Billboard has today announced its first-ever Billboard Hot 100 Music Festival, which will be a weekend of amazing live music featuring some of the charts' biggest artists as well as quickly rising newcomers.

The highly anticipated musical extravaganza, which is produced in partnership with LiveNation, is set to take place on August 22 and August 23 at New York's Jones Beach, and the full lineup, which includes more than 30 different artists, will be announced on July 9. 

John Amato, president of Billboard, issued a statement on the exciting event and said:

"With this first-of-its-kind festival on the beach just outside New York City, Billboard is officially expanding its live event footprint. The iconic Jones Beach will be fully transformed into a true festival experience with multiple stages and a festival village.” The ticket pre-sale is due to kick off on July 13

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