Karen Prell as Red & Icy JoeFraggle Rock: Back to the Rock        Apple TV+

David Rudman as Cookie Monster & Baby BearSesame Street     Max

Voice Performer in a Preschool Program

Kimiko Glenn as Baby SharkBaby Shark’s Big Show!Nickelodeon

Bobby Moynihan as Bobby BootsPupstruction         Disney Junior

Cree Summer as Lizard & DeeDeeSpirit RangersNetflix

Fred Tatasciore as Bang, BlimBlam the Barbarian, King Hydrogen,  Alabama Smith & The Lone DrifterStoryBots: Answer TimeNetflix

Kari Wahlgren as Granny Caterina, Ms. Poochytail & Magda (WINNER)SuperkittiesDisney Junior

Voice Performer in a Children’s or Young Teen Program

Eric Bauza as Daffy Duck & Bugs Bunny (WINNER)Teen Titans Go!Cartoon Network

Bob Bergen as Porky PigLooney Tunes CartoonsMax

Ben Feldman as Tylor TuskmonMonsters at WorkDisney+

William Shatner as KeldorMasters of the Universe: RevolutionNetflix

Paul Walter Hauser as DarkOrion and the DarkNetflix

Younger Voice Performer in a Preschool, Children’s or Young Teen Program

Lucia Cunningham as Jessica WilliamsJessica’s Big Little WorldCartoon Network

Simisola Gbadamosi as Tola MartinsIwájúDisney+

Terrence Little Gardenhigh as PatFright KreweHulu I Peacock

Arianna McDonald as MarcieSnoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind MarcieApple TV+

Jacob Tremblay as Orion (WINNER)Orion and the DarkNetflix

Children’s Personality

AwkwafinaA Real Bug’s LifeNational Geographic

Gavin FridayPeter and the WolfMax

Duff GoldmanKids Baking ChampionshipFood Network

Ian McShaneOne PieceNetflix

Meryl Streep (WINNER)Storyline OnlineStorylineOnline.net

Writing for a Preschool or Children’s Series

“The Big City”A Real Bug’s LifeNational Geographic

“Brave Bessie by Brave Gabrielle”Sesame StreetMax

“Can They Be Friends?”Sesame StreetMax

“I’m Pogey“Fraggle Rock: Back to the RockApple TV+

“This for That”Fraggle Rock: Back to the RockApple TV+

Writing for a Young Teen Series

“Admissions”High School Musical: The Musical: The SeriesDisney+

“The Field Guide to Jared Grace”The Spiderwick ChroniclesRoku Channel

“I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher”Percy Jackson and the OlympiansDisney+

“Perfect”HeartstopperNetflix

“Say Cheese and Die!”GoosebumpsDisney+

Writing for a Preschool Animated Series

“Glow Toy”Jessica’s Big Little WorldCartoon Network

“I am Grandmaster Flash”Xavier Riddle and the Secret MuseumPBS Kids

“Not a Mascot”Molly of DenaliPBS Kids

“Taxes”StoryBots: Answer TimeNetflix

“Tornado”StoryBots: Answer TimeNetflix

Writing for a Children’s or Young Teen Animated Series

“Abducted”My Dad the Bounty HunterNetflix

“Dancing With Myself” (WINNER)Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil DinosaurDisney+

“Heart of the Forest”Craig of the CreekCartoon Network

“The Fairy Isle”HildaNetflix

“I Wanna Dance With My Buddy”Hailey’s On It!Disney Channel

Directing for a Single Camera Live-Action

“The Big City” (WINNER – TIE)A Real Bug’s LifeNational Geographic

“I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher” (WINNER – TIE)Percy Jackson and the OlympiansDisney+

“Panthera Leo”JaneApple TV+

“Say Cheese and Die!”GoosebumpsDisney+

“Welcome to Spiderwick”The Spiderwick ChroniclesRoku Channel

Directing for a Multiple Camera Live-Action

“Gown to the Wire”Raven’s HomeDisney Channel

“Pickleball”All-Round ChampionBYUtv

“The Sign Language ABCs”Sesame StreetMax

Directing for a Preschool Animated Series

“Fractions”StoryBots: Answer TimeNetflix

“Ganga”Ghee HappyGhee Happy Studio

“Glass”StoryBots: Answer TimeNetflix

“I Am Grandmaster Flash”Xavier Riddle and the Secret MuseumPBS Kids

“Xutash Harvest”Spirit RangersNetflix

Directing for an Animated Series

“Descent Into Fear“Monsters at WorkDisney+

“The Fairy Isle”HildaNetflix

“Kole”IwájúDisney+

“The Molecular Level”Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil DinosaurDisney+

“Moremi”Kizazi Moto: Generation FireDisney+

Voice Directing for an Animated Series

Daniel Tiger’s NeighborhoodPBS Kids

Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil DinosaurDisney+

Monsters at WorkDisney+

Star Wars: Young Jedi AdventuresDisney+

Young LoveHBO | Max

Music Direction and Composition for a Live-Action Program

The Naughty NineDisney Channel

One PieceNetflix

Percy Jackson and the OlympiansDisney+

Stand Up & Shout: Songs From a Philly High SchoolHBO | Max

The Velveteen RabbitApple TV+

Music Direction and Composition for an Animated Program

Frog and ToadApple TV+

Gremlins: Secrets of The MogwaiMax

Looney Tunes CartoonsMax

Orion and the DarkNetflix

Star Wars: Young Jedi AdventuresDisney+

Original Song for a Preschool Program

“Find the Area”StoryBots: Answer Time Netflix

“Keep Swimming Through”Baby Shark’s Big Movie!Nickelodeon

“Let Your Wish Carry You Away”Alice’s Wonderland Bakery     Disney Junior

“That’s Why We Love Nature”Sesame Street     Max

“The Tornado Song”StoryBots: Answer Time Netflix

Original Song for a Children’s or Young Teen Program

“Kiss Your Friend”Hailey’s On It!Disney Channel

“My Sails Are Set”One PieceNetflix

“Radishes vs. Strawberries”Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock        Apple TV+

“Speak Out”High School Musical: The Musical: The Series         Disney+

“Things”Kiff   Disney Channel

Show Open

The Fairly OddParents: A New WishNickelodeon

HildaNetflix

Percy Jackson and the OlympiansDisney+

Peter and the WolfMax

The Spiderwick ChroniclesRoku Channel

Cinematography for a Single-Camera Live-Action Program

Fraggle Rock: Back to the RockApple TV+

One PieceNetflix

Percy Jackson and the OlympiansDisney+

A Real Bug’s LifeNational Geographic

The Spiderwick ChroniclesRoku Channel

Editing for a Single-Camera Live-Action Program

Fraggle Rock: Back to the RockApple TV+

GoosebumpsDisney+

Percy Jackson and the OlympiansDisney+

The Spiderwick ChroniclesRoku Channel

Stand Up & Shout: Songs From a Philly HighSchoolHBO | Max

The Velveteen RabbitApple TV+

Editing for a Multiple-Camera Live-Action Program

All-Round ChampionBYUtv

Erin & AaronNickelodeon

Sesame StreetMax

The Thundermans ReturnNickelodeon

Editing for a Preschool Animated Program

Frog and ToadApple TV+

Star Wars: Young Jedi AdventuresDisney+

StoryBots: Answer TimeNetflix

StoryBots: Super Silly Stories with BoNetflix

The Tiny Chef ShowNickelodeon

Editing for an Animated Program

HildaNetflix

Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil DinosaurDisney+

Merry Little BatmanAmazon Prime Video

Orion and the DarkNetflix

Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, FranklinApple TV+

The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse: Steamboat SillyThe Wonderful World of Mickey MouseDisney+

Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Live-Action Program

GoosebumpsDisney+

JaneApple TV+

Percy Jackson and the OlympiansDisney+

A Real Bug’s LifeNational Geographic

The Spiderwick ChroniclesRoku Channel

Stand Up & Shout: Songs From a Philly High SchoolHBO | Max

The Velveteen RabbitApple TV+

Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Preschool Animated Program

Baby Shark’s Big Movie!Paramount+

Santiago of the SeasNICK Jr.

Star Wars: Young Jedi AdventuresDisney+

Shape IslandThe Winter BluesApple TV+

Xavier Riddle and the Secret MuseumPBS Kids

Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for an Animated Program

I Am GrootDisney+

Jurassic World: Chaos TheoryNetflix

Mech CadetsNetflix

Monsters at WorkDisney+

Orion and the DarkNetflix

Transformers: EarthSparkNickelodeon

Lighting, Camera and Technical Arts

Malory TowersBYUtv

A Real Bug’s LifeNational Geographic

Ruby and the WellBYUtv

Sesame StreetMax

The Spiderwick ChroniclesRoku Channel

Visual Effects for a Live-Action Program

Fraggle Rock: Back to the RockApple TV+

GoosebumpsDisney+

The Naughty NineDisney Channel

One PieceNetflix

Percy Jackson and the OlympiansDisney+

The Spiderwick ChroniclesRoku Channel

Casting for a Live-Action Program

HeartstopperNetflix

One PieceNetflix

Percy Jackson and the OlympiansDisney+

Pretty Freekin ScaryDisney+

The Spiderwick ChroniclesRoku Channel

Casting for an Animated Program

Gremlins: Secrets of The MogwaiMax

Jurassic World: Chaos TheoryNetflix

Monsters at WorkDisney+

Orion and the DarkNetflix

Rock Paper ScissorsNickelodeon

Spirit RangersNetflix

Supa Team 4Netflix

Art Direction/Set Direction/Scenic Design for a Single-Camera Program

Malory TowersBYUtv

One PieceNetflix

Percy Jackson and the OlympiansDisney+

The Santa ClausesDisney+

The Spiderwick ChroniclesRoku Channel

Art Direction/Set Direction/Scenic Design for a Multiple-Camera Program

Bunk’dDisney Channel

Sesame StreetMax

The Villains of Valley ViewDisney+

Costume Design/Styling

Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (Puppet Design entry)Apple TV+

Malory TowersBYUtv

Monster High 2Nickelodeon

One PieceNetflix

Sesame Street (Puppet Design entry)Max

The Velveteen RabbitApple TV+

Hairstyling and Makeup

GoosebumpsDisney+

Monster High 2Nickelodeon

One PieceNetflix

Percy Jackson and the OlympiansDisney+

The Really Loud HouseNickelodeon

The Santa ClausesDisney+

Stunt Coordination for a Live-Action Program

GoosebumpsDisney+

One PieceNetflix

Percy Jackson and the OlympiansDisney+

The Really Loud HouseNickelodeon

The Villains of Valley ViewDisney Channel

Choreography

High School Musical: The Musical: The SeriesDisney+

Monster High 2Nickelodeon

World’s BestDisney+

The details and entries for all 62 categories in the inaugural Music Awards Japan, set for May 21 and 22 in Kyoto, have been announced. Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO) has been named the Symbol of Music Awards Japan 2025, the act that personifies the spirit of this year’s MAJ.

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About 3,000 entries were announced, with 256 songs up for Song of the Year, 167 artists in Artist of the Year, 171 albums in Album of the Year, 61 artists in New Artist of the Year, 100 songs in Top Global Hit from Japan and 24 songs in Best Song Asia.

Voting is currently underway among artists and creatives nominated for an award, plus media-related and other music industry professionals from Japan and overseas. The nominees will be announced on Thursday, April 17, and the award winners will be revealed at the ceremony set for May 21 and 22. All of the entries can be viewed on the official MAJ website, and Spotify is currently celebrating the entries with its “museum” playlist. Fans can check out playlists for each category on various streaming platforms including d Hits, Amazon Music Unlimited and Apple Music.

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Atarashii Gakko! took to the stage at the event in Tokyo announcing this year’s entries. The four-member group is slated to perform at the music event called matsuri ’25: Japanese Music Experience Los Angeles on Mar. 16 with Ado and YOASOBI, an event by the Culture and Entertainment Industry Promotion Association (CEIPA) that organizes MAJ.

In addition to the main categories mentioned above, MAJ has a total of 62 categories including: International Special Awards — awarded to songs that have won an award for Best Song or an equivalent prize in music awards in six countries — linked to award events in South Korea, China, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam; the award for Largest Live Audience honoring Japanese artists who attracted the largest crowds in shows; and the Honorary Award in Music Technology, which celebrates Japanese music-tech professionals who have contributed to the music industry on a global scale.

Fans can participate in the selection process for the following five categories: through Spotify’s voting function for the Best of Listeners’ Choice awards for Domestic Song and lnternational Song powered by the streaming platform; the Special Award: Karaoke for J-pop and Enka / Kayōkyoku powered by DAM & JOYSOUND honoring songs sung the most at karaoke; and for the Special Award: USEN Request Oshi-Katsu Request Artist of the Year powered by USEN honoring the song requested the most on the USEN Oshi-Katsu Request Ranking.

Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO) has been named the Symbol of Music Awards Japan 2025, the act symbolizing the guiding principle that MAJ aims to achieve. The trio consisting of Haruomi Hosono and the late musicians Ryuichi Sakamoto and Yukihiro Takahashi formed in 1978, sparking a techno-pop craze in Japan and successfully touring internationally. The group was chosen as this year’s Symbol for the way they transcend borders and eras, showing a future that the MAJ strives to aim for. A YMO tribute concert will take place at the Kyoto International Conference Center on May 20, with performing artists and other details announced later.

International Special Awards: This category was established by CEIPA, the organizer of MAJ, in collaboration with music awards and their organizers in six countries: South Korea, China, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam. It recognizes songs that have won the award for Best Song or an equivalent prize at music awards in the six countries. The top executives of the music awards in each country, or those nominated by the top executives, will participate in MAJ as overseas voting members. The category aims to connect the countries of the Pacific Rim through music, such as by realizing collaborations between artists from various countries through the collaborations between music awards.

Largest Live Audience: This award honors the artist who attracted the largest number of people to their shows. Based on the research data of the Live Entertainment Research Committee — a group of organizations and companies that surveys the size of the domestic live entertainment market, instances of overseas expansion, etc., and compiles an annual report — the artist who attracted the largest number of people to their live performances in Japan in 2024 will be awarded. This award celebrates the activities of artists who have energized the live music scene that has been on the road to recovery since the end of the pandemic.

Best Radio-Break Song: Radio DJs/personalities, directors and producers from 99 radio stations across Japan, who are at the forefront of the music scene and in direct contact with listeners, will vote as special radio voting members. This category will select songs with innovative appeal that update the music scene through a professional perspective, based on the music airplay data compiled by radiko.

Overseas Voting Members (partial list):Lucian Grainge (Chairman and CEO, Universal Music Group)Rob Stringer (Chairman, Sony Music Group)Robert Kyncl (CEO, Warner Music Group)Lyor Cohen (YouTube & Google Global Head of Music)Annette Barrett (President, IMPF)Hannah Karp (Editorial Director, Billboard)Ellen Lu (Vice President of Regional Festivals at Goldenvoice)Alex Norström (Co-President and Chief Business Officer at Spotify)

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