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Chappell Roan, Mariah Carey, Post Malone, Leon Thomas, Charlie Puth and HUNTR/X, who gave us the global smash “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters, are among 33 artists set to perform on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026 (NYRE). The roster is a mix of current hit artists and a few veteran acts, such as Rick Springfield, New Kids on the Block, 4 Non Blondes and Goo Goo Dolls.
This year’s show is set to run for eight hours – from Wednesday, Dec. 31 at 8:00 p.m. until the next morning at 4:00 a.m. ET on ABC, and the next day on Hulu. This is the 54th edition of the show, which launched in December 1972. It marks the longest telecast in the show’s history, including an additional 90 minutes of programming compared to last year, with more than 85 songs set to be performed.
This year’s broadcast will be led by Ryan Seacrest and co-host Rita Ora from New York’s Times Square. Chicago native Chance the Rapper will lead the show’s first-ever Central time zone countdown from Chicago. NFL legend Rob Gronkowski returns alongside performer Julianne Hough, who makes her NYRE co-hosting debut as they take over Las Vegas.
The Times Square headliner and special guests will be announced soon, as will details for the Puerto Rico celebration.
This marks the third consecutive year that Dick Clark Productions and iHeartMedia 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 and THE NEW MIX 102.9 Dallas. The show will also be available to stream live on the iHeartRadio app.
ABC’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest has been the No. 1 New Year’s Eve special since 1977, when it surpassed Guy Lombardo’s long-running New Year’s Eve specials on CBS.
The Clark show, which was conceived as a younger, hipper alternative to the Lombardo program, debuted on NBC on New Year’s Eve 1972 as Three Dog Night’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve. That year’s special featured pre-recorded musical performances by Helen Reddy, Billy Preston and Three Dog Night (all of whom had No. 1 or No. 2 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 that year). Clark served as a reporter from Times Square for live coverage of the ball drop and the arrival of 1973.
The second special, New Year’s Rockin’ Eve ’74, also on NBC, was hosted by comedian George Carlin and featured pre-recorded musical performances by Preston, The Pointer Sisters, Linda Ronstadt and Tower of Power.
Beginning with the December 1974 edition, the program moved to ABC and Clark assumed hosting duties; billed as Chicago’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve 1975, the first ABC edition was headlined by Chicago, with guests The Beach Boys, The Doobie Brothers, Herbie Hancock and Olivia Newton-John.
Clark died in 2012 at age 82, but his name is still in the title of the show he created.
Last year, Carrie Underwood capped the night with a Times Square performance as the broadcast drew more than 29 million total viewers at midnight.
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.
Here’s a full list of performers who have been announced so far for Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026:
The All-American Rejects
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Chance the Rapper
Charlie Puth
Chappell Roan
Ciara
Demi Lovato
DJ Cassidy’s Pass the Mic Live! Starring Busta Rhymes, T.I. & Wyclef Jean
50 Cent
Filmore
4 Non Blondes
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, sponsored by Carnival Cruise Line
Mariah Carey
New Kids on the Block
OneRepublic
Pitbull
Post Malone
Rick Springfield
Russell Dickerson
6lack
Tucker Wetmore
Zara Larsson
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Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026 is produced by Dick Clark Productions, which is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a joint venture between Eldridge Industries and Billboard parent company Penske Media.
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‘Tis the season again: to make a list, check it twice (and a couple more times for good measure) and then reveal who are the hottest artists of the year. In this case, we’re talking Billboard’s staff picks of the R&B artists who left the most indelible footprints in 2025.
Before moving forward, let’s underscore that these picks were not decided strictly by chart data. As we previously mentioned on our initial list in February, while chart success was a factor in the staff discussion, other criteria was also taken into account: vocal performance, musical and lyrical resonance, cultural buzz, touring success and business endeavors and partnerships.
There’s no doubt that some R&B fans will disagree with these staff picks and decry that other artists are more deserving of a slot on the list. However, there’s also no doubt that both sides can agree on one thing: that 2025 was a strong year for R&B.
As noted in Billboard’s October story predicting which R&B artists would score nominations for the 68th annual Grammy Awards, this year witnessed anticipated returns (Justin Bieber, GIVĒON, Teyana Taylor, Kehlani, Bryson Tiller) and breakthroughs by a mix of established and rising stars (Ravyn Lenae, Mariah the Scientist, PARTYNEXTDOOR, Leon Thomas).
This year also uncorked a refreshing blend of contemporary, alternative and traditional R&B as fermented by the aforementioned in addition to genre torch bearers such as Lalah Hathaway and Bilal plus promising movers and shakers such as Durand Bernarr, Kwn and Destin Conrad. Also notching notable buzz this year: Odeal and Summer Walker, the latter sliding under the wire with the final chapter in her Over It trilogy. Additional honorable mentions making in-roads in 2025 include Elmiene, Khamari and Alex Isley.
Then put another check in the win column labeled tours: R&B turned up and showed out this year, thanks to supremely successful runs by Chris Brown on his first-ever stadium world tour with special guests Tiller, Jhené Aiko and Walker; Brandy and Monica’s BPC Presents: The Boy Is Mine Tour; and The Queens! 4 Legends. 1 Stage. Tour starring Chaka Khan, Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle and Stephanie Mills.
R&B also will be taking center stage once again at the upcoming Super Bowl LX pre-game festivities, when Coco Jones will perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” Jones follows in the footsteps of Ledisi — the former’s fellow Grammy-winning colleague and also 2026 Grammy nominee — who memorably performed “Lift” at last year’s Super Bowl pre-game celebration.
All of which underscores another truth that can be agreed upon: R&B is doing the damn thing! With that said, let’s now unveil the hottest R&B artists of 2025.
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Boza shares the story behind his hit song “París” with Sech, the creation of his “orióN” remix with Sistek and gives advice to people pursuing women who are already in relationships.
Boza: How was the collaboration with Sistek born? Well, on my team there’s someone very, very, very important, his name is Pedrito Alegría and he always kind of has… you could say, I don’t know, ideas, or he always contributes a lot to what I do. So, he was like, “Look, I have a buddy named Sistek, why don’t we do the ‘orióN’ remix, he wants to do it and everything.” And obviously we’re very, very open with all that. I’m a fan of electronic music too, so well, why not? It was born through Pedrito Alegría, that’s where we met, the collaboration happened and when I heard the song it was like, wow, something else, another vibe.
How do I see “orióN” ten years from now? “orióN” is my baby with Elena [Rose], you know? And “orióN” is a song that talks about emotional responsibility. I think it’s a song that’s going, going to endure quite a bit, you know? Since it’s not an empty song, it’s a song that has a very positive message, a message which a man can identify with, a woman can identify with. So, I think it’s not going to be one of those songs that are trendy, I think it’s a song that came to stay.
I think that the idea, I mean, no, not the idea, the experience of “París”, everyone at some point has had, as they say, that experience, it could be in “París,” it could be in other places in the world, whatever. But that song was born, I remember, in Andrés’ studio. They sent us a reference, like an intro, a chorus, obviously we loved it, and from there I added, so to speak, my point of view, my experience in “París”, in theory.
We had wanted for a while to record a song with Sech. We had already recorded some, but it hadn’t materialized, so to speak, right? Until now, we took advantage that there were other awards in Panama, and we were, so to speak, the host and all that, so, the attention was full, full on Panama. And it was like the best moment to do it together, you know? I’ve always said that God’s timing is perfect. We sent that song to Sech and he loved it and, so to speak, added his, his vibe, his flow there, and well, from there on, you know? What has happened has been very telling itself. The public had been waiting for it for a while and loved the song.
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Save StorySave this storySave StorySave this storyKing Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard have announced what they are calling their only U.S. dates of 2026. The band will perform at New York’s Forest Hills Stadium in August. Plus, the Australian rockers are bringing back their Field of Vision music festival. That’s set for August 14-16 at Meadow Creek, in Buena Vista, Colorado. See King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard’s tour dates, including imminent shows in Australia, below.Joining King Gizzard & the Wizard Lizard at Field of Vision II are: Blood Incantation, Die Spitz, DJ Crenshaw, Earth Tongue, Etran de L’Aïr, Folk Bitch Trio, Lisa Bella Donna, Pattie Gonia, and Upchuck. Check out a poster for the festival below.“Field of Vision I was so special. Anyone who was there would tell you there was some magic in the air. Or maybe the creek water,” the band said in a press release. “So grateful to party with you all again. Love, the Gizzards.”King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard released their latest studio album, Phantom Island, in June. They followed the album by pulling their catalog by Spotify.King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard: New York 2026 TourBuy Now at TicketmasterBuy Now at StubHubKing Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard:12-03 Sydney, Australia – Sydney Opera House *12-04 Sydney Australia – Enmore Theatre $%12-05 Sydney Australia – Enmore Theatre $%12-07 Brisbane, Australia – Fortitude Music Hall $12-09 Brisbane, Australia – The Princess Theatre &12-10 Brisbane, Australia – The Princess Theatre &12-12 Melbourne, Australia – Sidney Myer Music Bowl ^!12-13 Melbourne, Australia – Sidney Myer Music Bowl ~08-14-16 Buena Vista, CO – Meadow Creek (Field of Vision II)08-20 Queens, NY – Forest Hills Stadium08-21 Queens, NY – Forest Hills Stadium08-22 Queens, NY – Forest Hills Stadium* with Sydney Symphony Orchestra$ with Party Dozen% with Destrends& with Queensland Symphony Orchestra^ with Orchestra Victoria! with Folk Bitch Trio~ with BarkaaPoster by Jason Galea
Save StorySave this storySave StorySave this storyThe staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each other and discovering new favorites along the way. Each Monday, with our Pitchfork Selects playlist, we’re sharing what our writers are playing obsessively and highlighting some of the Pitchfork staff’s favorite new music. The playlist is a grab-bag of tracks: Its only guiding principle is that these are the songs you’d gladly send to a friend.This week’s Pitchfork Selects playlist features Lolina, Na-Kel Smith, Ulrika Spacek, and more. Listen below and follow our playlists on Apple Music and Spotify. (Pitchfork earns a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)Pitchfork Selects: December 2, 2025Isobel Waller-Bridge: “Tapes”Lolina: “GG”The Null Club: “Overgrown” [ft. Miss Grit]Na-Kel Smith: “Money2Tall”Ulrika Spacek: “Square Root of None”Parent Teacher: “NVD//A”
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Lizzo knows a thing or two about being “canceled” in the court of public opinion, and now she’s sharing what she’s learned with the rest of the class.
In a Substack essay published Monday (Dec. 1), the hitmaker shared her thoughts on why “everyone should get cancelled at least once,” reflecting on the moments in her career where she faced overwhelming backlash that forced her to grow a thicker skin.
“I was raised in the Pentecostal COGIC church in Detroit, Michigan where the idea of hell was very real,” she began. “If you disobeyed God, or were considered a ‘bad person’ you were on a first class flight to eternal damnation in a lake of fire.”
With her strict religious upbringing as her moral compass, Lizzo explained that she spent most of her life trying to be as good as possible — just for the public to decide that she was anything but in 2019, when she attended a Lakers game wearing pants made to look like her buttocks were exposed. According to the Grammy winner, this was the first of many times she was canceled, with people falsely accusing her of running onto the court unauthorized and bombarding her with offensive memes and death threats.
“All those years of being a good person doesn’t matter to the internet,” she wrote. “The internet doesn’t care about what really happened to someone. It only cares about believing the hype.”
Lizzo went on to make a list of all the reasons she’s been canceled in the years since, including “doing a smoothie detox,” “crying/complaining,” “saying I make music for black women” and “unknowingly using the s*az slur in a song [Grrrls].”
But what has she learned from those experiences? “F–k it,” she wrote.
“You aren’t getting out of this thing without unintentionally hurting someone’s feelings,” she continued. “Sensitivity is at an all time high and because of personalized algorithms, any content you see that doesn’t cater to you personally feels like an attack on your identity.”
“Its left us in a state of paralysis, unable to make mistakes because the court of public opinion is always ready to be judge, jury and executioner,” she continued. “As the qualifications of being deemed a ‘good person’ narrow while the sudden increase in conservative morals skyrocket, who has lived a real life and is still considered ‘good’?”
The essay marks Lizzo’s second post on her Substack account, which she kicked off with a piece on weight loss written through the lens of someone whose own health journey has been very publicly scrutinized. The singer-songwriter has been open in the past about how her tumultuous relationship with fame and haters has affected her mental health over the years, though she’s now doing better than ever following the release of mixtape My Face Hurts From Smiling.
“I’m so confident, and I think the thing that I’m most confident in now is me, my vision and my creativity,” she told Billboard in June. “I kind of lost trust in myself for awhile, because when you get in the industry, there’s a lot of people that come in and think they’re the experts … I think when you’re seeing that glow, it’s that confidence that’s truly being proud of who I am and not hiding who I am in all the aspects of it.”
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