Own USAvision Song Contest 4

Own USAvision Song Contest 4, often referred to as OUSC #4, is the 4th edition of Own USAvision Song Contest. It took place in Boston, Massachusetts, following the state's victory in the 3rd edition with the song "Death of Me" by Pvris. Organized by the Own Public Broadcasting Service and host broadcaster WGBH-TV, the contest was held at TD Garden, and consisted of two semi-finals and the final. The three live shows were hosted by John Krasinski and Meghan Trainor.

Forty-one states participated in the contest. Montana returned to the competition, while Delaware, Georgia, New York, Nevada, Oklahoma and Vermont withdrew for various reasons. Despite Wyoming initially confirming its participation, it later withdrew for unknown reasons.

Location
Further information on the host state: Massachusetts

Host City
Boston, officially the City of Boston, is the capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States and 21st most populous city in the country. The city proper covers 48.4 square miles (125 km2) with an estimated population of 692,600 in 2019, also making it the most populous city in New England. It is the seat of Suffolk County (although the county government was disbanded on July 1, 1999). The city is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area known as Greater Boston, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) home to a census-estimated 4.8 million people in 2016 and ranking as the tenth-largest MSA in the country. A broader combined statistical area (CSA), generally corresponding to the commuting area and including Providence, Rhode Island, is home to some 8.2 million people, making it the sixth most populous in the United States.

Venue
TD Garden is the home arena for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League and the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association. The arena has also hosted many major national sporting events including various rounds of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, and NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, the 2014 United States Figure Skating Championships. TD Garden is set to host the 2021 Laver Cup, an international men’s tennis tournament. Besides sporting events, the TD Garden has also served as a concert venue for numerous nationally touring acts in music and comedy.

Semi-final Allocation Draw
The draw to determine the allocation of the participating states into their respective semi-finals took place on 22nd June 2021. The draw decided in which half of the respective semi-finals each country would perform, with the exact running order determined by the producers of the show at a later date. From each semi-final, 10 states joined the big 6 in the final, where a total of 26 states participated.

The semi-finalists were allocated into six pots, based on their geographical place and cultural similarities. Drawing from different pots helps in reducing the chance of so-called neighbour voting and increasing suspense in the semi-finals. Each time a country was drawn from the pot, its semi-final and half of the semi-final was determined.

The six pots were the following:

Semi-final 1
Eighteen states participated in the first semi-final. Florida, Maryland and Pennsylvania also voted in this semi-final.

Semi-final 2
Seventeen states participated in the second semi-final. Alabama, Connecticut and Massachusetts also voted in this semi-final.

Final
Twenty-six states participated in the final, with all 41 participating states eligible to vote.

Other states
Eligibility for potential participation in the Own USAvision Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active OUPB membership that would be able to broadcast the contest. As in every edition, an invitation to all the members has been sent in order to confirm whether they will participate or not.
 * : The state didn't respond to the invitation sent by the OPBS, thus not being present in the final list of participating states.
 * : The state didn't respond to the invitation sent by the OPBS, thus not being present in the final list of participating states.
 * : The state didn't respond to the invitation sent by the OPBS, thus not being present in the final list of participating states.
 * : The state will remain out for another edition. However, the state will be broadcasting the contest for the first time since the first edition, with the hope to return next edition.
 * : The HoD stepped away, forcing the state to withdraw.
 * : The HoD stepped away, forcing the state to withdraw.
 * : After the continuously low viewing rates, another non-qualification and bad reviews all over the social medias ridiculing both the contest and the Head of Delegation, Oklahoma will not be participating at the upcoming contest in Massachusetts. However, the state is said to return during the next editions as they already got the rights to broadcast the contest.
 * : The head of the delegation announced that the state will take a one-edition break.
 * : The state didn't reveal any song by the deadline, thus not being present in the final list of participating states.
 * : Despite initially confirming and submitting a song – "Turn Back Crime" by Signals, the state later announced their withdrawal from the contest.