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Meryl Streep Praises Cher’s ‘Open, Battered, Giant Heart,’ Beyonce Talks ‘Cowboy Carter’ at iHeartRadio Music Awards


SZA won big as the iHeartRadio Music Awards welcomed Meryl Streep, Cher, Beyoncé, Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake and more — see exclusive photos here.

“I’ve been dropped by my record companies and couldn’t get a job and at that time, I went to Las Vegas — which they called the elephant’s graveyard — and I had a huge show, lots of people, bungees, all that and they just said, ‘Oh God, she’s so over.’ But I never gave up my dream.” Later that evening, Beyoncé appeared like an apparition alongside Stevie Wonder, who honored the her with the innovator award, a fitting trophy on the heels of the release of the Texas-bred star’s forward-looking country record, “ Cowboy Carter.” Pluma was a presenter for the evening, alongside Glorilla, who spoke of her love for the R&B trio TLC before members Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas and Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins welcomed Latto onstage to sing “Waterfalls.”

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