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Swift, Rihanna, Linkin Park & Usher To Highlight 2012 iHeartRadio Music Festival

By | Stop The Presses! – Mon, Jul 9, 2012 9:47 AM EDT
Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Usher, Linkin Park, the reunited No Doubt, Brad Paisley, Green Day and more than a dozen other A-list performers will be headlining Clear Channel's 2012 iHeartRadio Music Festival--the lineup of which was announced this morning.

The 2-day festival, slated for Sept.21-22 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and billed as "the Biggest Live Music Event in Radio History," will be streamed live by Yahoo!, Clear Channel's web and mobile webcast partner for the event.

This year's iHeartRadio Music Festival follows last year's inaugural event--tickets for which sold out 10 minutes after being made available to the public—and likewise has focused on superstar talent.

The officially announced talent lineup-- unveiled this morning via special live announcement by Ryan Seacrest--also includes Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Lil Wayne, Swedish House Mafia, Pitbull, Deadmau5, Miranda Lambert, Enrique Iglesias, Linkin Park, Jason Aldean, Pink, Mary J. Blige, Calvin Harris and Shakira.

Further details of the iHeartRadio Music Festival 2012—including several video interviews with participating artists, highlights of last year's festival and more—can be found here.

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Yahoo And Clear Channel's iHeartRadio: Getting Together For You

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