iHeartRadio and Lorde Combine for First Major Concert
iHeartRadio and Lorde Combine for First Major
Concert
14 August 2013 – The Radio Network’s (TRN) all-in-one digital radio service iHeartRadio is living up to its name of leading the way in music by presenting New Zealand’s latest singing sensation Lorde in a free one-off concert in Auckland. CEO of TRN, Jane Hastings, says the gig is specifically to celebrate the full launch of iHeartRadio in New Zealand.
“iHeartRadio will be available for free on mobile and web to all New Zealanders in September so what better way to celebrate the full launch than by providing an opportunity for several thousand of those people that have registered for iHeartRadio to see Lorde live and for free.”
Lorde has been somewhat of a mystery, to date she has only performed intimate shows in New Zealand, of which all three sold out in minutes. The iHeartRadio concert will be the only chance New Zealanders will have to see Lorde in concert at home this year.
“When iHeartRadio approached me about doing a free show at Vector, I flipped out,” says Lorde. “Playing for New Zealand audiences is a huge treat for me, and this show in particular is going to be really cool.”
“Her popularity in New Zealand and overseas is incredible” says Hastings. “She is highly sought after and a name that everyone is talking about. iHeartRadio is all about providing music fans with the best access to music artists, live broadcast and custom radio stations. Lorde is the perfect artist to celebrate the full launch of iHeartRadio.”
The free iHeartRadio
Lorde concert will be on Saturday 7 September at 8pm at
Vector Arena. Registered users of iHeartRadio will receive
an exclusive invitation for two free tickets on a first-in
first-served arrangement.
www.iheartradio.co.nz
Functions
include:
• Live streaming of radio stations
from New Zealand (Clear Channel’s 850 live U.S. radio
stations and Australia stations will also be available in
September)
• The ability to build Custom Radio
stations based on users favourite songs or artists
•
Nearly 1,000 ‘Perfect For’ stations featuring music
perfect for the user’s mood or activity
• iHeartRadio Talk, a newly launched
feature offering on-demand listener-created talk content
side by side with popular talk, business, news, celebrity,
comedy, sports and entertainment episodes from established
personalities and shows.
• iHeartRadio reached
20 million registered users faster than any digital service
in internet history.
• It continues to be the
No. 1 all-in-one digital service in the U.S. with nearly 210
million downloads of the iHeartRadio mobile app and more
than 60 million monthly unique users across its network.
• With a library of more than 16 million songs
and 400,000 artists, iHeartRadio’s Custom Station feature
offers listeners more music than any other service
available.
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