NBC and Macy’s Expand 50th Fireworks Special for America’s 250th
Organizers say the live July 4 broadcast will fuse a 27‑minute composed score with a first‑of‑its‑kind Brooklyn Bridge laser projection to amplify the national celebration.
Overview
- NBC and Macy’s announced on Wednesday that the two‑hour special will air live on July 4 from 8–10 p.m. ET on NBC, stream simultaneously on Peacock, and also air in Spanish on Telemundo.
- The confirmed performance lineup includes Post Malone, Noah Kahan, Blake Shelton, Bebe Rexha, Shaboozey, Salt‑N‑Pepa and a live vocal spot from The Voice season 29 winner Alexia Jayy.
- Producers plan a large synchronized pyrotechnic sequence of more than 85,000 shells in 30 colors fired from six barges and coordinated across the lower East River, the lower Hudson River and the Brooklyn Bridge.
- A 27‑minute score produced by Grammy‑winner Jason Howland will run under the display and the production is led by Jesse Collins Entertainment with named executive producers for the telecast and Macy’s.
- Organizers position the show as both the 50th Macy’s fireworks special and part of the nation’s 250th Independence Day observances, a choice that expands public viewing but also requires intensified interagency logistics for crowd, river and bridge management.