Taylor Swift helps save Vin Diesel during awkward on-air gaffe at iHeartRadio Music Awards

Taylor Swift dominated nan iHeartRadio Music Awards connected Thursday — and helped prevention a hapless Vin Diesel successful nan process.

The 13th yearly awards ceremonial — held astatine nan Dolby Theatre successful Los Angeles — suffered method difficulties passim nan nighttime arsenic nan reddish carpet livestream trim to presenters who were still preparing to spell connected air.

The Fast and nan Furious prima Diesel later appeared to coming rapper Ludacris pinch nan Landmark Award.

However, arsenic he stood connected stage, nan 59-year-old character admitted: “I virtually can't spot nan teleprompter. Where is it?”

The assemblage past sounded successful to thief him find nan autocue, pinch Diesel asking, “There? It’s complete there? It’s successful nan middle!”

On nan broadcast, Swift — who was sat successful nan beforehand statement pinch her NFL prima fiancé Travis Kelce — was among those pointing successful nan guidance of nan telemprompter.

“You guys are incredible,” Diesel said earlier addressing nan popular euphony elephantine directly: “Thank you, Taylor.”

The Pacifier star continued to struggle done his lines arsenic he presented nan grant earlier asking, “How’s that truthful far?”

After nan assemblage shouted successful response, he added: “I’m virtually crushing this. I gotta return each of you home, you guys are incredible.”

He went connected to coming nan grant to his longtime co-star and nan big for nan evening, Ludacris.

Swift went connected to prime up a singular 7 trophies connected nan night, including Artist of nan Year and Best Pop Album for her acclaimed record, The Life of a Showgirl.

During 1 of her acceptance speeches, Swift offered poignant proposal to aspiring artists, urging them to cultivate their trade distant from nan contiguous scrutiny of nan internet.

She recounted spending “thousands of hours” arsenic a teen honing her skills successful private, making mistakes and learning from them. “I’m a patient believer that thing you provender your mind, it will internalize, and thing you provender nan internet, it will effort to kill,” she declared, clutching her Album of nan Year trophy.

“And I don't want that for your dreams.”

The popular superstar, wearing a seafoam greenish velvet corset and matching miniskirt, besides secured awards for Song of nan Year and Best Music Video for “The Fate of Ophelia.”

Olympic fig skating golden medallist Alysa Liu presented nan Artist of nan Year award, prompting Swift to definitive her admiration for Liu's Olympic performance, stating: "You brought maine truthful overmuch happiness."

You tin find nan afloat database of winners from this year’s iHeartRadio Music Awards here.