Virtual Mega-Concert Will Be Recorded Live On
Stages In Los Angeles And Nashville and Feature Performances from
BTS, Coldplay, Kane Brown with Special Guest Khalid, Keith Urban,
Migos, Miley Cyrus, Thomas Rhett, Usher and More
Hosted by Ryan Seacrest, The 2020 iHeartRadio
Music Festival Will Stream on The CW App and CWTV.com and Air on
iHeartMedia Radio Stations Nationwide September 18 and September
19
The CW Network Will Broadcast the Two-Night
Televised iHeartRadio Music Festival on September 27 and September
28
iHeartMedia announced today that the 2020 “iHeartRadio Music
Festival” will celebrate its 10th anniversary this Fall featuring
performances by music’s biggest artists including BTS, Coldplay,
Kane Brown with Special Guests Khalid, Keith Urban, Migos, Miley
Cyrus, Thomas Rhett, Usher and more. Hosted by Ryan Seacrest, this
year’s virtual two-day mega-concert will feature live performances
recorded on stages in Los Angeles and Nashville in front of a
virtual audience that will include a Capital One Fan Wall of
iHeartRadio station winners. The two-day festival will be streamed
on The CW App and CWTV.com, and broadcasted on iHeartMedia stations
nationwide Sept. 18 and 19 at 9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT. The CW Network
will broadcast the two-night televised iHeartRadio Music Festival
on Sunday, September 27 (8:00-10:00pm
ET) and Monday, September 28
(8:00-10:00pm ET).
Music fans won’t be able to attend the 2020 iHeartRadio Music
Festival in person given the new limitations on live events during
the pandemic, but in true festival fashion millions of iHeartRadio
listeners will still be able to experience the Festival’s
traditional one-of-a-kind collaborations and surprise performances
as many bands reunite to perform on a stage together again for the
first time in months. The 10th anniversary will also feature
special remote performances and include intimate backstage moments
with artists sharing compelling and inspiring stories about how the
COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their lives and their families,
given the disruption in society and touring this year.
“We worked closely with the artist community to create a safe
way for them to step back on stage and perform for millions of
their fans on the radio and television,” said John Sykes, President
of Entertainment Enterprises for iHeartMedia. “It’s our commitment
to help the artists whose music we play here at iHeart stay
connected to their fans.”
This year’s Festival will also pay special tribute to the
connection between fans and artists. Fans will have the opportunity
to introduce artists and participate in virtual meet and greets. In
addition, fans watching live will have the opportunity to appear in
a special Capital One Fan Video Wall and be serenaded by their
favorite artists.
“It’s hard to believe that this September will be the 10th
iHeartRadio Music Festival,” said Tom Poleman, Chief Programming
Officer for iHeartMedia. “The 2011 Festival was iHeart’s first
national marquee event and became the model for our hugely
successful series of iHeart-branded music events broadcast and
streamed across the country on radio, television and online. More
than 200 superstar artists have made our iHeartRadio Music Festival
the biggest in the world, and this year’s lineup, even amidst a
global pandemic, will be one for the history books.”
The weekend-long event will feature a nationwide pre-show
broadcast on iHeartRadio stations that will feature backstage
artist moments hosted by Elvis Duran. In addition, all summer long,
iHeartRadio stations, the iHeartRadio app and iHeartPodcasts will
revisit the greatest moments from the past 10 years of the
iHeartRadio Music Festival.
The inaugural iHeartRadio Music Festival took place in Las Vegas
in September 2011 to celebrate the official launch of the
iHeartRadio App, iHeartMedia’s free all-in-one digital music,
podcasting and live streaming radio service which now has more than
2 billion app downloads and more than 135 million registered users.
The initial lineup included all-star performances from Lady Gaga,
Jay-Z, Coldplay, Kenny Chesney, Black Eyed Peas, Steven Tyler,
Alicia Keys, Jennifer Lopez, Carrie Underwood, Jane's Addiction,
Nicki Minaj, David Guetta, Rascal Flatts, Bruno Mars, Sublime with
Rome, Kelly Clarkson and special performances from Usher, Sting and
Jeff Beck.
Over the last decade, the iHeartRadio Music Festival has
continued to bring together the biggest artists across all genres
on one stage over two nights in Las Vegas including U2, Bon Jovi,
Childish Gambino, Drake, Fleetwood Mac, Justin Timberlake, Kanye
West, Luke Bryan, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mary J Blige, Prince, Shawn
Mendes, Sir Elton John and Sir Paul McCartney, Taylor Swift, The
Killers, The Weeknd, and more.
Proud partners of the iHeartRadio Music Festival include Capital
One and The CW. Additional proud partners across iHeartRadio
platforms include, T-Mobile and Taco Bell®, with more to be
announced.
The 2020 iHeartRadio Music Festival is co-produced by John Sykes
and Tom Poleman for iHeartMedia and Michael Dempsey for Dempsey
Productions. For more details about the iHeartRadio Music Festival
visit iHeartRadio.com/festival.
Artists and/or event are subject to change or cancellation
without notice.
About iHeartMedia
iHeartMedia (NASDAQ: IHRT) is the number one audio company in
the United States, reaching nine out of 10 Americans every month –
and with its quarter of a billion monthly listeners, has a greater
reach than any other media company in the U.S. The company’s
leadership position in audio extends across multiple platforms,
including more than 850 live broadcast stations in over 160 markets
nationwide; through its iHeartRadio digital service available
across more than 250 platforms and 2,000 devices; through its
influencers; social; branded iconic live music events; other
digital products and newsletters; and podcasts as the #1 commercial
podcast publisher. iHeartMedia also leads the audio industry in
analytics, targeting and attribution for its marketing partners
with its SmartAudio product, using data from its massive consumer
base. Visit iHeartMedia.com for more company information.
About The CW
THE CW TELEVISION NETWORK, a joint venture between Warner Bros.
Entertainment and CBS Entertainment, launched in 2006. The CW is a
multiplatform network that broadcasts a six-night 12-hour primetime
lineup, Sunday through Friday and streams its ad-supported content,
free, without login or authentication on CWTV.com and The CW app
which is available on every major OTT platform. In daytime, The CW
broadcasts a Monday through Friday afternoon block, and a
three-hour Saturday morning kids block. The CW’s digital network,
CW Seed, launched in 2013, and offers beloved limited-run series,
as well as past seasons of recent fan-favorite television shows.
For more information about the network and its programming, visit
www.cwtvpr.com.
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For iHeartMedia: Angel Aristone
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Danielle Vitucci DanielleVitucci@iHeartMedia.com
For The CW Nate Kirtman, 818/977-5993
Nate.Kirtman@cwtv.com
Jodi Karp, 818/977-2609 Jodi.Karp@cwtv.com
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