Freedom rings across Music City

Over 400,000 packed downtown Nashville for Let Freedom Sing! Music City July 4, with concerts, family activities, and fireworks to launch America 250.

Downtown Nashville came alive as more than 400,000 people gathered for Let Freedom Sing! Music City July 4th. The annual celebration featured performances by top recording artists, family activities, patriotic tributes and a spectacular fireworks and drone show that lit up the Nashville skyline as the city helped launch the nation’s yearlong America 250 celebration. (Photos by Shane Potter Metro Photographer, Metro & Davidson County, Metro, Nashville)

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