Monday September 12, 2016

KIIS PRESENTS IHEARTRADIO LIVE WITH SHAWN MENDES

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iHeartRadio Australia is celebrating Canadian pop sensation Shawn Mendes’ first visit to our shores with a special iHeartRadio LIVE event. With the multi-platinum recording artist’s two Sydney shows already sold out, KIIS presents iHeartRadio LIVE with Shawn Mendes powered by Optus is going to be one of the hottest tickets in town. And the only way to secure a spot at the exclusive October 30 event is to win your way in.iHeartRadio Australia’s Content Director Brett “Nozz” Nossiter said:“Shawn is one of the world’s hottest artists right now, and I am thrilled to have him on the iHeartRadio Live stage for this exclusive Australian performance. This will be the first chance Aussie fans will have to hear him perform material from his new album. I can promise this will be an incredible show in a truly unique setting.”Geraint Davies Head of iHeartRadio said: “It’s great that with the help and support of Universal Music, KIIS and Optus that iHeartRadio Australia can give Shawn’s dedicated Aussie fans an exclusive opportunity hear him play music from his new album Illuminate live at this very special event.”

Mendes’ current single Mercy can be heard now on the KIIS FM national network ahead of the release of his highly-anticipated new album, Illuminate, which will be released September 23rd through Universal Music Australia.The album, featuring the hit single Treat You Better, is available for pre-order hereMendes’ single Treat You Better debuted at #1 immediately upon release via iTunes in 26 countries. In Australia, the track reached Top 5 on the ARIA singles chart, and Top 3 on iTunes. Shawn's previous single Stitches reached 4 x Platinum in Australia.Fans can win their way into this money-can’t-buy experience by heading to iHeartRadio.com.au and enter from Friday, September 16 – the major prize is one double pass, airfares and accommodation. Tickets are also up for grabs by listening to KIIS 1065’s Kyle & Jackie O show and across the day. Optus are also giving fans the chance to win tickets here from today.Fans who aren’t lucky enough to catch Shawn Mendes live will be able to see it exclusively on Saturday, November 5 on Australia’s number one television music show, The Loop hosted by Scott Tweedie and Olivia Phyland, in partnership with iHeartRadio Australia.The Loop on Network Ten’s ELEVEN broadcasts exclusive content from iHeartRadio Australia’s unrivalled live events every week, bringing audiences closer than ever before to the music they love.

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***ABOUT ARNARN 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 on-air across Australia each week, a digital audience of 2.7 million and a social footprint of 4 million.

In 2014 KIIS 1065 was launched with Kyle & Jackie O in Sydney and immediately went to #1FM. In 2015 the KIIS Network launched nationally with KIIS 101.1 and now incorporates the Sydney and Melbourne stations,

Adelaide Mix102.3,Brisbane’s 97.3 and Perth’s 96FM, with all featuring Dave ‘Hughesy’ Hughes and Kate Langbroek in national Drive. The KIIS Network was the leading FM Network across 2015 and continues this success into 2016.

In 2014 the rebranded Pure Gold network was also launched and it now incorporates Sydney’s WSFM 101.7 with Jonesy & Amanda in Sydney, Melbourne’s GOLD104.3 with Jo & Lehmo, Brisbane’s 4KQ and Adelaide’s Cruise 1323.

ARN also launched iHeartRadio, the world’s fastest growing digital service, to the Australian market in 2013 and the platform has had over 800,000 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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