»Æ¹Ï´«Ã½Announces The Return Of Its Annual Mega Events The iHeart»Æ¹Ï´«Ã½ Music Festival And Its Daytime Village, On September 23 And 24

»Æ¹Ï´«Ã½Announces The Return Of Its Annual Mega Events The iHeart»Æ¹Ï´«Ã½ Music Festival And Its Daytime Village, On September 23 And 24

The Daytime Village at the iHeart»Æ¹Ï´«Ã½ Music Festival Reveals Sam Hunt and Alessia Cara as First-Announced Artists in the Lineup

Annual "Macy's iHeart»Æ¹Ï´«Ã½ Rising Star" Talent Search Returns

New York, N.Y. – January 15, 2016 – »Æ¹Ï´«Ã½announced today the return of the annual star-studded iHeart»Æ¹Ï´«Ã½ Music Festival on September 23 and 24 in Las Vegas, and its Daytime Village which will return to the Las Vegas Village across from the Luxor Hotel and Casino on Saturday, September 24.  The company also announced the return of the "Macy's iHeart»Æ¹Ï´«Ã½ Rising Star" talent search.

The 2016 Daytime Village will feature live performances by both popular and emerging artists, including the first revealed artists Sam Hunt and Alessia Cara, with more to be announced. The Daytime Village will also feature fan zones and interactive experiences by iHeart»Æ¹Ï´«Ã½'s brand partners.  Tickets for the Daytime Village go on sale today at 10 a.m. PT and start at $39 plus taxes and fees. Fans can visit iHeart»Æ¹Ï´«Ã½.com/village for more information or to purchase tickets. 

The "Macy's iHeart»Æ¹Ï´«Ã½ Rising Star" talent search will also return for the fifth year in a row providing emerging artists the chance to perform on the same stage as music's biggest superstars at the 2016 iHeart»Æ¹Ï´«Ã½ Music Festival and select Macy's events this fall.

Starting in early May, iHeart»Æ¹Ï´«Ã½ listeners and Macy's shoppers will once again have their chance to cast their votes for their favorite up-and-coming artists, and by voting, fans will also be entered for a chance to win a trip to Las Vegas for the 2016 iHeart»Æ¹Ï´«Ã½ Music Festival.  Fans will also hear the top five finalists' music on iHeart»Æ¹Ï´«Ã½ via Macy's exclusive , the retailer's own radio station which also broadcasts live in-store at Macy's mstylelab Junior's and Young Men's departments nationwide.  mstyleradio is a destination where fans can discover new music, enjoy their favorite hits and connect to the latest in fashion and pop culture.

The winner of the "Macy's iHeart»Æ¹Ï´«Ã½ Rising Star" will take the stage as the opening act of the epic two-night event.  Last year's star-studded festival featured superstars Kanye West, Sam Smith, Coldplay, Puff Daddy, Demi Lovato, David Guetta, Kenny Chesney, The Weeknd, Tove Lo, Lil Wayne, Fall Out Boy, Disclosure, Hozier, Jason Derulo, Duran Duran, Prince Royce, Diplo, Trey Songz, The Killers, Jennifer Lopez, Blake Shelton, Nick Jonas and more. This year's iHeart»Æ¹Ï´«Ã½ Music Festival lineup and ticket information will be announced later this summer and more details on the Macy's iHeart»Æ¹Ï´«Ã½ Rising Star talent search will be available soon at .ÌýÌý

"The 'Macy's iHeart»Æ¹Ï´«Ã½ Rising Star' contest continues to be a major highlight at the festival and a great way to expose up-and-coming talent in a big way," said Jeff Howard, President of National Sales, iHeartMedia.  "This partnership is extremely unique and together with Macy's we have the ability to provide these emerging artists with national exposure and also continue to support music discovery with our audiences."

The iHeart»Æ¹Ï´«Ã½ Music Festival will broadcast live on »Æ¹Ï´«Ã½Contemporary Hit »Æ¹Ï´«Ã½ (CHR) stations across the country that weekend including the iconic Z100 in New York; KIIS-FM in Los Angeles; Y100 in Miami; KISS FM in Dallas, Chicago and Boston; as well as many more, and will also be featured as an exclusive national television broadcast special on The CW Network at a later date.

The iHeart»Æ¹Ï´«Ã½ Music Festival and Daytime Village are where the music and artists of the come to life, and are an »Æ¹Ï´«Ã½Production. Proud partners of this year's event include Ideal Image®, Macy's, MasterCard®, MATADOR® BEEF JERKY, Mazda®, State Farm®, Taco Bell®, The CW Network, TWIX® Brand, Ulta Beauty, UnitedHealthcare, X Out, from the makers of Proactiv® and more to be announced. For more information visit iHeart»Æ¹Ï´«Ã½.com/festival. The iHeart»Æ¹Ï´«Ã½ Music Festival is co-produced by John Sykes, President of »Æ¹Ï´«Ã½Entertainment Enterprises and Tom Poleman, President of National Programming Group for iHeartMedia.

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.