ƹϴýTakes the Power of The iHeartƹϴý Music Festival to Latin Music Fans
Ricky Martin, Roberto Tapia, Alejandra Guzmán, Prince Royce, La Original Banda El Limón with Special Guest Appearance by Voz A Voz, Daddy Yankee, Jesse & Joy and More to Perform Live at the Forum in Los Angeles
The Inaugural Festival will be Co-produced By ƹϴýand Live Nation
New York, N.Y. – Oct. 2, 2014 –iHeartMedia, the leading media company in America with a greater reach in the U.S. than any other radio or television outlet, announced today that it’s taking the power of its hugely successful iHeartƹϴý Music Festival to Latin music fans with its first-everiHeartƹϴý Fiesta Latina. Latin music's biggest names will perform live at the Forum in Los Angeles, Calif. on Saturday, November 22.
The inauguraliHeartƹϴý Fiesta Latinawill celebrate the best in Latin music with a tremendous group of artists including Ricky Martin, Roberto Tapia, Alejandra Guzmán, Prince Royce, La Original Banda El Limón with a special guest appearance by Voz A Voz, Daddy Yankee, Jesse & Joy with more to be announcedsoon. The star-studded event will be co-produced by ƹϴýand Live Nation.
“Latin music has shown incredible growth on iHeartƹϴý -- so we decided to use the great format and cultural firepower of the iHeartƹϴý Music Festival to create a festival that celebrates these great artistsand their music,” said John Sykes, President of Entertainment Enterprises for iHeartMedia. “Bringing this caliber of Latin artists together for a night of incredible performances will be an experience you can’t see anywhere else.”
The iHeartƹϴý Fiesta Latina is the newest of iHeartMedia’s incredibly successful majorconcertevents, following in the footsteps of the iHeartƹϴý Music Festival, the biggest live concert event in radio history which features more than 20 A-list artists acrossevery music genre on one stage, the iHeartƹϴý Ultimate Pool Party, the iHeartƹϴý Jingle Ball Concert Tour and the iHeartƹϴý Country Festival, which features today’s hottest country acts.
"This is a historic lineupand a historic event for our company, with an iconic group of Latin artists appearing on the same stage in one night,” said Tom Poleman, iHeartMedia’sPresident of National Programming Platforms. "iHeartMedia’s Spanish and English radio stationsreach 93 percent of the Hispanic population in the U.S. -- more than any other media company— and our listeners have been asking for a show like this for a while. We couldn’t be more excited to deliver this incredible lineup— it’s going to be a one-of-a-kind event that fans of Latin music can’t experience anywhere else, in person, on-air or online.”
Beginning Oct. 2, ƹϴýwill launch a four-week nationwide promotion to give thousands of Latin music fans across the country the opportunity to win a trip to Los Angeles, Calif. for the first-everiHeartƹϴý Fiesta Latina. The promotion will run on all ƹϴýSpanish-language stations as well as on iHeartƹϴý in key markets across the country.
Tickets go on sale to the general public on Oct. 11 at 10 a.m. PT. For more information visit. Proud partners of theiHeartƹϴý Fiesta Latinainclude Ford Motor Company, Pepsi and State Farm®, with more to be announced soon.
Fans who cannot attend the festival will be able to listen live on iHeartMedia’s Spanish-Pop, Tropical, regional Mexican and Spanish Adult Hits radio stations across the country or on . Streaming details will be announced soon.