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iHeartRadio Fest To Air on VH1 Thanksgiving Weekend

by Jillian Mapes & Mike Stern  |   November 17, 2011 12:40 EST
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Kenny Chesney
Steven Tyler
The Black Eyed Peas
Jennifer Lopez
Coldplay
David Guetta
Nicki Minaj
Lady Gaga

Expect a Turkey Day with second helpings of Gaga this year.

 

Not only will the singer's "A Very Gaga Thanksgiving" air on ABC Nov. 24 (9:30 pm ET), her headlining performance at iHeartRadio Fest will make the small screen during a new VH1 special for the first-year Vegas music fest.

 

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The two-day iHeartRadio Music Festival, put on by Clear Channel Radio in September in Las Vegas, will come to TV in the form of a two and a half hour special debuting Thanksgiving weekend on VH1. The special will premiere on Wednesday, Nov. 23 at 10 p.m. ET and run again on Nov. 24 at 3 a.m. ET and 10 a.m. ET.

 

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In addition to Gaga's performance, the show will include sets from Coldplay, Kenny Chesney, The Black Eyed Peas, Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez, Carrie Underwood, David Guetta, Jane's Addiction, Nicki Minaj, and a one-of-a-kind collaboration from Sting and Jeff Beck.

 

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"The concert event was an amazing production, with an incredible talent line-up that our viewers know and care about passionately. It's going to be a great holiday event for the fans," says Ben Zurier, Executive Vice President, Program Strategy, VH1, VH1 Classic & Palladia.

 

The concert will also air several times on VH1's sister network, Palladia, in early December.

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