Editing Boston Pops (section)

=== Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular (2016–present) ===
In October 2016, the Boston Pops agreed to take over the management of the annual July Fourth fireworks concert on the Esplanade and to take on the responsibility for finding a corporate sponsor for the $2 million cost.<ref>{{cite news |last=Leung |first=Shirley |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2016/10/03/boston-pops-deal-with-mugar-will-keep-july-fourth-party-going/18Co0UNOEiR1PEk0I9gjHO/story.html |title=A new era for Independence Day concert on the Esplanade |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=October 3, 2016 |access-date=October 4, 2016 }}</ref> On March 7, 2017, it was announced that [[Eaton Vance]] and [[Bloomberg L.P.]] had been signed on as sponsors of the concert under a three-year deal, and that the telecast of the event would move from [[WBZ-TV]]/[[CBS]] to [[Bloomberg Television]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bostonherald.com/business/business_markets/2017/03/vance_bloomberg_new_forces_for_fourth_of_july_concert|title=Vance, Bloomberg new forces for Fourth of July concert|website=Boston Herald|last=Goodison|first=Donna|date=March 8, 2017|access-date=July 3, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.boston.com/culture/events/2017/07/03/how-to-watch-stream-or-listen-to-the-2017-boston-pops-fireworks-spectacular|title=How to watch, stream, or listen to the 2017 Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular|last=Palma|first=Kristi|date=July 3, 2017|work=Boston Globe|access-date=July 3, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>

For the 2017 Fireworks Spectacular, Lockhart and the Pops performed with actor [[Leslie Odom Jr.]] (of ''[[Hamilton (musical)|Hamilton: An American Musical]]'' fame), 1990s pop singer [[Melissa Etheridge]], and pop singer [[Andy Grammer]], in addition to the [[United States Army Field Band]]'s Concert Band and Soldiers' Chorus.

For the 2018 Fireworks Spectacular, the orchestra worked with [[Rachel Platten]], [[Rhiannon Giddens]], the [[Indigo Girls]], actresses [[Rita Moreno]] and [[Natalie Cortez]] (who was about to open in the ensemble in the world premiere of ''[[Moulin Rouge! (musical)|Moulin Rouge!]]'', which debuted in Boston in October 2018 and later debuted on Broadway in 2019), and the [[Tanglewood Festival Chorus]] under the direction of [[James Burton (conductor)|James Burton]]. In addition to Bloomberg nationwide, the show was carried by [[Independent station (North America)|independent station]] [[WHDH (TV)|WHDH]] (channel 7) locally over-the-air,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://whdh.com/news/7news-partners-with-bloomberg-tv-to-air-2018-boston-pops-fireworks-spectacular/|title=7News partners with Bloomberg TV to air 2018 Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular|date=June 21, 2018|publisher=WHDH|access-date=June 22, 2018}}</ref> and online at [[Boston.com]], [[BostonGlobe.com]], bso.org (the Boston Symphony Orchestra's website), and on the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular app.

For the 2019 Fireworks Spectacular, Lockhart and the Pops paid tribute to the 50th anniversary of [[Woodstock]] by performing both a medley of the Theme and "[[Pinball Wizard]]" from [[The Who (band)|The Who]]'s ''[[The Who's Tommy|Tommy]]'' and a medley of "[[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius]]" and "The Flesh Failures (Let The Sunshine In)" from ''[[Hair (musical)|Hair]]''. Lockhart and the Pops also performed with [[Queen Latifah]], folk legend [[Arlo Guthrie]] (who paid tribute to his father [[Woody Guthrie]] by performing "This Land Is Your Land"), poet [[Amanda Gorman]], two acts from [[America's Got Talent]], [[The Texas Tenors]] and [[America's Got Talent (season 13)|Amanda Mena]], and the [[United States Navy Band]]'s [[Sea Chanters]] Chorus.

The 2020 Fireworks Spectacular was canceled on May 8, 2020, due to the ongoing global [[COVID-19 pandemic]] of 2020. In its place, the Pops decided to present "A Boston Pops Salute to Our Heroes" on July 4, with the only option for broadcasting it being on television, radio and digital media.

The 2021 Fireworks Spectacular was announced on June 11, 2021. Due to the fact it typically takes 10 weeks to plan, it was decided to split the show into two portions. The musical portion would take place at [[Tanglewood]] and broadcast live on-air and internet stream while the fireworks would take place on the [[Boston Common]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2021/06/11/2021-boston-pops-fireworks-spectacular-tanglewood/|title=The Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular is returning this year — but not on the Esplanade|last=DeCosta-Klipa|first=Nik|date=June 11, 2021|work=Boston Globe|access-date=June 17, 2021}}</ref> The guest artists were [[Mavis Staples]] and [[Jon Batiste]] (headliners), the [[Six-String Soldiers]] of the [[United States Army Field Band]], the [[United States Air Force Band|Singing Sergeants]] of the [[United States Air Force Band]].

The 2022 Fireworks Spectacular was announced on May 26, 2022, with the announcements that the event would be returning in full to the Massachusetts [[Department of Conservation and Recreation (Massachusetts)|Department of Conservation and Recreation]] [[Hatch Memorial Shell|Hatch Shell]] after a 2-year absence in addition to the selection of guest artists being announced at a later date. Additionally, the orchestra also announced a slew of tributes, a world premiere and a show of solidarity with [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Ukraine]], by performing its [[Shche ne vmerla|State Anthem]]. The guest artists were announced on June 13, 2022, and were revealed to be [[Chaka Khan]] (as the headliner), Broadway actress [[Heather Headley]], and ''[[The Voice (franchise)|The Voice (American TV Series)]]'' season one winner [[Javier Colon]]. The [[Tanglewood Festival Chorus]] (under the direction of [[James Burton (conductor)|James Burton]]) and the [[Middlesex County Volunteers|Middlesex County Volunteers Fifes & Drums Corps.]] would be joining the Pops as well. The orchestra performed moving tributes to the late [[Stephen Sondheim]] (as he died in November of 2021) ("A Comedy Tonight" from both the musical and film of ''[[A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum]]'', "Our Time" from ''[[Merrily We Roll Along (musical)|Merrily We Roll Along]]'' and "Children Will Listen" from ''[[Into The Woods]]''), and [[Judy Garland]] (to celebrate her centennial), and world premiered a new work, "Those Heroes Who Healed The Nation" by Julius P. Williams.

The 2023 Fireworks Spectacular was announced on May 26, 2023. [[En Vogue]] will headline the Boston July 4 fireworks celebration, joining [[Keith Lockhart]] and the Boston Pops at the Hatch Shell. The award-winning R&B group behind popular 80's hits like “Free Your Mind” and “My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It)” is the marquee entertainment at this year’s Fourth of July celebration. Also taking the Hatch Shell stage are Broadway star [[Mandy Gonzalez]] (“In the Heights”), country duo [[LoCash]], and a trio of Broadway performers — Alton Fitzgerald White, Elizabeth Stanley and Andrea Jones-Sojola — who participated in the Pops’ concert presentation of “Ragtime: The Symphonic Concert.”