Kenny Chesney, 5 Seconds of Summer and Meghan Trainor are among the performers duringย NBCโs annual Macyโs 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular.ย TODAYย co-hosts Willie Geist and Tamron Hall return to emcee the broadcast airing Monday, July 4th from 8-10 p.m. ET/PT. An hour long encore presentation will follow at 10 p.m.ย More performers will be announced soon.
The 40th Annual Macyโs 4th of July Fireworks will illuminate the sky over New York City in an unparalleled display of color, shapes, light and sound. They will be launched from five firing locations on the East River in midtown and within the Seaport district. The 2016 celebration will include more than 56,000 pyrotechnic effects. It willย feature the New York debut of pyro-writing, an explosive version of skywriting created using fireworks that will spell out โUSAโ in the night sky. The 25 minute synchronized display will be choreographed to a soaring and patriotic score performed by the United States Air Force Band and Jennifer Holliday.
โNBC is thrilled to join Macyโs in celebrating the 240th anniversary of our nation,โ an NBC spokesperson said. โWe have an amazing lineup of musical performances and guests to join in the festivities that will lead to the biggest fireworks display in the country.โ
The Dallas Morning news has described Kenny Chesney as “two parts Mick Jagger, one part Bruce Springsteen and one part Billy Graham” for his live shows. The superstarย has garneredย 28 No. 1โs and has sold over 30 million albums. Hisย No. 1โs includeย โAmerican Kids,” โYoung,โ โI Go Back,” โWild Childโ and “Noise.”
Rolling Stone has hailed 5 Seconds of Summer the “biggest new rock act in the world.” They areย the only band in history to see its first two full-length studio albums enter the Billboard 200 at No. 1. Their self-titled debut album has sold more than three million units worldwide. Moreย than 1.5 million albums and more than 4.5 million single tracks were sold in the U.S. alone. 2015โs Sounds Good Feels Goodย charted at No. 1 in 12 countries, including the U.S., the U.K. and Australia. Their documentary/concert film,ย How Did We End Up Here? โ Live at Wembley Arena,ย was the highest-selling music DVD of 2015. The band is currently on their โSounds Live Feels Liveโ world tour.
Meghan Trainor released her highly anticipated sophomore album,ย Thank You,ย on May 13th. The album’s lead single, “No,” is the fiery, feisty kiss-off anthem which is already a platinum-selling hit. The second single, โMe Too,โ is currently in the Top Tenย on the iTunes Single Chart. Trainorย teamed up with producer Ricky Reed who serves as the albumโs co-executive producer alongside Trainor.