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Ciara, Billy Porter And Lucy Hale Announced As Co-Hosts For 'Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2020'

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Each co-host will be presenting from three different U.S. cities during the New Year's Eve TV special
John Ochoa
GRAMMYs
Nov 29, 2019 - 11:44 am

Thanksgiving may be over, but the 2019 holiday season just got a major boost with the announcement of this year's cast of hosts for this year's "Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2020" TV special. GRAMMY winners Billy Porter and Ciara, alongside actress/singer Lucy Hale, will join creative multi-hyphenate Ryan Seacrest to count down the final hours of 2019.

The New Year's Eve special, which celebrates its 48th anniversary next month, will broadcast from three different U.S. cities, with first-time host Porter beaming in from the New Orleans countdown and Ciara taking over the Los Angeles telecast for her third consecutive year. Hale and Seacrest will co-host the main program live from Times Square in New York City, with the latter leading the traditional countdown to midnight.

The program will feature nearly six hours of performances and interviews, as well as reports on New Year’s celebrations from around the world.

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While no musical performers have been announced, past guests include Camila Cabello, Dua Lipa, Halsey, Shawn Mendes, BTS, Zedd, Britney Spears and many others.

Seacrest, who returns for his 15th year as host next month, joined Dick Clark, the show's original creator and namesake, as co-host for its 2006 edition after the latter suffered a minor stroke in 2004; Seacrest took over as the official host shortly thereafter. The show was officially renamed "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest" for the 2009 edition. Clark, who received the Recording Academy Trustees Award in 1990, died in 2012 at age 82 following a heart attack.

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"Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2020," produced by dick clark productions, takes place on New Year's Eve (Tuesday, Dec. 31) beginning at 8pm ET on ABC. More info can be found on the show's official website.

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Dua Lipa, Green Day, Paula Abdul & More Confirmed As West Coast Performers For 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2020'

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Additional artists Dan + Shay, Anthony Ramos, Salt-N-Pepa and more join three-time host Ciara for the Los Angeles telecast
John Ochoa
GRAMMYs
Dec 6, 2019 - 3:21 pm

We just got a little closer to the New Year with the announcement of the West Coast performers for the upcoming "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2020" year-end TV special. Joining Ciara, who returns as the host of the Los Angeles telecast for the third consecutive year, on the performer lineup are GRAMMY winners Dua Lipa, Green Day, Paula Abdul, Dan + Shay, Anthony Ramos and Salt-N-Pepa. Additional performers include Kelsea Ballerini, Blanco Brown, Ava Max, Megan Thee Stallion and SHAED.

Broadcasting from three different U.S. cities, the New Year's Eve special, which celebrates its 48th anniversary this month, will feature nearly six hours of exclusive performances and celebrity and fan interviews, as well as reports on New Year's celebrations from around the world.

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Seacrest, returning for his 15th year on hosting duties, will be joined by co-host actress/singer Lucy Hale as he leads the traditional countdown to midnight at the main program live from Times Square in New York City. GRAMMY winner Billy Porter will present the fourth annual New Year's celebration from New Orleans.

While performers for the New York City and New Orleans celebrations have yet to be announced, past artists have included Christina Aguilera, Florida Georgia Line, Camila Cabello, Mariah Carey, Nick Jonas, Carrie Underwood and many others.

"Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2020" takes place on New Year's Eve (Tuesday, Dec. 31) beginning at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. For more information, visit the show's official website.

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Britney Spears Joins Camilla Cabello, BTS For Dick Clark's Rockin' NYE Lineup

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The pop diva is set to make her first appearance on the annual NYE celebration since 2002
Brian Haack
GRAMMYs
Dec 21, 2017 - 12:47 pm

As the capstone performance to a four-year residency in Las Vegas, Britney Spears will join the lineup for "Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2018" on Dec. 31.

Spears' performance will be broadcast live from Axis Theater in the Planet Hollywood Hotel and Casino, where the GRAMMY-winning pop diva has held court in Las Vegas since 2013.

The five-and-a-half-hour broadcast will feature separate countdowns in Los Angeles and New Orleans, respectively hosted by Ciara and Lucy Hale, along with the main countdown broadcast from New York's Times Square, anchored by Ryan Seacrest and Jenny McCarthy.

The gathered crowd of more than one million partygoers in Times Square will be treated to live performances by Camilla Cabello, Nick Jonas and Sugarland, and throughout the evening additional performances by K-pop sensations BTS, Kelly Clarkson, Fitz & The Tantrums, Shawn Mendes, Charlie Puth, Portugal. The Man, and more will be streamed from Los Angeles, along with collaborative performances by Alessia Cara and Zedd, Khalid and Marshmello, Hailee Steinfeld with Alesso, and more.

The countdown in New Orleans will feature additional performances by Imagine Dragons and Walk The Moon.

This year's installment of "Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve With Ryan Seacrest" will kick off on Dec. 31 at 8 p.m. EST on ABC.

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TLC, Chicago, Kelly Rowland & More Announced As Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Performers

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The 93rd annual Thanksgiving celebration will make its way through Manhattan, with musicians, astronauts, Broadway stars—plus a gigantic Snoopy and Spongebob—helping spread the holiday cheer
Ana Yglesias
GRAMMYs
Nov 1, 2019 - 12:47 pm

Today, Nov. 1, Macy's announced details for their forthcoming 93rd annual Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. The performers slated to bring festive cheer to the colorful parade floats include GRAMMY winners TLC, Kelly Rowland, Chicago, Ciara and Black Eyed Peas.

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Current Latin GRAMMY nominee Ozuna will also be joining in on the fun, bringing his joyful reggaetón to the Sour Patch Kids float. You can find GRAMMY- and Emmy-winning "Pose" star Billy Porter looking fierce atop Coach's "Rexy in the City"—a fancy T-Rex and the first-ever luxury brand-sponsored float in the historic parade. Rexy will join the ranks of the huge Snoopy and Spongebob, as well as a new smiling sun float from world-renown artist Yayoi Kusama, featuring her ever-present polka dots.

Broadway—including "Wicked" and "Rent"—star Idina Menzel is also set to appear—you likely know her as the voice of Elsa in Frozen and the Disney film's ubiquitous "Let It Go." Singer and former "Glee" lead Lea Michelle, rising Nashville-based, Canada-born country artist Tenille Townes, and 12-year-old Houston-born, Atlanta-based rapper That Girl Lay Lay will also perform.

Other special guests include "Unwritten" singer Natasha Bedingfield, K-pop group NCT 127, the cast and Muppets of "Sesame Street" and former NASA astronauts Kay Hire and Janet Kavandi.

The event takes place the morning of Thanksgiving, Thurs., Nov. 28. It will air on NBC from 9 a.m. to noon during all time zones. More info can be found on Macy's site.

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Aventura Announce First U.S. Tour In 10 Years, Confirmed For Winter 2020

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The seven-day tour, running from February through March 2020, will take the bachata group to major arenas across the nation
John Ochoa
GRAMMYs
Dec 9, 2019 - 12:32 pm

Latin GRAMMY-nominated bachata group Aventura are returning to the stage next winter for a much-anticipated headlining U.S. tour, their first trek across America in 10 years. The seven-day tour, running from February through March 2020, will take the Latin pop legends to major arenas throughout the nation.

The forthcoming La Gira Inmortal, translated to The Immortal Tour, is named after Aventura's most recent track, "Inmortal," the group's first new single in 10 years. Released this past April, "Inmortal" debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart, while the band's greatest hits album, Lo Mejor De Aventura, was certified as the top-selling tropical album of 2019.

Most recently, Aventura reunited at a massive show headlined by lead vocalist and GRAMMY nominee Romeo Santos at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey this past September, following a string of shows in New York City in 2016.

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Hailed as the Kings of Bachata, a Latin American genre rooted in the Dominican Republic, Aventura are widely considered one of the most successful Latin pop groups of all time and pioneers of the modern bachata sound. Formed in the Bronx in New York, the group is a family band comprised of Dominican-American artists Lenny, Henry, Max and Anthony "Romeo" Santos; the latter launched a successful solo career following a long stint as songwriter and lead singer for Aventura and received his first and only GRAMMY nomination as a solo artist for his 2011 debut album, Formula, Vol. 1.

After breaking into the global mainstream via their 2002 hit "Obsesión," featuring Judy Santos (no relation), Aventura has since released five studio albums. Their 2006 live album, K.O.B. Live, was nominated for a Latin GRAMMY for Best Contemporary Tropical Album. In 2009, they became the first bachata act to perform at the White House, during President Barack Obama's first term.

The general on-sale for Aventura's 2020 U.S. tour begins Thursday, Dec. 12, at 10 a.m. local time via the Live Nation website. For more information and full tour routing, visit the band's official website.

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