iHeartMedia World Premieres New Single from Elton John & Britney Spears; Celebrates iHeartLand Launch with Charlie Puth

NEW YORK, N.Y. – August 26 – iHeartMedia celebrated new music recently with World Premiere debuts across iHeartRadio stations from several hit artists, including Elton John & Britney Spears’ new duet “Hold Me Closer” on August 26 on CHR and Hot AC stations. Also on August 26, Kenny Chesney’s new song “Beer with my Friends” with Old Dominion was featured in the New Music Spotlight slot across all iHeartCountry stations. Last week, rock icon Billy Idol’s new single “Cage” had a World Premiere debut on August 17 across all iHeartRadio Classic Rock stations; the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “Tippa My Tongue” had a World Premiere debut on August 19 across all iHeartRadio Alt. Rock stations; and Blake Shelton’s “No Body” had a World Premiere debut on August 19 across all iHeartCountry stations.

This week, iHeartMedia took an exciting step into the metaverse with the launch of iHeartLand, a state-of-the-art, always-on entertainment space where music and gaming collide. Launched in Fortnite, iHeartLand is the first metaverse destination dedicated to bringing fans closer to today’s biggest stars through gameplay. The launch will kick off with a special performance by GRAMMY-nominated singer, songwriter and producer, Charlie Puth–the superstar’s first concert in the metaverse–on September 9 at 7 p.m. ET inside Fortnite at iHeartLand’s State Farm Park. Over the next year, State Farm Park in  will host 20 major events across the music and podcasting space including unique artist-fan experiences that can be unlocked through gameplay.

Additionally, iHeartRadio’s YouTube Channels released various interviews with hit artists including Beach Weather, Maggie Lindermann and girl in red. Beach Weather recently visited the iHeartRadio Headquarters “Sex, Drugs, etc.” Maggie Lindermann in which she faced off against one of her super fans in trivia. Singer girl in red also stopped by iHeartRadio headquarters where she and her upcoming performance at the at the iHeartRadio Music Festival.

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About iHeartMedia, Inc.

iHeartMedia, Inc. [Nasdaq: IHRT] is the leading audio media company in America, with 90% of Americans listening to iHeart broadcast radio in every month. iHeart’s broadcast radio assets alone have a larger audience in the U.S. than any other media outlet; twice the size of the next largest broadcast radio company; and over four times the ad-enabled audience of the largest digital only audio service. iHeart is the largest podcast publisher according to Podtrac, with more downloads than the next two podcast publishers combined, has the most recognizable live events across all genres of music, has the number one social footprint among audio players, with seven times more followers than the next audio media brand, and is the only fully integrated audio ad tech solution across broadcast, streaming and podcasts. The company continues to leverage its strong audience connection and unparalleled consumer reach to build new platforms, products and services. Visit iHeartMedia.com for more company information.