Media Advisory - YTV Announces Reigning #1 Billboard Chart Topper, OMI, to Headline YTV Summer Beach Bash

Canadian pop sensation Shawn Hook also joins lineup

TORONTO, July 30, 2015 /CNW/ - YTV is thrilled to announce that reggae-pop newcomer OMI will headline YTV's Summer Beach Bash and will perform this summer's hottest song, "Cheerleader" on Saturday, August 8 at Canada's Wonderland – Splash Works.  Also joining the star-studded lineup is Canadian pop sensation Shawn Hook. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and will be broadcast on YTV at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

The family concert event will also feature previously announced performances by Sabrina Carpenter, Francesco Yates, XO-IQ, and appearances from the stars of YTV's Some Assembly Required and Max & Shred and The Stanley Dynamic.

DATE:	Saturday, August 8, 2014
LOCATION:	Canada's Wonderland – Splash Works
	9580 Jane Street
	Vaughan, Ontario
TIME:	11 a.m. – Access to Canada's Wonderland – Splash Works opens
	11 a.m. – 6 p.m. YTV Summer Beach Bash concert and festival
	1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Main Show - Broadcast show taping
	7 p.m. – YTV Summer Beach Bash airs on YTV (ET/PT)

NOTE TO MEDIA: RSVP mandatory for attendance. Please contact Kate Calder at Corus Communications team: [email protected]. Media seeking information concerning access for camera trucks must contact Corus Communications team before August 7.

Visit www.ytv.com/summerbeachbash for more information and follow #YTVBeachBash, @YTVofficial and @YTVBeachBash on Instagram, @YTV on Twitter and YTV's Facebook page for exciting news about additional performers.

About YTV
Celebrating 25 years in television, YTV is a leading cross platform entertainment brand for kids and families. The channel offers quality entertainment with hilarious animated and live-action comedy series, popular Nickelodeon series, blockbuster movies, top-rated original Canadian programming, music, celebrities and the channel's after-school block, The Zone. Through its multiple platforms and exclusive digital and interactive content, YTV is the voice of Canadian youth culture. YTV is owned by Corus Entertainment Inc.

Tricon Kids & Family 
Tricon Kids & Family is a boutique division of Tricon Films & Television, one of North America's strongest independent production and distribution companies dedicated to producing and representing ground breaking television. Tricon Kids & Family features both original production and acquired third party content. Following the success of the multi-season, award winning format The Next Star, Tricon Kids & Family specializes in developing strategic partnerships in all genres including animation, live-action scripted and reality. www.kidsandfamily.triconfilms.com #tricon

SOURCE YTV Canada Inc.

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