Austin Mahone to Join Elvis Duran and the Morning Show Live In Studio for Exclusive World Premiere of New Single, "What About Love"
Clear Channel Media and Entertainment and Universal Music Group Launch Multi-Platform Campaign Including Exclusive World Premiere, Live Performance at the iHeartRadio Theater in New York City and Cross-Country Promotional Tour
New York, N.Y. – June 5, 2013 – Clear Channel Media and Entertainment and Universal Music Group announced today a unique multi-platform partnership to launch the new Austin Mahone single, "What About Love," his first official single off of his highly anticipated debut album (due fall 2013.)
Mahone will join Elvis Duran and the Morning Show live in studio for the exclusive world premiere of his new single, "What About Love," on Friday, June 7 at 8:05 a.m. EST. Elvis Duran and the Morning Show is one of the most-listened-to Top 40 morning shows in the U.S. and is syndicated on more than 60 stations across the country. Clear Channel Media and Entertainment will also introduce listeners to Mahone's new single throughout the day on Contemporary Hit Radio (CHR) stations nationwide and fans will be able to listen to the single on station websites and on iHeartRadio.com, which will feature a link to listen to the new single on-demand. Last week, iHeartRadio's sneak peak of the highly anticipated single garnered more than 1,000 views per minute at launch, with the hash tag #iHeartAustinMahone trending in the U.S.
"We knew after his first visit to our show Austin was on his way to stardom," said Duran. "What an honor to have him on our show while we world premiere his new single. His life is about to change."
"I am so appreciative of the love and support from Clear Channel. 'What About Love' is the first single off of my upcoming debut album and to have such a massive launch with Elvis Duran is like a dream," said Mahone. "I've grown up listening to Elvis and now I get to be on air with him to play my song! I can't thing of a better way to finally share my song with the world!"
Following the world premiere of "What About Love," Z100 will host a live chat, featuring an intimate performance with Mahone at the iHeartRadio Theater presented by P.C. Richard & Son in New York City that evening at 9 p.m. EST. The event will also stream live for fans at z100.com/austin.
The multi-platform campaign will include a 10 city promotional tour offering listeners the chance to win once-in-a-lifetime experiences with Mahone throughout the summer. Grand prize hometown experiences include a classic Chicago day, where the lucky winner and 15 friends will spend a day with Mahone on the beach, enjoy Chicago pizza and fireworks off of Navy Pier that night; Mahone will perform live at the winner's house in Minneapolis; and in Washington, D.C. Mahone will spend the day with the winner and friends touring the monuments and then attend a Nats game, where he'll throw the first pitch. The Ultimate Contests will run across Clear Channel CHR stations in Chicago Minneapolis, Tampa, Cincinnati, Tuscaloosa, Pittsburgh, Charlotte, Washington, D.C., Seattle, Miami, New York and Los Angeles.
At just 17 years old, singer/songwriter Austin Mahone is poised for stardom. Already making his mark on the scene, Mahone has sold out New York's famed Best Buy Theater within minutes of on-sales, has released a hit single "Say You're Just a Friend," featuring Flo Rida and is currently touring on Taylor Swift's RED Tour! Mahone will continue to swoon his fans with his newest single "What About Love." He most recently opened at the 2013 Radio Disney Music Awards and took home his first RDM award for the "Ultimate Breakout Star - Biggest Viral Artist". Mahone continues his massive online presence with his latest music video for a his new original song, "Heart in My Hand," which garnered more than 3 million views, following other viral successes like Mahone's first original single, "11:11" and smash hit, " Say Somethin". Not only does he have a solid fan base, known as "Mahomies," but the teen sensation is gaining a legion of loyal fans in the media as well. He's hot on the press trail with features in high profile outlets such as Details Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Wall Street Journal, Live! With Kelly & Michael, Today Show, Access Hollywood, Entertainment Tonight, E! News, Extra, The Insider, VH1, MTV, Popstar!, which have featured him on their cover, as well as J-14, M, Astro Girl, Quiz Fest and Twist and a presenter slot on the Billboard Music Awards last month.
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