Own USAvision Song Contest 4

Own USAvision Song Contest 4, often referred to as OUSC4, is the 4th edition of Own USAvision Song Contest. It took place in TBD, Massachusetts, following the state's victory in the 3rd edition with the song "Death of Me" by Pvris. Organised by the Own Public Broadcasting Service and host broadcaster WGBH-TV, the contest was held at TBD, and consisted of two semi-finals and the final.

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.

Boston is one of the oldest municipalities in the United States, founded on the Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by Puritan settlers from the English town of the same name. It was the scene of several key events of the American Revolution, such as the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the Battle of Bunker Hill and the siege of Boston. Upon American independence from Great Britain, the city continued to be an important port and manufacturing hub as well as a center for education and culture. The city has expanded beyond the original peninsula through land reclamation and municipal annexation. Its rich history attracts many tourists, with Faneuil Hall alone drawing more than 20 million visitors per year. Boston's many firsts include the United States' first public park (Boston Common, 1634), first public or state school (Boston Latin School, 1635) and first subway system (Tremont Street subway, 1897).

Today, Boston is a thriving center of scientific research. The Boston area's many colleges and universities make it a world leader in higher education, including law, medicine, engineering and business, and the city is considered to be a global pioneer in innovation and entrepreneurship, with nearly 5,000 startups. Boston's economic base also includes finance, professional and business services, biotechnology, information technology and government activities. Households in the city claim the highest average rate of philanthropy in the United States; businesses and institutions rank among the top in the country for environmental sustainability and investment. The city has one of the highest costs of living in the United States as it has undergone gentrification, though it remains high on world livability rankings.

Venue
TD Garden, sometimes colloquially referred to as simply the Garden, is a multi-purpose arena in Boston, Massachusetts. It is named after its sponsor, TD Bank, a subsidiary of Canada's Toronto-Dominion Bank. It opened in 1995 as a replacement for the original Boston Garden and has been known as FleetCenter, and TD Banknorth Garden. The arena is located directly above the MBTA's North Station. It is the most visited sports and entertainment arena in New England, as nearly 3.5 million people visit the arena each year.

TD Garden is the home arena for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League and the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association. It is owned by food service and hospitality conglomerate Delaware North, whose CEO, Jeremy Jacobs, also owns the Bruins. It is the site of the annual Beanpot college hockey tournament, and hosts the annual Hockey East Championships. 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.

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.