26 Facts About The 2019 iHeartRadio Music Festival Lineup

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Hot off the presses! Our ninth annual iHeartRadio Music Festival is back at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena on September 20 & 21, featuring performances by Alicia Keys, Cage The Elephant, Camila Cabello, Chance the Rapper, Def Leppard, French Montana, Halsey, Heart, H.E.R., Miley Cyrus, Mumford and Sons, Tim McGraw, and Zac Brown Band, with more to be announced!

At the fest in 2012, P!nk and No Doubt played an epic collab of “Just a Girl,” in 2014, Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande hit the stage together, and DJ Khaled brought out Chance, Demi Lovato, Quavo, and Travis Scott in 2017. Needless to say, the fest is always full of surprise collaborations and special guests you won’t want to miss! Tickets go on sale June 14 at 10AM PT, but before you head to Vegas, learn all about the wonderful musicians who will be gracing the stage below!



1. Alicia Keys loves performing with her son, Egypt!

  1. Alicia Keys and JAY-Z hit the stage together at the first iHeartRadio Music Festival back in 2011!

  2. Cage The Elephant worked with Beck and his father, arranger and composer David Campbell, on their latest album, Social Cues. Beck and Cage are heading out on a co-headlining tour soon!

  3. The lead single from Social Cues, “Ready to Let Go,” was inspired by lead singer Matt Schultz’s trip to Pompeii where he and his wife realized they needed to get a divorce.

  4. Camila Cabello wrote her hit, “Havana,” while eating sushi with her producer, Frank Dunes.

  5. Skrillex is credited as a producer on Cabello’s “She Loves Control.”

  6. Chance The Rapper is featured on Ed Sheeran’s latest song, “Cross Me,” with PnB Rock.

  7. 2019 has already been huge for Chance. On top of rolling out new music, he got married to his longtime sweetheart, Kirsten Corley, and the couple announced that they have another baby on the way!

  8. Def Leppard and Taylor Swift performed “Photograph” for CMT Crossroads in 2008.

  9. Def Leppard was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year! They were presented by Queen’s Brian May.

  10. French Montana bought Selena Gomez’s mansion in Calabasas back in 2016 for a mere $3.3 million!

  11. French Montana once owned tigers named Ike and Tina. They were featured in his music video for “The Gifted.”

  12. Halsey is a huge advocate for women’s rights. She released a special edition shirt for her new song, “Nightmare,” and 100% of the proceeds go to the Yellowhammer Fund for abortion accessibility.

  13. Halsey gave BTS friendship bracelets before their 2019 Billboard Music Awards performance!

  14. Heart was not the original band name for sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson. They have also been known as “Hocus Pocus,” “Army,” and “White Heart.”

  15. Ann described the band as being on hiatus in April 2017. In February 2017, almost two years later, Heart announced the end of the hiatus and a summer tour.

  16. H.E.R. covered Alicia Keys’ “No One” on the Today Show when she was 10 years old! Back then, she was going by her real name, Gabi Wilson.

  17. At the young age of 21, H.E.R. has already won two GRAMMYs -- one for Best R&B Performance with Daniel Caesar, and one for Best R&B Album.

  18. Miley Cyrus’ godmother is Dolly Parton.

  19. “We Can’t Stop,” you know, Miley’s 2013 smash hit from Bangerz, was first offered to Rihanna who rejected it!

  20. Mumford & Sons performed for an event hosted by Barack Obama for British Prime Minister David Cameron in 2012.

  21. Marcus Mumford was born in Yorba Linda, California, and has both U.S. and British citizenship.

  22. Tim McGraw is a licensed pilot.

  23. In a 2015 New York Times interview, McGraw detailed his rigorous workouts, which include running up and down a hill with 40-pound weights strapped to his ankles!

  24. Zac Brown Band teamed up with Shawn Mendes for a CMT Crossroads taping of “Keep Me In Mind” that aired in 2018.

  25. Zac Brown is one of twelve children!

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June 4, 2019 5:25pm ET by Pressparty  

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