Scotty McCreery is among the special guests set to perform at the National Mall for the government's annual A Capitol Fourth concert.
McCreery, who won Season 10 of American Idol and then went onto to become the youngest male to ever enter the Billboard 200 at number one, will join a star-studded cast of performers, including Barry Manilow, the latest Idol winner Candice Glover, Glee's Darren Criss, Smash's Megan Hilty, and the cast of Broadway's Motown the Musical. Tom Bergeron from Dancing With the Stars will serve as host.
Composer John Williams will conduct music from the Oscar-winning film Lincoln along with the National Symphony Orchestra. The lineup also includes 13-year-old music prodigy Jackie Evancho, who sang on the reality competition series America's Got Talent.
A Capitol Fourth will be broadcast on PBS stations from 8PM to 9:30PM ET on July 4.
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