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America's Top Country On Air Personality Bobby Bones to Host the iHeartCountry Festival, A Music Experience By AT&T

Kip Moore To Also Join Main Stage Featuring Jason Aldean, Little Big Town, Dierks Bentley, Brantley Gilbert, Rascal Flatts, Old Dominion, Jake Owen, Darius Rucker, Lady Antebellum, Kelsea Ballerini, Bobby Bones and The Raging Idiots at the Frank Erwin Center

New York, NY – March 27, 2017 – iHeartMedia announced today the lineup for the Daytime Village at the iHeartCountry Festival, a Music Experience by AT&T on Saturday, May 6 from 2:30-6 p.m. CT at Frank Erwin Center's North Box Office Plaza in Austin, Texas.  The free daytime event will feature live performances by Jon Pardi, Lindsay Ell, Kane Brown, Tucker Beathard, Chris Janson and Kip Moore. The Daytime Village will also feature fan zones and interactive experiences by iHeartRadio's brand partners. 

In addition, one of iHeartMedia's nationally-syndicated top on air personalities, Bobby Bones, will return as the official host of the iHeartCountry Festival main stage. Some of the best Country music from the iHeartRadio app will come to life with an extraordinary lineup including recently announced performer Kip Moore, as well as Jason Aldean, Little Big Town, Dierks Bentley, Brantley Gilbert, Rascal Flatts, Old Dominion, Jake Owen, Darius Rucker, Lady Antebellum, Kelsea Ballerini and Bobby Bones and The Raging Idiots, with more to be announced. iHeartMedia's Country music radio stations will broadcast the iHeartCountry Festival live in their local markets and at iHeartRadio.com​. In addition, the concert will livestream exclusively from AT&T for fans nationwide, followed by a special TV broadcast on the AT&T AUDIENCE Network on May 19 at 9 p.m. ET/PT via DIRECTV Ch 239 or U-verse Ch 1114.

As the official sponsor, AT&T will have more fan surprises to reveal later.

"The iHeartCountry Festival is always one of my favorite music events and I’m thrilled to be able to host and perform for the second year," said Bobby Bones. “It’s always an honor to share the stage with some of Country music’s most influential artists and I can’t wait to see what surprises iHeartRadio has in store for this year’s unforgettable event.” 

The iHeartCountry Festival is part of iHeartMedia's roster of incredibly successful, nationally recognized concert events, including the iHeartRadio Music Festival, iHeartRadio Summer Pool Party, iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Concert Tour, iHeartRadio Music Awards, iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina and the iHeart80s Party.

The iHeartCountry Festival, a Music Experience by AT&T is an iHeartMedia Production. Proud partners of this year's event include Aaron’s Lease to Own, Firestone®, Rockwell Tools, ​St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, State Farm®, and Tito’s Handmade Vodka with more to be announced. For more information visit iHeartRadio.com/countryfestival. 

All-in-One Streaming Music Service Continues to Experience Rapid Growth

NEW YORK -- March 23, 2017 -- iHeartRadio, iHeartMedia’s all-in-one digital music, podcasting and live streaming radio service, today announced it has surpassed 100 million registered users and continues to reach user milestones at a rate faster than any other digital music service.  This digital listening is additive to the quarter of a billion listeners iHeartMedia reaches monthly on its 850 broadcast stations across the country.
 
With more than a billion downloads, iHeartRadio continues to experience tremendous momentum — reaching 85 percent brand awareness among consumers in less than 5 years.   In addition, this past January iHeartMedia launched another feature for its users — its new on demand subscription services, iHeartRadio Plus and iHeartRadio All Access powered by Napster, which are the first fully differentiated streaming music services to provide listeners with the best of live radio combined with easy-to-use on-demand functionality that makes radio truly interactive. These services connect radio listeners directly to their music collection — unlike others, which can only approach on demand as a music collection offering.

“100 million registered users is an amazing milestone, and we are thrilled to see such great momentum and traction for iHeartRadio,” said Darren Davis, President of iHeartRadio. “We are committed to continuing to provide an exceptional listening experience for our millions of fans and listeners, and with the official launch of our new on demand services, we are able to offer even more iHeartRadio features for our listeners who want to enhance their radio experience.”
 
As a multiplatform company which includes broadcast radio, digital, mobile, social and live events, iHeartMedia continues to announce numerous new partnerships and explore innovative ways to expand its content offerings.  In addition to its new on demand features, iHeartRadio continues to expand its podcast offerings. Last year alone, iHeartRadio saw a 30 percent increase in podcast listenership, and the platform currently features more than 5,000 podcasts across 15 different categories – from business and finance to comedy and entertainment. The company also partnered with podcast technology company ART19 to provide first-of-its-kind listener data to podcast publishers and advertisers, and has several other partnerships with leaders in the podcast space including Radiotopia from PRX, WNYC, All Things Comedy, Audioboom and Libsyn.
 
With iHeartRadio, the company has the ability to extend its brands and franchises across multiple devices and is currently available on more than 90 unique platforms spanning in-home, wearables, gaming, mobile, auto and more that allow users to listen anywhere they are on the products they use most. To see all available platforms and to download the app, visit iHeartRadio.com/apps.

The Latest Feature of iHeartMedia’s Groundbreaking Programmatic Solution Combines the Massive Scale of Broadcast Radio with the Power of Digital Data and More Informed Audience Targeting

New York, NY – March 16, 2017 – iHeartMedia, the media and entertainment company with the largest reach of any radio or TV outlet in America, introduced its SmartAudio digital data advertising product, an added feature of its groundbreaking programmatic solution, last night at its “SoundFront” advertising industry event. SmartAudio leverages the power of iHeartMedia’s programmatic solution to help advertisers evaluate, plan and buy broadcast radio, enabling them to build innovative campaigns that target key audience segments.
 
With more than 850 broadcast stations across the country that reach a quarter of a billion listeners a month, industry-leading on-air personalities, digital assets including iHeartRadio, the all-in-one digital music, podcasting and streaming radio service, nationally-recognized live events; mobile; and social, iHeartMedia has the unique ability to offer a suite of advertising solutions and tightly integrated multiplatform campaigns to advertisers and provides them access to a national scale and reach unmatched by any other media outlet in the U.S.
 
SmartAudio provides brands with even more effective ways to reach their audiences. With SmartAudio, iHeartMedia can now mine its unparalleled digital data from more than 95 million registered iHeartRadio listeners, along with leading second and third-party digital data, consumer and behavioral resources and social networks, to create robust audience segment profiles --including Millennials, auto intenders, mothers and more. Advertisers will be able to utilize these enhanced profiles to select the best broadcasting schedules and methods to reach their targeted consumers. By utilizing the product’s capabilities, brands will receive the massive scale of broadcast radio and the targetability of digital. iHeartMedia has already developed more than 700 SmartAudio audience segment profiles, and will continue to create more based on advertisers’ requests. 
 
SmartAudio also enables advertisers to use dynamic ad creative that utilizes real-time triggers such as weather, pollen counts, sports scores, mortgage rates and more to deploy different campaign messages based on what is happening in a specific market at a specific moment. Now, with radio ads, brands will be able to dynamically serve the most relevant message in each market at each moment just as they have done with digital to ensure increased relevance and impact. For example, advertisers can serve one message in Los Angeles when it’s sunny, a different message in New York when it’s snowing or even a different message in the same market later that day when the weather changes automatically without any back-end work on their part.
 
“Broadcast radio has the unparalleled advantage of real-time connection with consumers, giving the ability for advertisers to reach enhanced audiences at scale, and even tailor their creative messages for real-time,” said Tim Castelli, President of National Sales, Marketing and Partnerships for iHeartMedia. “We’ve been testing SmartAudio with some of the top brands and we’re already seeing additional impact for those using it. They’re able to leverage the product’s flexibility to decide which specific ad to run based on something as simple as whether the local sports team won or lost last night’s game.” 
 
“SmartAudio allows us to easily sort through the millions of combinations of stations, shows, dayparts and markets, and hone in on the ones that best reach the audiences we care about,” said Seth Goren, Senior Vice President of Media Strategy and Analytics at Discovery Communications. “Combining the efficiency and scale of radio with data and advanced analytics of digital, moves iHeartMedia beyond the standard age and demo paradigm to create enhanced audience-based plans that drive real business outcomes for us.”
  
In April 2015, iHeartMedia launched its programmatic and automated ad buying solution for its broadcast radio stations, powered by cloud-based technology innovator Jelli.  The company’s programmatic solution– branded SoundPoint – now features the SmartAudio product and is the foundation for iHeartMedia to offer its ad inventory to advertisers and agencies looking to leverage programmatic and automated technology, including private market place and exchange environments, improving the buying process and reducing administrative hurdles and delays.
 
“We launched our programmatic platform with the specific goal of bringing the best resources, unprecedented accountability and speed to our advertising partners,” said Castelli. “Industry response to our SoundPoint platform has been so well received that we’re now unveiling SmartAudio which allows audience segmenting and dynamic creative capabilities all in one planning and buying tool.”
 
SmartAudio is available now to all advertisers who want to utilize the power of broadcast radio to develop highly targeted campaigns that leverage the rich data sets only available via SoundPoint’s technology and analytics.

The Daytime Village Presented by Capital One at the iHeartRadio Music Festival Reveals Flume, French Montana, Noah Cyrus, Judah & The Lion, Kelsea Ballerini, Hey Violet and All Time Low as First Released Performers

Annual "Macy's iHeartRadio Rising Star" Talent Search Returns

New York, N.Y. – March 14, 2017 – iHeartMedia announced today the return of the annual star-studded iHeartRadio Music Festival on September 22 and 23 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and its Daytime Village presented by Capital One, which will return to the Las Vegas Village across from the Luxor Hotel and Casino on Saturday, September 23.  The Daytime Village presented by Capital One will feature live performances by both popular and emerging artists, including first revealed artists Flume, French Montana, Noah Cyrus, Judah & The Lion, Kelsea Ballerini, Hey Violet and All Time Low, with more to be announced.  The main stage performance line-up for the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Festival will be announced at a later date. 

In addition to live performances, the Daytime Village presented by Capital One will also feature fan zones including an exclusive Capital One cardholder viewing area and interactive experiences by iHeartRadio's brand partners. Tickets for the Daytime Village presented by Capital One go on sale today at 7 a.m. PT and start at $39 plus taxes and fees. Fans can visit iHeartRadio.com/village for more information or to purchase tickets. For the first time, Capital One will also be the Marquee Partner of the iHeartRadio Music Festival. The partnership will include an exclusive Capital One cardholder pre-sale following the iHeartRadio Music Festival’s main stage line-up announcement as well as unique access opportunities for Capital One cardholders. 

“Capital One is proud to be the Marquee Partner of the iHeartRadio Music Festival. Working together with entertainment industry leader iHeartMedia, Capital One cardholders have exclusive access to ticket pre-sales and a variety of on-site opportunities,” said Marc Mentry, Chief Brand Officer for Capital One. “The Daytime Village presented by Capital One offers additional access to our most passionate cardholders.”  

The "Macy's iHeartRadio Rising Star" talent search will also return for the sixth year in a row providing emerging artists the chance to perform on the same stage as music's biggest superstars at the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Festival. Starting in early May, iHeartRadio listeners and Macy's shoppers will once again have their chance to cast their votes for their favorite up-and-coming artists, and by voting, fans will also be entered for a chance to win a trip to Las Vegas for the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Festival. 

The winner of the "Macy's iHeartRadio Rising Star" will take the stage as the opening act of the epic two-night event.  Since the launch of the first iHeartRadio Music Festival in 2011 the star-studded line ups have featured live performances by superstars including U2, Sting, Drake, Bruno Mars, Coldplay, The Weeknd, Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Elton John, Lady Gaga, Jay Z, Ed Sheeran, Miley Cyrus, Zac Brown Band, twenty one pilots and more. More details on the Macy's iHeartRadio Rising Star talent search will be available soon at iHeartRadio.com/macys​.

The iHeartRadio Music Festival will broadcast live on iHeartMedia Contemporary Hit Radio (CHR) stations across the country that weekend including the iconic Z100 in New York; KIIS-FM in Los Angeles; Y100 in Miami; KISS FM in Dallas, Chicago and Boston; as well as many more, and will also be featured as an exclusive national television broadcast special on The CW Network at a later date.
The iHeartRadio Music Festival and the Daytime Village presented by Capital One are where the music and artists of the iHeartRadio app come to life, and are an iHeartMedia Production. Capital One is proud to be the first ever Marquee Partner of the annual event.  Other proud partners include: Macy’s, MGM Resorts, State Farm®, Taco Bell®, The CW Network, TWIX® Brand, and Ulta Beauty with more to be announced. The iHeartRadio Music Festival is co-produced by John Syke​​s, President of iHeartMedia Entertainment Enterprises and Tom Poleman, President of National Programming Group for iHeartMedia.

Official Hashtag #iHeartAwards Trended #1 in the U.S. and Worldwide

NEW YORK, N.Y. and BURBANK, Calif. – The fan-fueled 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards scored tremendous audience growth for Turner's TBS, TNT & truTV, drawing a television audience of 4.1 million viewers in Live + Same Day delivery for the live and encore simulcasts on Sunday, March 5. That figure marks a significant increase for the fourth annual special, which grew +39% compared to last year's presentation. The Turner networks' audience growth also extended to targeted demos, as the live simulcast and encores delivered 2.2 million adults 18-49 (+36% vs. 2016) and 1 million adults 18-34 (+22%).

Rapidly becoming one of the most talked-about television events in social media, the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards generated 165 billion social media impressions throughout the promotional period. It also proved its strength on individual platforms like Twitter, where it was the #1 trending topic in the United States and worldwide. In addition, the official hashtag, #iHeartAwards, trended on Twitter in more than 250 cities across the U.S. and in 32 countries Sunday night, with the most talked-about performers being Shawn Mendes, Bruno Mars and Katy Perry. Other trending hashtags included #BestFanArmy, #ShawnMendes and #FifthHarmony. In addition, the iHeartRadio Music Awards won the night with the Nielsen Social Content Rating, finishing first ahead of The Walking Dead.

The 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards celebrated the fans by giving them the chance to vote through social media for their favorite artists in eight categories, including Best Fan Army presented by Taco Bell, Best Lyrics, Best Collaboration, Best Cover Song and Best Song from a Movie, as well as the first-ever Social Star Award, Best Music Video and Best Underground Alternative Band awards.

In addition, for the first time ever the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards announced winners of several categories through artists' Snapchat Stories over the weekend. Artists including Rihanna, The Chainsmokers, Chance The Rapper, Bryson Tiller, twenty one pilots, Green Day, 5 Seconds of Summer, Disturbed, Metallica, Kelsea Ballerini and The Strumbellas gave their 10-second acceptance speeches via iHeartRadio's Snapchat Discover channel and the "iHeartRadio Music Awards Acceptance Speeches" Snapchat Live Story, with select speeches also featured during the live simulcast.

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About the iHeartRadio Music Awards

The iHeartRadio Music Awards celebrate the amazing music that was heard throughout the year across iHeartMedia radio stations nationwide and on iHeartRadio.

This year's event was hosted by Ryan Seacrest and included performances by 2017 iHeartRadio Innovator Award recipient Bruno Mars, as well as Katy Perry, Ed Sheeran, Shawn Mendes, Thomas Rhett, Noah Cyrus featuring Labrinth and Big Sean. The telecast also featured exclusive can't-miss special performances and surprise first-time duets and collaborations, such as the first U.S. television performance of "Something Just Like This" by The Chainsmokers featuring Coldplay's Chris Martin.

The iHeartRadio Music Awards are produced by iHeartMedia and Den of Thieves, with John Sykes, Tom Poleman and Lee Rolontz serving as executive producers for iHeartMedia. Proud partners of the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards include Bioré® Skincare, Chase, Coors Light®, eBay, ICE BREAKERS, Taco Bell, Saban's Power Rangers, The All-New 2017 Subaru Impreza® and T-Mobile.

Visit iHeartRadio.com/awards to see performance highlights and check out all the night's winners.

About Turner

TBS, TNT and truTV are part of Turner, a Time Warner company. Turner creates and programs branded news, entertainment, sports, animation and young adult multi-platform content for consumers around the world. Turner brands and businesses include CNN/U.S., HLN, CNN International and CNN.com, TBS, TNT, TCM, truTV, Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Adult Swim, Turner Sports, Bleacher Report, FilmStruck, Super Deluxe, iStreamPlanet and ELEAGUE.

Snapchat First: 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards Announce Winners Through Artists’ Snapchat Acceptance Speeches

Winners’ Snaps Also Appeared During the Live Broadcast on TBS, TNT and truTV

NEW YORK, N.Y. and BURBANK, Calif. – March 6, 2017 – For the first time ever the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards announced winners of several award categories through artists’ Snapchat Stories over the weekend. Artists snapped their 10-second acceptance speeches, which appeared on iHeartRadio’s Discover channel, the “iHeartRadio Music Awards Acceptance Speeches” Live Story, and were televised during the live broadcast on Sunday, March 5 on TBS, TNT and truTV at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT live from the historic Forum in Los Angeles.

The following artists snapped their acceptance speeches for the below awards: 
•    Rihanna – R&B Album of the Year and R&B Song of the Year for “Work” featuring Drake
•    The Chainsmokers – Best New Pop Artist
•    Chance The Rapper - Best New Hip-Hop Artist
•    Bryson Tiller – Best New R&B Artist 
•    twenty one pilots - Alternative Rock Artist of the Year, Alternative Rock Song of the Year for “Heathens” and Alternative Rock Album of the Year
•    Green Day – Rock Song of the Year for “Bang Bang”
•    5 Seconds of Summer – Best Song from a Movie for “Girls Talk Boys” (Ghostbusters) 
•    Disturbed – Rock Artist of the Year
•    Metallica – Rock Album of the Year 
•    Kelsea Ballerini – Best New Country Artist
•    The Strumbellas – Best New Rock / Alternative Rock Artist 

For a full list of performers, presenters and highlights from the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards, visit iHeartRadio.com/Awards.

Fans can follow the latest news on the awards including winners and major highlights on iHeartRadio’s Snapchat Discover channel as well as iHeartRadio.com/Awards.



Proud partners of the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards include Bioré® Skincare, Chase, Coors Light®, eBay, ICE BREAKERS, Taco Bell, Saban’s Power Rangers, The All-New 2017 Subaru Impreza® and T-Mobile.




The iHeartRadio Music Awards were produced by iHeartMedia and Den of Thieves.  Executive Producers for iHeartMedia are John Sykes, Tom Poleman and Lee Rolontz.  


iHeartMedia Celebrates Music's Biggest Stars With Fourth Annual iHeartRadio Music Awards Live On TBS, TNT And truTV

Bruno Mars, Katy Perry, Ed Sheeran, The Chainsmokers, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Shawn Mendes, Thomas Rhett, Noah Cyrus and Big Sean Among All-Star Performances
With Appearances From Justin Timberlake, Miley Cyrus, John Legend, Demi Lovato, Florida Georgia Line and More 


NEW YORK, N.Y. and BURBANK, Calif. – March 6, 2017 – The 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards brought the biggest names in entertainment and fans together from the historic, “Fabulous” Forum in Los Angeles to celebrate all things music live on TBS, TNT and truTV, on iHeartMedia radio stations nationwide and across the iHeartRadio digital music platform on Sunday, March 5.
 


The fan-fueled 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards hosted by Ryan Seacrest brought the music of the iHeartRadio app to life with featured performances and incredible collaborations, including Bruno Mars, Katy Perry, Ed Sheeran, Shawn Mendes, Thomas Rhett, Noah Cyrus featuring Labrinth, Big Sean, plus the first U.S. television performance of “Something Just Like This” by The Chainsmokers and Coldplay’s Chris Martin.


Bruno Mars received the most prestigious award of the evening – the 2017 iHeartRadio Innovator Award. iHeartRadio honored him for his unparalleled contribution to popular culture and the music industry.  Big Sean presented Bruno Mars with the 2017 award.  

In addition, for the first time ever the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards announced winners of several categories through artists’ Snapchat Stories over the weekend. Artists including Rihanna, The Chainsmokers, Chance The Rapper, Bryson Tiller, twenty one pilots, Green Day, 5 Seconds of Summer, Disturbed, Metallica, Kelsea Ballerini and The Strumbellas gave their 10-second acceptance speeches via Snapchat, which appeared on iHeartRadio’s Discover channel, as well as the “iHeartRadio Music Awards Acceptance Speeches” Live Story, with select speeches televised during the live broadcast.

The official hashtag, #iHeartAwards trended on Twitter Worldwide, in 32 countries and in 254 cities. The official hashtag also trended No. 1 in the US and No. 1 worldwide.

Additional highlights included:
-    Drake won seven awards, including Hip-Hop Artist of the Year, R&B Song of the Year, Hip-Hop Album of the Year, Hip-Hop Song of the Year, Best Collaboration, Most Thumbed Up Artist of the Year and Most Thumbed Up Song of the Year.

-    The Chainsmokers followed Drake’s lead in wins with five awards including Best New Artist, Best New Pop Artist, Dance Album of the Year, Dance Artist of the Year and Dance Song of the Year. 

-    Katy Perry kicked off the telecast with an amazing performance of her new single “Chained To The Rhythm” featuring Skip Marley with a crew of kid backup dancers, a human-sized hamster wheel and a giant orange hamster on stage.

-    Big Sean performed an incredible medley of his new hits, “Bounce” and “Moves” as pyrotechnics went off all around him.  

-    Miley Cyrus introduced her younger sister with a hand-made bedazzled poster and shirt that said iHeart Noah Cyrus. Noah, who made her award show debut with a performance of “Make Me (Cry)” with Labrinth later told host Ryan Seacrest that her sister’s introduction made her cry. 

-    DJ Khaled brought his infant son on stage to introduce Ed Sheeran, who flew in from Germany for his incredible one-man performance of his brand new hit single, “Shape of You.” He later was joined by his band for a performance of “Castle on the Hill,” which had everyone in the audience moving. 

-    The Chainsmokers performed their hit “Paris” before being joined onstage by Coldplay’s Chris Martin, who jumped into the crowd to interact with the audience during their performance of “Something Just Like This.”

-    Thomas Rhett recreated the music video for his hit single, “Star Of The Show” on the floor of the Forum. 

-    While accepting the award for Best Tour, Chris Martin brought three children on stage to give an acceptance speech on the band’s behalf.  

-    Shawn Mendes moved the crowd while performing a rendition of his hit song, “Mercy,” while under a rotating full moon. 

-    Bruno Mars closed out the show with a rousing performance that had the entire crowd on its feet and combined the old with the new by performing a medley of one of his biggest hits, “Treasure,” and his new single, “That's What I Like.” 

Award presenters of the March 5 telecast included Ansel Elgort, Bebe Rexha, Daya, Demi Lovato, DJ Khaled, Fifth Harmony, Florida Georgia Line, Halsey, Jason Derulo, Jeremy Renner, Joe Jonas, John Legend, Karrueche Tran, Kelsea Ballerini, Macklemore and Miley Cyrus.
 
In addition, the show featured celebrity guest appearances from Adriel Favela, Cage the Elephant, Cheyo Carrillo, Chris Lane, CNCO, Dreezy, Fat Joe, French Montana, Gerardo Ortiz, Granger Smith, Hey Violet, J Balvin, Joss Favela, Kayla Brianna, Regulo Caro, Sabrina Carpenter, Sean Paul, Sleeping With Sirens, Sofia Reyes, The Strumbellas and Ty Dolla $ign. 
 


Category winners were:


Innovator Awards
-    Bruno Mars

Song of the Year

- "CAN’T STOP THE FEELING!" by Justin Timberlake

Female Artist of the Year: 

-    Adele


Male Artist of the Year: 
-    Justin Bieber

Best New Artist presented by the all-new Subaru Impreza®:
-    The Chainsmokers

Best Duo/Group of the Year: 

-    twenty one pilots

Best Tour:

-    Coldplay

Alternative Rock Album of the Year: (New Category)

-    Blurryface by twenty one pilots


Country Album of the Year: (New Category)

-    Traveller by Chris Stapleton

Dance Album of the Year: (New Category)

-    Collage by The Chainsmokers

Hip-Hop Album of the Year: (New Category)

-    Views by Drake

Latin Album of the Year: (New Category)

-    Energía by J Balvin

Pop Album of the Year: (New Category)

-    25 by Adele 

R&B Album of the Year: (New Category)

-    Anti by Rihanna

Regional Mexican Album of the Year: (New Category)
-    Recuerden Mi Estilo by Los Plebes Del Rancho De Ariel Camacho

Rock Album of the Year: (New Category)
-    Hardwired …to Self-Destruct by Metallica

Alternative Rock Artist of the Year: 

-    twenty one pilots


Alternative Rock Song of the Year:

-    "Heathens" by twenty one pilots

Country Artist of the Year: 

-    Thomas Rhett

Country Song of the Year:

-    "Somewhere On A Beach" by Dierks Bentley


Dance Artist of the Year: 

-    The Chainsmokers

Dance Song of the Year:

-    "Closer" by The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey

Hip-Hop Artist of the Year: 

-    Drake

Hip-Hop Song of the Year: 

-    "One Dance" by Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla


Latin Artist of the Year: 
-    Nicky Jam


Latin Song of the Year: 
-    "Duele el Corazón" by Enrique Iglesias feat. Wisin

R&B Artist of the Year: 

-    The Weeknd

R&B Song of the Year: 

-    "Work" by Rihanna featuring Drake


Regional Mexican Artist of the Year: 
-    Calibre 50

Regional Mexican Song of the Year: 
-    "Solo Con Verte" by Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga

Rock Artist of the Year: 

-    Disturbed


Rock Song of the Year: 
-    "Bang Bang" by Green Day

Best Solo Breakout Artist of the Year:
-    ZAYN

Label of the Year: 
-    Republic Records

Producer of the Year: (New Category)
-    Benny Blanco

Most Thumbed Up Artist of the Year:

-    Drake
 


Most Thumbed Up Song of the Year:

-   "One Dance" by Drake feat. Wizkid and Kyla

Best Collaboration: *Socially Voted Category 
-    "Work" by Rihanna feat. Drake 


Best Cover Song: *Socially Voted Category 
-    "Ex's and Oh's" by Fifth Harmony


Best Fan Army presented by Taco Bell: *Socially Voted Category

-    Fifth Harmony

Best Lyrics: *Socially Voted Category

-    "Love Yourself" written by Justin Bieber, Benny Blanco and Ed Sheeran

Best Song from a Movie: *Socially Voted Category
-    "Girls Talk Boys" by 5 Seconds of Summer from Ghostbusters

Best Underground Alternative Band: (New Category) *Socially Voted Category            
-    Pierce the Veil


Social Star Award: (New Category) *Socially Voted
 
-    Jack & Jack


For breaking news and exclusive 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards content, visit iHeartRadio.com/awards or follow the social buzz on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Google +.
  


Proud partners of the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards include Bioré® Skincare, Chase, Coors Light®, eBay, ICE BREAKERS, Taco Bell, Saban’s Power Rangers, The All-New 2017 Subaru Impreza® and T-Mobile. 


The awards are produced by iHeartMedia and Den of Thieves.  Executive Producers for iHeartMedia are John Sykes, Tom Poleman and Lee Rolontz.  

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About Turner
TBS, TNT and truTV are part of Turner, a Time Warner company. Turner creates and programs branded news, entertainment, sports, animation and young adult multi-platform content for consumers around the world. Turner brands and businesses include CNN/U.S., HLN, CNN International and CNN.com, TBS, TNT, TCM, truTV, Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Adult Swim, Turner Sports, Bleacher Report, FilmStruck, Super Deluxe, iStreamPlanet and ELEAGUE.

NEW YORK, N.Y. and BURBANK, Calif. – March 4, 2017 - For the first time ever artists from iHeartRadio Music Award categories, that are not included in the live telecast, will be snapping 10 second acceptance speeches to fans throughout the day on Saturday, March 4.  These artist acceptance snaps and other moments from the iHeartRadio Music Awards can be seen on Snapchat and will be featured throughout the live broadcast on Sunday, March 5 on TBS, TNT and truTV at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT live from the historic Forum in Los Angeles.  Fans can also follow the latest news on the awards including nominees and winners on iHeartRadio’s Snapchat Discover channel and a Live Story coverage of the Red Carpet pre-show and live telecast.

The evening will be hosted by Ryan Seacrest and will include performances by Bruno Mars, Katy Perry, Ed Sheeran, Shawn Mendes, Thomas Rhett, Noah Cyrus featuring Labrinth and Big Sean, plus Coldplay’s Chris Martin joins The Chainsmokers for their first U.S. television performance together of “Something Just Like This”.

Award presenters of the March 5 telecast include Ansel Elgort, Bebe Rexha, Daya, Demi Lovato, DJ Khaled, Florida, Georgia Line, Halsey, Jason Derulo, Joe Jonas, John Legend, Karrueche Tran, Kelsea Ballerini, Macklemore and Miley Cyrus.

iHeartRadio will also honor Bruno Mars with its most prestigious award of the evening – the 2017 iHeartRadio Innovator Award – for his undeniable impact on the world of popular culture and will pay tribute to their unparalleled contributions to the music industry and social causes.

Nominees for the iHeartRadio Music Awards were announced on January 4 and the full list of category finalists can be found at iHeartRadio.com/Awards. Fan voting will determine this year’s Best Fan Army presented by Taco Bell, Best Lyrics, Best Collaboration, Best Cover Song, Best Song from a Movie and the first-ever Best Music Video, Social Star Award and Best Underground Alternative Band awards. Social voting for the Social Star Award and Best Fan Army presented by Taco Bell award began through iHeartRadio’s social sites and in the iHeartRadio App on January 3 and social voting for all other categories began on January 4 and closed on February 24, though voting for the Social Star Award and the Best Fan Army Award presented by Taco Bell will continue through the evening of the awards on March 5.  Fans can vote by visiting iHeartRadio.com/Awards.  

Proud partners of the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards include Bioré® Skincare, Chase, Coors Light®, eBay, ICE BREAKERS, Taco Bell, Saban’s Power Rangers, The All-New 2017 Subaru Impreza® and T-Mobile.

The awards are produced by iHeartMedia and Den of Thieves.  Executive Producers for iHeartMedia are John Sykes, Tom Poleman and Lee Rolontz. 

For breaking news and exclusive iHeartRadio Music Awards content, visit iHeartRadio.com/awards or follow the social buzz on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Google+.

The Chainsmokers And Coldplay’s Chris Martin Will Make Their U.S. Television Debut Performance of New Collaboration “Something Just Like This”

Additional Performances From Bruno Mars, Katy Perry, Ed Sheeran, Shawn Mendes, Thomas Rhett, Noah Cyrus featuring Labrinth and Big Sean

Bruno Mars to be Honored with the 2017 Innovator Award

Justin Timberlake, Miley Cyrus, John Legend, Demi Lovato, Florida Georgia Line and More Will Attend

NEW YORK, N.Y. and BURBANK, Calif. – March 2, 2017 — The fan-fueled fourth annual iHeartRadio Music Awards will welcome the biggest names in entertainment, bringing the music of the iHeartRadio app to life this Sunday, March 5. The celebration will be simulcast live by Turner’s TBS, TNT and truTV at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT from the historic, “Fabulous” Forum in Los Angeles. The iHeartRadio Music Awards will also air simultaneously on iHeartMedia stations nationwide and across the iHeartRadio digital music platform.

Award presenters of the The March 5 telecast include Ansel Elgort, Daya, Demi Lovato, DJ Khaled, Florida, Georgia Line, Halsey, Jason Derulo, Joe Jonas, John Legend, Karrueche Tran, Kelsea Ballerini, Macklemore and Miley Cyrus.

In addition, the show will also feature celebrity guest appearances from Adriel Favela, Carlos Rivera, Cheyo Carrillo, Chris Lane, CNCO, DJ Snake, Dreezy, Fat Joe, French Montana, Gerardo Ortiz, Granger Smith, Hey Violet, J Balvin, Joss Favela, Kayla Brianna, Prince Royce, Regulo Caro, Sabrina Carpenter, Sean Paul, Sleeping With Sirens, Sofia Reyes, The Strumbellas and Ty Dolla $ign.

For the fourth straight year, the iHeartRadio Music Awards will celebrate the amazing music that was heard throughout the year across iHeartMedia radio stations nationwide and on iHeartRadio. The evening’s announced lineup includes performances from Bruno Mars, Katy Perry, Ed Sheeran, Shawn Mendes, Thomas Rhett, Noah Cyrus featuring Labrinth and Big Sean, plus Coldplay’s Chris Martin joins The Chainsmokers for their first U.S. television performance together of “Something Just Like This”. This is the second year for the Turner networks to simulcast the event.

iHeartRadio will also honor Bruno Mars with its most prestigious award of the evening – the 2017 iHeartRadio Innovator Award – for his undeniable impact on the world of popular culture and will pay tribute to their unparalleled contributions to the music industry and social causes.

Nominees for the iHeartRadio Music Awards were announced on January 4 and the full list of category finalists can be found at iHeartRadio.com/Awards. Fan voting will determine this year’s Best Fan Army presented by Taco Bell, Best Lyrics, Best Collaboration, Best Cover Song, Best Song from a Movie and the first-ever Best Music Video, Social Star Award and Best Underground Alternative Band awards. Social voting for the Social Star Award and Best Fan Army presented by Taco Bell award began through iHeartRadio’s social sites and in the iHeartRadio App on January 3 and social voting for all other categories began on January 4 and closed on February 24, though voting for the Social Star Award and the Best Fan Army Award presented by Taco Bell will continue through the evening of the awards on March 5. Fans can vote by visiting iHeartRadio.com/Awards.

Proud partners of the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards include Bioré® Skincare, Chase, Coors Light®, eBay, ICE BREAKERS, Taco Bell, Saban’s Power Rangers, The All-New 2017 Subaru Impreza® and T-Mobile.

The awards are produced by iHeartMedia and Den of Thieves. Executive Producers for iHeartMedia are John Sykes, Tom Poleman and Lee Rolontz.

For breaking news and exclusive iHeartRadio Music Awards content, visit iHeartRadio.com/awards or follow the social buzz on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Google+.

About Turner
TBS, TNT and truTV are part of Turner, a Time Warner company. Turner creates and programs branded news, entertainment, sports, animation and young adult multi-platform content for consumers around the world. Turner brands and businesses include CNN/U.S., HLN, CNN International and CNN.com, TBS, TNT, TCM, truTV, Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Adult Swim, Turner Sports, Bleacher Report, FilmStruck, Super Deluxe, iStreamPlanet and ELEAGUE.

NEW YORK, N.Y. and BURBANK, Calif. – February 23, 2017 — The iHeartRadio Music Awards will honor Bruno Mars with its most prestigious award of the evening, the 2017 iHeartRadio Innovator Award. The fan-fueled fourth annual televised music event will feature the biggest names in entertainment, bringing the music of the iHeartRadio app to life on Sunday, March 5 live on TBS, TNT and truTV at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT from the historic, “Fabulous” Forum in Los Angeles. The iHeartRadio Music Awards will broadcast simultaneously on iHeartMedia stations nationwide and across the iHeartRadio digital music platform.

iHeartRadio will honor 21-time Grammy Award nominee and multiple Grammy winner Bruno Mars for his unparalleled contribution to popular culture and the music industry. In addition to a highly anticipated performance, the critically acclaimed singer, songwriter, producer and director who recently released his second single “That’s What I Like” from his third studio album, is also nominated in the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards’ Best Cover Song category.

Mars has sold over 170 million singles, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time. This past November, he released his brand new hit single “24K Magic,” which marked his highest single debut on the Billboard Hot 100. Additionally, the album 24K Magic and its lead single simultaneously hit No. 1 on the iTunes Overall Albums and Overall Songs charts week of release, garnering Mars his highest first week album sales debut. The single has since climbed to No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has officially been certified PLATINUM by the RIAA. To celebrate the new album, Mars unveiled plans for his massive upcoming “24K Magic World Tour”, which sold over 1 million tickets in a single day.

As a singer, songwriter and producer, Bruno Mars has an impressive catalog of 35 Hot 100 hits. In 2015, Bruno Mars dominated charts with hit single “Uptown Funk.” The worldwide smash is the longest-leading Billboard Hot 100 single of the 2010s, and is only the 10th single in the Hot 100’s 57-year history to spend at least 14 weeks at Number 1. “Uptown Funk” took home 3 GRAMMY Awards this past year, including the coveted Record of the Year award. In February 2016, Mars returned to the Super Bowl Halftime stage to perform alongside Beyoncé and Coldplay at the Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show. In 2014, Mars made NFL history with the second most watched Super Bowl Halftime Show, which saw a record-breaking total viewership of over 115.3 million, all while being the youngest artist ever to serve as the sole NFL Super Bowl Halftime headliner. According to Billboard, Bruno Mars scored his first five Hot 100 No. 1s faster than any male since Elvis Presley.

“We are proud to have Bruno join Pharrell Williams, Justin Timberlake, and U2 in the elite group of iHeartRadio Innovators,” said John Sykes, President of Entertainment Enterprises for iHeartMedia. “From the start of his career Bruno has been fearless in his approach to all things creative. This award was made for him."

“Bruno Mars has raised the bar for both performers and musicians worldwide,” said Tom Poleman, President of National Programming Group for iHeartMedia. “Not only does he have incredible passion for his craft, but he has the talent to back it up. Bruno has reinvented music pop culture and we are honored to present him with one of the most prominent awards of the evening.”

"I’m incredibly honored to be presented with this year’s iHeartRadio Innovator Award," said Bruno Mars. “I’m excited to take the stage for the first time at the annual iHeartRadio Music Awards.”

For the fourth straight year, the iHeartRadio Music Awards will celebrate the amazing music that was heard throughout the year across iHeartMedia radio stations nationwide and on iHeartRadio. The evening will be hosted by Ryan Seacrest and will include performances by Bruno Mars, Katy Perry, Ed Sheeran, The Chainsmokers, Shawn Mendes, Thomas Rhett, Noah Cyrus and Big Sean with more to be announced. The telecast will also feature surprise first-time duets and collaborations, celebrity guest appearances, live award presentations, and exclusive can’t-miss special performances. This is the second year for the Turner networks to simulcast the event.

Nominees for the iHeartRadio Music Awards were announced on January 4 and the full list of category finalists can be found at iHeartRadio.com/Awards​. Fan voting will determine this year’s Best Fan Army presented by Taco Bell, Best Lyrics, Best Collaboration, Best Cover Song, Best Song from a Movie and the first-ever Best Music Video, Social Star Award and Best Underground Alternative Band awards. Social voting for the Social Star Award and Best Fan Army presented by Taco Bell award began through iHeartRadio’s social sites and in the iHeartRadio App on January 3 and social voting for all other categories began on January 4. Voting will close on February 24 with voting for the Social Star Award and the Best Fan Army presented by Taco Bell award continuing through the evening of the awards on March 5. Fans can vote by visiting iHeartRadio.com/Awards​.

Proud partners of the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards include Bioré® Skincare, Chase, Coors Light®, eBay, ICE BREAKERS, Taco Bell, Saban’s Power Rangers, The All-New 2017 Subaru Impreza® and T-Mobile.

The awards are produced by iHeartMedia and Den of Thieves. Executive Producers for iHeartMedia are John Sykes, Tom Poleman and Lee Rolontz. For breaking news and exclusive iHeartRadio Music Awards content visit iHeartRadio.com/Awards​ or follow the social buzz on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Google+.

About Turner
TBS, TNT and truTV are part of Turner, a Time Warner company. Turner creates and programs branded news, entertainment, sports, animation and young adult multi-platform content for consumers around the world. Turner brands and businesses include CNN/U.S., HLN, CNN International and CNN.com, TBS, TNT, TCM, truTV, Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Adult Swim, Turner Sports, Bleacher Report, FilmStruck, Super Deluxe, iStreamPlanet and ELEAGUE.