Diana Ross is ready to headline Dick Clark’s New 12 months’s Rockin’ Eve, organisers confirmed on Wednesday.
The I am Coming Out hitmaker will ring in 2026 with a dwell efficiency in New York’s Occasions Sq. as a part of the annual ABC broadcast, Dick Clark’s New 12 months’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest.
Ross is scheduled to carry out a medley of her biggest hits, together with Upside Down and I am Coming Out.
“Collectively we start a brand new yr,” she stated in an announcement. “Let’s embrace a brand new starting, new alternatives, new pleasure – a celebration of affection, the place all of us come collectively as we start 2026.”
Ross follows nation star Carrie Underwood, who headlined final yr’s Occasions Sq. celebration. The 2025 broadcast drew greater than 29 million viewers at midnight.
The announcement comes shortly after a lineup of 39 performers was unveiled for the 2026 present. 50 Cent, Chappell Roan, Publish Malone, Mariah Carey, Charlie Puth, Demi Lovato, Maren Morris, OneRepublic and Pitbull are amongst these set to seem.
Ryan Seacrest and Rita Ora will as soon as once more host from Occasions Sq., whereas Probability the Rapper leads the Central Time Zone countdown from Chicago. NFL alum Rob Gronkowski returns alongside Dancing with the Stars host Julianne Hough, who will make her New 12 months’s Rockin’ Eve co-hosting debut in Las Vegas.
Dick Clark’s New 12 months’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026 airs dwell on ABC on Wednesday 31 December at 8pm EST, with the printed out there to stream on Hulu the next day.
