{"id":109104,"date":"2025-12-10T18:33:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T23:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=109104"},"modified":"2025-12-10T18:33:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T23:33:21","slug":"global-icon-diana-ross-to-ring-in-2026-with-live-headlining-performance-from-times-square-on-dick-clarks-new-years-rockin-eve-with-ryan-seacrest-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/10\/global-icon-diana-ross-to-ring-in-2026-with-live-headlining-performance-from-times-square-on-dick-clarks-new-years-rockin-eve-with-ryan-seacrest-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Icon Diana Ross to Ring in 2026 with Live Headlining Performance from Times Square on &#8220;Dick Clark&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s Rockin&#8217; Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-108376\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Dick-Clarks-New-Years-Rockin-Eve-with-Ryan-Seacrest-2026.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Dick-Clarks-New-Years-Rockin-Eve-with-Ryan-Seacrest-2026.webp 720w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Dick-Clarks-New-Years-Rockin-Eve-with-Ryan-Seacrest-2026-240x300.webp 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>The Largest Lineup and Longest Telecast in the Show&#8217;s More Than 50-Year History Airs LIVE Wednesday, December 31, @ 8PM\/7c on ABC, Next Day on Hulu<\/p>\n<p>Today, ABC and Dick Clark Productions, the world&#8217;s largest owner and producer of televised live event entertainment programming, announced that legend Diana Ross will illuminate Times Square and usher in the new year with a dazzling live performance as the 2026 headliner for <em><strong>&#8220;Dick Clark&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s Rockin&#8217; Eve with Ryan Seacrest&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> (NYRE), the nation&#8217;s most-watched New Year&#8217;s Eve celebration. Ross anchors the most expansive and musically diverse telecast and lineup in the show&#8217;s more than 50-year history, with 39 artists appearing across New York, Las Vegas, Chicago, Puerto Rico, and more, live on Wednesday, December 31, from 8:00PM-4:00AM EST on ABC, next day on Hulu.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2496987469\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ross will step onto the world&#8217;s most iconic stage to celebrate with millions and welcome a new year with style, magic, and unforgettable music in what will be a defining moment in the show&#8217;s history. Her headline performance promises a spectacular blend of glamour and a timeless medley of hits, including &#8220;I&#8217;m Coming Out&#8221; and &#8220;Upside Down,&#8221; which has seen a 373% surge in streams since being featured in Season 5 of <em>&#8220;Stranger Things.&#8221;<\/em> With 12 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s with The Supremes &#8211; the most of any American group or female group in history &#8211; and six solo Hot 100 No. 1s, Ross remains one of the most beloved and influential artists in pop culture.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Together we begin a new year. Let&#8217;s embrace a new beginning, new opportunities, new joy &#8211; a celebration of love, where we all come together as we begin 2026,&#8221; said Ross.<\/p>\n<p>Ross joins the previously announced lineup of superstar performers set to deliver electrifying sets across the show&#8217;s multicity broadcast: 4 Non Blondes, 50 Cent, 6lack, AJR, BigXthaPlug, Chance the Rapper, Charlie Puth, Chappell Roan, Ciara, Demi Lovato, DJ Cassidy&#8217;s Pass the Mic Live! 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