MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday March 1, 2016

KIIS PRESENTS IHEARTRADIO AUSTRALIA LIVE'S 90s MANIA PARTY & THE EDGE PRESENTS IHEARTRADIO AUSTRALIA LIVE WITH G-EAZY POWERED BY OPTUS AT THE X STUDIO iHeartRadio Australia is gearing up for two huge iHeartRadio Australia LIVE events in March - KIIS Presents iHeartRadio LIVE's 90s Mania Party and The Edge Presents iHeartRadio LIVE with G-Eazy – powered by Optus at The X Studio.

The announcement comes as The X Studio in Kings Cross is named the official home venue for iHeartRadio Australia LIVE events. Positioned in the heart of Sydney, located under the iconic Coca-Cola sign in Kings Cross, The X Studio is the new state-of- the-art event and entertainment facility.

The X Studio creator and CEO Ron Creevey said: "We are extremely excited to partner with the team at iHeartRadio Australia for the next two years and look forward to creating many memorable live music events, something that the people of Sydney deserve."

It’s time to get your body glitter, snap bracelets and Lip Smackers out of storage and get ready to dance to the rhythm of the night. Featuring 90s dance favourites SNAP, Corona, and C + C Music Factory this will be a dance party not to be missed.

This event comes hot off the heels of the relaunch of the iHeartRadio 90s station where listeners can hear all their favourite music of the decade and catch special interviews and takeovers with 90s Mania Party artists. Interviews will also be aired on the iHeartRadio Countdown station and KIIS 1065.

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Plus, on Wednesday, March 2, lovers of hip-hop can get up close with rising star G-Eazy where he will perform a special, intimate iHeartRadio LIVE gig for just 30 lucky guests at The X Studio.

The Edge Presents iHeartRadio LIVE with G-Eazy Powered by Optus is an exclusive live event hosted by The Edge 96.ONE’s breakfast duo Mike E & Emma and will include an audience Q&A with G-Eazy and a meet and greet for some lucky guests.

From Oakland, CA G-Eazy is headed to Australia this month as part of his ‘When it’s Dark Out’ tour. His debut album These Things Happen sold over 250K units worldwide and has been streamed over 100 million times. In addition to the continued success of his own projects, G-Eazy has shared in Grace’s triumph with single ‘You Don’t Own Me’ as the featured artist on this track, which is 2X Platinum in Australia.

G-Eazy’s new album, When It’s Dark Out, reached the Top 3 on the ARIA Urban Chart and features the single Me, Myself & I.

Of the upcoming iHeartRadio LIVE events, Head of iHeartRadio Australia Geraint Davies said: “The beauty of iHeartRadio is we cover every musical genre under the sun as this announcement demonstrates. We don’t just want to stream music, we want to enable listeners to experience the music they love live. Thanks to the support of our FM brands and Optus we will have at least one of these money-can’t-buy music events for lucky winners each month across 2016. iHeartRadio LIVE events both here in Australia and in the USA offer the best and most diverse live musical series on the planet.”

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About iHeartMedia: With 245 million monthly listeners in the U.S., 87 million monthly digital uniques, over 75 million social followers and 196 million monthly consumers of its Total Traffic and Weather Network, iHeartMedia has the largest reach of any radio or television outlet in America. It serves over 150 markets through 858 owned radio stations, and the company’s radio stations and content can be heard on AM/FM, HD digital radio, satellite radio, on the Internet at iHeartRadio.com and on the company’s radio station websites, on the iHeartRadio mobile app, in enhanced auto dashes, on tablets and smartphones, and on gaming consoles. iHeartRadio, iHeartMedia’s digital radio platform, is the No. 1 all-in-one digital audio service with over 700 million downloads; it reached its first 20 million registered users faster than any digital service in Internet history and reached 70 million users faster than any other radio or digital music service and even faster than Facebook. The company’s operations include radio broadcasting, online, mobile, digital and social media, live concerts and events, syndication, music research services and independent media representation. For more company information visit iHeartMedia.com.

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 . The KIIS network now incorporates the Sydney and Melbourne stations, ’s #1 Mix102.3, ’s #1 97.3FM and ’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.

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