iHeartMedia Announces The Daytime Village At The iHeartCountry Festival, A Music Experience By AT&T Featuring Jon Pardi, Lindsay Ell, Kane Brown, Tucker Beathard, Chris Janson and Kip Moore

America's Top Country On Air Personality Bobby Bones to Host the iHeartCountry Festival, A Music Experience By AT&T

Kip Moore To Also Join Main Stage Featuring Jason Aldean, Little Big Town, Dierks Bentley, Brantley Gilbert, Rascal Flatts, Old Dominion, Jake Owen, Darius Rucker, Lady Antebellum, Kelsea Ballerini, Bobby Bones and The Raging Idiots at the Frank Erwin Center

New York, NY – March 27, 2017 – iHeartMedia announced today the lineup for the Daytime Village at the iHeartCountry Festival, a Music Experience by AT&T on Saturday, May 6 from 2:30-6 p.m. CT at Frank Erwin Center's North Box Office Plaza in Austin, Texas.  The free daytime event will feature live performances by Jon Pardi, Lindsay Ell, Kane Brown, Tucker Beathard, Chris Janson and Kip Moore. The Daytime Village will also feature fan zones and interactive experiences by iHeartRadio's brand partners. 

In addition, one of iHeartMedia's nationally-syndicated top on air personalities, Bobby Bones, will return as the official host of the iHeartCountry Festival main stage. Some of the best Country music from the iHeartRadio app will come to life with an extraordinary lineup including recently announced performer Kip Moore, as well as Jason Aldean, Little Big Town, Dierks Bentley, Brantley Gilbert, Rascal Flatts, Old Dominion, Jake Owen, Darius Rucker, Lady Antebellum, Kelsea Ballerini and Bobby Bones and The Raging Idiots, with more to be announced. iHeartMedia's Country music radio stations will broadcast the iHeartCountry Festival live in their local markets and at iHeartRadio.com​. In addition, the concert will livestream exclusively from AT&T for fans nationwide, followed by a special TV broadcast on the AT&T AUDIENCE Network on May 19 at 9 p.m. ET/PT via DIRECTV Ch 239 or U-verse Ch 1114.

As the official sponsor, AT&T will have more fan surprises to reveal later.

"The iHeartCountry Festival is always one of my favorite music events and I’m thrilled to be able to host and perform for the second year," said Bobby Bones. “It’s always an honor to share the stage with some of Country music’s most influential artists and I can’t wait to see what surprises iHeartRadio has in store for this year’s unforgettable event.” 

The iHeartCountry Festival is part of iHeartMedia's roster of incredibly successful, nationally recognized concert events, including the iHeartRadio Music Festival, iHeartRadio Summer Pool Party, iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Concert Tour, iHeartRadio Music Awards, iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina and the iHeart80s Party.

The iHeartCountry Festival, a Music Experience by AT&T is an iHeartMedia Production. Proud partners of this year's event include Aaron’s Lease to Own, Firestone®, Rockwell Tools, ​St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, State Farm®, and Tito’s Handmade Vodka with more to be announced. For more information visit iHeartRadio.com/countryfestival. 

About iHeartMedia, Inc.

iHeartMedia (NASDAQ: IHRT) is the number one audio company in the United States, reaching nine out of 10 Americans every month. It consists of three business groups.

With its quarter of a billion monthly listeners, the iHeartMedia Multiplatform Group has a greater reach than any other media company in the U.S. Its leadership position in audio extends across multiple platforms, including more than 860 live broadcast stations in over 160 markets nationwide; its National Sales organization; and the company’s live and virtual events business. It also includes Premiere Networks, the industry’s largest Networks business, with its Total Traffic and Weather Network (TTWN); and BIN: Black Information Network, the first and only 24/7 national and local all news audio service for the Black community. iHeartMedia also leads the audio industry in analytics, targeting and attribution for its marketing partners with its SmartAudio suite of data targeting and attribution products using data from its massive consumer base.

The iHeartMedia Digital Audio Group includes the company’s fast-growing podcasting business -- iHeartMedia is the number one podcast publisher in downloads, unique listeners, revenue and earnings -- as well as its industry-leading iHeartRadio digital service, available across more than 500 platforms and 2,000 devices; the company’s digital sites, newsletters, digital services and programs; its digital advertising technology companies; and its audio industry-leading social media footprint.

The company’s Audio & Media Services reportable segment includes Katz Media Group, the nation’s largest media representation company, and RCS, the world's leading provider of broadcast and webcast software.

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