NBC to Televise Clear Channels First Ever iHeartRadio Music Awards Live May 1
Nominees and Winner听Selection听to Be Powered By All-New iHeartRadio Chart and Fan Voting
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NEW YORK, N.Y. and UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. 鈥斕鼺eb. 26, 2014听鈥 NBC and Clear Channel Media and Entertainment announced today that NBC will televise the first-ever iHeartRadio Music Awards听May 1 (8-11 p.m. ET/PT) from the historic Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
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The three-hour will showcase this year鈥檚 biggest artists and songs and feature live performances, never-before-done duets and collaborations, celebrity guest appearances and live award presentations. The show, which will feature performances from other Los Angeles venues, will also broadcast and stream live the audio across all participating Clear Channel radio stations听and their websites, and on iHeartRadio.
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The iHeartRadio Music Awards, which will feature the most popular artists and songs of the year, will be based on听results from听the all-new iHeartRadio Chart.听Those charts听are supplied and compiled by Mediabase, the music industry鈥檚 No. 1 source for monitored airplay. They include listener feedback and performance data, according to airplay; digital streaming data from the iHeartRadio platform, including 鈥渢humbs up鈥 and custom station creations; and sales, social, online video data and tags from BigChampagne and Shazam. In addition, for the first time ever in any music awards show, every voting category will include social #hashtags as听the听primary voting mechanism.
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鈥淐ollaborating with a company that has the global reach of Clear Channel allows us to interact with music fans all over the world,鈥 said Paul Telegdy, President, Alternative and Late Night Programming, NBC Entertainment. 鈥淲e feel fortunate being on the ground floor of the iHeartRadio Music Awards, which will deliver an array of great performances from today鈥檚 biggest stars.鈥
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鈥淲ith a reach of more than 240 million people every month, Clear Channel has an unparalleled听ability to identify and track the biggest artists and songs in the country,鈥 said John Sykes, President of Entertainment Enterprises for Clear Channel. 鈥淭he iHeartRadio Music Awards will be the first awards show in history to听reflect America鈥檚 favorite music, and听which听is truly powered by the people.鈥
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The iHeartRadio Music Awards will recognize the most popular artists and music over the past 12 months as determined by iHeartRadio listeners.听The show will feature 13 different award categories across all genres of music.听Each will initially feature 10 nominees 鈥 listeners will then narrow down to five finalists during a four-week period, with the finalists to be announced听during a one-hour special live event听on March 26, 2014听at the iHeartRadio Theater in Los Angeles.听Fans will then听 over the next several weeks to determine the winners in each category.听
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In the months leading up to the iHeartRadio Music Awards, Clear Channel will feature interviews and special programming focusing on the nominees across all of its 835 radio stations and the iHeartRadio digital service.听Fans will also participate through Clear Channel鈥檚 social and digital media platforms.
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Clear Channel also today unveils the iHeartRadio Countdown, its new听two-hour weekly program that highlights the top 20 Contemporary Hit Radio (CHR) songs in the iHeartRadio Chart. The new show will be co-hosted each week by a major artist and iHeartRadio鈥檚 own Romeo on the Radio, airing on all Clear Channel Top 40/Contemporary Hit Radio (CHR) stations on Saturday or Sunday.听The iHeartRadio Countdown will also spotlight songs outside the top 20 each week with special features such as听Most Social Song,听the iHeartRadio Most 鈥淭humbed Up Song,鈥 iHeartRadio exclusives,听along with premieres and sneak peeks from that week鈥檚 guest host.
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鈥淲hat鈥檚 unique about the iHeartRadio chart, countdown and awards is that all three are squarely focused on what the listener wants,鈥 said Tom Poleman, President of National Programming Platforms for Clear Channel Media and Entertainment. 鈥淔or the first time, these three interconnected programs have shifted the power of how we measure an artist鈥檚 success 鈥 and, in turn, what鈥檚 heard on the radio and celebrated with awards 鈥 to the critically important listener.鈥
The iHeartRadio Awards will be executive produced by John Sykes and Tom Poleman of Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, Ryan Seacrest Productions and Ian Stewart and Hamish Hamilton of Done and Dusted Inc., who will produce the show for NBC Studios.听Hamilton will also direct.