iHeartRadio Music Awards Red Carpet 2023: People Certainly Wore Things

If there’s one thing celebs will do, it’s get awards. And they were apparently at it again Monday night at the iHeartRadio Music Awards, a show I was only made aware of this morning after seeing a tweet that said Taylor Swift—who’ll be receiving the Innovator Award—is confirmed to be attending.

Held in the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, the show is celebrating its 10th year of giving prizes to musicians who get played on iHeartMedia radio stations across the country. These awards are fan-voted, though, which we love to see.

This is also Lenny Kravitz’ first hosting gig ever, which is pretty wild. “After all the years I have behind me — to still be so vibrant and feel so inspired — is truly a gift,” Kravitz told Variety about the gig.

P!nk is receiving the iHeartRadio Icon Award and is scheduled to perform at the ceremony, as are Kravitz, Kelly Clarkson, Keith Urban, Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, and Latto. Joey from The Circle—a reality star I love from a reality show that I also really loved, though I have yet to meet a single human who feels the same—hung out with the red carpet hosts for a bit wearing an outfit that was...fine. Apparently, this particular event is a magnet for reality TV stars and G-list celebrities, and I’m really happy for them that they get to have their little red carpet moments!

Monday night’s looks brought us tons of white, plenty of white, and also lots of, uh, white. Perhaps they’re all attending the same wedding or cult sacrifice after the show. Let’s take a look!

P!NK looks incredible, I feel inspired, and I wish I could just end the slideshow here before having to engage with the truly unhinged amount of other people who wore white.

A white t-shirt. The woman who glued a trillion red rhinestones to herself for a fashion show in Paris is wearing...just a white t-shirt.

This two-piece looks like the Bachelor star is attending a fancy dinner on her bachelorette trip in Cancun. And her fiancé, Dylan, looks like he had no idea he where he was going at all.

Bebe, meanwhile, looks like she’s going to her evil stepmother’s funeral on the Upper East Side, but I’ve never been so relieved to see solid black.

This color (especially because it’s a color) looks stunning on Heidi. Unfortunately, I haven’t cared about a single thing she’s worn since she dressed as a worm for Halloween.

Todrick must have heard all the women were wearing white and wore a Dalmatian-spotted lapel that would coordinate with them in any potential group photo.

Hm. A zebra-striped sweater dress is so far from anything I would ever wear to an awards show—but I’m in my bedroom eating a steak quesadilla without sour cream (because the $2 extra was too much) and she’s on a red carpet, so I guess she wins.

Silver is just a fancy white.

At least there are cutouts, I guess.

A stunning, beautiful, goth, emo, perfect (*coughs* basic *coughs*) queen.

This isn’t technically white, but it fucking might as well be.

I’m admittedly unfamiliar with this singer-songwriter, but the man is ON THEME at the very least.

Lenny Kravitz looks just like Lenny Kravitz, so congrats to him!

I don’t know what this is? Bike tights? There’s just a whole lot going on here.

Begging for black and white outfits to be officially banned from all award shows, forever.

This is a fun, optical illusion of a dress that I actually love, but I would love even more if it was in literally any other color tonight.

This has got to be a fucking joke.

I like this dress in theory, I’d love it in hot pink! Or lime green. Or neon orange. Or rainbow, purple, navy, red, anything.

Ladies and gentlemen....H.E.R.!

Yes! Some glam! Some cutouts! Some jewels! Some more COLOR!

This white t-shirt is allowed because it has a Taylor Swift lyric on it.

The dress is fun, but who let her out of the house in those boots?

I’m not usually here for Pepto Bismol pink, but I’ll allow it tonight for the sheer diversity of color.

I’d prefer the jumpsuit without the silver studs, but that’s beside the point. This pose is waaaay too much TikTok Star at Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards and not enough Adult Woman at Adult Event.

Ok, Joey is the only other person here allowed to wear white! So happy that my boy looks like he’s having himself a great time!

Sadly, Taylor did not walk the red carpet. She’s given us a lot of award-show looks, but she’s never given us a beaded jumpsuit with a hood, and this one is giving “grim reaper here to sacrifice all the virgins.” No notes.