Usher, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj & More to Perform at 2014 iHeartRadio Music Festival

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Ariana Grande performs on stage at the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, May 18, 2014, in Las Vegas.

Ariana Grande performs on stage at the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, May 18, 2014, in Las Vegas.

The 2014 iHeartRadio Music Festival will make its way to Las Vegas for a fourth time this year.

The two-day event, which will take place on September 19th and 20th, will be a very big one, as many A-list artists are expected to take the stage.

Serving as the first list of performers are Taylor Swift, Coldplay, Usher, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, Motley Crue, Ed Sheeran, Paramore, Iggy Azalea, Lorde, Calvin Harris , and Steve Aoki .

Also rounding out the list of performers that will hit the main stage at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino is the Zac Brown Band, One Direction, Train, Eric Church , and Bastille .

This is good news for fans of Taylor Swift, Usher, Nicki Minaj and Calvin Harris, as they are all expected to release albums during the fourth quarter of this year.

Returning for a second year will be the daytime iHeartRadio Music Festival Village, which will feature performances from Neon Trees, Kacey Musgraves, Childish Gambino, MAGIC!, The Pretty Reckless, Nico & Vinz , and Lil Jon .

Iggy Azalea will earn this year’s Miley Cyrus slot for doing double-duty on both the Village and MGM Grand stages.

Ryan Seacrest will return as host of the festival, with Clear Channel stations hosting one-of-a-kind, all-expense-paid trips to Vegas throughout the summer.

MasterCard cardholders have exclusive access to a limited pre-sale for the festival, available for the first time this year at iHeartRadio.com . General-public tickets go on sale Saturday, July 26th at 1 p.m. EST via Ticketmaster.com .

The festival will broadcast live in 150 markets across Clear Channel radio stations, as well as stream live on Yahoo each night at 7:30 PST.

The CW will return for a two-night prime-time special compiling highlights from the festival, airing September 29th and 30th from 8 to 10 p.m. Thoughts?

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