Ludacris and Beyoncé.Photo:Rich Fury/Getty, Kevin Winter/Getty
Rich Fury/Getty, Kevin Winter/Getty
Ludacrisis headed for the 2024iHeartRadio Music Awards!
The 46-year-old rapper has been tapped to host and perform at the upcoming April 1 awards show.
“I’m looking forward to hosting the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards and sharing the stage with some of the best in music,” said Ludacris. “It will be an amazing night celebrating fan-favorite artists with special performances that fans won’t want to miss.”
Meanwhile,Beyoncéis set to receive the Innovator Award at this year’s show to celebrate her influence on pop culture, her various creative risks throughout her career, and her ability to “successfully transform [her] music,” per the press release.
The 32-time Grammy winner’s honor will arrive two days after her upcoming ninth studio album,Act II: Cowboy Carter.The 42-year-old singer first announced she wasreleasing a new albumduring aSuper Bowlcommercial in February.(Additionally, during the Super Bowl,Ludacris made a surprise appearancealongsideUsherfor the latter’shalftime show.)
Beyonce on August 11, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia.Kevin Mazur/WireImage
Kevin Mazur/WireImage
In the “Crazy in Love” singer’s announcement, the clip teased that the second act ofRenaissancewas set for release on March 29. Then, promptly after the commercial aired, she shared two singles from the album: “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages.”
Since then, “Texas Hold ‘Em” hitNo. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart, making Beyoncé the first Black female artist to ever reach the top spot on the chart.
Along with the “Cuff It” singer who will receive the Innovator Award,Cheris set to receive this year’s Icon Award with a special musical tribute.
The show also announced the “Believe” artist, 77, will be honored for “her unparalleled contributions to music and pop culture for over seven decades," per a press release.
In addition to the tribute performance,Justin Timberlake,Green Day,TLC,Jelly Roll,Lainey WilsonandTate McRaeare all set to take the stage during the April 1 event.
For this year’s ceremony,Taylor Swiftstands as the musician with the most nominations — after scoring a total of nine of them.Jelly Roll,SZAand21 Savagetrail behind her with a total of eight nominations.
Those four artists are also all in competition for song of the year along withOlivia Rodrigo,Doja Cat,Dua Lipa,Luke Combs,Miley Cyrus,Morgan Wallen,RemaandSelena Gomezand 21 Savage’s collaborators on the nominated song “Creepin’,” Metro Boomin andThe Weeknd.
Ludacris on December 16, 2023 in Sunrise, Florida.Desiree Navarro/Getty
Desiree Navarro/Getty
The upcoming show will also have five new categories: pop artist of the year, pop song of the year, K-pop artist of the year, K-pop song of the year and best new artist (K-pop).
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