In addition,  Premiere Networks will engage those stations and Premiere-syndicated affiliates at the exclusive radio remote broadcast in Nashville today and tomorrow, June 6 and 7, to help kick off “the loudest night in Country music.”  iHeartMedia’s The Bobby Bones Show, CMT After MidNite with Cody Alan and The Crook & Chase Countdown are on-location to provide listeners with interviews with award nominees, performers and celebrity guests, including Keith Urban, Luke Bryan, Martina McBride, Brothers Osborne, Dierks Bentley, Elle King, Sam Hunt, Jason Aldean, Tim McGraw, Kelsea Ballerini and others. 

Hosted by sportscaster/TV personality Erin Andrews and NFL star J.J. Watt, the star-studded awards show will feature performances by Fifth Harmony and Cam, Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Chris Stapleton, Dierks Bentley with Elle King, Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean, Keith Urban, Luke Bryan, Pitbull with Leona Lewis and Cassadee Pope, Thomas Rhett and others.  For more information, please visit www.CMT.com.

The 2016 CMT Music Awards remote broadcast and simulcast is the latest example of CMT and iHeartMedia’s multi-platform partnership. CMT and iHeartMedia develop programming and events across radio, television and digital platforms to create the largest Country music platforms, and provide Country fans with unparalleled access to the music and artists they’re passionate about. 

CMT, a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), is the leading television and digital authority on country music and entertainment, reaching more than 92 million homes in the U.S.  CMT, CMT.com and CMT Radio offer an unparalleled mix of music, news, live concerts and series and are the top resource for country music on demand.  The network’s digital platforms include the 24-hour music channel, CMT Pure Country, CMT Mobile and CMT VOD.

Premiere Networks, a subsidiary of iHeartMedia, syndicates 90 radio programs and services to more than 5,500 radio affiliations and reaches a quarter billion listeners monthly. Premiere offers the best in talk, entertainment and sports programming featuring the following personalities: Rush Limbaugh, Ryan Seacrest, Glenn Beck, Delilah, Steve Harvey, George Noory, John Boy and Billy, Sean Hannity, Elvis Duran, Dan Patrick, Nikki Sixx, Kane, Mario Lopez, Bobby Bones, Cody Alan, Johnjay and Rich, Jay Mohr, Rich Eisen, Meghan McCain, Colin Cowherd, Brooke & Jubal, Big Boy and others.  For more information, please visit www.PremiereNetworks.com.

With over a quarter of a billion monthly listeners in the U.S. and over 85 million social followers, iHeartMedia has the largest reach of any radio or television outlet in America. It serves over 150 markets through 858 owned radio stations, and the company’s radio stations and content can be heard on AM/FM, HD digital radio, satellite radio, on the Internet at iHeartRadio.com and on the company’s radio station websites, on the iHeartRadio mobile app, in enhanced auto dashes, on tablets and smartphones, and on gaming consoles.

iHeartRadio, iHeartMedia’s digital radio platform, is the No. 1 all-in-one digital audio service with over one billion downloads; it reached its first 20 million registered users faster than any digital service in Internet history and reached 85 million registered users faster than any other radio or digital music service and even faster than Facebook.  The company’s operations include radio broadcasting, online, mobile, digital and social media, live concerts and events, syndication, music research services and independent media representation. iHeartMedia is a division of iHeartMedia, Inc. (OTCBB: IHRT). Visit iHeartMedia.com for more company information.

Rachel Nelson

Premiere Networks 

818-377-5300

rnelson@premierenetworks.com