Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026 Reveals Biggest Performer Line-Up In History!

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Written By Kristen Maldonado

2025 is going out with a bang! Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026 will mark the longest and most expansive slate in its history with eight full hours of music and celebration.

The show will be hosted by Ryan Seacrest and co-host Rita Ora from New York, with a Times Square headliner and special guests to be announced. Grammy winner Chance the Rapper leads the first-ever live Central Time Zone countdown from his hometown of Chicago, while NFL legend Rob Gronkowski returns alongside Julianne Hough as they take over Las Vegas. Details for the Puerto Rico celebration also will be announced soon.

This year’s show will feature performances by 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, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, and REI AMI of KPop Demon Hunters’ HUNTR/X, 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.

Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026 airs December 31 live on ABC from 8pm to 4am EST, and will stream the next day on Hulu.

Kristen Maldonado

Kristen Maldonado is an entertainment journalist, critic, and on-camera host. She is the founder of the outlet Pop Culture Planet and hosts its inclusion-focused video podcast of the same name. You can find her binge-watching your next favorite TV show, interviewing talent, and championing representation in all forms. She is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic, a member of the Critics Choice Association, Latino Entertainment Journalists Association, and the Television Academy, and a 2x Shorty Award winner. She's also been featured on New York Live, NY1, The List TV, Den of Geek, Good Morning America, Insider, MTV, and Glamour.

http://www.youtube.com/kaymaldo
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