HOT 97 FM (WQHT), the number one station for hip hop and R&B, is ready to heat up MetLife Stadium on Sunday, June 3 for HOT 97’s Summer Jam 2012 concert, the biggest event of the year! After reaching over half a million people and more than 20 countries world wide in 2011, HOT 97 has partnered with Boost Mobile, the official wireless carrier of HOT 97 Summer Jam, to stream this year’s show live for the millions of global hip hop lovers. HOT 97’s Summer Jam live webcast will be distributed across the premium, vertically integrated digital entertainment network, Loud Digital Network, through the live broadcasting platform UStream. The Loud Digital Network reaches over 30 million monthly unique visitors in the United States alone!
“We are excited to partner with Boost Mobile for the second year on the HOT 97 Summer Jam live webcast,” states Lin Dai, VP of Digital Programming for HOT 97. “We are rewriting internet history again this year by creating a nine (9) hour live stream of both the HOT 97 Summer Jam Festival Stage and Main Stage, the longest major hip hop event ever streamed online. Through the Loud Digital Network, millions of hip hop fans will be able to tune in around the world and experience the ‘Super Bowl of hip hop’ first hand.”
Fans all over the world will be able to tune in to see performances by Nicki Minaj, Young Jeezy, Rick Ross & Maybach Music, J. Cole, Wale, Meek Mill, DJ Khaled & Friends, Waka Flocka, Trey Songz, Maino, Big Sean, 2 Chainz, French Montana, Mavado, Tyga, and surprise guests are set to hit the stage for the leading concert in hip hop. And new for 2012, fans will be able to watch the entire Festival Village pre-show featuring A$AP Rocky, Pusha T, Kendrick Lamar, School Boy Q, Big Krit, Fred the Godson, and Azealia Banks.
Tickets for HOT 97’s Summer Jam 2012 are on sale now at all Ticketmaster outlets.