Rockford, Ill.– Illinois’ largest street festival, On the Waterfront, announced today that pop R&B artist Jason Derulo presented by 97ZOK will take stage at the 28^th annual On the Waterfront festival.  Derulo has had four top singles in the past two years, and his self-titled album is currently charted at # 11 on the Billboard Top 200.

Jason Derulo, the 20 year old singer, dancer, songwriter and actor came onto the music scene in 2009 with his hit single “Whatcha Say.”  The song became an instant downloaded hit and reached number one in weeks.  In 2010 Derulo released his self-titled album with singles including, “Ridin’ Solo,” “In My Head,” “What If,” “The Sky’s the Limit” and “Don’t Wanna Go Home.”  Derulo has also made his mark by writing songs for artists such as Pitbull and Lil’ Wayne.  Derulo has been nominated for numerous awards, winning Teen Choice Awards R&B Album in 2010, BMI Pop Music Awards Songwriter of the year in and 50 Most Performed Songs of the year in 2011.

Reserved seats for Jason Derulo will go on sale Friday, July 15^th at 1:00 PM.  Reserved seats to the show will be $28.50 and Gold Seats (first three rows) will be $89.50 and can be purchased at www.onthewaterfront.com , by calling 815-968-0595, or at the Coronado Box office. All reserved seat tickets include festival admission for Saturday.  Lawn seats are free with festival admission. Check out the Bacardi Cabana Club and the Backstage Club at www.onthtewaterfront.com for the best VIP seats!