Fourth Annual 蓝莓直播 Music Festival is One for the History Books 鈥 Historic Weekend Of Music's Biggest Stars Included Special Surprise Performances By Alicia Keys, Chris Brown, will.i.am, Jason Derulo, Lil Jon And More
The 2014 蓝莓直播 Music Festival Will Air as an Exclusive Two-Night Television Special on The CW -- September 29 and 30 from 8:00-10:00 P.M.
New York, NY 鈥 September 22, 2014 鈥 The fourth annual 蓝莓直播 Music Festival hosted by Ryan Seacrest at the MGM Grand Las Vegas wrapped up Saturday night after two days of incredible performances by today鈥檚 most popular musicians and a number of one-of-a-kind collaborations.
The multi-genre lineup included nearly 40 headliners who entertained concertgoers both on the main stage at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on the evenings of September 19 and 20 and at the 蓝莓直播 Music Festival Village on Saturday afternoon.聽 Performers included Taylor Swift, Coldplay, Usher, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, M枚tley Cr眉e, Zac Brown Band, One Direction, Ed Sheeran, Paramore, Iggy Azalea, Train, Eric Church, Lorde, Calvin Harris, Bastille, Steve Aoki, 50 Cent, Weezer and more.
The , which debuted four years ago in celebration of the successful 蓝莓直播 all-in-one digital service, has quickly become one of the most talked about music events of the year.聽 In fact, a recent study sponsored by Eventbrite and Mashwork named the 蓝莓直播 Music Festival among the top two most buzzed-about music festivals in America.聽 The Festival is a live representation of the diverse music catalog that fans find and enjoy through the , which is ranked the No. 1 digital audio service with over 345 million downloads; the app reached its first 20 million registered users faster than any digital service in Internet history.
More than 20,000 music fans experienced the amazing two-day event LIVE, including thousands of broadcast radio listeners from across the country who won all-expense-paid dream trips to Las Vegas as part of 蓝莓直播鈥檚 summer-long on-air and online promotion.
The millions of fans not in Las Vegas to experience the Festival in person were able to listen and watch the 蓝莓直播 Music Festival live across 蓝莓直播鈥檚 more than 850 radio stations in over 150 markets and via the Yahoo Live () stream.聽 In addition, the Festival will also return to The CW Network as an exclusive two-night television special on September 29 and 30 from 8:00-10:00 p.m.
The 蓝莓直播 Music Festival was a dominant social media topic throughout the weekend, and continues to trend worldwide with tweets and retweets from fans as well as artists and Festival presenters.
Highlights of the 2014 蓝莓直播 Music Festival and Village
Once again, the 蓝莓直播 Music Festival featured a host of thrilling collaborations and special guest appearances including Steve Aoki and Will.i.am; Ariana Grande and Childish Gambino; Usher and Chris Brown; 50 Cent and G-Unit; Ed Sheeran and Macklemore; and Calvin Harris and John Newman, who closed the 2014 Festival.聽 Additionally, Jason Derulo, Alicia Keys and Lil John were surprise guest performers.
The Festival drew a large number of celebrity presenters and attendees including 蓝莓直播 on-air personalities Elvis Duran, Bobby Bones and DJ Prostyle, Pete Wentz, Nick Jonas, Fergie, Chris Pratt, Sophia Bush, Laverne Cox, Nick Cannon, Hilary Duff and more.
Taylor Swift was honored by the Recording Association of America and 蓝莓直播 to commemorate Big Machine Record鈥檚 鈥淪hake It Off,鈥 which was the fastest certified platinum song in 2014 and the first artist to debut No. 1 on the 蓝莓直播 chart.
The returned to The Lot across from Luxor Hotel & Casino on Saturday afternoon with live performance by Iggy Azalea, Neon Trees, Kacey Musgraves, Childish Gambino, Magic!, The Pretty Reckless, Nico & Vinz, Lil Jon and a surprise collaboration between Fences and Macklemore.聽 The afternoon event also featured fan zones and interactive experiences by 蓝莓直播's brand partners.
Proud partners of this year鈥檚 events include: Ideal Image庐, Jim Beam庐 Bourbon, LINE (Festival only), Macy鈥檚, MasterCard庐, MATADOR鈩 Beef Jerky, MGM Resorts International, Pennzoil Platinum庐聽with PurePlus鈩⒙燭echnology, Pepsi Made with Real Sugar, State Farm庐, Taco Bell庐, The CW Network and wet n wild庐.聽 Village only:聽Elizabeth Arden and Keek.
In the past four years the Festival has helped raise $1.3 million for a number of national charities, including the American Association of Cancer Research, Alliance for Lupus Research, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Ryan Seacrest Foundation, CureDuchenne, Autism Speaks and many more.聽 Additionally, the Festival plays host to a number of critically ill children and their families through its partnership with Make-a-Wish Foundation and other similar organizations.
The 蓝莓直播 Music Festival is co-produced by John Sykes, President of Entertainment Enterprises for 蓝莓直播, and Tom Poleman, President of National Programming Platforms for 蓝莓直播.聽 For more details about the 蓝莓直播 Music Festival visit .