Jesse Collins Entertainment to Produce iHeartRadio Music Awards

Mar 2, 2026 9:00am PT Jesse Collins Entertainment to Produce This Year’s iHeartRadio Music Awards (EXCLUSIVE) By Michael Schneider Plus Icon Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large franklinavenue Latest Actor Awards Producers on Kristen Bell and Miles Caton Music Performances, ‘The Office’ Reunion, ‘Abbott Elementary’ Cold Open and More (EXCLUSIVE) 13 hours ago Catherine O’Hara Wins Actor Award for ‘The Studio’ Posthumously and Earns Huge Standing Ovation 15 hours ago Dustin Nguyen Joins Cast of Peacock and A24’s ‘Superfakes’ (EXCLUSIVE) 3 days ago See All Getty Images Jesse Collins Entertainment, the production company behind the Emmys and so many more live events, has been tapped to produce the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards. This year’s event takes place at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theater on Thursday, March 26, and will air live on Fox that evening at 8 p.m. ET. The company’s Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon and Jeannaé Rouzan-Clay will executive produce for Jesse Collins Entertainment, while iHeartMedia’s John Sykes, Tom Poleman and Bart Peters are also executive producers. Related Stories 'Heated Rivalry' Among Top Shows as Warner Bros. Discovery Posts Record Winter Olympics Streaming Numbers Warner Bros. Discovery Agrees to Engage With Paramount in Sales Talks, but for Now Still Backs Netflix Deal as It Sets March 20 Shareholder Vote “For years Jesse Collins and his team have consistently reimaged how to connect audiences with live music events,” said Sykes, who is the president, entertainment enterprises, at iHeartMedia. “We’re excited to collaborate with JCE to create a night that connects our iHeartRadio listeners to the artists and songs they loved listening to all year long on the radio.” Popular on Variety Collins recently served as a producer on the Super Bowl Halftime Show. The company has produced the last three Emmy awards, and has also been behind major events such as the BET Awards, American Music Awards, Beyoncé Bowl (at the NFL 2024 Christmas Game), Snoop’s Holiday Halftime Party, the 95th Major League Baseball All-Star Game Pre-Game Show and more. Collins is the CEO and founder of Jesse Collins Entertainment; Harmon, also executive producer of all Jesse Collins Entertainment programming, is president of the shingle, while Rouzan-Clay is senior vice president of specials. Other recent productions have included Netflix’s “Rhythm + Flow” and “Star Search,” We TV’s new reality show “Tia Mowry: My Next Act,” the BET Hip Hop Awards and CBS’ revival of “Hollywood Squares.” Other big events include Soul Train Awards, BET Hip Hop Awards, Black Girls Rock!, BET Honors, UNCF’s An Evening of Stars and ABFF Honors. There’s also CNN’s “Juneteenth: A Global Celebration of Freedom,” “A Grammy Salute to the Sounds of Change,” “Stand Up for Heroes,” “Dear Mama,” “Amanda Seales: I Be Knowin’,” “Def Comedy Jam 25”; “Leslie Jones: Time Machine,” “The All-Star Nickmas Spectacular” and “Rip the Runway.” As for the iHeartRadio Music Awards, the event is now in its 13th year and recognizes the most-played artists and songs on iHeartRadio stations and the iHeartRadio app throughout 2025. Past performers have included Bon Jovi, Maroon 5, Camila Cabello, Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Ed Sheeran, Jason Aldean, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Sam Smith, Megan Thee Stallion, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Blake Shelton, Pharrell, Pitbull, Justin Bieber and more. JCE is repped by CAA and Morris Yorn Barnes Levine Krintzman Rubenstein Kohner & Gellman. Jump to Comments ‘Scrubs’ Star Zach Braff Recalls Auditioning Six Times for the Show 25 Years Ago Kid ‘n Play’s Christopher Reid Reveals He Had a Heart Transplant: ‘I’m Urging All of My Fans’ to ‘Get Checked Out’ Model Amelia Gray on Making Her Acting Debut in ‘The Beauty’ and How ‘The Traitors’ Affected Mom Lisa Rinna: ‘Having to Lie’ for That Long ‘Does Something to Your Brain’ From Fear to Skepticism to Hope, Top Producers React to Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger at the PGA Awards Halle Berry on Telling a ‘Few of My Bosses’ to ‘Shut the F— Up’ and Rumors She’s Returning as Storm in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’: ‘You All Think I’m Being Coy and I’m Being Silly, but I’m Not There’ Anderson .Paak on His Directing Debut ‘K-Pops!’ and Starring Alongside His Son: ‘Got My Ass Kicked… but I Would Do It Again in a Heartbeat’ JavaScript is required to load the comments. Loading comments...