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Daddy Yankee joins an already stacked lineup for Puerto Rico’s celebration as part of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest.
Reggaeton icon Daddy Yankee and actress/producer Roselyn Sanchez have been announced to lead Puerto Rico’s celebration as part of an already stacked lineup for this year’s “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest.”
The duo joins a diverse array of stars—the most musically varied lineup in the show’s 50-plus year history—with dozens of performances across New York, Las Vegas, Chicago, Puerto Rico, and more. The special airs live on Wednesday, December 31, at 8 PM EST on ABC, and the next day on demand on Hulu.
Ryan Seacrest will be joined by co-host Rita Ora in New York’s Times Square. Meanwhile, hometown native Chance the Rapper will lead the first “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” live Central Time Zone countdown from Chicago, while NFL legend Rob Gronkowski returns alongside performer Julianne Hough making her Rockin’ Eve co-hosting debut.
Diana Ross will ring in the new year with a live performance as the headliner for “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest,” while other Times Square performers will include Cira, Le Sserafim, Little Big Town, and Maren Morris.
On the West Coast, performers will include: 4 Non Blondes, 50 Cent, 6lack, AJR, The All-American Rejects, BigXthaPlug, Charlie Puth, Demi Lovato, Busta Rhymes, T.I., Wyclef Jean, Goo Goo Dolls, Jess Glynne, Jessie Murph, Jordan Davis, KPop Demon Hunters’ HUNTR/X singers EJAE, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami, Leon Thomas, Mariah Carey, Madison Beer, New Kids on the Block, OneRepublic, Pitbull, Lil Jon, Filmore, Rick Springfield, Russell Dickerson, Tucker Wetmore, and Zara Larsson.
Additional performances will include Chappell Roan from Kansas City, and Post Malone from Nashville.
Besides the ABC live broadcast and on-demand on Hulu the following day, the special will also be broadcast live across 150-plus iHeartRadio stations nationwide, and will stream live on the iHeartRadio app. Stations include Z100 New York, KIIS-FM Los Angeles, KISS FM Chicago, Q102 Philly, The New Mix 102.9 Dallas, and more.
ABC’s “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest” is the #1 New Year’s Eve programming special each year, with the 2025 edition attracting 29 million viewers at midnight. Now celebrating its 55th year, the show is produced by Dick Clark Productions, with Ryan Seacrest, Michael Dempsey, and Barry Adelman executive producing.
