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iHeartRadio Music Festival Reveals Celebrity Presenters


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iHeartMedia has revealed its list of presenters and attendees that will appear at the iHeartRadio Music Festival and Daytime Stage on Friday, September 21 and Saturday, September 22. Celebrity presenters include SNL's Taran Killam; Ireland Baldwin, Erin Foster and Sara Foster from VH1's "Barely Famous;" Ken Jeong, Sarah Hyland, Sabrina Carpenter, Nikki Bella and Brie Bella from "Total Bellas;" Victoria Secret model's Lais Ribeiro; KJ Apa, Skeet Ulrich and Luke Perry from "Riverdale;" Sharna Burgess from DWTS; The CW's Candice Patton; Boyz II Men and Paula Abdul.

Celebrity attendees include Taylor Lautner, Sofia Carson, Debby Ryan, Lance Bass, Jana Kramer, Ben Higgins, Becca Tilley, Ashley Iaconetti, Jared Haibon, Wells Adams, Jason Tartick and Blake Horstmann from "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette." Also attending are Stephanie Pratt from MTV's The Hills; plus host Ryan Seacrest and iHeartRadio air talent Big Boy, Bobby Bones, Elvis Duran, The Breakfast Club and Woody.

Each night Elvis Duran will host a live backstage broadcast featuring performances and artist interviews that will air across iHeartMedia radio stations in more than 150 markets and on iHeartRadio. The CW Network will also livestream both nights of the festival and the Daytime Stage via CWTV.com and The CW App. The CW Network will then broadcast a two-night television special on October 7 and October 8 from 8-10pm. This year, iHeartRadio's on-air personality Angi Taylor from 103.5 KISS FM in Chicago will be the 2018 backstage announcer during The CW's livestream and television special.

The 2018 lineup includes Justin Timberlake, Fleetwood Mac, Carrie Underwood, Mariah Carey, Imagine Dragons, Jason Aldean, Sam Smith, Luke Bryan, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Panic! At The Disco, Kelly Clarkson, Shawn Mendes, Kygo, Rae Sremmurd, Logic and Childish Gambino among others. Plus, this year's Macy's iHeartRadio Rising Star winner Heffron Drive.

The Daytime Stage at the iHeartRadio Music Festival will take place at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on Saturday, September 22 with performances by Logic, Dua Lipa, 5SOS, Lil Uzi Vert, Dustin Lynch, Bazzi, Belly, Bobby Bones and The Raging Idiots, Greta Van Fleet, Bad Bunny, Grandson, Leon Bridges, MAX, Badflower, The Vamps, Drax Project and FOX's The Four: Battle For Stardom Season One Winner and iHeartMedia's "On the Verge" artist Evvie.

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