Pitbull performs onstage during KTUphoria 2022 (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)

iHeartMedia kicked the summer off with the KTUphoria 2022 on Saturday, June 18 at Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater. Hosted by WKTU/New York Personalities, the star-studded event celebrated all things summer with performances from today’s hottest artists including Pitbull, Ava Max, Regard, Laidback Luke, Lodato. Plus, a Special 25th Anniversary Freestyle Set from TKA, Freedom Williams & C & C Music Factory, George Lamond, Judy Torres, Coro, Cynthia, Lisette Melendez, Reina, Lucas Prata, and Kim Sozzi.

Saturday kicked off with the KTUphoria 2022 Pre-Show. The daytime event featured live performances by Rockell, Katy Tiz. Anees, Chloe Jane, Carly Underwood, Alle’ with Ryan Brahms, and DJ Gozzi. Special guests included former KTU on-air personalities, Speedy, Vic Latino, Jewelz En Tu Radio, Jagger, DJ Riddler, Showboat, and Broadway Bill Lee.

 

Ava Max performs onstage during KTUphoria 2022 (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)

The music of 103.5 KTU came to life with an extraordinary lineup and these special moments:

  • Reina opened the show and got everyone on their feet with her hit song “No One’s Going To Change You”
  • Cynthia and Coro brought back all the feels as they performed Cynthia’s hit song, “Dreamboy, Dreamgirl”
  • Judy Torres and George Lamond performed a crowd favorite Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’”
  • Hollywood Hamilton presented Lodato with the Dance Artist of the Year (Radio) at The EDM Awards while at KTUphoria.
  • After Lodato’s set, his manager, Jared Overeem, proposed to his girlfriend on stage!  She said YES!
  • Freestyle artists came together to perform a special 25th-anniversary set dedicated to KTU and their listeners
  • Ava Max brought the heat to the KTUphoria stage with her fan favorites including “My Head & My Heart,” “Kings & Queens,” “The Motto,” and the song that put her on the map, “Sweet But Psycho”
  • Fans were in all their glory as Pitbull hit the KTUphoria stage and performed all his mega-hits including “Fireball,” “Hotel Room Service,” “Feel This Moment,” “International Love, “I Feel Good” and more!  He ended the show with “Give Me Everything”