Beyoncé to be honored with the iHeartRadio Innovator Award
Beyoncé will be honored with the iHeartRadio Innovator Award at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards this year.“Few artists in the course of history have taken creative risks, successfully transformed their music and influenced pop culture on the level that Beyoncé has,” a press release from iHeartMedia announcing the honor on Thursday read.
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In addition to describing the singer of "Love On Top" as a "global cultural icon," the organization said that her "Renaissance World tour" from last year was "the highest-grossing tour in history for both an R&B artist and a Black female artist." The singer has also written music that has topped the charts in multiple formats.
Beyoncé made history by being the first Black female artist to hit No. 1 on the Hot 100 with a country song with the release of her track "Texas Hold 'Em," which was also described as "the first song this year to reach No. 1 in the US and globally on all major sales/streaming platforms."
Beyoncé made history by being the first Black female artist to hit No. 1 on the Hot 100 with a country song with the release of her track "Texas Hold 'Em," which was also described as "the first song this year to reach No. 1 in the US and globally on all major sales/streaming platforms."
The iHeartMedia statement said, "Beyoncé's passion for philanthropy and giving back with her BeyGOOD Foundation has helped communities around the world on a wide range of issues from disaster relief and water and housing shortages to supporting young entrepreneurs and career development." Beyond producing art that has inspired people all over the world, Beyoncé has spent the last ten years helping communities in need. "Beyoncé embodies the quintessential modern-day artist innovator."
According to iHeartMedia, an artist who "continuously contributes to pop culture and the music industry" is given the Innovator Award. Chance the Rapper, Alicia Keys, Bruno Mars, and Taylor Swift are among the previous winners.
The event will be broadcast live from Los Angeles' Dolby Theatre on April 1 at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT on Fox, with Ludacris serving as both host and performer.
The event will also be streamed live on the iHeartRadio app and across all iHeartMedia radio stations in the country.
Along with Justin Timberlake, Green Day, TLC, Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson, Tate McRae, and other performers, Ludacris will be performing alongside a special musical homage to Cher, the 2024 iHeartRadio Icon Award recipient.
