The Chainsmokers on the Billboard Hot 100 Festival & Zac Efron's DJ Movie

The inaugural Billboard Hot 100 Festival is going down this weekend—Aug. 22 and 23—and it's packed with acts to make you shake your ass. Artists from all walks of chart-friendly pop will be in attendance, including Nicki Minaj, the Weeknd, Justin Bieber, Skrillex, Lil Wayne, Halsey, Fetty Wap, Kiesza. But the thing is, it's at Jones Beach, N.Y., and there's nothing like getting down to some pulsing dance music right by the sand.

Alex Pall, one half of the EDM-house duo the Chainsmokers—newly christened Lollapalooza alums—spoke to Fuse about the Billboard Hot 100 Festival, who the group might hit up for a collaboration and why the Zac Efron DJ movie could be a great thing for the scene.

What'd you think when you heard Billboard was doing its own festival?

I thought it was great. I mean, what's not to like? They've obviously had the pulse, the beat of music ever since I can remember. It's almost one of those things like, why haven't they done this sooner? So yeah, we're excited, we're honored to be part of the festival.

You guys ever performed at a beach?

Yes, a bunch of times. It's always awesome. It's the ideal location for any sort of music festival. I've seen so many shows at Jones Beach myself, from Dave Matthews Band to Stone Temple Pilots and on and on, so for us it's really cool to be part of that. And we're from New York, so it's just a short little commute out there, so it's cool.

What's your favorite thing about performing right now?

At the moment, we have this new song "Roses," and we really like playing it live. We kind of get instant gratification at how people are enjoying it. It's a special moment for us because it's a song we really love.