Chappell Roan, Mariah Carey, Post Malone, Leon Thomas, Charlie Puth and HUNTR/X, who gave us the global smash “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters, are among 33 artists set to perform on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026 (NYRE). The roster is a mix of current hit artists and a few veteran acts, such as Rick Springfield, New Kids on the Block, 4 Non Blondes and Goo Goo Dolls.

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This year’s show is set to run for eight hours – from Wednesday, Dec. 31 at 8:00 p.m. until the next morning at 4:00 a.m. ET on ABC, and the next day on Hulu. This is the 54th edition of the show, which launched in December 1972. It marks the longest telecast in the show’s history, including an additional 90 minutes of programming compared to last year, with more than 85 songs set to be performed.

This year’s broadcast will be led by Ryan Seacrest and co-host Rita Ora from New York’s Times Square. Chicago native Chance the Rapper will lead the show’s first-ever Central time zone countdown from Chicago. NFL legend Rob Gronkowski returns alongside performer Julianne Hough, who makes her NYRE co-hosting debut as they take over Las Vegas.

The Times Square headliner and special guests will be announced soon, as will details for the Puerto Rico celebration.

This marks the third consecutive year that Dick Clark Productions and iHeartMedia will broadcast Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest live across 150 iHeartRadio stations nationwide, including Z100 New York, KIIS-FM Los Angeles, KISS FM Chicago, Q102 Philly and THE NEW MIX 102.9 Dallas. The show will also be available to stream live on the iHeartRadio app.

ABC’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest has been the No. 1 New Year’s Eve special since 1977, when it surpassed Guy Lombardo’s long-running New Year’s Eve specials on CBS.

The Clark show, which was conceived as a younger, hipper alternative to the Lombardo program, debuted on NBC on New Year’s Eve 1972 as Three Dog Night’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve. That year’s special featured pre-recorded musical performances by Helen Reddy, Billy Preston and Three Dog Night (all of whom had No. 1 or No. 2 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 that year). Clark served as a reporter from Times Square for live coverage of the ball drop and the arrival of 1973.

The second special, New Year’s Rockin’ Eve ’74, also on NBC, was hosted by comedian George Carlin and featured pre-recorded musical performances by Preston, The Pointer Sisters, Linda Ronstadt and Tower of Power.

Beginning with the December 1974 edition, the program moved to ABC and Clark assumed hosting duties; billed as Chicago’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve 1975, the first ABC edition was headlined by Chicago, with guests The Beach Boys, The Doobie Brothers, Herbie Hancock and Olivia Newton-John.

Clark died in 2012 at age 82, but his name is still in the title of the show he created.

Last year, Carrie Underwood capped the night with a Times Square performance as the broadcast drew more than 29 million total viewers at midnight.

ABC’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026 is produced by Dick Clark Productions, with Ryan Seacrest, Michael Dempsey and Barry Adelman serving as executive producers.

Here’s a full list of performers who have been announced so far for Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026:

Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026 is produced by Dick Clark Productions, which is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a joint venture between Eldridge Industries and Billboard parent company Penske Media.