Second Annual iHeartRadio Country Festival Brings The Biggest Names In Country Music Together In Austin

Second Annual iHeartRadio Country Festival Brings The Biggest Names In Country Music Together In Austin

Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Brantley Gilbert, Darius Rucker, Little Big Town, Dierks Bentley, Justin Moore, The Band Perry, Sam Hunt, Tyler Farr and More Among Country Music Superstar Performances
NBC to Air Festival as Two-Hour Special Wednesday, May 27

Austin, TX – May 4, 2015 – The second annual iHeartRadio Country Festival hosted Country music’s biggest superstars on Saturday night at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. The event celebrated all things Country and included performances by Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Brantley Gilbert, Darius Rucker, Little Big Town, Dierks Bentley, Justin Moore, The Band Perry, Sam Hunt and Tyler Farr. Hosted by Jennifer Nettles and Darius Rucker, the event included special guest appearances by Bobby Bones, Big & Rich, Cody Alan, Brooklyn Decker, Craig Robinson, Eric Decker and Jessie James Decker.

The music of the iHeartRadio app came to life with an extraordinary lineup and these special moments:

The Band Perry closed out their set with a cover of Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Funk”
iHeartRadio Music Award winner Brantley Gilbert brought Justin Moore on stage to perform their collaboration “Small Town Throwdown”
After Tim McGraw sang “Something Like That,” iHeartRadio's Bobby Bones led the crowd in singing “Happy Birthday” to celebrate the artist’s 48th birthday
The 2015 iHeartRadio Country Festival was a prominent social media topic throughout the weekend, and #iHeartCountry continues to trend with tweets and retweets from fans as well as artists.

NBC, which also airs the Emmy Award-winning musical competition series “The Voice” and the popular “iHeartRadio Music Awards,” will televise the iHeartRadio Country Festival on NBC Wednesday, May 27 from 9-11 p.m. ET / 8-10 p.m. CT. The all-star Country event also streamed live exclusively on Yahoo Live for fans nationwide and broadcasted live on iHeartMedia’s Country radio stations across the U.S.

iHeartMedia ran a six weeklong nationwide promotion, giving thousands of Country music fans nationwide the opportunity to win a trip to Austin for a one-of-a-kind experience at the iHeartRadio Country Festival.  The promotion ran across more than 120 iHeartMedia Country radio stations as well as on iHeartRadio, the company's all-in-one digital streaming and music platform.

iHeartRadio delivers everything listeners want in a free all-in-one platform: instant access to 2,000 Live Radio Stations across the country, user-created Custom Stations inspired by 800,000 artists and 20 million songs, thousands of curated digital stations and Shows & Personalities featuring on-demand news, talk and entertainment content.

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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