2013 NBC's 4th of July Special - Performances
NBC celebrated the 237th birthday of the United States with its annual 'Macy's Fireworks Spectacular' on Thursday, July 4th in New York. Hosted by Nick Cannon, the special show featured live performances by some A-list stars such as; Mariah Carey, Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Pitbull, Cher or Tim McGraw, before the actual 'nation's largest patriotic pyrotechnic display' - with over 40,000 fireworks - igniting the sky over the Hudson River took place.
Mariah Carey opened the 2013 'Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular' with an emotional performance of "America The Beautiful", before promoting her own music in the form of live executions of her hits, the oldie "Hero", and the Miguel-featured latest single "#Beautiful". Why did she dress up like a country girl, and lied down on a straw-made couch for this last performance, I just don't know. Taylor Swift performed "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together", and "Everything Has Changed", alonsgisde Ed Sheeran. Pitbul got the party started with "Give Me Everything", Tim McGraw added the 'country' flavor wih a performance of "Something Like That", Dance Queen Cher sang her comeback single "Woman's World", and finally Selena Gomez delivered the first live and televised performance ever of her next single "Slow Down". Watch it all below!