iHeartRadio Music Festival Rocks Vegas With Two Days Of Music

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Give some props to iHEARTRADIO's BOB PITTMAN, TOM POLEMAN and JOHN SYKES. They know how to throw a party. This year's iHEARTRADIO MUSIC FESTIVAL, held over two nights at a sold-out T-MOBILE ARENA in LAS VEGAS (and one afternoon at the LUXOR HOTEL and CASINO), featured show-stopping performances by the likes of P!NK, THE WEEKND, LORDE, BIG SEAN, KESHA, MILEY CYRUS and DAVID GUETTA, while MIGOS and HALSEY offered headlining appearances at the SATURDAY afternoon DAYTIME VILLAGE.  All three were streamed live on www.cwtv.com and the CW app.  

Among the highlights were CHRIS STAPLETON's set FRIDAY night along with a performance by JARED LETO's THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS, including a medley tribute to PRINCE, DAVID BOWIE and CHRIS CORNELL which included covers of "Purple Rain," "Heroes" and "Black Hole Sun." MILEY CYRUS' SATURDAY night "Party In The U.S.A." made the most political statement of the weekend, while DJ KHALED topped off the evening by bringing on guest appearances by CHANCE THE RAPPER, TRAVIS SCOTT, MIGOS' QUAVOS, DEMI LOVATO and FRENCH MONTANA.

The weekend's big theme was how the festival brought together all genres, from rockers KINGS OF LEON and THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS to country stars STAPLETON and THOMAS RHETT to hip-hop icons such as BIG SEAN, alternative diva LORDE and EDM superstar DAVID GUETTA.  Not to mention performances by three ONE DIRECTION alumni, including HARRY STYLES, NIALL HORAN and LOUIS TOMLINSON.

"Our goal every year is to create the most diverse music festival in the world," said iHEARTMEDIA President Of Entertainment Enterprises JOHN SYKES. "The only thing these artists have in common is they are all best in their class."

For ALL ACCESS coverage on FRIDAY's first night, click here. For ALL ACCESS story on the SATURDAY afternoon DAYTIME VILLAGE performances, go here. For SATURDAY night's ALL ACCESS rundown, go here.

The show was broadcast on over 150 radio stations around the U.S., while the CW NETWORK will telecast a two-night television special on WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4th, and THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5th from 8p-10p (PT/ET).

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