Monday, June 5 2017

KIIS PRESENTSIHEARTRADIO LIVE

WITH JENNIFER HUDSONPOWERED BY OPTUS

iHeartRadio Australia today announces the next event in the 2017 iHeartRadio LIVE series will be a special Sydney performance by Oscar and Grammy Award-winning superstar Jennifer Hudson, on Monday, June 19.

KIIS Presents iHeartRadio LIVE with Jennifer Hudson, powered by Optus, will be an intimate show so fans will be able to get upclose to the multi-Platinum artist as she performs her new single ‘Remember Me ’ and other hits.Fans can win their way into this money-can’t-buy experience by heading to iHeartRadio.com.au for tickets and listening to KIIS 1065’s Kyle & Jackie O show and KIIS 1065 across the day for more chances to secure tickets.Jennifer’s iHeartRadio LIVE show will follow her performance on Channel Nine’s The Voice on Sunday June 18.Brett “Nozz” Nossiter, Content Director of iHeartRadio Australia said. “iHeartRadio is excited to host an exclusive and intimate performance with the incredible Grammy and Oscar award winning Jennifer Hudson performing her latest single ‘Remember Me’. Once again iHeartRadio is proud to bring passionate fans even closer to the artists they love.”

Geraint Davies COO of iHeartRadio Australia said: “We are ecstatic to be working with our great partner Sony to add Jennifer’s amazing talent to the iHeartRadio LIVE series in Australia. Those KIIS winners lucky enough to get to see her perform will be blown away and will be the first to hear some of her new material.”After appearing as a contestant on American Idol in 2004, Jennifer's career was launched in 2006, with her film debut portrayal of Effie White in Dreamgirls, the adaptation of the Broadway musical.  The Academy Award-winning breakout performance garnered her nearly 30 awards including the Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, BAFTA, and NAACP Image awards.

Jennifer went on to chart three Top 10 albums in Billboard, starting with her RIAA platinum self-titled #2 Soundscan debut of 2008, which won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album, followed by the RIAA Gold #2 debut I REMEMBER ME,  and JHUD   featuring the Grammy-nominated ‘It's Your World.’ In addition to Dreamgirls, Jennifer has also appeared on screen in films including Sex and the City, Secret Life of Bees, Winnie Mandela, The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete, Black Nativity, ChiRaq, and Monster as well as television appearances on Smash and Empire.

You can stream Jennifer Hudson and all of your favourite artists data-free on iHeartRadio Australia on selected Optus mobile plans. Find out how here. 

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ABOUT ARN ARN is one of the leading broadcasters in the country with ownership or investments in 12 radio stations nationwide. Its network brands KIIS and Pure Gold, along with iHeartRadio and The Edge, entertain and influence over four million listeners across Australia. Its KIIS network consists of Sydney’s KIIS 1065 with #1 FM Breakfast Kyle & Jackie O, KIIS 101.1 in Melbourne with Matt & Meshel , Adelaide’s Mix102.3 with Jodie & Soda , Brisbane’s 97.3FM with Bianca, Terry & Bob and Perth’s 96FM with Carmen & Fitzi. All shows nationally have Dave ‘Hughesy’ Hughes & Kate Langbroek in Drive. Its Pure Gold network consists of Sydney’s WS FM101.7 with Jonesy & Amanda, Melbourne’s GOLD104.3 with Jo & Lehmo, Brisbane’s 4KQ with Laurel, Gary & Mark and Adelaide’s Cruise 1323 with John Dean.

The Edge is available on FM as The Edge 96.ONE in Sydney and nationally via iHeartRadio and DAB+. The Edge Breakfast hosts are Mike E & Emma. ARN also launched iHeartRadio, the world’s fastest growing digital service, to the Australian market in 2013 and the platform has had over 835,000 downloads. iHeartRadio is a free, all-in-one radio, music streaming, entertainment and live events platform. In addition to being able to access their favourite music from around the globe, audiences can access their favourite stations in Australia from ARN, the ABC, SBS and Fairfax, as well as stations from New Zealand and the USA. ARN is an APN News & Media company.

ABOUT OPTUSOptus offers data-free mobile music streaming service to select prepaid, consumer and SMB postpaid mobile and mobile broadband plans. Optus also offers customers access to amazing events, video content, and the hottest musical acts through partnerships with Universal Music, iHeartRadio, Spotify, Google Play and Pandora.