Grande, Fetty Wap and Rae Sremmurd are among performers on day 1 of the music festival, while Harris, Cole and Major Lazer's Jillionaire are the highlights of the second day.
- August 22, 2016
AceShowbiz -
Summer got hotter this weekend as Billboard Hot 100 Festival 2016 kicked off on Saturday, August 20 at Nikon Theater at Jones Beach, in Wantagh, New York. Featuring the likes of former The Wanted member Nathan Sykes and Rachel Platten, the festival brought out Ariana Grande, Fetty Wap and Rae Sremmurd as the biggest stars on the first night.
Grande brought the crowd on their feet with her performance of "Bang Bang", followed by "Into You", "Problem" and her breakthrough hit "The Way". Mac Miller surprised the audience when he joined the petite diva to deliver his rap part in "The Way".
Prior to Grande's set, Wap performed "My Way", "Again", "679" and his smash hit "Trap Queen". Later, Sremmurd took the stage to sing "No Type" and their latest single "Black Beatles". Wale appeared toward the end of the show, performing "Girls On Drugs", "Slight Work" and "Chillin' " in addition to previewing a new collaboration with Travis Scott (II) tentatively called "Fish & Grits" and an unnamed track with Lil Wayne.
For the second night, the Billboard Hot 100 Festival booked the likes of Skylar Grey, Major Lazer's Jillionaire, J. Cole and Calvin Harris. Grey performed new material from her upcoming album "Natural Causes" as well as "Wreak Havoc" from "Suicide Squad" soundtrack.
Jillionaire played Jack U's "Febreze", Wiz Khalifa's "We Dem Boyz", Desiigner's "Panda", Harris' "This Is What You Came For", Major Lazer's "Lean On" as well as Jack U and Justin Bieber's collaboration "Where Are U Now". Harris wrapped up the second day with his set which included "This Is What You Came For" and "Blame".
