RELEASE AGREEMENT
In consideration of my appearance in certain photographs taken and audio and video footage recorded by the Released Parties (defined below) and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, I understand and agree to the following:
- For purposes of this Release Agreement, the “Released Parties” shall mean any person or entity associated in any way with iHeartMedia, Inc., iHeartMedia + Entertainment, Inc., any of its sponsors or co-promoter, partners, and each of their respective stations, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, agents, officers, directors, talent and employees (“iHeartMedia”), its sponsoring organizations, and individual property owners and contractors.
- I hereby consent to and authorize use by the Released Parties of my approved trademarks, logos, name, likeness, and any other material provided by me or my representatives, including representatives from my music label or promoter (“Artist Materials”).
- I hereby consent to and authorize the use, by the Released Parties, of any and all video, photographs, likenesses, or other audio visual or visual works the Released Parties have taken or created of me and the Artist Materials (collectively, the “Works”), and of any reproductions of them, for any purpose whatsoever, including, but not by way of limitation, in connection with marketing videos, promotional materials, social media, digital streaming, publications, displays and exhibitions thereof in promotion, advertising and trade, without any further compensation to me. I hereby acknowledge that iHeartMedia shall be the exclusive owner of the copyright in all such Works, and iHeartMedia shall therefore have the exclusive right to reproduce the Works in copies, whole, or in part, and in any manner without restriction as to changes or alternations, in connection with the development, production, distribution, exploitation, advertisement, or promotion of the Works, and/or any other production, in any form of distribution to the public, including but not limited to, any and all derivative works in any medium, any use on the worldwide web, social media, and digital promotions, in advertisements and promotions for any such uses, including derivative uses worldwide at any time in any and all media now known and hereafter devised.
- I hereby waive any right that I may have to inspect or approve any finished products embodying the Works or the use to which it may be applied. Further, I acknowledge that the Released Parties may edit my appearance, and the images of me in their sole discretion. The waivers, releases, and indemnities in this Release Agreement expressly apply to any use of the Works or related materials in any manner whatsoever. I understand and acknowledge that the Released Parties are under no obligation to incorporate my appearance in the Works, or to exhibit or otherwise exploit such portion(s) of the Works that may incorporate my appearance.
- I, for myself and on behalf of my heirs, executors, agents, successors or assigns, hereby release, discharge, and agree to save harmless the Released Parties from any liability, claims, damages, losses, costs, expenses, injuries or cause of actions whatsoever that in any way are caused by or arise out of this Release Agreement, my appearance in the Works, or in the advertisements, by virtue of any blurring, distortion, alteration, optical illusion, or use in composite form, whether intentional or otherwise, that may occur or be produced in the making of the Works or in any subsequent processing thereof, as well as any publication thereof, including without limitation any claims for defamation, libel, slander, invasion of privacy, or infringement of any right of publicity. Moreover, in no event shall I have any right to seek injunctive or other equitable relief against the Released Parties for actions arising out of this Release Agreement. I hereby warrant that I am at least eighteen years of age and have the right to contract in my own name. I have read this entire release prior to its execution, and I am fully familiar with the contents hereof. This release shall be binding upon me and my heirs, legal representatives, and assigns.
- I agree that the Released Parties may license, assign, and otherwise transfer this Agreement and all rights granted by me to the Released Parties under this Release Agreement to any person or entity. This is the complete and binding agreement between the Released Parties and me, and it supersedes all prior understandings and/or communications, both oral and written, with respect to its subject matter.