Ring in the New Year with the annual Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026 (NYRE), hosted by Ryan Seacrest.
The show will feature a star-studded list of performances from superstars such as Diana Ross, Mariah Carey, Post Malone, 50 Cent, Charlie Puth, Chappell Roan, Ciara, Demi Lovato, Goo Goo Dolls, Jessie Murph, Jordan Davis, Maren Morris, New Kids on the Block, OneRepublic, Pitbull and more.
Now in its 54th year, the show celebrates the best in music with hours of electrifying performances, appearances by America’s favorite personalities, and a look at New Year’s celebrations from around the world. This year also marks the longest NYRE telecast ever, including an additional hour and a half of programming and featuring the soundtrack of the year, with 850 million total monthly Spotify listeners across the lineup and more than 85 songs performed.
ABC’s “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026” is produced by Dick Clark Productions, with Ryan Seacrest, Michael Dempsey and Barry Adelman serving as executive producers.
The iconic New Year’s Eve show, which is the no. 1 New Year’s Eve programming special each year, attracted 29 million total viewers at midnight when ringing in 2025 with Carrie Underwood’s show-stopping performance. 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.
Music Mayhem compiled a list of who’s performing, hosting and everything you need to know about Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026 below.
How To Watch Or Listen?
Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026 will feature 39 artists appearing across New York, Las Vegas, Chicago, Puerto Rico and more, live on Wednesday, Dec. 31, from 8:00 p.m.–4:00 a.m. EST via ABC, next day on Hulu.
This marks the third consecutive year that Dick Clark Productions and iHeartMedia, the leading audio media company in America, will broadcast “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest” 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 in to iHeartRadio stations to catch “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026,” live on Wednesday, December 31, beginning at 8:00 p.m. EST. The show will also be available to stream live on the iHeartRadio app.
Who’s Performing?
Diana Ross will headline Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest, the nation’s most-watched New Year’s Eve event, ushering in 2026 with a show-stopping performance. The legendary singer is set to deliver a glamorous, unforgettable medley of hits, including “I’m Coming Out” and “Upside Down,” which has seen a 373% streaming surge after appearing in Stranger Things Season 5. With 12 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s with The Supremes, the most for any American or female group, and six solo Hot 100 No. 1s, Ross remains one of pop culture’s most iconic and influential figures.
“Together we begin a new year. Let’s embrace a new beginning, new opportunities, new joy — a celebration of love, where we all come together as we begin 2026,” Ross shared in a statement.
In addition to Ross, 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 are also set to perform during the multi-city broadcast.
Who’s Hosting?
New Year’s Rockin’ Eve will be hosted by twenty-one-time host and executive producer Ryan Seacrest and pop star Rita Ora live from New York’s Times Square.
GRAMMY® winner Chance the Rapper will lead the first-ever Central Time Zone countdown from Chicago, while NFL star Rob Gronkowski returns alongside multitalented performer Julianne Hough, making her NYRE co-hosting debut in Las Vegas.
