Ryan Seacrest to host 'Disney Celebrates America: Nashville's Star-Spangled Bash' July 4

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LOS ANGELES -- Dust off your boots and get your sparklers ready because Ryan Seacrest and a handful of your favorite stars are heading to Music City for the ultimate July 4th bash!

The Emmy Award-winning host will anchor "Disney Celebrates America: Nashville's Star-Spangled Bash," a three-hour Independence Day special broadcasting live coast-to-coast on Saturday, July 4, from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. EDT.

Viewers can catch the party on ABC, ABC News Live, the ESPN App, Freeform, FX, and National Geographic, or stream it via Disney+ and Hulu.

The event features an artist lineup including The All-American Rejects, Boyz II Men, Brothers Osborne, Clint Black, Elizabeth Nichols, Lauren Daigle, Little Big Town, NE-YO, Nick Jonas, Reba McEntire, Sublime and Tim McGraw.

Keeping the energy moving throughout the night, country artist Emily Ann Roberts will report live as the backstage correspondent, while comedian John Crist will serve as the broadcast's man-on-the-street reporter.



The livestream event will feature these star-studded performances alongside one of the country's biggest fireworks and drone shows, set to live music by the Grammy Award-winning Nashville Symphony. Plus, the TV broadcast will cut away to show the patriotic fireworks lighting up Disneyland Resort.

The special is a big part of "Disney Celebrates America," a company-wide celebration for the country's 250th anniversary. The party kicks off the evening of July 3, starting a 24-hour media event across ABC, Disney+, Hulu, and all of Disney's cable networks.

Watch "Disney Celebrates America: Nashville's Star-Spangled Bash" July 4 on ABC, Disney+, ESPN App, Freeform, FX, Hulu and NatGeo.

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