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Clear Channel Announces Talent for Second iHeartRadio Festival
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Clear Channel Media and Entertainment has made
available an artist list for its second iHeartRadio Music Festival,
Sept. 21–22, in Las Vegas, at the MGM Grand.
Announced
are Taylor Swift, Aerosmith, Rihanna, Usher, Bon Jovi, Lil Wayne, Green Day,
Shakira, Mary J. Blige, Miranda Lambert, Enrique Iglesias, Linkin Park, Swedish
House Mafia, No Doubt, Brad Paisley, Pitbull, deadmau5, Jason Aldean, P!nk and
Calvin Harris. More are expected to be announced between now and the
show.
As in last year’s festival, Ryan Seacrest will
kick things off.Clear Channel is
finalizing audio and video streaming plans for iHeartRadio, mobile devices and
content partners such as Yahoo.
CEO Bob Pittman said in
the announcement, “Music is the lifeblood of so much of what we do at Clear
Channel.”
In other Clear Channel news, Jeff Boden was
named general sales manager for Clear Channel’s Washington market. Under his
watch will be WASH(FM), WMZQ(FM) and WBIG(FM). Boden has decades of experience
in the Washington market, highlighted with president and GM of WRQX(FM) and
WMAL(AM).
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