The iHeartRadio Music Festival is taking over Las Vegas Friday and Saturday, September 19-20! Get the latest on performers, last-minute tickets, and what fans can expect from this star-studded weekend.

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The iHeartRadio Music Festival is returning to Las Vegas at the T-Mobile Arena, bringing together a wide range of artists from various genres. The festival features a rotating stage for continuous performances and a diverse lineup including Mariah Carey, Ed Sheeran, Maroon 5, Tim McGraw, Jelly Roll, and others. 

Fans can also enjoy the House of Music, an immersive experience that offers interactive exhibits and closer engagement with artists. The event is accessible both in-person and online, with tickets available through axs.com and live streaming provided by Hulu. The House of Music is open to the public free of charge.

iHeartRadio Music Festival hits Las Vegas this weekend

the biggest names and the biggest hits all under one roof is taking over t-mobile arena again for iheart radio music festival yes that's why the fabulous emily curl is joining us with the inside scoop as the iheart radio digital and social host good morning good morning thank you so much for having us i'm so excited i love being here in vegas and this is one of my favorite weekends we get to come and celebrate we love it yes you know and it's so fun last year of course i was out at the house of music we got to be live in the action but today we have you in our house i know right this is nice we get to share this is great right emily let's get into it for someone who has never been before what is iheart radio music festival and what can fans expect oh it is the most fun show i mean you know you get to see it up close and personal and say this show has been happening for 15 years this is my fifth year getting to be a part of it what makes it so special is there's truly something for everyone so no matter what type of genre of music you like what age you are it's like we've got the whole thing going for you and the best part too is we have this massive rotating stage so when your favorite artist is on the stage they perform their set the crowd is hype the other behind the stage the second artist is getting ready to go so the stage moves so you never miss a beat so it's never in between you're always experiencing the music and the energy of these crowds are just amazing because it's so many types of people coming together that just love and enjoy music yeah and another thing that makes the whole event special is is the house of music yes it's it's kind of a you know everyone gets to go through that you know treated like celebs it's it's something very very special as well so again could you expand on what people expect this year whether anything's changed up or what's new this year oh it's all new and it's such an immersive experience so you know when you just like want to feel even closer to your favorite artist right this offers that extra peak so i mean i'm a massive ed sheeran fan i've been such a fan of his forever and he has uh you know he has his own thing this year where you can actually go inside and get to witness his process how he actually makes his music mariah carey who will be gracing our stage casual she exactly so she has a spot at house of music too and so you can see all about her new album and you can experience her in just a whole new way and it's it's a way for us to be able to bring the artists closer to their fans and the fans feel to experience them in a whole new way right and we also have some surprises happening at house of music i can't tell you but it's going to be fun and it's also free to the public so anyone can come and enjoy perfect yeah it's so great i mean even with somebody like mariah carey she just announced she's doing a holiday residency here in vegas so i know a lot of fans are going to be excited for that myself included but speaking of these celebrities and these stars i mean you get to catch up with a lot of artists who are not just performing but who are also going to be there so in just attending so who are you most excited to chat with oh my god i mean you're right it really is so fun like i said i've been doing it for the last five years and backstage it's a really special experience different than any other festival because like i was mentioning oftentimes you don't see these same people in one room yeah and so backstage you get to see them meet for the first time you know tim mcgraw meets dua lipa or you know gwen stefani and camilla cabello all your girls are together it's just a really really special experience you know this year we're gonna i'm from georgia so i love the tim mcgraw the jelly roll baby zimmerman will be there um we have glorilla tate mccray i mean it's going to be a really really incredible lineup amazing amazing performers and i'm always hoping that when they meet backstage it's going to spark some sort of collab or something and i like to say it's like i heart really started that it started it all you know yeah especially when you said glorilla all i could think right ready to go so it's uh it's it's a fun event obviously there's a whole range of artists you've named a few are there any other names that you know for for people who may be watching and thinking like you know what i need to check this out but they just come see you know what's you know what i'm really excited for too is maroon 5 will be performing yeah and they really were the soundtrack to so many of our lives or so many generations and i think to get to see some of these artists that maybe you wouldn't get to see necessarily to go out there and get to experience that we also have sammy hager you know if you if you love that the offspring for the rock and roll fans so i mean we really do have a nice mix of genres which is so fun yeah exactly and it's all actually going down tonight and of course tomorrow so for maybe some people watching who might be on that last minute side of it and are like i gotta get some tickets where can they go yes yes come see it's going to be amazing um they can go to axs.com there's still a few tickets left and then they can also tune in to hulu we're going to be live streaming it with hulu their official streaming destination 7 30 live you can watch it and then replay it all weekends you can still experience the magic of these live performances and then of course we want everyone to come to house of music and get to hang with us during the day and experience these artists and some cool performances very cool thank you so much for coming in thank you for having me while you're here yes the iheart radio music festival kicks off tonight at t-mobile arena and tomorrow with a star-studded lineup don't forget the house of music is free to experience it for all the details and to grab those tickets head to iheartradiomusicfestival.com

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