ƹϴýWorld Premieres Return Single from Paramore; Celebrates Carrie Underwood and John Mellencamp

New National Flyaway Contests Launched for The Retaliators movie, Panic! At The Disco and John Mellencamp

NEW YORK, N.Y. – September 30 – ƹϴýcelebrated new music recently with World Premiere debuts across iHeartƹϴý stations from hit artists, including Paramore’s “This Is Why,” their first single in four years, on September 28 on all Alternative stations. Godsmack’s new single “Surrender” had a World Premiere debut on September 28 across all iHeartƹϴý Rock stations. Additionally, The Isley Brothers had a “Feature 5” spotlight on all iHeartƹϴý R&B stations on September 30.

This week, iHeartƹϴý celebrated Carrie Underwood and John Mellencamp with special shows highlighting their latest accomplishments. iHeartƹϴý LIVE with Carrie Underwood on September 29 from Nashville, Tenn. The unique event, a partnership with Meta, is available to viewers with a Meta Quest 2 headset who can watch the VR performance in Meta Horizon Worlds. It is also available on iHeartƹϴý’s Facebook, and aired across iHeartCountry stations and the iHeartƹϴý app. Underwood performed a setlist packed with songs from her new album Denim & Rhinestones, including “Ghost Story”, as well as previously released fan favorites, and shared plans for THE DENIM & RHINESTONES TOUR.

Also on September 29, John Mellencamp was featured on a special iHeartƹϴý ICONS radio broadcast live from Cleveland, Ohio. Mellencamp performed at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to celebrate the announce of his 76 show “Live and In Person 2023” Tour and the opening of the “Legends of Rock: John Mellencamp Exhibit,” a permanent exhibit in his honor. Mellencamp spoke about the upcoming tour, new exhibit, performed hits like “Jack & Diane” and “Pink Houses” and more, in front of a packed crowd. The 60-minute show was broadcast across select ƹϴýClassic Rock, Adult Hits, Classic Hits and Variety stations nationwide.

Additionally, ƹϴýlaunched several National Flyaway Contests this week. From September 26 to October 9, fans can enter to win the iHeartLand Fortnite Challenge w/ Brendon Urie. One lucky winner and a guest will win a trip to Phoenix, AZ, a two-night hotel stay, front-row tickets to see Panic! At The Disco perform on October 23 and the chance to challenge frontman Brendon Urie to games in iHeartLand in Fortnite. Fans can enter to win at iHeartƹϴý.com/Panic. Also starting September 26, listeners can enter to win the iHeartƹϴý Haunted Experience with The Retaliators Online Sweepstakes. A fan and a guest will win a trip to Los Angeles, CA, and two-night hotel stay to attend a Halloween experience on October 14 with Jacoby Shaddix from Papa Roach, who stars in the movie. Fans can enter through October 2 at iHeartƹϴý.com/TheRetaliators.

Starting September 30 through October 13, John Mellencamp fans can enter to win an incredible experience through the latest iHeartƹϴý VIP Sweepstakes. One lucky fan and a guest will get to choose which stop of his "Live and In Person 2023" tour, running from February 2023 to June 2023, they’d like to attend and receive VIP tickets to his show. The winner will also receive hand-written lyrics from Mellencamp of one of his songs and a backstage meet and greet opportunity with Mellencamp.

Later this year, ƹϴýwill celebrate the holiday season across the nation with its annual “iHeartƹϴý Jingle Ball Tour Presented by Capital One” – the season's spectacular music event, which captures the music and holiday spirit of the iHeartƹϴý app with performances by this year’s biggest artists including Dua Lipa, Lizzo, Jack Harlow, Pitbull, Black Eyed Peas, Backstreet Boys, Sam Smith, Khalid, Lewis Capaldi, Charlie Puth and more. The 2022 iHeartƹϴý Jingle Ball Tour Presented by Capital One will stop in 11 markets and run from November 29 to December 18. The Capital One cardholder pre-sale will run from October 4-6 before tickets go on sale to the general public on October 7. Listeners can visit iHeartƹϴý.com/JingleBall for more information.

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