Mariah Carey will return to Times Square to perform for a live audience of more than one million people, just minutes before the ball drops on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2018. Carey first appeared on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve in 2005 when she became the very first artist to perform live from Times Square on the program. She returned in 2016 and will once again headline this year’s festivities. Carey joins previously announced Times Square performers including chart-topping singer/songwriter Camila Cabello, multi-platinum singer/songwriter and actor Nick Jonas and award-winning duo Sugarland. America’s largest celebration of the year will take place on Sunday, December 31st beginning at 8 pm EST on the ABC Television Network.
“We can all agree that last year didn’t go exactly as planned and we are thrilled to move forward together to provide America with an incredible night of music and celebration on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2018,” Carey and Dick Clark Productions say in a joint statement. “See you in Times Square!”
Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2018 marks the 46th anniversary of America’s largest celebration of the year and will include five and half hours of special performances and reports on New Year’s celebrations from around the globe. Ryan Seacrest will host the primetime festivities and lead the traditional countdown to midnight from Times Square in New York City, as he has for the last 12 years, with live onsite reporting from actress and comedian Jenny McCarthy.
Kelly Clarkson, Kane Brown, BTS, Fitz and The Tantrums, Khalid, Shawn Mendes and Charlie Puth will be performing from the Hollywood Party on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2018. A knockout collaboration from Khalid with Marshmello will also rock the West Coast festivities from Los Angeles, where Ciara is set to host the event leading up to the 2018 countdown. Imagine Dragons will headline the Allstate Fan Fest in New Orleans, LA which also features Walk The Moon with host Lucy Hale. Britney Spears will perform from The AXIS at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas as part of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2018.
The complete lineup airing Sunday, December 31st on ABC is:
8-10 pm ET – Dick Clark’s Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2018 – Part 1
10-11 pm ET – Dick Clark’s Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2018 – Part 2
11:30 pm-1:09 am ET – Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2018 – Part 1
1:09-2:13 am ET – Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2018 – Part 2
