New York City, NY
Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks light up the night sky in honor of Independence Day. More than 40,000 fireworks will burst forth from four barges that will be floating on the Hudson River . The fireworks will be synchronized to patriotic music and even current and oldie pop songs handpicked by Usher.Some of the artist whose music will be used include Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi, Kelly Clarkson, Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert. If crowds aren’t your thing NBC will be broadcasting the Macy’s Fourth of July fireworks live beginning at 8 p.m. EST and repeating at 10 p.m. EST. The event will be hosted Nick Cannon and include performances by Mariah Carey, Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez.