KIIS FM's Wango Tango

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KIIS FM's Wango Tango returns to kickoff summer 2022 on Saturday, June 4th at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, CA!

 

iHeartRadio Wango Tango 2018: New Ariana Grande Music, Shawn Mendes & More

2018 iHeartRadio Wango Tango

This 2018 iHeartRadio Wango Tango by AT&T was as EPIC as ever. Taking place in a brand new venue -- no, really ... it was the first concert ever to take place there -- at the Banc of California Stadium, an incredible lineup of superstars took the stage in front of thousands upon thousands of fans.

Performing at this year's Wango Tango were Ariana Grande, Shawn Mendes, Meghan Trainor, 5 Seconds of Summer, NF, Miguel, Janelle Monáe and Marshmello with a special guest performance by Logic, Backstreet Boys, and Sabrina Carpenter. And it was all hosted by Ryan Seacrest.

A lot of new music was debuted during the show, including new songs from Ariana Grande, 5 Seconds of Summer, and Sabrina Carpenter. But there were so many other amazing moments from the Los Angeles mega concert.

If you missed any of this year's Wango Tango, we've got you covered. Fans can re-live all of the best moments from the amazing summer kickoff concert by tuning into an 90-minute television special, exclusively on Freeform, on Sunday, June 3rd at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

Take a look at the best moments from this year's Wango Tango below!

Ariana Grande debuted a new song called "The Light Is Coming"

While we wait for Ariana Grande's new album, Sweetener, to drop, the pop superstar gifted fans by debuting a brand new song from the LP called "The Light Is Coming," which features Nicki Minaj. Before performing "The Light Is Coming," Ariana told fans in the stadium, "So, I'm putting out a new album in August, and I wanted to tell you the pre-order goes up this month on the 20th. And on the 20th you get a new song called 'The Light Is Coming' which features my big sister Nicki Minaj, and we wanted to give you a little preview of it tonight. I'm so nervous. Let's go."

Ariana Grande 2018 iHeartRadio Wango Tango

Ariana also brought her adorable dog Toulouse.

Shawn Mendes became the king of everyone's heart

Shawn performed a few new songs from his newly-released self-titled album including "In My Blood," "Lost In Japan," and "Nervous," in addition to some Mendes faves including "There's Nothing Holding Me Back," "Stitches," "Mercy," and an awesome mashup of "Treat You Better" and Kings of Leon's "Use Somebody." From the second Shawn stepped out on stage, and even beforehand, the entire stadium went wild for the Canadian singer/songwriter, singing along with him throughout the entire set, and screaming at the top of their lungs. It was clear that Shawn's Mendes Army was THERE for their king. 

Shawn Mendes 2018 iHeartRadio Wango Tango

Lance Bass kicked off Pride Month with a gorgeous rainbow moment

Lance Bass made an appearance during iHeartRadio Wango Tango 2018 by AT&T where he helped create a gorgeous rainbow-filled moment to acknowledge Pride Month and the efforts of the Trevor Project along with their new partnership with AT&T. The *NSYNC member asked everyone in the stadium to wave their rainbow Pride flags, as well as their glow sticks.

2018 iHeartRadio Wango Tango Pride

Meghan Trainor also got the entire Banc of California stadium to wave their rainbow flags

During her set, Meghan Trainor had a rainbow moment of her own when she waved a rainbow flag in the air while singing "Like I'm Gonna Lose You," with the entire stadium following suit.

Sabrina Carpenter premiered her new single "Almost Love"

Sabrina Carpenter officially kicked off iHeartRadio Wango Tango 2018 when she premiered her brand new single "Almost Love" live.

Sabrina Carpenter 2018 iHeartRadio Wango Tango

Backstreet Boys celebrated 25 years together

The Backstreet Boys have been serving us some of our favorite songs over the last two-and-a-half decades, and we heard so many of them during their performance. Introduced by *NSYNC's Lance Bass, the guys danced and sang just as they have for the last 25 years as they sang some of their biggest hits and fan favorites including "Larger Than Life," "The One," "We've Got It Going On," "I Want It That Way," and "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)." The group also performed their brand new single "Don't Go Breaking My Heart."

Backstreet Boys 2018 iHeartRadio Wango Tango

5 Seconds of Summer perform new Youngblood music

In just a few short weeks (on June 15th), 5 Seconds of Summer will finally release their new album Youngblood. Fans have already heard a few songs off the guys' third record, and the Australian band performed some of their new songs including "Youngblood," "Want You Back," and "Valentine," which they debuted earlier in the year during their iHeartRadio Live show back in March. The guys also performed another new song called "Lie To Me," which they've been playing out on their recent tour.

Marshmello brings out Logic for a special performance of "Everyday"

Marshmello closed out this year's Wango Tango with a high-energy set, and brought out Logic for a special performance of their collaboration "Everyday."

Marshmello, Logic 2018 iHeartRadio Wango Tango

Miguel.

Just Miguel. That is all.

Miguel 2018 iHeartRadio Wango Tango

If you missed any of this year's Wango Tango, we've got you covered. Fans can re-live all of the best moments from the amazing summer kickoff concert by tuning into an 90-minute television special, exclusively on Freeform, on Sunday, June 3rd at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

Photos: Getty Images, Brian Friedman, Wes & Alex for iHeartRadio


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