ABC and Dick Clark Productions announced its highly anticipated New York lineup for “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2025,” the nation’s most-watched New Year’s Eve celebration.
Ryan Seacrest, marking his 20th year as host, will return alongside co-host Rita Ora to lead the festivities from New York’s Times Square, with an all-star roster of artists including Carrie Underwood, Megan Moroney and Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Multihyphenate Dayanara Torres will return as co-host in Puerto Rico.
“Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2024” will air Tuesday, Dec. 31, live on ABC beginning at 8 p.m. EST and stream next day on Hulu.
Underwood said, “I have such fun memories of performing on New Year’s Rockin’ Eve in Times Square in both 2007 and 2015, and I’m so excited to perform just before the ball drops again this year. I’m thrilled to celebrate 20 years since winning ‘American Idol’ by joining Ryan as he hosts his 20th New Year’s Eve in Times Square.”
This year marks 20 years since Underwood’s 2005 life-changing “American Idol” win. The country superstar will perform a medley of some of her biggest hits in Times Square just before midnight.
Legendary British singer-songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor will make her “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” debut with a performance of her platinum-certified hit “Murder on the Dancefloor” from Times Square.
Performers also include rock legend Lenny Kravitz, Teddy Swims, Cody Johnson and five-time GRAMMY-nominated hitmaker Thomas Rhett.
