Brad Paisleys 2012

Brad Paisleys 2012 The two-day festival at the MGM Grand, which opens Friday, features an A-List lineup of stars including Taylor Swift, Aerosmith, Rihanna, Usher, Bon Jovi, Lil Wayne, Green Day, Swedish House Mafia, No Doubt, Pitbull, deadmau5, Miranda Lambert, Enrique Iglesias, Linkin Park, Jason Aldean, P!nk and Mary J. Blige. As fate would have it, Paisley and Harris are in back-to-back performing blocks Saturday night.

The second-annual event will be aired through the iHeartRadio digital music platform and broadcast on Clear Channel radio stations. Fans can watch it live on Yahoo! and Xbox. Host Ryan Seacrest believes the sheer volume and caliber of the lineup sets the event apart from other festivals. He said the spark for the most unexpected collaborations can happen at events like this one.

Brad Paisleys 2012 "To see all those artists backstage is kind of cool, because this is the type of environment where there are so many artists and there's such little space that they end up mingling together," he said. "I remember last year I was walking off stage and Chris Martin and Jay-Z were leaning against the wall talking about something with nobody around them ... just having a cool moment together."

Brad Paisleys 2012
Paisley said he hopes to watch some of the other performances and looks forward to having his mind blown. He will be debuting his new single, "Southern Comfort Zone," during his set. It is the first song from his upcoming album due out April 9. Paisley co-wrote the tune and recorded it in an old farmhouse he turned into a studio. He said the song blends a lot of genres. It starts to rock in the middle, and his church choir comes in at the end.

 Joining in on the Sin City musical spectacle, Brad Paisley brought his country charm to the Entertainment Capital of the World, taking the stage Saturday (September 22) at the 2012 iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas. The 39-year-old appeared at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in a classy, yet casual, ensemble, topped off by his signature cowboy hat.

Brad Paisleys 2012 In addition to some fan-favorite tunes, like “Alcohol” and “She’s Everything,” Brad surprised the crowd with the first live performance of his newly-released single, “Southern Comfort Zone.” In a previous interview with The Tennessean, the Grammy Award-winning singer opened up about the significance of the fresh track, saying, “I love Nashville and I love the South and I love living in that area. It’s very comfortable, and we all feel so at home there. It’s not until you see the world that you learn to appreciate that … There [are] some great places around the world that will expand your mind and also make you love this Southern comfort zone.”

 Paisley's newest hit is set to headline an as of yet untitled album, topping a track list of 14. The original record will tentatively be on the market April 9, 2013. Check out an interview from Brad’s visit to the 2012 iHeart Radio Music Festival in the player below!