The Wins And Fails Of Billboard’s Hot 100 Fest

Billboard keeps tabs on the hottest acts with its Hot 100 chart. For 2015, the esteemed music brand rolled out the carpet for its first ever Hot 100 festival. With over 40 artists and three performance stages, the fest invaded New York’s Jones Beach with up to 25,000 concertgoers in attendance.

From hip-hop heavyweights, Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj, to pop’s leading luminaries, Little Mix and Halsey, to a VIP yacht frequented by fans and industry notables alike, BB lived up to the hype and then some.

VIBE assessed the two-day turn up and listed the wins and L’s below.

WINS:

Lil Wayne’s high-energy stage domination and “A Milli” crowd favorite

#VIBEonSite | @liltunechi showed up to turn up the Hot 100 stage 🔥 #Hot100Fest

A video posted by VibeMagazine (@vibemagazine) on Aug 22, 2015 at 3:56pm PDT

The Weeknd’s sultry set, even prompting a fan to toss her underwear at the OVO crooner

#VIBEonSite | What better way to close out tonight’s #Hot100Fest than a crowd-exploding set from XO’s @abelxo ? His latest studio craftwork,”Beauty Behind the Madness” drops this Friday, Aug. 28.

A video posted by VibeMagazine (@vibemagazine) on Aug 22, 2015 at 8:36pm PDT

Little Mix’s fiery rendition of their famed girl power anthem “Salute”

#VIBEonSite | @littlemixofficial dominates the main stage at the Billboard Hot 100 fest with their impactful girl power anthem, “Salute” #Hot100Fest

A photo posted by VibeMagazine (@vibemagazine) on Aug 22, 2015 at 1:03pm PDT

Nicki Minaj’s flawless performance with hip-pop throwbacks “Super Bass” and “Did It On ‘Em”

👑Queen.👑 @nickiminaj

A video posted by @diamondalxs on Aug 25, 2015 at 9:40am PDT

The Bieber Hive practically fainting over Justin Bieber’s set, where he performed “Where Are Ü Now” with Diplo

Christina Millian and Lil Wayne’s crowd-charming PDA

#VIBEonSite | “Y’all don’t understand how much I love this man. Some of them h**s may try it, but can’t none of them do it like me.” – @christinamilian #Hot100Fest

A video posted by VibeMagazine (@vibemagazine) on Aug 22, 2015 at 5:06pm PDT

READ: VIBE Presents: The Ultimate Guide To Festival SZN

FAILS

Nicki’s brief technical difficulties

Fetty Wap’s explosive set list could have benefitted from a bigger stage

Fetty’s dangerous stage leap that resulted in two teenagers being sent to medics

READ: Fetty Wap Responds To Reports That He Was Jumped And Robbed: “B***h Where?”

The smoldering heat causing a girl to faint right before Lil Wayne’s raucous set