This diverse array of the greatest names in music will appear on one stage at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on two consecutive nights, September 23 and 24. The festival is a celebration of the official launch of the New iHeartRadio, Clear Channel’s free, industry-leading digital radio product. New iHeartRadio will combine more than 750 broadcast radio and digital-only stations from 150 cities with the ability to create custom stations, delivering listeners everything they want all in one fully integrated service.
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WBC Super Welterweight World Champion and WBO Welterweight World Champion Manny Pacquiao will get in the ring with Myspace Saturday, as the consensus pound-for-pound No. 1 boxer will “Hijack” the social network to promote his bout against Shane Mosley in Las Vegas Saturday night.
The X Factor, the singing competition reality series featuring former American Idol judge Simon Cowell as its executive producer, may not be coming to Fox until this fall, but Myspace users got a taste of it starting Tuesday, as the show hijacked the social network’s homepage.
The Black Eyed Peas hijacked Myspace as part of the News Corp.-owned social-media site’s new Hijacks initiative, which will surrender control of the site to celebrities for three days, allowing them to curate entertainment areas, topic pages, and profiles. Comedian and actor Jack Black is up next.
Thursday-Saturday, The Black Eyed Peas Hijack will offer features including: a contest that will place the winning fan in one of the band’s videos; an augmented reality app with 8-bit images and photos that can be captured; customized 8-bit profile themes; a limited-edition badge; play lists of songs and videos; Fergie‘s fashion picks; Apl.de.ap‘s movie picks; The Black Eyed Peas becoming the first friend for all users who sign up during their Hijack; and a customized Myspace logo.
Black will take over Dec. 15, and his Hijack will feature: exclusive videos of Black guiding fans through Myspace; Black and Gulliver’s Travels co-star Jason Segel offering their take of “Little Drummer Boy”; a campaign to have fans make their profile photos giant versions of themselves; a customized profile theme; limited-edition badges; song and video play lists; Black becoming the first friend for all users who sign up during their Hijack; and a customized Myspace logo.
