The 2025 iHeart Music Awards are saying “long live” to the Eras Tour.
Taylor Swift was honored at the Los Angeles awards ceremony for Tour of the Century, and while accepting the honor, the 35-year-old shared a heartfelt thank you to fans. (To see all the winners at the iHeartRadio Music awards, click here.)
“I really can’t tell you how much this means to me,” Taylor said in the video message, “because I accept this on behalf of all my 12 mates, all my fellow performers, my band, everyone who toured with us.”
And the “Karma” singer—who was also nominated for nine additional awards at the event, including Artist of the Year—shared that she recently had an epiphany about the experience after “doing a lot of processing” since she’s been “off the road the last few months.”
“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,” Taylor explained. “And this tour was absolutely the most challenging thing I’ve ever done in my life.”
She continued, “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 the fans.”
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