The largest lineup and longest telecast in the show’s history airs on December 31st on ABC
ABC and Dick Clark Productions (DCP) have announced the nationwide performer lineup for Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026 (NYRE), the country’s most-watched New Year’s Eve celebration. Kicking off in New York and continuing through Las Vegas, Chicago, Puerto Rico, and beyond, this year’s show will feature its most expansive slate of musical artists yet, with dozens of performances across multiple time zones, on Wednesday, December 31st, from 8 pm until 4 am EDT on ABC, and the next day on Hulu.
This year marks the longest telecast in the show’s history, including an additional hour and a half of programming and featuring the soundtrack of the year, with more than 850 million total monthly Spotify listeners across the lineup and more than 85 songs performed.
Superstar performers include 4 Non Blondes, 50 Cent, 6lack, AJR, BigXthaPlug, Chance the Rapper, Charlie Puth, Chappell Roan, Ciara, Demi Lovato, DJ Cassidy’s Pass the Mic Live! Starring Busta Rhymes, T.I. & Wyclef Jean, Filmore, Goo Goo Dolls, Jess Glynne, Jessie Murph, Jordan Davis, KPop Demon Hunters: The Singing Voices of Huntr/X – Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami, Leon Thomas, Le Sserafim, Lil Jon, Little Big Town, Madison Beer, Maren Morris, Mariah Carey, New Kids on the Block, OneRepublic, Pitbull, Post Malone, Rick Springfield, Russell Dickerson, The All-American Rejects, Tucker Wetmore, and Zara Larsson.
The Times Square headliner and special guests to be announced soon.
This year’s broadcast will be led by Ryan Seacrest and co-host Rita Ora from New York’s Times Square, with hometown native Chance the Rapper leading the first-ever Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve live Central Time Zone countdown from Chicago, and NFL legend Rob Gronkowski returns alongside multi-hyphenate performer Julianne Hough, who makes her NYRE co-hosting debut as they take over the Entertainment Capital of the World. Details for the Puerto Rico celebration will be announced soon.
This marks the third consecutive year that Dick Clark Productions and iHeartMedia will broadcast the event live across 150 iHeartRadio stations nationwide, including Z100 New York, KIIS-FM Los Angeles, KISS FM Chicago, Q102 Philly, The New Mix 102.9 Dallas, and more. Music fans across the country can listen to iHeartRadio stations live on Tuesday, December 31st, beginning at 8 pm EST. The show will also be available to stream live on the iHeartRadio app.
The No. 1 New Year’s Eve special for more than 50 years, ABC’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest has consistently delivered unforgettable moments, from Taylor Swift’s 1989 Times Square medley and Jennifer Lopez’s sky-high performance to recent electrifying sets by Sabrina Carpenter, Lenny Kravitz, Alanis Morissette, Jonas Brothers and Duran Duran lighting up stages nationwide. Last year, Carrie Underwood capped the night with a show-stopping Times Square performance as the broadcast drew more than 29 million Total Viewers at midnight.
