New York, NY – August 15, 2011 – Clear Channel Radio today announced that JAY-Z, the legendary recording artist whose music has transcended all pop music culture, has been added to the line-up for the iHeartRadio Music Festival, the two-day music event hosted by Ryan Seacrest that will mark the biggest live concert festival in radio history. The music festival was announced on Monday, July 11 and sold out ten minutes after tickets were put on sale to the general public. JAY-Z will appear at the iHeartRadio Music Festival on Friday, September 23rd, when his performance will close out the Festival’s opening night.

 

The multiple Grammy winner has sold over 50 million albums worldwide and he surpassed Elvis as the solo artist with the most #1 albums. JAY-Z, who’s been responsible for many groundbreaking cross-genre collaborations with artists like Coldplay and Linkin Park, joins an already towering lineup of music’s superstars including: Lady Gaga, Coldplay, Alicia Keys, Steven Tyler, The Black Eyed Peas, Kenny Chesney, Jennifer Lopez, Carrie Underwood, Jane’s Addiction, Nicki Minaj, John Mayer, David Guetta, Rascal Flatts, Bruno Mars, Kelly Clarkson, Sublime with Rome and special performances by Usher and Sting.

Participating artists will appear on one stage at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on two consecutive nights, September 23 and 24, to celebrate the official launch of the New iHeartRadio, Clear Channel’s free, industry-leading digital radio product that will combine its more than 750 broadcast radio and digital-only stations from 150 cities with the ability to create custom stations, delivering listeners everything they want all in one fully integrated service.

“When we conceived the iHeartRadio Music Festival we set out to break down boundaries between genres and assemble a collection of the biggest musicians in the world,” said Bob Pittman, Chairman of Media and Entertainment Platforms for Clear Channel. “JAY-Z embodies that range; he has had a defining influence on music, and the creative influence he continues to have on other artists cannot be overstated. Adding him to the line-up is yet one more reason the festival will be a once-in-a-lifetime music event.”

“We are thrilled to have JAY-Z as part of the iHeartRadio Festival, making an incredible line-up even more spectacular,” said John Hogan, CEO of Clear Channel Radio. “The thousands of fans who converge on Las Vegas in September to celebrate the next generation of iHeartRadio, and the millions more who can listen to or watch the live streams, will truly witness the greatest musicians in the world together on one stage.

Live audio and video streams of the iHeartRadio Music Festival will be available online, via mobile devices at www.iHeartRadio.com and across all of Clear Channel's radio station websites. Festival tickets are sold out, but throughout the summer hundreds of listeners will win a dream trip to Vegas to converge with thousands of fans across the country and experience this one-of-a-kind event.

The iHeartRadio Music Festival is a Clear Channel Entertainment Production. For more information visit iHeartRadio.com. iHeartRadio is available on the web at iHeartRadio.com and on iPhone, iPod Touch, Android, Windows Phone 7, Blackberry, iPad and HP TouchPad.

Artists and/or event subject to change or cancellation without notice.

 

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Contact:

Wendy Goldberg

Clear Channel Radio

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wendygoldberg@clearchannel.com