New Year’s Rockin’ Eve 2026 Lineup on ABC. The official lineup for “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026” just dropped. It’s huge. The show features 50 Cent, Mariah Carey, Post Malone, Demi Lovato, and dozens more. This year’s party is also the longest one ever. Wednesday, Dec. 31, from 8:00 p.m.-4:00 a.m. EST on ABC, next day on Hulu.
ABC and Dick Clark Productions put together the biggest roster of artists they’ve ever had. Including the just announced “Global Icon Diana Ross.” Diana Ross will illuminate Times Square and usher in the new year with a dazzling live performance as the 2026 headliner for “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest.”
The list is wild and covers every kind of music. You get icons like Mariah Carey and Pitbull. You also get massive stars right now, like Post Malone, Charlie Puth, and Chappell Roan.
- 4 Non Blondes
- 50 Cent
- 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
The show usually ends earlier. Not this year. This is the longest telecast in the show’s history. It starts at 8:00 p.m. EST on December 31. It runs all the way until 4:00 a.m. EST on January 1. That adds 90 minutes to the broadcast. They say they will perform more than 85 songs.
Ryan Seacrest and Rita Ora will host from New York’s Times Square, like always. But the party is everywhere.
- Chicago: The first-ever live Central Time countdown will happen here. Hometown star Chance the Rapper is hosting that part.
- Las Vegas: NFL legend Rob Gronkowski is back. He’s hosting from the Entertainment Capital of the World with Julianne Hough, who is co-hosting the show for the first time.
- Puerto Rico: We don’t have details on the celebration there yet, but they are coming soon.
You can watch the whole thing live on ABC. It starts at 8/7c on Wednesday, December 31. If you miss it, you can stream it the next day on Hulu. And you can listen on iHeartRadio across 150 stations nationwide. Last year alone, over 29 million people watched as the ball dropped.
