Voice Voting Available For Rising Star Competition
For the past seven years, iHeart has partnered with Macy's to host the Macy’s iHeartRadio Rising Star music competition, which introduces fans to up-and-coming artists. For the first time, voice voting will be available to vote for the top five finalists.
Shinoda Leads Off New Exclusive-Interviews Podcast
A new podcast featuring conversations with music stars launches June 12. The first guest is Mike Shinoda (pictured) from Linkin Park. iHeartRadio Presents: Inside the Studio will also air this coming weekend on iHeartMedia Alt Rock stations across the country.
Jeff Dye Wants Listeners To Meet His Friends
Comedian Jeff Dye has a new podcast called Jeff Dye’s Friendship Podcast. Celebrities, athletes, even Uber drivers — Dye wants audiences get to know his whole friendship family in these comedic podcasts on reVolver Podcasts.
iHeart, OZY Shake Hands On Long-Term Deal
iHeartMedia and OZY Media announced a creative multiyear partnership, Thursday. OZY stories on a range of topics, from politics to culture to technology to sports, will be featured in iHeartMedia’s morning shows across the U.S.
“Recut” Podcast Zeroes In On Louisville News
A new twice-weekly podcast called Recut, from 89.3 WFPL, takes a closer look at the biggest issues facing the people of Louisville, as well as the people who bring listeners the news.
Bonnaroo Podcast Doesn’t Miss A Beat
The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival has announced that Collisions Media, the podcast division of CRN International, is producing The Official Bonnaroo Podcast hosted by veteran music reporter John Norris.
CMT Music Awards Simulcast June 6
The fan-voted 2018 CMT Music Awards will be simulcast live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, June 6, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The live radio broadcast of the Awards telecast will air on more than 120 iHeartCountry music radio stations.
KNBR, Giants Sign First Ever Streaming Deal
As part of its new multi-year agreement with KNBR-AM, The San Francisco Giants will become the first Major League Baseball team to offer free, in-market live streaming of its radio broadcasts. The live stream will be delivered by TuneIn.
iHeart Joins Original Podcast Craze
iHeartMedia and entertainment creative house Einhorn’s Epic Productions announced a new partnership to produce Lethal Lit -- an iHeartRadio Original six-episode mystery podcast series for teen audiences. The show will launch this fall.
High 5 Media Invests In Podcast Company
High 5 Media is the parent company of YEA Networks. It has acquired a majority interest in podcast company Spoke Media, which creates podcasts in narrative journalism, serial fiction, and interview/chat shows. Spoke Media was founded by audiobook director Keith Reynolds.















