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New York – April 16, 2018 – iHeartMedia is proud to congratulate its exceptional women and women-led programming which will be honored with a 2019 Gracie Award. Recipients of The Gracies® will include four of iHeartMedia’s world-class talent including Lynda McLaughlin, Producer of “The Sean Hannity Show,” Angela Yee, Co-Host of Power 105.1’s “The Breakfast Club,” LaDona Harvey, Host of “I am NOT grateful, I am qualified,” Kaelin Roberts, Producer of “Fred + Angi Mornings” as well as three of iHeartMedia’s industry-leading programs KOST 103.5’s “The Ellen K Morning show,”Power 105.1’s “Power on The Block,”and The iHeartPodcast Network’s “Anna Faris is Unqualified.” 

Developed by The Alliance for Women in Media, The Gracies recognize exemplary programming created by, for and about women in radio, television, cable and interactive media. Honorees are selected in national, local and student markets, including both commercial and non-commercial outlets. The Gracies will honor seven of iHeartMedia’s incredible talent and programming spanning several national and local categories.

Category and winners include: 

Angela Yee (“The Breakfast Club”)
Radio Host/Personality - National

Lynda McLaughlin (“The Sean Hannity Show”)
Radio Producer - Talk - National

“Anna Faris is Unqualified”
Interactive Media - Podcast – Entertainment - National

Kaelin Roberts (“Fred + Angi Mornings” on Chicago’s 103.5 KISS FM)
Radio Producer - Local

LaDona Harvey (“I am NOT grateful, I am qualified!”)
Radio Interview Feature - Local

“Power on the Block” (New York’s Power 105.1 - WWPR)
Public Affairs Radio Program - Local

“The Ellen K Morning Show” (Los Angeles’ KOST 103.5)
Radio Crisis Coverage/Breaking News - Music Network - Local

The winners in the National Television, Radio and Interactive Media categories will be honored during the 2019 Gracies Gala on Tuesday, May 21 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Additionally, all winners in the Local and Student Television, Radio and Interactive Media Award categories will receive their awards during the 2019 Gracies Luncheon on Wednesday, June 26 at Cipriani, located at 42ndstreet in Manhattan, New York. Details about The Gracies® and the full list of winners across all categories can be found at allwomeninmedia.org/gracies/.  

LOS ANGELES– April 15, 2019 – iHeartMedia Los Angeles’ REAL 92.3 announced today that “The Cruz Show” anchored by one of LA’s most popular hip hop on-air personalities J Cruz, will join its afternoon program lineup Mondays through Saturdays from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. beginning April 18. 

J Cruz has captivated listeners around the Southern California region for years and has become an all-star on-air personality staple for the Los Angeles community. He joins REAL 92.3 from KPWR where he served as the lead morning show host on “The Cruz Show.” J Cruz will be joined by Executive Producer Jeff Garcia, DJ Lechero and DJ Lezlee.  

“The Cruz Show” will feature celebrity interviews, prank calls, breaking music, hip hop news and the latest local and national headlines, covering what matters most to the REAL 92.3 active audience. From legends like Ice Cube and Kobe Bryant to current faves like Post Malone, Meek Mill and YG, and comedians like Michael Blackson and Marlon Wayans – “The Cruz Show” combines an open-door policy with energy, humor and dope music mixed by DJ Lezlee.

“iHeartMedia is all about attracting the very best on-air talent and I’m excited to add J Cruz to the growing list of super talents in our thriving Los Angeles market,” said Doc Wynter, Executive Vice President of Urban/Hip Hop Programming Strategy for iHeartMedia’s National Programming Group and Program Director for REAL 92.3. “Big Boy in the mornings and J Cruz in the afternoons -- I get chills just saying it!”

“I couldn’t be more excited and grateful to join such a great group of legendary radio artists here at iHeartMedia’s REAL 92.3,” said J Cruz. “Hosting LA’s first afternoon hip-hop ‘morning show’ with my incredible team and merging with radio’s biggest family is a game changer. A special thanks to iHeartMedia for providing me with a fresh new platform to connect with the Los Angeles urban community.”

REAL 92.3 is the leading media outlet in the Los Angeles market with multiple platforms, including its broadcast stations; live events; data; and its digital businesses and platforms, including mobile, social and its own iHeartRadio, iHeartMedia’s free all-in-one digital music, podcasting and live streaming radio service – with more than 2 billion app downloads and 125 million registered users.

“The Cruz Show” is represented by MixAgent headed by radio veteran DJ Lynnwood.

 

New York, NY – April 8, 2019 - iHeartMedia announced today the lineup for the Daytime Village at the iHeartCountry Festival on Saturday, May 4 from 2:00-5:00 p.m. CT at Frank Erwin Center's North Box Office Plaza in Austin, Texas. The free daytime event will feature live performances by Russell Dickerson, Michael Ray, Lauren Alaina, LOCASH and Morgan Wallen. The Daytime Village will also feature fan zones and interactive experiences by iHeartRadio's brand partners. The iHeartCountry Festival main stage event hosted by Bobby Bones will feature performances from Tim McGraw, Florida Georgia Line, Dan + Shay, Luke Combs, Little Big Town, Old Dominion, Chris Janson, Bobby Bones & The Raging Idiots, Lauren Alaina and featuring an iHeartCountry Guitar Pull with Tenille Townes, Caylee Hammack and more.  iHeartMedia’s Country music radio stations will broadcast the event live in their local markets and at iHeartRadio.com and the event will livestream exclusively on LiveXLive.

The iHeartCountry Festival is an iHeartMedia Production. Proud partners of this year's event include Delta Dental, Mercedes-Benz, Progressive® Insurance, and Tito’s Handmade Vodka, with more to be announced. The 2019 iHeartCountry Festival’s benefiting charity will be St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® and for every ticket sold, iHeartMedia will donate $1 to help fund the hospital's lifesaving treatments and research. For more information visit iHeartRadio.com/countryfestival.

The iHeartCountry Festival is part of iHeartMedia’s roster of nationally-recognized events including the iHeartRadio Music Festival, the iHeartRadio Music Awards, the nationwide iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Concert Tour Presented by Capital One®, iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina, iHeartRadio ALTer Ego, iHeartRadio Wango Tango and the iHeartRadio Podcast Awards.

Tickets are available at TexasBoxOffice.com. 

New York, N.Y. – March 27, 2019 – iHeartMedia and the Aloha Trust announced today a strategic station exchange with Connoisseur Media across two U.S. markets. Under the agreement, iHeartMedia will acquire six radio stations from Connoisseur Media in Erie, Pennsylvania and one in Mina, New York and Connoisseur Media will acquire two stations from the Aloha Trust in Frederick, Maryland. The agreement is expected to close in the second quarter of 2019, subject to FCC consent and other customary closing conditions.

Under the agreement, WRTS-FM, WRKT-FM, WXBB-FM, WTWF-FM, WJET-AM and WFNN-AM in Erie and WLTM-FM in Mina will join iHeartMedia. These seven stations will also be available on iHeartRadio, the all-in-one digital music, on demand, podcasting and live streaming radio service. Connoisseur Media will acquire WFRE-FM and WFMD-AM in Frederick from the Aloha Trust.

“iHeart is getting a remarkable team and an amazing array of brands. We have owned the stations for 13 years and have tremendous gratitude for the people of Erie. We are excited to enter the Frederick market with these legendary properties,” said Jeffrey Warshaw, CEO of Connoisseur Media.

“We’re very pleased to have the opportunity to expand our reach and establish a presence in the Erie and Mina markets,” said Dan Lankford, Region President of Allentown/Harrisburg for iHeartMedia. “We can’t wait to add these seven amazing brands to our family of platforms, and we know that Connoisseur Media is looking forward to adding WFRE-FM and WFMD-AM to their company.”

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About Connoisseur Media

Connoisseur Media owns/operates radio stations in Bridgeport, New Haven and Stamford, CT; Long Island, NY; Allentown, Erie and Stroudsburg, PA; and Billings, MT.

 

 

LiveXLive to Be the Exclusive Global Livestreaming Partner For Multiple iHeartRadio Marquee Events

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (March 26, 2019) - LiveXLive Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: LIVX) ("LiveXLive"), a global digital media company focused on live entertainment, announced today an exclusive multi-year agreement with iHeartMedia that combines content, production, distribution and promotion. The newly expanded partnership gives LiveXLive exclusive global livestreaming rights for 17 iHeartRadio marquee events this year, including iHeartRadio’s ALTer Ego, iHeartCountry Festival, iHeartRadio Wango Tango, Daytime Stage at the iHeartRadio Music Festival and iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina, as well as licensing and streaming rights for select  iHeartRadio Theater shows. Located in both New York and Los Angeles, the iHeartRadio Theaters bring fans intimate performances from top recording artists as well as unique events such as exclusive iHeartRadio Album Release Parties.  

The partnership will also feature new co-produced and co-promoted video content for fans including a co-created iHeartRadio channel on LiveXLive built on an extensive library of content.

"From the start, our mission has been to deliver the "best seat in the house" to fans of all genres of music,” said Rob Ellin, CEO and chairman of LiveXLive. "This deal immediately allows us to expand and diversify our programming through iHeartMedia’s reach of a quarter of a billion people across radio, digital, social and more. Our partnership with iHeartMedia is a powerful win for fans, bands and brands." 

“We are all about connecting great artists with their fans in every way we can,” said John Sykes, President of Entertainment Enterprises for iHeartMedia. “This partnership with LiveXLive will expand the reach of our one of a kind iHeartRadio events and theater shows to new audiences.”

LiveXLive has streamed more than 24 music festivals, concerts and other live music events across the globe featuring over 400 hours of live content during its 2019 fiscal year.  The company continues to expand its offering, with 50 music festivals and concert livestreams planned for FY 2020, in addition to original series programming, single artist concerts, "LiveXLive Presents," and award show content. 

About LiveXLive Media, Inc.

LiveXLive Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: LIVX) (the "Company") is a global digital media company focused on live entertainment. The Company operates LiveXLive, one of the industry's leading music streaming platforms; and also produces original music-related content. LiveXLive is the first 'live social music network', delivering premium livestreams, digital audio and on-demand music experiences from the world's top music festivals and concerts, including Rock in Rio, EDC Las Vegas, Hangout Music Festival, and many more. LiveXLive also gives audiences access to premium original content, artist exclusives and industry interviews. The Company also operates a social influencer network, LiveXLive Influencers. The Company is headquartered in West Hollywood, CA. For more information, visit us at www.livexlive.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter at @livexlive.

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Total Series Downloads Climb To 60 Million

 

WHO: An iHeartRadio Original True Crime Investigative Podcast, “Monster: The Zodiac Killer,”  created and co-produced by Tenderfoot TV.

 

Matt Frederick, host of “Stuff They Don’t Want You To Know”, narrates the podcast, while Payne Lindsey, Tenderfoot TV co-founder and “Atlanta Monster” host, serves as an executive producer and lends his voice to the series.

 

WHAT: "Monster: The Zodiac Killer,” the season two follow up to hit true-crime podcast “Atlanta Monster,” has unveiled numbers from the current season:

 

· 12+ million downloads of season two in just two months

· Series downloads total more than 60 million

· Season two downloads average more than one million per episode

· “Monster: The Zodiac Killer” was No. 1 on the Apple Podcast Charts during launch week

 

WHEN:“Monster: The Zodiac Killer” premiered January 2, 2019 on the iHeartPodcast Network. The second season of the podcast will total 15 episodes, with a new episode
premiering weekly. The finale will be on Tuesday, March 26, 2019.

 

WHERE: Listen on iHeartRadio and everywhere podcasts are heard.

 

ASSETS: "Monster: The Zodiac Killer” press assets:

·         Cover Art

·         One Sheet

 

About Tenderfoot TV

Founded by Atlanta director and independent filmmaker, Payne Lindsey, and music industry veteran, Donald Albright, Tenderfoot TV is a hub for content creators and storytellers. The company launched in August 2016 with the release of the viral true crime podcast “Up and Vanished” and has since created projects that include number one hit podcast, “Atlanta Monster” as well as “Sworn.” Together these podcasts have amassed nearly 300 million downloads in total, with seasons 1 and 2 of “Up and Vanished” making up over 250 million of those downloads and the number one podcasts “Atlanta Monster” and “Sworn” making up over 35 million and 10 million respectively. Tenderfoot TV recently launched “To Live and Die in L.A.,” hosted by bestselling author, Neil Strauss. Additionally, Tenderfoot transitioned into the television space with several projects in development as well as a docu-series based on “Up and Vanished” that premiered on Oxygen Nov. 18, 2018. Tenderfoot strives to tell compelling stories that forge a deeper level of connection and engagement with the audience. No rules. No restrictions.

Alicia Keys, Ariana Grande, Backstreet Boys, Ella Mai, Garth Brooks, Halsey with Special Guests Yungblud and Travis Barker, John Legend, Kacey Musgraves with Special Guest Chris Martin, lovelytheband and Marshmello with Special Guest Lauv Among All-Star Performances

With Special Appearances From Bebe Rexha, Chris Pratt, Elle Fanning, Jamie and Corinne Foxx, Katy Perry, Maren Morris, Nicole Scherzinger, Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke, Shay Mitchell, Steven Tyler, Zedd and More

NEW YORK, N.Y. – March 15, 2019 – The 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards brought the biggest names in entertainment and fans together from Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles to celebrate all things music live on FOX; on iHeartMedia radio stations nationwide and on iHeartRadio, the all-in-one digital music, podcast, on demand and live-streaming radio service on Thursday, March 14. Hosted by T-Pain, the fan-fueled iHeartRadio Music Awards featured performances and incredible collaborations including Alicia Keys, Ariana Grande, Backstreet Boys, Ella Mai, Garth Brooks, Halsey with special guests Yungblud and Travis Barker, John Legend, Kacey Musgraves with special guest Chris Martin, lovelytheband and Marshmello with special guest Lauv. 

The 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards honored Alicia Keys with the iHeartRadio Innovator Award; Garth Brooks with the first-ever Artist of the Decade Award; Halsey with the iHeartRadio Fangirls Award presented by L'Oréal Paris; and Taylor Swift with the Tour of the Year Award.

In addition, iHeartMedia partnered with leading short-form mobile video app TikTok to present seven awards in the seven days leading up to the Thursday, March 14 telecast. Beginning Thursday, March 7, winning artists were presented their awards and gave acceptance speeches that aired exclusively on the TikTok app each morning at 8:00 AM ET.  Winners included Panic! At The Disco for Alternative Rock Album of the Year, Jason Aldean for Country Album of the Year, twenty one pilots for Rock Album of the Year, Marshmello for Dance Artist of the Year, Imagine Dragons for Most Thumbed Up Artist of the Year, the Chainsmokers for Dance Album of the Year and Lauren Jauregui’s dog, Gracie, for Cutest Musician’s Pet. 

The official hashtag of the evening, #iHeartAwards2019 trended #1 on Twitter Worldwide and in the U.S. 

Additional highlights included: 

• For the first-time ever, the iHeartRadio Music Awards presented an AI (Artificial Intelligence) voice assistant with an award. The iHeartRadio Game Changer Tech Award, which honors the most innovative use of technology that brings fans closer to the music they love, was awarded to Amazon’s Alexa. Garth Brooks and Bobby Bones spoke to Alexa, who gave a tongue-in-cheek acceptance speech. Watch it HERE.
• Halsey opened the show with a stirring performance of “Without Me.” She was later joined onstage by YungBlud and Travis Barker for the song, “11 Minutes.” 
• Kacey Musgraves performed her hit, “Rainbow,” sitting on an actual rainbow, with surprise guest Chris Martin accompanying her on piano.
• Jamie Foxx presented Alicia Keys with the iHeartRadio Innovator Award and later came back to introduce her performance. The iconic superstar performed for the first time ever with her son, Egypt, who accompanied his mother on piano for a special medley of her new song, “Raise A Man,” and one of her biggest hits, “You Don’t Know My Name.”
• In a world television premiere, Ariana Grande gave an intimate performance of her new hit single, “Needy,” accompanied by violinists. 
• For the first time in the iHeartRadio Music Awards show history, winners of three Best New Artist categories – Marshmello (Best New Pop Artist) with special guest Luav, lovelytheband (Best New Rock/Alternative Rock Artist) and Ella Mai (Best New R&B Artist) – came together to perform a medley of their hits including “Happier,” “broken” and “Trip”
• John Legend performed his new song, “Preach,” backed by a choir. 
• Backstreet Boys started their performance of “No Place” from the audience before seamlessly transitioning into their iconic hit, “I Want It That Way.”
• Actor and Country music fan, Chris Pratt, surprised those at the show by presenting Garth Brooks with the first-ever Artist of the Decade Award. It was a rare award show appearance for Brooks, who performed a live medley of his number one hits -- with Pratt even joining in on stage to sing along -- before accepting his award.

Award presenters of the March 14 telecast included Bebe Rexha, Chris Pratt, Elle Fanning, Jamie and Corinne Foxx, Katy Perry, Maren Morris, Nicole Scherzinger, Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke, Shay Mitchell, Steven Tyler, Zedd and more. 

In addition, the show featured celebrity guest appearances from 5SOS, AJR, Alan Bersten, Baby Ariel, Badflower, Betty Who, Billie Eilish, Brent Faiyaz, Drake Bell, Draya Michele, Dylan Scott, Faithe Herman and Parker Bates from This is Us, Grey, Hannah G. from The Bachelor, Heidi Klum, Jana Kramer and Michael Caussin, Jessica Szohr, Jordan Davis, Kat Graham, Katie Stevens from The Bold Type, Lele Pons, Madison Beer, MAX, Miguel, Nia Sioux, Nio Garcia, Reza Farahan, Russell Dickerson, Stassi Schroeder, Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix from Vanderpump Rules, Tank, Three Days Grace, Tiffany Young, TK Kravitz, Wayne Brady, Zara Larsson and more, plus iHeartRadio personalities including Angela Yee, Bobby Bones, Danielle Monaro, Elvis Duran, Enrique Santos, Gandhi, Sisanie, Tanya Rad, more.

Category winners were:

Song of the Year:

• “The Middle” – Zedd, Maren Morris, Grey 

Artist of the Year:  

• Ariana Grande

Female Artist of the Year:  

• Ariana Grande

Male Artist of the Year:  

• Drake

Best Duo/Group of the Year: 

• 5 Seconds Of Summer

Best Collaboration:

• “Finesse (Remix)” - Bruno Mars featuring Cardi B

Pop Album of the Year:

• Sweetener - Ariana Grande

Best New Pop Artist: 

• Marshmello

Alternative Rock Song of the Year:

• “High Hopes” - Panic! At the Disco

Alternative Rock Artist of the Year:

• Imagine Dragons

Alternative Rock Album of the Year:

• Pray for the Wicked – Panic! At The Disco

Best New Rock/Alternative Rock Artist:

• lovelytheband

Rock Song of the Year:

• “Safari Song” - Greta Van Fleet

Rock Artist of the Year:

• Three Days Grace

Rock Album of the Year:

• Trench – twenty one pilots

Country Song of the Year:

• “Meant To Be” - Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line

Country Artist of the Year:

• Luke Combs

Country Album of the Year:

• Rearview Town – Jason Aldean

Best New Country Artist:

• Jordan Davis

Dance Song of the Year:

• “The Middle” - Zedd, Maren Morris, Grey

Dance Artist of the Year: 

• Marshmello

Dance Album of the Year:

• Sick Boy – The Chainsmokers

Hip-Hop Song of the Year: 

• “God's Plan” - Drake

Hip-Hop Artist of the Year: 

• Cardi B

Hip-Hop Album of the Year:

• Scorpion - Drake

Best New Hip-Hop Artist:

• BlocBoy JB

R&B Song of the Year: 

• “Boo'd Up” - Ella Mai

R&B Artist of the Year: 

• Ella Mai

R&B Album of the Year:

• My Dear Melancholy - The Weeknd

Best New R&B Artist: 

• Ella Mai

Latin Song of the Year:  

• “X” - Nicky Jam and J Balvin

Latin Artist of the Year: 

• Bad Bunny

Latin Album of the Year:

• Vibras – J Balvin

Best New Latin Artist: 

• Manuel Turizo

Regional Mexican Song of the Year:

• “Mitad Y Mitad” - Calibre 50

Regional Mexican Artist of the Year:  

• Calibre 50

Regional Mexican Album of the Year:

• Con Todas Las Fuerzas - Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga

Label of the Year: 

• Republic Records

Producer of the Year: 

• Louis Bell

Songwriter of the Year: 

• Frank Dukes

Most Thumbed Up Artist of the Year: 

• Imagine Dragons

Most Thumbed Up Song of the Year: 

• “God’s Plan” - Drake

Best Lyrics: *Socially Voted Category

• “Consequences” - Camila Cabello

Best Cover Song: *Socially Voted Category

• “You’re Still The One” - Harry Styles and Kacey Musgraves

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

• BTSArmy - BTS

Best Music Video: *Socially Voted Category

• “Delicate” – Taylor Swift

Social Star Award: *Socially Voted Category

• Agnez Mo 

Cutest Musician’s Pet: *Socially Voted Category

• Gracie - Lauren Jauregui

Best Solo Breakout: *Socially Voted Category            

• Tiffany Young

Song That Left Us Shook: (New Category) *Socially Voted Category            

• “I'll Never Love Again” - Lady Gaga

Favorite Tour Photographer: (New Category) *Socially Voted Category            

• Helene Pambrun (Harry Styles)  

For a full list of categories visit iHeartRadio.com/awards.

Executive Producers for the iHeartRadio Music Awards are Joel Gallen for Tenth Planet and John Sykes, Tom Poleman and Lee Rolontz for iHeartMedia. 

Proud partners of the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards include “Five Feet Apart” in theaters March 15, Norwegian Cruise Line, L'Oréal Paris, Taco Bell®, TikTok and Total Wireless.

First-Ever Live Shows in Boston and Denver This May and Clusterfest in June

 NEW YORK — March 14, 2019 — Today, the explosive rock and roll true crime podcast "Disgraceland" released the first episode of its third season, a two-part episode focusing on Kurt Cobain & Courtney Love, via the iHeartPodcast Network. Part one is now available on the iHeartRadio app and everywhere podcasts are available, with part two available Tuesday, March 19. New episodes will be released bi-weekly on Tuesdays beginning March 26 with an episode on Snoop Dogg. Listen to episode one here.

 “The season one premiere on Kurt Cobain is special to me in a lot of ways. Kurt was tortured. And so was Courtney. It's a miracle one of them made it out alive,” explains host Jake Brennan. “This episode was an emotional speedball to write and voice; on the one hand, it was a time of intense grief, and on the other, the manic, exciting, heady days of the early nineties grunge explosion. I think listeners will find new insight into the previously well mined subject matter.”

 Last month, Jake Brennan and iHeartMedia, the No. 1 commercial podcast publisher globally with over 20,000 podcasts on its iHeartRadio platform, announced a new partnership to bring listeners two additional seasons of “Disgraceland” to the iHeartPodcast Network. The partnership also includes a new slate of iHeartRadio Original podcasts led by Brennan set to be released later this year. Two of the originals include “Rocka Rolla,” a serialized version of Disgraceland with a 10-episode arc on the madness and genius of Phil Spector, and “The 27 Club,” a new anthology series that will explore the lives of rock stars who died mysteriously at the age of 27. The new slate of shows will be hosted by Brennan and co-produced by iHeartRadio in the style of “Disgraceland.”  

 Last week, Jake Brennan announced his first ever live shows at the Sinclair in Cambridge, MA on May 10 and at The Gothic Theatre in Denver, CO on May 25. The show will also make its first festival appearance at Comedy Central’s Clusterfest in San Francisco which takes place on June 21-23. Tickets for the Boston and Denver shows are on sale now and can be found on the Disgraceland website.

 With iHeartRadio, listeners can enjoy their music and podcasts across more than 250 unique device platforms including in-car, in-home, on wearables, across gaming consoles and more – making their favorite audio content available everywhere they are, on the devices they use most. Visit iHeart.com/apps to download iHeartRadio and listen to “Disgraceland” on your favorite device now.

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About Disgraceland

Disgraceland is a true-crime podcast about musicians getting away with murder and behaving very badly. It is hosted and produced by Jake Brennan. Thirty minute episodes that trace the most insane criminal stories surrounding our most interesting and infamous pop stars.

 

Already Announced Performers Include Alicia Keys, Ariana Grande, Halsey, Garth Brooks, John Legend And Kacey Musgraves

Bebe Rexha, Elle Fanning, Jamie and Corinne Foxx, Katy Perry, Maren Morris, Nicole Scherzinger, Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke, Shay Mitchell, Steven Tyler, Zedd and More to Present

The Two-Hour Event Hosted by T-Pain Airs This Thursday, March 14 on FOX at 8:00 PM ET/PT

NEW YORK, N.Y. – March 12, 2019 – iHeartMedia and Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX) announced today that the Backstreet Boys, Ella Mai, lovelytheband and Marshmello with special guest Lauv will perform at the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards, plus Travis Barker and Yungblud will join Halsey as special guest performers. Previously announced performers include Alicia Keys, Ariana Grande, Halsey, Garth Brooks, John Legend and Kacey Musgraves, with a special appearance by Taylor Swift. Hosted by Grammy Award® winning singer and songwriter T-Pain, the live two-hour event airs Thursday, March 14 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX from Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

The sixth annual event will also air live on iHeartMedia radio stations nationwide and iHeartRadio, the all-in-one digital music, podcast, on demand and live-streaming radio service.

Award presenters for the March 14 telecast include Bebe Rexha, Elle Fanning, Jamie and Corinne Foxx, Katy Perry, Maren Morris, Nicole Scherzinger, Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke, Shay Mitchell, Steven Tyler, Zedd and more.

The 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards will also honor Alicia Keys with the iHeartRadio Innovator Award; Garth Brooks with the first-ever Artist of the Decade Award; Halsey with the iHeartRadio Fangirls Award presented by L'Oréal Paris; and Taylor Swift with the Tour of the Year Award.

For the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards, iHeartMedia has partnered with leading short-form mobile video app TikTok to present seven awards in the seven days leading up to the Thursday, March 14 telecast. Beginning last Thursday, March 7, winning artists are presented their awards and give acceptance speeches that air exclusively on the TikTok app each morning at 8:00 AM ET. Already announced winners include Panic! At The Disco for Alternative Rock Album of the Year, Jason Aldean for Country Album of the Year, twenty one pilots for Rock Album of the Year, Marshmello for Dance Artist of the Year, Imagine Dragons for Most Thumbed Up Artist of the Year and the Chainsmokers for Dance Album of the Year with the award for Cutest Musician’s Pet to be presented Wednesday, March 13.

In addition, TikTok will partner with iHeartRadio to capture exclusive red carpet content available to fans @iHeart on TikTok. The iHeartRadio Music Awards red carpet live stream will be available on iHeartRadio’s Facebook page and hosted by TikTok’s Nick Tangorra and iHeartRadio’s Elvis Duran, Danielle Monaro, Medha Gandhi and Maxwell, as well as iHeartRadio’s social correspondent Ellie Lee.

Nominees for the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards were announced on January 9. Artists receiving multiple nominations include Cardi B, Drake, Ariana Grande, Shawn Mendes, Post Malone, Maroon 5 and Imagine Dragons. For a full list of categories visit iHeartRadio.com/awards.

In addition to being a compelling celebration of music and artists, the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards will again celebrate the fans, giving iHeartRadio listeners the opportunity to decide winners in several new and established categories. Fan voting will determine this year’s Best Fan Army presented by Taco Bell®; Best Lyrics; Best Cover Song; Best Music Video; the Social Star Award; Best Solo Breakout; Cutest Musician’s Pet; and the first-ever Song That Left Us Shook and Favorite Tour Photographer awards.

Social voting began on January 9 and closed on March 7. Fans voted on Twitter using the appropriate category and nominee hashtags or by visiting iHeartRadio.com/awards.

Proud partners of the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards include “Five Feet Apart” in theaters March 15, Norwegian Cruise Line, L'Oréal Paris, Taco Bell®, TikTok and Total Wireless.

Executive producers for the iHeartRadio Music Awards are Joel Gallen for Tenth Planet and John Sykes, Tom Poleman and Lee Rolontz for iHeartMedia.

For breaking news and exclusive iHeartRadio Music Awards content visit iHeartRadio.com/awards or follow #iHeartAwards on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Tickets are currently on sale to the general public at axs.com.

About Fox Broadcasting Company

Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX), a unit of 21st Century Fox, is home to some of the highest-rated and most acclaimed series on television, including 9-1-1, EMPIRE, THE ORVILLE, THE GIFTED, THE RESIDENT, LETHAL WEAPON, GOTHAM, STAR, THE SIMPSONS, FAMILY GUY, BOB’S BURGERS, HELL’S KITCHEN, MASTERCHEF, MASTERCHEF JUNIOR, THE FOUR: BATTLE FOR STARDOM, BEAT SHAZAM, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE and GORDON RAMSAY’S 24 HOURS TO HELL AND BACK; as well as new series THE COOL KIDS, REL, LAST MAN STANDING, THE PASSAGE, PROVEN INNOCENT and THE MASKED SINGER. FOX airs 15 hours of primetime programming a week, as well as major sports and Sunday morning news. Through the FOX NOW app, FOX viewers can watch full episodes of their favorite FOX shows on a variety of digital platforms, while enjoying enhanced interactive and social capabilities around those shows. Download the FOX NOW app at www.fox.com/foxnow. To watch primetime programming live on the web, visit www.fox.com/live. “Like” FOX on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FOXTV and follow the network on Twitter @FOXTV. For additional information about FOX, please visit www.fox.com.

About Microsoft Theater

Microsoft Theater hosts over 120 music, family, dance and comedy acts, award shows, televised productions, conventions and product launches with over 500,000 guests passing through the doors annually. The 7,100-seat theater offers guests mid-sized intimacy, with no seat further from the stage than 220 feet. Microsoft Theater offers 12,000 square feet of VIP & hospitality areas, 10 dressing rooms and state of the art technology making it is a favorite indoor venue for performers and fans alike. Since opening in October 2007 with six sold out shows featuring the Eagles and Dixie Chicks, Microsoft Theater has hosted concerts starring the most popular artists including Alan Jackson, Katy Perry, Charlie Wilson, Juan Gabriel, Aretha Franklin, Ed Sheeran, John Fogerty, Gabriel Iglesias, Kanye West, Marc Anthony, Sesame Street Live, John Legend, The Avett Brothers, Neil Young, Steely Dan, Trey Songz, Kelly Clarkson, Rush, Yanni, Nicki Minaj, Juanes, Cat Stevens, The American Idol Finale shows, Michael Jackson’s This is It, Straight Outta Compton, The Hunger Games and Twilight Movie Premieres and many more. Microsoft Theater is home to the American Music Awards, ESPYs, Primetime Emmy Awards, BET Awards, People’s Choice Awards, Radio Disney Music Awards, 2010, 2011 & 2015 MTV Video Music Awards, 2014 & 2015 MTV Movie Awards and the 2013 Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame.

Microsoft Theater is centrally located within L.A. LIVE is a 4 million square foot / $3 billion downtown Los Angeles sports and entertainment district adjacent to STAPLES Center and the Los Angeles Convention Center featuring Microsoft Theater, a 7,100-seat live theatre, a 2,300 capacity live music venue, a 54-story, 1001-room convention “headquarters” destination (featuring The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles and JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE hotels and 224 luxury condominiums – The Ritz-Carlton Residences at L.A. LIVE – all in a single tower) , the GRAMMY Museum, the 14-screen Regal Cinemas L.A. LIVE Stadium 14 theatre, broadcast facilities for ESPN along with entertainment, residential, restaurant and office space.

About TikTok

TikTok is the world's leading destination for short-form mobile videos. Our mission is to capture and present the world's creativity, knowledge, and moments that matter in everyday life. TikTok empowers everyone to be a creator directly from their smartphones, and is committed to building a community by encouraging users to share their passion and creative expression through their videos. TikTok has offices in Beijing, Berlin, Jakarta, London, Los Angeles, Moscow, Mumbai, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, and Tokyo. In 2018, TikTok was one of the most downloaded apps in the world. TikTok is available worldwide for iOS and Android. Visit tiktok.com.

Podcast brings together some of the biggest names in the music and entertainment industry including Poo Bear, T Bone Burnett, Bill Flanagan and more

Austin, TX — March 11, 2019 — iHeartMedia, the No. 1 commercial podcast publisher globally with over 20,000 podcasts available on its iHeartRadio platform, today announced “Bear and a Banjo,” a first-of-its-kind iHeartRadio Original musical podcast, set to launch on the iHeartPodcast Network later this year. The podcast will be accompanied by the debut of The Bear and A Banjo album, which will mark the first time a band has used the power of podcasting to release an album.

Created by Jingle Jared, Dennis Quaidand five-time Grammy winner Jason “Poo Bear” Boyd (“Despacito,” “Where Are You Now,” “I’m the One” and “Peaches and Cream”) with musical contributions from producerT Bone Burnett(O Brother, Where Art Thou? and Crazy Heart) and original lyrical contribution from Bob Dylan, each episode of the eight-part series will tell a self-contained story about a character called Mister Bear. Bear is a traveling musician who visits different towns across America and impacts people’s lives before vanishing again. He is often preceded into town by J. Banjo, a charming huckster/card player/preacher/medicine salesman who acts as Bear’s promoter and hype man.

“This is the beginning of an entirely new era of podcasts. With ‘Bear and a Banjo,’ we are delving into a more sophisticated form of storytelling that brings the audience into a lush and rich world – not just through words, but music," said Dennis Quaid.

Each story in the eight-part anthology is based on an original song from the soon-to-be-released The Bear and A Banjo album, written and performed by Jingle Jared and Poo Bear. The podcast is written by award-winning producer and author Bill Flanagan(creator of CMT's Crossroads and VH1's Storytellers), with narration by Dennis Quaid as Dr. Q, who is searching to understand why the band was virtually erased from musical history. Throughout his exploration of the “Bear and a Banjo” story, listeners will learn about the band’s impact, uncoveringwhy the musicians’ history was nearly forgotten – until now.

“The sheer volume of talent that came together to collaborate on this project is truly remarkable,” said Jared Gutstadt, co-founder and president of the Jingle Punks. “It was an honor to work with the best and brightest minds in the industry to create a podcast that is unlike any other. The songs and storytelling will resonate with listeners everywhere, and we can’t wait to unveil it to the world.” 

“When we heard the idea for this podcast, we knew immediately that it would be a perfect fit for the iHeartPodcast Network,” said Gayle Troberman, CMO of iHeartMedia. “The massive reach of our broadcast radio stations combined with our No. 1 podcast platform will ensure listeners everywhere can enjoy ‘Bear and a Banjo,” and we’re excited to help brands find their voice and tell their stories through this unique audio experience.’

iHeartMedia announced “Bear and a Banjo” at an exclusive event featuring Dennis Quaid, with performances by the Jingle Punks and Tim McGraw, at SXSW in Austin, Texas. Dennis Quaid is represented  by WME and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush & Kaller.