iHeartMedia’s 2015 iHeartRadio Music Festival Takes Home A Shorty Award For "The Best In Live Events"

iHeartMedia’s 2015 iHeartRadio Music Festival Takes Home A Shorty Award For "The Best In Live Events"
 
Company Also Awarded Gold Distinction for Its Use of Social Media During The 2015 iHeartRadio Music Awards
 
New York - ­ March, 23, 2016 - ­ iHeartMedia is excited to announce that the 2015 iHeartRadio Music Festival has been awarded the winner of the Eighth Annual Shorty Award for The Best of Social Media at a Live Event. In addition, the company's social engagement for the 2015 iHeartRadio Music Awards earned a Gold distinction as a finalist in The Shorty Awards Live Events category.
 
The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media usage and activation across the web. Each year millions of submissions for both individual influencers as well as organizations producing engaging content for fans on sites including Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Snapchat, Instagram and more are nominated for awards. "The Best in Live Events" Shorty Award category honors the best use of social media to elevate events including concerts, marches, rallies and meetups.
 
The 2015 iHeartRadio Music Festival generated a record 6.5 billion social media impressions, putting the festival's social activity ahead of football's big game halftime show for the third consecutive year, by introducing unique and innovative new ways to engage both fans and artists across social platforms. The official hashtag #iHeartRadio trended No. 1 worldwide, No. 1 in the United States and across more than 80 cities. More than 10 topics trended locally, nationally and worldwide across Twitter throughout the festival weekend.
 
For more information on iHeartMedia's social activations visit shortyawards.com and select Best in Live Events.

About iHeartMedia, Inc.

iHeartMedia, Inc. [Nasdaq: IHRT] is the leading audio media company in America, with 90% of Americans listening to iHeart broadcast radio in every month. iHeart’s broadcast radio assets alone have a larger audience in the U.S. than any other media outlet; twice the size of the next largest broadcast radio company; and over four times the ad-enabled audience of the largest digital only audio service. iHeart is the largest podcast publisher according to Podtrac, with more downloads than the next two podcast publishers combined, has the most recognizable live events across all genres of music, has the number one social footprint among audio players, with seven times more followers than the next audio media brand, and is the only fully integrated audio ad tech solution across broadcast, streaming and podcasts. The company continues to leverage its strong audience connection and unparalleled consumer reach to build new platforms, products and services. Visit iHeartMedia.com for more company information.