India, Nov. 17 -- The Cherry Blossom Festival in Shillong lit up the city over two high-energy days over the weekend as international crowd-pullers Jason Derulo, The Script, Aqua, Tyga and Diplo delivered electrifying performances that turned the weekend into one of the state's biggest cultural moments of the year. Thousands packed into the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in the capital city, where global music blended seamlessly with homegrown artistry, giving the two-day celebration a truly international pulse.

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma inaugurated the festival, calling it a "complete cultural package" that reflected the state's growing investment in tourism, culture and the creative economy.

Day 1 opened with Bollywood 's No...