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Pitbull, J. Balvin And Becky G Joins Unparalleled Lineup at The First-Ever "iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina Presented By Sprint"

WHAT:  iHeartMedia today announced Pitbull, J. Balvin and Becky G as new additions to its first-ever "iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina presented by Sprint" line-up. The inaugural iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina will celebrate the best in Latin music with a tremendous group of artists including already announce performers Ricky Martin, Roberto Tapia, Alejandra Guzmán, Prince Royce, La Original Banda El Limón with a special guest appearance by Voz A Voz, Daddy Yankee, Jesse & Joy and other special surprise guests.

The iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina is the newest of iHeartMedia's incredibly successful major concert events, taking the power of its hugely successful iHeartRadio Music Festival to Latin music fans. Tickets are on sale – for more information visit iheartradio.com/fiesta.
   
WHEN: Saturday, November 22.

WHERE:     The Forum in Los Angeles, Calif.

iHeartMedia Celebrates The Holiday Season With The Return Of Its Iconic 2014 National "iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour”

iHeartRadio Brings Taylor Swift, Maroon 5, Sam Smith, Ariana Grande, 5 Seconds of Summer, and Other Top Recording Artists To Lead All-Star Lineups in Major U.S. Cities, Including New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Boston and Chicago
"The iHeartRadio Jingle Ball" will be live streamed exclusively on Yahoo Live and televised as an exclusive nationwide two-hour broadcast special on The CW Network – December 18

New York, N.Y. – October 9, 2014 – iHeartMedia will celebrate the holiday season across the nation with its annual iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2014 Tour -- the season's biggest music event, which captures the holiday spirit of the iHeartRadio app with performances by some of the year’s biggest recording artists. The iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2014 Tour will stop in Los Angeles; Minneapolis; Philadelphia; New York; Boston; Washington, D.C.; Chicago; Miami; and Tampa, with additional Jingle Ball concert events in Dallas; Seattle; Atlanta; and Columbus.
 
"The iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour has become the marquee annual holiday event in every city on the tour," said Tom Poleman, President of National Programming Platforms, iHeartMedia. "iHeartRadio and our radio stations bring the hottest artists in music straight to fans throughout the country every day and the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour brings the biggest artists to our listeners for the most highly anticipated annual holiday music events."
 
Each year, iHeartMedia stations across America host Jingle Ball concerts in local cities featuring performances by top recording artists and emerging new talent.  Z100's Jingle Ball in New York will video stream exclusively on Yahoo Live www.yahoo.com/iheartradio for fans nationwide live and broadcast live on iHeartMedia Contemporary Hit Radio (CHR) stations across the country on Friday, December 12, at 8 p.m. EST as well as be featured as an exclusive nationwide broadcast two hour special on The CW Network on Thursday, December 18, at 8 p.m. EST/PST.
 
"What started out as a local holiday concert in New York has become a nationwide phenomenon and a global television event," said John Sykes, President of Entertainment Enterprises at iHeartMedia. “Fans throughout the country can watch live on Yahoo, listen live on our radio stations and tune into the nationally televised rebroadcast of the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball on the CW Network to experience this year's amazing performances."
 
The 2014 Jingle Ball Schedule Includes:
 
Dallas, Texas – Sunday, November 30, at 5:30 p.m. CST – 106.1 KISS FM's Jingle Ball 2014 at Verizon Theatre
Ticket information available via 1061kissfm.com

Seattle, Wa. – Tuesday, December 2, at 6 p.m. PST – 106.1 KISS FM's Jingle Ball 2014 at Wamu Theatre
The star studded lineup features: Lil Jon, Afrojack, Fall Out Boy, Mary Lambert, Fences, Jake Miller, Rixton, Lindsey Stirling and MAGIC!
Ticket information available via kissfmseattle.com
 
Los Angeles, Ca. – Friday, December 5, at 8:00 p.m. PST – KIIS FM's Jingle Ball 2014 Powered by LINE at STAPLES Center
The star studded lineup features: Taylor Swift, 5 Seconds of Summer, Ariana Grande, Sam Smith, Pharrell, Iggy Azalea, Meghan Trainor, Charli XCX, Jessie J, Becky G, Rixton, Rita Ora, Kiesza and Shawn Mendes, with special guest host Nick Jonas
Ticket information available via kiisfm.com
 
Minneapolis, Minn. – Monday, December 8, at 7:30 p.m. CST – 101.3 KDWB's Jingle Ball 2014 Presented by Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park at Xcel Energy Center
The star-studded lineup features: Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, OneRepublic, Iggy Azalea, Meghan Trainor, Jessie J, Nico & Vinz, Kiesza, Rita Ora, Becky G and Shawn Mendes, with special guest host Nick Jonas
Ticket information available via kdwb.com
 
Philadelphia, Pa. – Wednesday, December 10, at 7:30 p.m. EST – Q102's Jingle Ball 2014 Presented by Bernie Robbins Jewelers at Wells Fargo Center
The star-studded lineup features: Ariana Grande, Sam Smith, Iggy Azalea, OneRepublic, Meghan Trainor, Jessie J, Rixton, Kiesza, Rita Ora and Shawn Mendes, with special guest host Nick Jonas
Ticket information available via q102.com
 
New York – Friday, December 12, at 8 p.m. EST– Z100's Jingle Ball 2014 Presented by Goldfish® Puffs at Madison Square Garden
The star-studded lineup features: Taylor Swift, 5 Seconds of Summer, Ariana Grande, Maroon 5, Iggy Azalea, Sam Smith, Calvin Harris, Jessie J, Pharrell, Meghan Trainor, OneRepublic, Kiesza, Rixton, Rita Ora, Shawn Mendes and Charli XCX, with special guest host Nick Jonas
Ticket information available via Z100.com
Z100's Jingle Ball 2014 will video stream exclusively on Yahoo Live and will air exclusively as a two hour special on The CW Network on December 18
 
Boston – Sunday, December 14, at 7 p.m. EST – KISS 108's Jingle Ball 2014 Presented by Market Basket Supermarkets at TD Garden
The star-studded lineup features: 5 Seconds of Summer, OneRepublic, Iggy Azalea, Lil Jon, MAGIC!, Meghan Trainor, Charli XCX, Jessie J, Rixton, Kiesza and Shawn Mendes, with special guest host Nick Jonas
Ticket information available via kiss108.com
 
Washington, D.C. – Monday, December 15, at 7 p.m. EST – Hot 99.5's Jingle Ball 2014 Presented by Mattress Warehouse™ at Verizon Center
The star-studded lineup features: Ariana Grande, 5 Seconds of Summer, Calvin Harris, Demi Lovato, OneRepublic, Iggy Azalea, Jason Derulo, Meghan Trainor, Lil Jon, Charli XCX, Jessie J, Kiesza, Rixton, Rita Ora and Shawn Mendes, with special guest host Nick Jonas
Ticket information available via hot995.com

Columbus, Ohio – Wednesday, December 17, at 5 p.m. CST – WNCI 97.9 Dave & Jimmy’s Jingle Ball 2014 at The LC - Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
The first ever star-studded lineup features: Fall Out Boy, The 1975, Echosmith, and Cobra Starship
Ticket information available via wnci.com
 
Chicago, Ill. – Thursday, December 18, at 7:30 p.m. CST – 103.5 KISS FM's Jingle Ball 2014 at Allstate Arena
The first ever star-studded lineup features: Demi Lovato, Calvin Harris, Fall Out Boy, Iggy Azalea, OneRepublic, Meghan Trainor, Nick Jonas, MAGIC!, Charli XCX, Jessie J, Rita Ora, Becky G, Shawn Mendes and Kiesza
Ticket information available via 1035KISSFM.com
 
Atlanta – Friday, December 19, at 7 p.m. EST – Power 96.1's Jingle Ball 2014 at Gwinnett Center
The first ever star-studded lineup features: Calvin Harris, Fall Out Boy, T.I. and Jessie J
Ticket information available via power961.com
 
Miami, Fla. – Sunday, December 21, at 7:30 p.m. EST – Y100's Jingle Ball 2014 Presented at BB&T Center
The star-studded lineup features: Ariana Grande, Calvin Harris, Pharrell, Iggy Azalea, Jason Derulo, Meghan Trainor, MAGIC!, Charli XCX, Jake Miller, Jessie J, Rixton, Mary Lambert, Kiesza, Becky G and Shawn Mendes, with special guest host Nick Jonas
Ticket information available via y100.com
 
Tampa Bay, Fla. – Monday, December 22, at 7:30 p.m. EST – 93.3 FLZ's Jingle Ball 2014 at Amalie Arena
The star-studded lineup features: Calvin Harris, Pharrell, Fall Out Boy, Jason Derulo, Meghan Trainor, Charli XCX, Jessie J, MAGIC!, Rixton, Kiesza, Shawn Mendes and Jake Miller, with special guest host Nick Jonas
Ticket information available via 933flz.com
 
True to radio's commitment to serve the communities in which its listeners live and work, cities involved in the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour will give back to the community to celebrate the holiday season and to help others.  This year, iHeartMedia is proud to partner with The Ryan Seacrest Foundation.  $1.00 of each ticket sold will be donated to the non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring today's youth through entertainment and education focused initiatives, for eleven cities of the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2014 Tour, in Dallas, Seattle, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Miami and Tampa.

"The Ryan Seacrest Foundation is excited to be a part of Jingle Ball again this year, collaborating with iHeartMedia to help us raise funds and awareness for our work with pediatric hospitals across the country," said Meredith Seacrest, Executive Director & COO of the Ryan Seacrest Foundation. "It’s really fun to be a part of the concert filled with the greatest pop stars of today, and we are extremely grateful for iHeartMedia’s ongoing support of our cause."

Proud partners of this year’s national iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour event(s) include: Macy's and The CW Network. Multimarket partners include: Allstate Insurance Company, Columbia Pictures’ Annie and ULTA® Beauty.
 
The iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour is produced by Tom Poleman, President of National Programming Platforms for iHeartMedia, John Sykes, President of Entertainment Enterprises for iHeartMedia and Darren Pfeffer, Senior Vice President of Music and Entertainment for iHeartMedia.
 
Artists and/or events subject to change or cancellation without notice.

iHeartRadio Announces Integration With Android Wear
 
All-in-one streaming music app to be available on Android Wearables
 
NEW YORK -- October 8, 2014 -- iHeartMedia today announced that its iHeartRadio streaming music and digital radio service is now available for Android Wear™. Beginning Oct. 15, listeners who have both an Android wearable and iHeartRadio installed on their Android smartphone will seamlessly be able to control their iHeartRadio listening experience right from their wrist.
 
Users who sync an Android Wear smartwatch, such as the Samsung Gear Live, Moto 360 and LG G Watch, with a compatible Android phone will be able to access the iHeartRadio app through voice activation, making it easier to find and listen to their favorite music while on-the-go. Features available through the Android Wear integration include:
 
Voice Search – Listen to more than 1,900 live radio stations or create your own based on a library of more than 450,000 artists by simply saying "Z100" or "Rihanna"
Favorites – Quick access to view and play saved stations or shows
For You - Browse tailored recommendations based on specific music preferences and listening habits
Thumbs Up / Thumbs Down - Provide on the spot feedback to tailor future music recommendations, plus enjoy the ability to scan live stations across the country
“iHeartRadio has enjoyed a great relationship with Google over the years, and as a result, we are typically among the first to integrate with their newest products,” said Darren Davis, President of iHeartRadio & iHeartMedia Networks. “Wearables in general are a focus for us as they are becoming more common in the marketplace and Android Wear makes it easy for our listeners to access their favorite music from the most familiar wearable, the watch.”
 
iHeartRadio’s Android Wear integration continues the digital service’s focus on consumer access and convenience. So far this year, iHeartRadio has announced integrations with Amazon’s Fire Phone, Amazon’s Fire TV, Android Auto, Google’s Chromecast, Apple’s CarPlay, Samsung’s Gear 2 Smartwatch, Qualcomm’s AllPlay and new auto partnerships with Subaru, AT&T Drive, GM, Jaguar Land Rover, Kia and Volvo. In addition, the company launched the first-ever nationally televised iHeartRadio Music Awards show in May and just wrapped up its fourth iHeartRadio Music Festival. In June, iHeartRadio announced it had surpassed 50 million registered users, faster than any other digital music service and even faster than Twitter and Facebook.
 
In all, iHeartRadio is available on more than 35 device platforms across web, mobile phones, tablets, automotive, smart TVs, gaming consoles and more. iHeartRadio is free for listeners to use, with no capped hours or monthly subscription fees.
 
iHeartRadio delivers everything listeners want in an all-in-one platform: Instant access to thousands of radio stations from across the country, user-created Custom Stations inspired by a favorite artist or song, thousands of curated digital stations, and the new Shows & Personalities feature giving users access to the best on-demand news, talk and entertainment content available today. To see all available platforms and to download the app, visit iHeartRadio.com/apps.

iHeartMedia And Omnicom Media Group Announce Innovative $200 Million Multi-Platform Partnership
 
Alliance Will Create Increased Opportunities for Omnicom Media Group Advertisers to Gain Access to New Combined Cross-Platform Offerings and Advanced Insight into iHeartMedia's Extensive Pipeline of Industry Leading Events and Technologies
 
New York, NY -­ October 7, 2014 - ­ iHeartMedia Inc., one of the leading global media and entertainment companies specializing in radio, digital, outdoor, mobile, live events, social and on-demand entertainment and information services, and Omnicom Media Group, the media services division of leading global advertising, marketing and corporate communications company Omnicom Group, announced today up to a $200 million, multi-platform partnership providing Omnicom Media Group clients with one-of-a-kind exposure and access to iHeartMedia's constantly expanding roster of unparalleled events, sponsorship opportunities and technologies. The partnership will result in increased access to exceptional creative services and campaign ideation for Omnicom Media Group's vast array of advertising clients.
 
The agreement provides a wealth of innovative opportunities for Omnicom Media Group's clients to develop more effective creative media campaigns that utilize iHeartMedia's cutting-edge multiplatform content and data, allowing advertisers to best maximize and leverage campaign spending and marketing plans.
 
As part of this new partnership, Omnicom Media Group and iHeartMedia will collaborate on developing new, groundbreaking audio and cross platform opportunities for clients that leverage technologies and insights from both companies.
 
In addition, Omnicom Media Group and iHeartMedia will develop joint research to provide clients with more comprehensive assessments of their advertising campaign efficacy while also informing media mix modeling.  Clients will also be able to access iHeartMedia's expanding programmatic buying platform, with both companies working together to shape the programmatic landscape to best serve the evolving needs of clients.
 
"Our partnership with iHeartMedia exemplifies Omnicom Media Group's go to market approach, focusing on doing deeper, more significant deals with partners who are innovating in their category and providing more opportunities for our clients to engage with consumers in meaningful and memorable ways," said John Swift, CEO North American Investment, Omnicom Media Group.
 
"At iHeartMedia we're constantly searching for ways to utilize our unparalleled reach and insights into our consumers to help our advertising partners cultivate creative and cost-effective individualized marketing campaigns. What makes this new partnership with Omnicom so exciting is that it allows us to do that and more," said Tim Castelli, President, National Sales, Marketing and Partnerships at iHeartMedia. "Ultimately, our collective goal is to leverage iHeartMedia's technologies, insights, and comprehensive media offerings to provide Omnicom clients with richer media and marketing campaigns. We believe that with this new partnership, Omnicom Media Group clients will have the ability to leverage their partnerships with us to accomplish bigger and more impactful solutions."

iHeartMedia Takes the Power of The iHeartRadio Music Festival to Latin Music Fans Nationwide With First-Of-Its-Kind Mega Concert Event -- the “iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina”
 
Ricky Martin, Roberto Tapia, Alejandra Guzmán, Prince Royce, La Original Banda El Limón with Special Guest Appearance by Voz A Voz, Daddy Yankee, Jesse & Joy and More to Perform Live at the Forum in Los Angeles
 
The Inaugural Festival will be Co-produced By iHeartMedia and Live Nation
 
New York, N.Y. – Oct. 2, 2014 – iHeartMedia, the leading media company in America with a greater reach in the U.S. than any other radio or television outlet, announced today that it’s taking the power of its hugely successful iHeartRadio Music Festival to Latin music fans with its first-ever iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina. Latin music's biggest names will perform live at the Forum in Los Angeles, Calif. on Saturday, November 22.
 
The inaugural iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina will celebrate the best in Latin music with a tremendous group of artists including Ricky Martin, Roberto Tapia, Alejandra Guzmán, Prince Royce, La Original Banda El Limón with a special guest appearance by Voz A Voz, Daddy Yankee, Jesse & Joy with more to be announced soon.  The star-studded event will be co-produced by iHeartMedia and Live Nation.
 
“Latin music has shown incredible growth on iHeartRadio -- so we decided to use the great format and cultural firepower of the iHeartRadio Music Festival to create a festival that celebrates these great artists and their music,” said John Sykes, President of Entertainment Enterprises for iHeartMedia. “Bringing this caliber of Latin artists together for a night of incredible performances will be an experience you can’t see anywhere else.”
 
The iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina is the newest of iHeartMedia’s incredibly successful major concert events, following in the footsteps of the iHeartRadio Music Festival, the biggest live concert event in radio history which features more than 20 A-list artists across every music genre on one stage, the iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party, the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Concert Tour and the iHeartRadio Country Festival, which features today’s hottest country acts.
 
"This is a historic lineup and a historic event for our company, with an iconic group of Latin artists appearing on the same stage in one night,” said Tom Poleman, iHeartMedia’s President of National Programming Platforms. "iHeartMedia’s Spanish and English radio stations reach 93 percent of the Hispanic population in the U.S. -- more than any other media company — and our listeners have been asking for a show like this for a while. We couldn’t be more excited to deliver this incredible lineup — it’s going to be a one-of-a-kind event that fans of Latin music can’t experience anywhere else, in person, on-air or online.”
 
Beginning Oct. 2, iHeartMedia will launch a four-week nationwide promotion to give thousands of Latin music fans across the country the opportunity to win a trip to Los Angeles, Calif. for the first-ever iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina.  The promotion will run on all iHeartMedia Spanish-language stations as well as on iHeartRadio in key markets across the country.
 
Tickets go on sale to the general public on Oct. 11 at 10 a.m. PT.  For more information visit iheartradio.com/fiesta.  Proud partners of the iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina include Ford Motor Company, Pepsi and State Farm®, with more to be announced soon.
 
Fans who cannot attend the festival will be able to listen live on iHeartMedia’s Spanish-Pop, Tropical, regional Mexican and Spanish Adult Hits radio stations across the country or on iHeartRadio.com.  Streaming details will be announced soon.

New Brain Research Demonstrates High Effectiveness Of Radio Advertising

Radio Delivers Strongest Metrics Most Correlated To Consumer Choice and Advertising Effectiveness In Parallel Comparison to TV

Results for Eight Specific Campaigns Across Spectrum of Advertising Categories Now Available

New York, NY – September 30, 2014 – iHeartMedia, a leading global media and entertainment company with the largest reach of any radio or television outlet in America, today announced remarkable results from a study conducted in partnership with leading neuromarketing firm Neuro-Insight. Neuro-Insight uses its patented brain imaging technology, Steady-State Topography (SST), to measure how the brain responds to communications, including a broad spectrum of content and advertising. Here, Neuro-Insight’s research clearly showed radio outperforming television – and radio advertisements in particular outperformed television advertisements for the same brands—showing much higher performance in Neuro-Insight’s Memory Encoding metric, an indicator repeatedly and strongly associated with consumer choice and purchase behavior.

Neuro-Insight tested eight advertising campaigns with parallel radio and television versions across the automotive, financial services, insurance, consumer packaged goods, quick-service restaurants, entertainment, retail and telco categories. In seven of the eight test cases, radio ads returned much higher results than TV in Memory Encoding at key branding moments.  For advertisers, Memory Encoding at branding is the key to a successful ad campaign – and unless Memory Encoding is high at this critical point, the ad will not function successfully. This has been peer-reviewed and published in various other research studies.

Radio was also more effective than TV in converting content engagement into Memory Encoding during advertising breaks – indicating better content-ad interaction and stronger impact on consumer choice and behavior for radio ads as compared to the tested television ads.

“These findings from Neuro-Insight represent significant scientific evidence that radio’s ability to engage consumers -- and influence them to purchase – can far outperform other media,” said Dr. Radha Subramanyam, Executive Vice President of Insights for iHeartMedia.  “If advertisers want their messages to truly register with consumers – and drive their purchasing behavior -- they need to make radio a significant part of their media budgets.”

Neuro-Insight’s Memory Encoding metric is both scientifically and commercially validated to correlate with advertising effectiveness, consumer choice, and in-market behavior.  In this study, the higher Memory Encoding figures seen for radio indicate that radio advertising in its current form is both well-designed and more likely to impact consumer and market outcomes than TV advertising.
 
"The data in this study clearly show that iHeartMedia's radio offerings excellently harness the unique power of their medium,” said Pranav Yadav, CEO of Neuro-Insight US Inc.  “It also shows that radio should always remain a part of your marketing mix.”

iHeartRadio Music Festival Generates More Buzz Than Ever Before With More Than Five Billion Social Media Impressions
 
For Second Consecutive Year, More Social Media Impressions Generated by iHeartRadio Music Festival Than the Big Game Halftime Show and This Year on Par With the Academy Awards

Twitter dominant platform for social sharing, representing two-thirds of overall activity
 
New York – Sept. 25, 2014 – iHeartMedia today shared the latest social media engagement data resulting from its iHeartRadio Music Festival, which took place in Las Vegas on September 19 and 20. This year the festival generated more than five billion social media impressions, more than double from last year, putting the festival ahead of the year’s major events such as the high profile Big Game Halftime Show, in terms of related social media activity, and on a par with the Academy Awards.
 
Twitter emerged as the dominant platform of choice for fans at this years’ event, representing two-thirds of the overall social media activity and resulting in #iHeartRadio trending worldwide on both days of the event. After Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Tumblr were the next most popular platforms. Within the content of the posts, Taylor Swift was the most discussed, followed by One Direction, Five Seconds of Summer, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj.
 
Other noteworthy statistics include:
80 percent of posts came from Millennials, the 18-34 year old demographic
A total of 37 topics related to the event trended across local, U.S. and Worldwide on Twitter over the course of the two days, including #iHeartRadioMusicFestival, #OneDirectionAtiHeartRadioFestival and #NickiAtiHeartRadio
This year’s iHeartRadio Music Festival featured some of the biggest names in music including Taylor Swift, Coldplay, Paramore, Usher, Nicki Minaj, Lorde, One Direction, Ed Sheeran, Steve Aoki, Calvin Harris, Iggy Azalea and more. This was the fourth iHeartRadio Music Festival, which attracts a global audience and brings to life the music of the iHeartRadio app.
 
iHeartRadio reached its first 20 million registered users faster than any digital service in Internet history, and reached the 50 million registered user milestone faster than any digital music service and even faster than Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.  The leading digital service delivers everything listeners want in an all-in-one platform: Instant access to more than 1,500 radio stations from across the country, user-created Custom Stations inspired by a favorite artist or song, thousands of curated digital stations and the new iHeartRadio Shows & Personalities feature giving users access to the best on-demand news, talk and entertainment content available today.

Fourth Annual iHeartRadio Music Festival is One for the History Books – Historic Weekend Of Music's Biggest Stars Included Special Surprise Performances By Alicia Keys, Chris Brown, will.i.am, Jason Derulo, Lil Jon And More

The 2014 iHeartRadio Music Festival Will Air as an Exclusive Two-Night Television Special on The CW -- September 29 and 30 from 8:00-10:00 P.M.

New York, NY — September 22, 2014 — The fourth annual iHeartRadio Music Festival hosted by Ryan Seacrest at the MGM Grand Las Vegas wrapped up Saturday night after two days of incredible performances by today’s most popular musicians and a number of one-of-a-kind collaborations.

The multi-genre lineup included nearly 40 headliners who entertained concertgoers both on the main stage at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on the evenings of September 19 and 20 and at the iHeartRadio Music Festival Village on Saturday afternoon.  Performers included Taylor Swift, Coldplay, Usher, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, Mötley Crüe, Zac Brown Band, One Direction, Ed Sheeran, Paramore, Iggy Azalea, Train, Eric Church, Lorde, Calvin Harris, Bastille, Steve Aoki, 50 Cent, Weezer and more.

The iHeartRadio Music Festival, which debuted four years ago in celebration of the successful iHeartRadio all-in-one digital service, has quickly become one of the most talked about music events of the year.  In fact, a recent study sponsored by Eventbrite and Mashwork named the iHeartRadio Music Festival among the top two most buzzed-about music festivals in America.  The Festival is a live representation of the diverse music catalog that fans find and enjoy through the iHeartRadio app, which is ranked the No. 1 digital audio service with over 345 million downloads; the app reached its first 20 million registered users faster than any digital service in Internet history.

More than 20,000 music fans experienced the amazing two-day event LIVE, including thousands of broadcast radio listeners from across the country who won all-expense-paid dream trips to Las Vegas as part of iHeartMedia’s summer-long on-air and online promotion.

The millions of fans not in Las Vegas to experience the Festival in person were able to listen and watch the iHeartRadio Music Festival live across iHeartMedia’s more than 850 radio stations in over 150 markets and via the Yahoo Live (http://yahoo.com/iheart) stream.  In addition, the Festival will also return to The CW Network as an exclusive two-night television special on September 29 and 30 from 8:00-10:00 p.m.

The iHeartRadio Music Festival was a dominant social media topic throughout the weekend, and #iHeartRadio continues to trend worldwide with tweets and retweets from fans as well as artists and Festival presenters.

Highlights of the 2014 iHeartRadio Music Festival and Village

Once again, the iHeartRadio Music Festival featured a host of thrilling collaborations and special guest appearances including Steve Aoki and Will.i.am; Ariana Grande and Childish Gambino; Usher and Chris Brown; 50 Cent and G-Unit; Ed Sheeran and Macklemore; and Calvin Harris and John Newman, who closed the 2014 Festival.  Additionally, Jason Derulo, Alicia Keys and Lil John were surprise guest performers.
The Festival drew a large number of celebrity presenters and attendees including iHeartMedia on-air personalities Elvis Duran, Bobby Bones and DJ Prostyle, Pete Wentz, Nick Jonas, Fergie, Chris Pratt, Sophia Bush, Laverne Cox, Nick Cannon, Hilary Duff and more.
Taylor Swift was honored by the Recording Association of America and iHeartRadio to commemorate Big Machine Record’s “Shake It Off,” which was the fastest certified platinum song in 2014 and the first artist to debut No. 1 on the iHeartRadio chart.
The iHeartRadio Music Festival Village returned to The Lot across from Luxor Hotel & Casino on Saturday afternoon with live performance by Iggy Azalea, Neon Trees, Kacey Musgraves, Childish Gambino, Magic!, The Pretty Reckless, Nico & Vinz, Lil Jon and a surprise collaboration between Fences and Macklemore.  The afternoon event also featured fan zones and interactive experiences by iHeartRadio's brand partners.
Proud partners of this year’s events include: Ideal Image®, Jim Beam® Bourbon, LINE (Festival only), Macy’s, MasterCard®, MATADOR™ Beef Jerky, MGM Resorts International, Pennzoil Platinum® with PurePlus™ Technology, Pepsi Made with Real Sugar, State Farm®, Taco Bell®, The CW Network and wet n wild®.  Village only: Elizabeth Arden and Keek.

In the past four years the Festival has helped raise $1.3 million for a number of national charities, including the American Association of Cancer Research, Alliance for Lupus Research, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Ryan Seacrest Foundation, CureDuchenne, Autism Speaks and many more.  Additionally, the Festival plays host to a number of critically ill children and their families through its partnership with Make-a-Wish Foundation and other similar organizations.

The iHeartRadio Music Festival is co-produced by John Sykes, President of Entertainment Enterprises for iHeartMedia, and Tom Poleman, President of National Programming Platforms for iHeartMedia.  For more details about the iHeartRadio Music Festival visit iHeartRadio.com/festival.

Just Announced – 50 Cent And Weezer To Perform At The iHeartRadio Music Festival

WHAT:    
Clear Channel Media and Entertainment today announced 50 Cent and Weezer as two new additions to the iHeartRadio Music Festival 2014 line up. The two-day music event hosted by Ryan Seacrest at MGM Grand Las Vegas features an extraordinary line-up of artists across all genres including previously announced Taylor Swift, Coldplay, Usher, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, Mötley Crüe, Zac Brown Band, One Direction, Ed Sheeran, Paramore, Iggy Azalea, Train, Eric Church, Lorde, Calvin Harris, Bastille, Steve Aoki, this year's Macy's iHeartRadio Rising Star winner, Before You Exit, and other special surprise guests.

Rap music phenomenon and multi-tiered business mogul, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, has been rewriting hip-hop history since 2003 when his debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin' sold more copies in its first week of sales than any other major label debut.  To date, 50 Cent has sold more than 22 million albums worldwide and has received numerous awards throughout his career.  50 Cent's fifth studio album, Animal Ambition, was released June 3 of this year and his highly anticipated sixth studio album, Street King Immortal is set to release this fall.

During their Festival performance, Weezer will give fans a sneak peak into their ninth studio album Everything Will Be Alright In The End set to be released September 30. The new album is anticipated to be one of the finest in Weezer's vast and varied catalogue, and reunites the band with the producer (Ric Ocasek) who helped them to create some of their most iconic albums – their 1994 "Blue Album" and 2001 "Green Album."

This year’s Festival welcomes back the iHeartRadio Music Festival Village on Saturday afternoon. The Festival Village will also feature live performances by popular and up-and-coming artists, including Iggy Azalea, 5 Seconds of Summer, Neon Trees, Kacey Musgraves, Childish Gambino, Magic!, The Pretty Reckless, Nico & Vinz, Lil Jon, Fences and more.

WHEN:
iHeartRadio Music Festival takes place Sept. 19 and 20, 2014.  50 Cent and Weezer will perform on Saturday evening, Sept. 20.

The Festival Village will take place at The Lot across from Luxor Hotel during the day on Saturday, Sept. 20.

WHERE:
MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada

NBC Joins Forces With iHeartRadio For Digital Premiere Of New Romantic Comedy 'A to Z'
 
Pilot Available Starting Thursday, Aug. 14, on iHeartRadio.com and Its Mobile App, NBC.com, NBC App, Xfinity, NBC Owned and Affiliate Station Websites and Via Cable, Satellite and Telco Providers On Demand and Online Services
 
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. - Aug. 14, 2014 - NBC will offer a digital-only premiere of its new Thursday night comedy "A to Z" on Thursday, Aug. 14, seven weeks before its linear launch in October.
 
In a first of its kind, NBC is partnering with Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, which reaches 245 million listeners each month, to premiere the pilot across Clear Channel's vast network of digital properties. The first-of-its-kind campaign will include strong local and national integration airing the "A to Z" pilot digitally on iHeartRadio - everywhere it is available, providing promotional support on air across contemporary hits radio stations and their websites, mobile sites and social networks throughout the country, as well as featuring on-air discussions with Clear Channel's nationally syndicated top on-air personality Ryan Seacrest to drive awareness for the digital screening availability.
 
In addition to Clear Channel's digital properties and apps, the "A to Z" pilot will also be available on the NBC app, NBC.com, Hulu, Xfinity, the NBC owned and affiliate station websites and cable, satellite and telco providers On Demand and online services.
 
"NBC is very excited to partner with Clear Channel on this first-ever digital opportunity that will give viewers and audiences a chance to fall in love early with 'A to Z,'" said Len Fogge, President, Marketing and Digital, NBC Entertainment. "Viewers today love to customize their viewing experience - deciding not only what to watch, but when and how - and we couldn't imagine a more fitting project than 'A to Z' to debut in this innovative way."    
 
"A to Z" is perfect for the millennial audience, who often watches content first online before traditional linear viewing. The music supervisor for the series, Alexandra Patsavas, is a three-time Grammy Award nominee who was responsible for the music on dozens of films and television shows including the "Twilight" series, "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay," "Grey's Anatomy" and "Gossip Girl."
 
Set to debut digitally Aug. 14 (exactly halfway on the calendar until Valentine's Day) and 90 seconds longer than the version that will air on the network, the heartfelt "A to Z" pilot will debut on NBC Thursday, Oct. 2 at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT. Fans can connect on social with the official hashtag for the digital premiere #iHeartAtoZ. 
 
"A to Z" tells the story of Andrew (Ben Feldman, "Mad Men," "The Mindy Project") and Zelda (Cristin Milioti, "The Wolf of Wall Street," "How I Met Your Mother") - a pair that almost wasn't - and all that happened from the day they met.
 
Ben Queen ("Drive"), Rashida Jones ("Parks and Recreation"), Will McCormack ("Celeste & Jesse Forever"), Bill Callahan ("Psych") and Michael Patrick Jann ("Reno 911!") serve as executive producers. Queen wrote the pilot, which was directed by Jann. "A to Z" is a production of Warner Bros. Television and Le Train Train Productions.
 
Watch the digital premiere now at http://www.nbc.com/a-to-z or http://www.iheartradio.com/atoz.
 
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NBC Entertainment develops and schedules programming for the network's primetime, late-night, and daytime schedules. NBC's quality programs and balanced lineup have earned the network critical acclaim, numerous awards and ratings success. The network finished the 2013-14 season as No. 1 in the 18-49 demo for the first time in 10 years. NBC has earned more Emmy Awards than any network in television history. NBC's roster of popular scripted comedies includes the critically acclaimed "Parks and Recreation" and "About a Boy," as well as new comedies "A to Z," "Bad Judge" and "Marry Me." NBC's drama slate is highlighted by "The Blacklist," veteran series "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," fan favorites "Parenthood," "Grimm," "Chicago Fire" and "Chicago P.D.," as well as its new fall series "Constantine," "The Mysteries of Laura" and "State of Affairs."