The pair will perform from Times Square
Ashanti and Ja Rule have been added as Times Square performers for Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2022, following LL Cool J and Chlöe’s canceled appearances due to COVID-19. They join Journey and Karol G from the flagship New York City midnight countdown location. ABC will be airing the 50th anniversary the most-watched New Year’s Eve celebration nationwide live December 31st at 8 pm EST/PST on ABC.
Avril Lavigne, Travis Barker, Ryan Lewis, Macklemore, Måneskin, OneRepublic and others join for a massive LA Party.
New Orleans co-host Billy Porter delivers his new hit single and a sneak peak of a future classic on the riverboat Louis Armstrong on the mighty Mississippi River in the historic French Quarter.
The show expands to Puerto Rico for its first-ever Spanish language countdown with Reggaeton superstar and San Juan native Daddy Yankee and Puerto Rican actress and singer Roselyn Sanchez as a co-host. The new year’s bash will take place on the grounds of the Puerto Rico Convention Center at DISTRITO T-Mobile, Puerto Rico’s newest entertainment and nightlife complex.
Ryan Seacrest returns for the 17th year to host and executive produce in Times Square with first-time co-host Liza Koshy, co-host Ciara heading up the LA Party, co-host Billy Porter from New Orleans, and Powerball correspondent Jessie James Decker, who will announce the “Powerball First Millionaire of the Year” live from New York.
The No. 1 New Year’s Eve programming special each year, Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve 2021 dominated the combined deliveries of its broadcast competitors by 7.0 million Total Viewers and by 63% with Adults 18-49. Soaring by double digits year over year, last year’s late-night telecast attracted 18.4 million Total Viewers and ranked as the highest-rated musical special of 2020 among Adults 18-49.
