Shinedown & Linkin Park Win Big Over Metallica, Falling In Reverse & More at 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards

The 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards took place on March 17 at The Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, CA, celebrating the past year’s biggest names in rock and alternative music.

Linkin Park secured Rock Album of the Year for their highly anticipated comeback record, From Zero, while Shinedown claimed both Rock Artist of the Year and Rock Song of the Year for A Symptom of Being Human. They beat out Metallica, Pearl Jam, and a Falling In Reverse and Jelly Roll collaboration in their respective categories.

Below is the list of winners in the rock and alternative categories:

Rock Artist of the Year:
Shinedown (winner)
Green Day
Linkin Park
Metallica
Pearl Jam

Rock Song of the Year:
A Symptom of Being Human – Shinedown (winner)
All My Life – Falling In Reverse & Jelly Roll
Dark Matter – Pearl Jam
Screaming Suicide – Metallica
The Emptiness Machine – Linkin Park

Rock Album of the Year:
From Zero – Linkin Park (winner)

Alternative Song of the Year:
Too Sweet – Hozier (winner)
Dilemma – Green Day
Landmines – Sum 41
Neon Pill – Cage The Elephant
The Emptiness Machine – Linkin Park

Alternative Artist of the Year:
Green Day (winner)
Cage The Elephant
Linkin Park
Sum 41
twenty one pilots

Alternative Album of the Year:
Clancy – twenty one pilots (winner)

The full list of winners and nominees across all categories can be found at iheartradio.com.

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