Nelly, Ice Cube and Timbaland are among the musical acts who’ll be ringing in Independence Day this year on CNN.
The cable network’s fifth annual special The Fourth in America will air starting at 7 p.m. ET live on CNN. The special will feature coast-to-coast firework shows from Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Detroit, Chicago, Las Vegas, San Diego, New Orleans, Nashville and Seward, Alaska.
Other performers will include the artists on the I Love the ’90s tour: Vanilla Ice, Young MC, Rob Base and Tone Loc. Sting, Counting Crows, Noah Kahan and The Fray will also be performing, as well as country stars Lainey Wilson, Dierks Bentley and Ashley McBryde, and ’90s alt-rockers CAKE and Sublime.
CNN’s The Fourth in America is hosted by Dana Bash, Boris Sanchez, Victor Blackwell and Sara Sidner.
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