Monday, October 22, 2012

Taylor Swift, Usher, Rihanna Set For iHeartRadio Music Festival

The two-day show, also featuring Lil Wayne, Aerosmith and many more, will take place in September in Las Vegas.
By Jocelyn Vena

<P>Wondering who will take the stage at the second annual iHeartRadio Music Festival this year? Well, on Monday (July 9), the A-list-filled roster was announced.</P><P>In a press release, Clear Channel confirmed that <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/swift__taylor/artist.jhtml">Taylor Swift</a>, Aerosmith, <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/rihanna/artist.jhtml">Rihanna</a>, <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/Usher/artist.jhtml">Usher</a>, Bon Jovi, Lil Wayne, Green Day, Swedish House Mafia, No Doubt, Brad Paisley, Pitbull, deadmau5, Miranda Lambert, Enrique Iglesias, Linkin Park, Jason Aldean, <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/pink/artist.jhtml">Pink</a>, Mary J. Blige, Calvin Harris and Shakira will all take the stage during the two-day festival. Ryan Seacrest will host.</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Looking 4 Myself Can't Be 'Categorized'" id="vid:767986" width="415" height="255"></div><p></P><P>"The iHeartRadio Music Festival is a unique celebration of music &#8212; it's the biggest names in the industry coming together for an impressive weekend of live entertainment," Seacrest said in a statement. "The momentum, energy and music experience around the inaugural iHeartRadio Music Festival was incredible, and I'm excited to be a part of this must-see event."</P><P>More artists are expected to be added to the lineup closer to the show, which will take place on September 21 and 22 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Tickets for the two-day fest will go on sale on July 14.</P><P>"The iHeartRadio Music Festival is the ultimate celebration of what's hot in all genres of music, from rock, pop and country to electronic dance music, R&B and hip-hop," Tom Poleman, president of Clear Channel national programming and executive producer of the festival, added in the release. "For the first time, fans from across the country will get to see today's megastars like Rihanna, Taylor Swift and Usher on the same stage as legends like Aerosmith, Mary J. Blige and Bon Jovi. I'm sure we'll have hundreds of memorable moments throughout the festival. It's the concert line-up of the year for both fans and artists."</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Taylor Swift Learning With New Album" id="vid:733489.id:1678910" width="415" height="255"></div><p></P>

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