Mariah Carey, Chappell Roan and Post Malone are among the performers helping to ring in 2026 as part of “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Eve Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest.”
Additional performers slated for the telecast include KPop Demon Hunters’ EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI, Maren Morris, Charlie Puth, Demi Lovato, 50 Cent, BigXthaPlug, Leon Thomas, Jess Glynne, Chance the Rapper, New Kids on the Block, OneRepublic and more. DJ Cassidy is set to bring his “Pass the Mic Live!” to the festivities with Busta Rhymes, T.I., and Wyclef Jean, and an additional Times Square headliner will perform just before midnight, to be announced soon.
This year marks the longest telecast and largest lineup in the show’s history, with an additional hour and a half of programming extending the festivities to 4 a.m. ET. iHeart Media will simulcast the show across 150 radio stations for the third year.
Seacrest is slated to co-host “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” with Rita Ora live from Times Square. Chance the Rapper will lead the first-ever live Central Time Zone countdown from Chicago, while Rob Gronkowski will return alongside Julianne Hough. This year’s telecast begins on December 31 at 8 p.m. ET, and next day on Hulu. The night kicks off in New York before continuing through Las Vegas, Chicago and Puerto Rico.
ABC’s “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026” is produced by Dick Clark Productions, with Seacrest, Michael Dempsey and Barry Adelman serving as executive producers.
Check out the full lineup of performers below:
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, sponsored by Carnival Cruise Line
Mariah Carey
New Kids on the Block
OneRepublic
Pitbull
Post Malone
Rick Springfield
Russell Dickerson
The All-American Rejects
Tucker Wetmore
Zara Larsson
