Aussie Fans Can Win Their Way to See Justin Bieber and Meghan Trainor Perfrom Live At

Tuesday February 23, 2016

AUSSIE FANS CAN WIN THEIR WAY TO SEE JUSTIN BIEBER AND MEGHAN TRAINOR PERFROM LIVE AT THIRD ANNUAL IHEARTRADIO MUSIC AWARDS IN LOS ANGELES

Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Adele, Walk The Moon and Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars nominated for "Song of the Year" at the 2016 iHeartRadio Music Awards

Australian Radio Network’s (ARN) iHeartRadio Australia and Optus are giving Aussie music lovers the chance to get up close to their favourite artists at the annual star- studded iHeartRadio Music Awards.

AUSTRALIAN RADIO NETWORK WWW.ARN.COM.AU There are two ways to win tickets to iHeartRadio Music Awards which will be held on Sunday, April 3 at the historic Forum in Los Angeles. iHeartRadio Australia is giving two lucky music fans 2x VIP tickets and flights to Los Angeles so they can get up close and personal with their favourite artists and experience the iHeartRadio Music Awards live. More details on how to win your way there soon to be revealed.

Meanwhile, Optus customers can win big with Optus Perks with 2x VIP tickets (and flights to LA, accommodation and spending money) to the iHeartRadio Music Awards – enter here. iHeartRadio Australia Content Director Brett “Nozz” Nossiter said: “The iHeartRadio Music Awards is one of the biggest music events of the year and once again iHeartRadio Australia and Optus are giving Aussie fans the chance to get closer to their favourite artists and the music they love. The iHeartRadio Music Awards are a true celebration of music and it’s going to be an incredible night that is not to be missed.”

For the third straight year, the iHeartRadio Music Awards will celebrate the amazing music that was heard throughout the year across radio stations nationwide and on iHeartRadio.

The 2016 awards will feature live performances including first released performers Justin Bieber and Meghan Trainor, first-time duets and collaborations, celebrity guest appearances, live award presentations, and more can’t-miss performances by a soon- to-be-named artists.

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This year, the iHeartRadio Music Awards will feature 31 categories, including new awards for "Best Tour," "Best Duo/Group of the Year" and "Latin Song of the Year," as well as individual awards for "Artist of the Year" in music’s biggest genres.

Taylor Swift leads nominees with eight nominations and will vie for the first "Female Artist of the Year" award, while The Weeknd received seven nominations, including in the inaugural "Male Artist of the Year" category. Swift and the Weeknd will go head-to- head in the coveted "Song of the Year" and first-ever "Album of the Year" categories. Other artists who have received multiple nominations include Adele, Drake, Justin Bieber, Ed Sheeran, Luke Bryan and Sam Smith.

"Because the iHeartRadio Music Awards are a celebration of all things music, it’s extremely fitting that we expand the categories this year to recognise even more of today's biggest artists across every genre," said Tom Poleman, President of iHeartMedia’s National Programming Group. "It’s going to be an unforgettable night and a true representation of the country’s favorite artists and music."

In addition to being a compelling celebration of music and artists, the 2016 iHeartRadio Music Awards will celebrate the fans, giving them once-in-lifetime access to their favorite artists and an up-close-and-personal view of the event like never before.

For the first time ever, tickets to the iHeartRadio Music Awards in LA are on-sale to the general public and can be purchased here.

To listen: www.iHeart.com

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ABOUT ARN

ARN is one of the leading broadcasters in the country with ownership or investments in 12 radio stations nationwide. Its brands KIIS, Pure Gold, iHeartRadio, and The Edge96.ONE entertain and influence over four million listeners across Australia.

In 2014 KIIS 1065 was launched with Kyle & Jackie O in Sydney and immediately went to #1FM and in 2015 the KIIS network launched nationally with KIIS 101.1 in Melbourne. The KIIS network now incorporates the Sydney and Melbourne stations, Adelaide’s #1 Mix102.3, Brisbane’s #1 97.3FM and Perth’s 96FM.

ARN also launched iHeartRadio, the world’s fastest growing digital service, to the Australian market in 2013 and the platform has had over 750,000 downloads. iHeartRadio is a free, all-in-one digital radio service and live events platform that lets audiences listen to their favourite live stations across Australia, New Zealand and the USA. Listeners can also create commercial-free custom stations, and find the best audio casts to create personalised daily custom talk stations.

ARN is an APN News & Media company.

For further information please contact: Bec Brown PH: 0403 052 256 E: [email protected]

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