Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Demi Lovato, and Sam Smith Rock Z100’s Jingle Ball in New York City

Andrew Wendowski

Posted on December 10, 2017

Last evening at Z100’s Jingle Ball 2017 Presented by Capital One at Madison Square Garden, the stars were out in full force on the sixth stop of the national iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour 2017 Presented by Capital One. The event featured iconic and emerging performers including: Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, The Chainsmokers, Sam Smith, Halsey with Special Guest G-Eazy, Fall Out Boy, Demi Lovato with Special Guests Cheat Codes, Logic, Charlie Puth, Niall Horan, Camila Cabello, Liam Payne, Julia Michaels and Why Don’t We.

Ed Sheeran kicked off the Z100 Jingle Ball at Madison Square Garden to deafening screams, treating fans to his top hits like “Castle on the Hill,” “A Team,” “Galway Girl,” “Perfect” and “Shape of You,” later returning to the stage alongside pal Taylor Swift for their reputation collaboration, “End Game.” Introduced by Katie Holmes and daughter Suri Cruise, Taylor brought the house down with a jam-packed set, including her latest single “Ready For It?” “Shake It Off,” “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” and “Look What You Made Me Do.” Demi Lovato powered onto the stage to belt out epic versions of “Confident” and “Tell Me You Love Me” before bringing out Cheat Codes for their hit “No Promises.” Camila Cabello unleashed the live debut of her new song “Never Be The Same,” a cut from her self-titled debut LP, while Logic stopped in the middle of his set that included hit “1-800-273-8255,” before getting the entire audience to sing happy birthday to a fan. Sam Smith gave everyone all the feels when he took the Z100 stage, treating fans to songs from his new album like “Too Good At Goodbyes” and “Pray.” Halsey called on G-Eazy and Fifth Harmony’s Lauren Jauregui for collabs on “Him + I” and “Strangers.” Julia Michaels turned her first-ever Jingle Ball into a karaoke party, opening her performance with “Uh Huh” and “I Miss You,” plus a string of her Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez-penned hits like “Bad Liar,” “Good For You” and “Sorry.” Fall Out Boy kicked off their set with “Centuries,” before working in smashes like “Hold Me Tight or Don’t,” “My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up)” and “Uma Thurman.” Other celebrity guests including Lindsay Lohan, Ben Platt, Tim Tebow, Olivia Holt, James Maslow, MAX, Caila Quinn, Andi Dorfman, Scheana Shay, Teresa Giudice,Ramona Singer and Alli Simpson.

Last night, iHeartMedia also announced its new partnership with global media agencies Mindshare North America and Group M to launch Project YouDoYou. The announcement was made in a video featuring Camila Cabello that was played at the Z100 Jingle Ball, where singer Sabrina Carpenter also led the audience to take a pledge of kindness in support. Project YouDoYou in an initiative promoting that behind every powerful girl is another powerful girl. The project aims to curate inspirational stories and life experiences for young women by collaborating with leading publishers and media owners in the entertainment industry. Watch Cabello’s announcement video for the campaign here.

Z100’s iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2017 is the sixth stop of the national iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour, the season’s biggest annual music event that captures the holiday spirit of the iHeartRadio app, in Dallas, San Francisco/San Jose, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Washington DC, Chicago, Atlanta, Tampa and Miami. The concert also donated $1.00 of each ticket sold to the Ryan Seacrest Foundation – a non-profit organization, which is dedicated to inspiring today’s youth through entertainment and education focused initiatives.

The iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2017 Tour is presented by Capital One. Additional proud partners of this year’s national iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour events include: Absolut® Vodka, Capital One®, Columbia Pictures’ Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, in theaters December 20^th, Cuties, The CW Network, Macy’s, Ulta Beauty, and Verizon. Multimarket partners include: Coca-Cola, Fujifilm Instax, John Frieda Hair Care, Luden’s^®, new Tic Tac GUM, and Power Crunch Protein Bars.