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CNN's "The Fourth in America"

The Empire State Building and the Christal Building are seen during the Macy's 4th of July fireworks show from Queens, New York on July 4, 2017. /  CREDIT: EDUARDO MUNOZ ALVAREZ/AFP/Getty Images

The Empire State Building and the Christal Building are seen during the Macy's 4th of July fireworks show from Queens, New York on July 4, 2017. / CREDIT: EDUARDO MUNOZ ALVAREZ/AFP/Getty Images

CNN will host a Fourth of July primetime musical special honoring the US military, frontline workers battling the coronavirus pandemic and citizens across the country demanding equality with CNN’s Don Lemon in New York and CNN's Dana Bash in Washington, DC.

Featuring musical performances from Jewel, Barry Manilow, Martina McBride, Kenny Loggins, Andy Grammer, Carlos Santana and Cindy Blackman Santana, CeCe Winans, Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, The O'Jays, Don McLean, Jesse Colin Young and Little Kids Rock, Billy Ray Cyrus, Burt Bacharach & Musicians from the Berklee College of Music, Harlem Gospel Choir, the original Broadway cast of Girl From the North Country, inspired by the legendary songs of Bob Dylan and the cast of Ain't Too Proud -- The Life and Times of the Temptations; and will showcase orchestral performances from "The President's Own" United States Marine Band, the US Navy Band and the US Army Field Band, as well as The New York Philharmonic and the San Francisco, Colorado, Houston, Chicago and New York Youth symphonies.

Firework shows in New York, Washington, Jacksonville, Houston and Nashville will also be highlighted throughout the night.

It will stream live for subscribers on CNN.com's homepage and across mobile devices via CNN's apps for iOS and Android. It can also be viewed on CNNgo (at CNN.com/go on your desktop, smartphone, and iPad, and via CNNgo apps for Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, SamsungSmart TV, Chromecast and Android TV).