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1  Playboi Carti hit the stage on Aug. 20 just after the

sun went down at Jones Beach. 2  Khaled and son Asahd

walked around backstage following the DJ’s high-energy

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30 minutes late, the crowd erupted in cheers when Asahd

was rolled to the main stage in his stroller, signaling that

the show was finally about to start. “It was amazing,”

Khaled later told Billboard. “It’s a family event, family fun.”

3  Tinashe danced her way through her performance on

Au g . 1 9 b e f o r e e n d i n g w i t h t h e p owe r t r i o o f h i t s “A l l H a n d s

on Deck,” “Flame” and “2 On.” 4  Singer-actress Bella

Thorne and actor Charlie DePew were spotted in the crowd

during blackbear’s set on Aug. 19. The following day,

Thorne returned to the festival for a cameo during Young

Thug’s performance, for which she danced in a mesh skirt

to his track “Best Friend.” 5  Young Thug performed right

before competing headlining sets from Major Lazer on the

main stage and Waka Flocka Flame on the Beach Stage on

Aug. 20. 6  Miller jumped offstage and held hands with a fan

during her afternoon set on Aug. 19.

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Balvin (center) performed

to a sold-out amphitheater

during Major Lazer’s

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to close out the second and

final day of the Billboard

Hot 100 Music Festival.

Lovato wore a black bodysuit and a sparkly New York Mets

jersey for her special-guest appearance at the Hot 100 Fest

o n Au g . 1 9. T h e p o p p owe r h o u s e r o a r e d t h r o u g h h i t s l i ke

“Confident,” “Cool for the Summer” and her latest song to

crack the chart, “Sorry Not Sorry.”

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