The rappers will ring in the new year from Times Square and Miami, respectively
ABC and Dick Clark Productions have announced that two-time Grammy Award-winning hip-hop icon LL Cool J, featuring DJ Z-Trip, will perform a medley of hits just before midnight from New York’s Times Square as part of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2024. In addition, Grammy Award-winning female rap artist Cardi B will join the lineup poolside from Fontainebleau Miami Beach.
New Year’s Rockin’ Eve is also introducing a new vertical of comedic show segments with Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, Matt Friend, Ms. Pat and Sebastian Maniscalco joining the show for hilarious commentary on the past year.
Innovative content creator, Airrack will end his current “30 Videos in 30 Days” series by traversing New York City and making a Guinness World Records attempt for visiting the most fast food restaurants in 24 hours. Airrack will make the record attempt even more challenging by only visiting counter-service pizza shops. Earlier this year, Airrack clinched the Guinness World Records title for making the World’s Largest Pizza.
The New York festivities include previously announced performances by Megan Thee Stallion, Jelly Roll, Sabrina Carpenter and Tyla.
The nation’s most-watched New Year’s Eve celebration, Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2024, airs Sunday, December 31st live on ABC beginning at 8 pm EST.
In his 19th year as host of America’s most-watched New Year’s Eve special, Ryan Seacrest will lead the traditional countdown with co-host and global superstar Rita Ora live from Times Square.
Emmy Award-winning television personality Jeannie Mai will lead the Hollywood festivities, which will feature a chart-topping roster of groundbreaking artists and multi-hyphenates Aqua, Doechii, Ellie Goulding, Green Day, Janelle Monáe, Loud Luxury x Two Friends with Bebe Rexha, Ludacris, Nile Rodgers & Chic, Paul Russell, Reneé Rapp with Coco Jones, and Thirty Seconds to Mars.
Award-winning and best-selling artist Post Malone, who has sold over 80 million records and earned numerous awards including ten Billboard Music Awards, will perform “Chemical” from the new Fontainebleau Hotel Las Vegas.
In the show’s first global performance, the 2023 Billboard Music Award-winning K-pop group NewJeans will perform “Super Shy” and “ETA” from South Korea.
The show’s third Spanish language countdown will again broadcast from Puerto Rico with multi-talented actress, singer, and TV presenter Dayanara Torres as co-host, and a performance from the “Queen of Reggaeton” and one of the genre’s pioneers, Puerto Rican superstar, Ivy Queen. The New Year’s bash will occur on the grounds of the Puerto Rico Convention Center at Distrito T-Mobile, Puerto Rico’s entertainment and nightlife complex.
Far and away, the No. 1 New Year’s Eve special for over 30 years, ABC’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2023 attracted 13.8 million Total Viewers and averaged 4.1/29 among Adults 18-49 last year. ABC’s annual New Year’s Eve special drew in 17.9 million Total Viewers and hit a 5.3 Adult 18-49 rating in the midnight quarter-hour.
The show, which marks its 52nd year, celebrates the year’s very best in music with more than five and half hours of dynamic performances, America’s favorite personalities, and a look at New Year’s celebrations around the globe. Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2024 is produced by Dick Clark Productions with Ryan Seacrest, Michael Dempsey and Barry Adelman serving as executive producers.
The event will also make its radio debut by airing across 150 iHeartRadio stations nationwide including Z100 New York, KIIS-FM Los Angeles, KISS FM Chicago, Q102 Philly, 102.9 Dallas, and more. The show will also be available on the iHeartRadio app.
