Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson & More Set for TODAY's Summer Concert Series; Full Lineup Announced

NBC's "Today" show has released its 2014 lineup for the annual Toyota Concert Series. It kicks off Friday, May 16, with Mariah Carey and wraps up Sept. 5 with Usher.

Following is a list of concerts scheduled to date. All concerts are Friday performances unless otherwise noted.

MAY

13 Dolly Parton, #DollyTODAY
16 Mariah Carey, #MariahTODAY
23 Tim McGraw, #TimMcGrawTODAY
26 Austin Mahone, #MahoneTODAY *Monday
30 Rascal Flatts, #RascalFlattsTODAY

JUNE
5 Pharrell, #PharrellTODAY * Thursday
6 Sara Bareilles, #SaraBareillesTODAY
13 Train, #TrainTODAY
17 Little Mix, #LittleMixTODAY * Tuesday
20 Fall Out Boy, #FallOutBoyTODAY
27 Phillip Phillips, #PhillipsTODAY

JULY
4 Ed Sheeran, #EdSheeranTODAY
11 Fifth Harmony, #5HTODAY
18 Jason Mraz, #JasonMrazTODAY
25 OneRepublic, #OneRepublicTODAY
29 Jennifer Hudson, #JHudTODAY * Tuesday

AUGUST
1 Aloe Blacc, #AloeBlaccTODAY
8 TBD
15 Neon Trees, #NeonTreesTODAY
22 TBD
29 Ariana Grande, #ArianaTODAY

SEPTEMBER
1 Maroon 5, #Maroon5TODAY
5 Usher, #UsherTODAY

Additional performances may be announced throughout the season.

Fans and visitors are encouraged to come to the plaza for the live performances. Viewing is on a first-come, first-served basis outside TODAY's window-on-the-world studio, located at 49th Street and Rockefeller Plaza in New York City. Fans should arrive by 6 a.m. for best viewing.

About TODAY:

NBC News pioneered the morning news program when it launched TODAY in 1952 with Dave Garroway as host. For more than 60 years, TODAY has provided a daily live broadcast of the latest in domestic and international news, weather reports, and interviews with newsmakers from the worlds of politics, business, media, entertainment and sports.

TODAY is renowned for providing its audience with a "window on the world," bringing viewers breaking news as it happens and often broadcasting from locations around the globe. TODAY's longtime home at New York's Rockefeller Plaza attracts thousands of visitors each year to peer into its windows and become part of TODAY's broadcast. The Emmy Award winning program is anchored by Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker and Natalie Morales. Don Nash is the executive producer.

The fourth hour of 'Today,' hosted by Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb, has been hailed as "appointment television" by Entertainment Weekly, "uproarious and irresistible" by People magazine, and "Today's happy hour" by USA Today. With their undeniable chemistry and wit, Kathie Lee and Hoda bring viewers a fresh lively show each morning that always gets people talking.

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