This year, the Fourth of July won’t just feature fireworks — the sky will also be lit up with dozens of music’s biggest stars.
As revealed exclusively to Billboard on Tuesday (June 18), The Kid LAROI, Bebe Rexha, The Killers and more will perform on CNN’s The Fourth in America special, airing at 7 p.m. ET across the network’s channels on July 4. Celebrating the 248th anniversary of the country’s independence, its lineup will also include Goo Goo Dolls, Kane Brown, T-Pain, Bleachers, Keith Urban, Ashanti, Chris Young, Yellowcard, Ben Platt, Boys Like Girls, REO Speedwagon and En Vogue, as well as an ensemble performance by The United States Air Force Band.
Plus, coast-to-coast firework displays will air live from cities across the U.S. throughout the special, including shows held in Boston, Chicago, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Las Vegas, Nashville, Niagara Falls, New Orleans, New York City, Philadelphia, St. Louis, San Diego, Seward, Alaska and Washington, D.C. CNN anchors Dana Bash and Boris Sanchez are onboard to serve as the night’s hosts from D.C., alongside correspondents Victor Blackwell and Sara Sidner from San Diego.
The show will follow last year’s special, which was led by Shania Twain, Alanis Morissette, Post Malone and Demi Lovato. Brad Paisley, Coi Leray, Ludacris, The All-American Rejects, Darius Rucker, Duran Duran, Flo Rida, Leon Bridges, Sheryl Crow, Smash Mouth and The Plain White T’s also rang in the 2023 festivities, which similarly featured live firework shows from around the U.S. and a demonstration from the Air Force Band.
