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DICK CLARK'S NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE WITH RYAN SEACREST
<b>DICK CLARK'S NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE WITH RYAN SEACREST</b>
RING IN 2020 WITH "DICK CLARK'S NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE WITH RYAN SEACREST DEC. 31 ON ABC STARTING AT 8 P.M. ET/PT.
Compiled By: Lana K. Wilson-Combs
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Dick Clark productions and ABC today announced that multiplatinum-selling artist and West Coast host Ciara, along with Paula Abdul, Kelsea Ballerini, Blanco Brown, Dan + Shay, Green Day, Dua Lipa, Ava Max, Megan Thee Stallion, Anthony Ramos, Salt-N-Pepa and SHAED, will all perform on the West Coast celebration of "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2020 on Dec. 31 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.

Grammy Award winner Ciara returns for her third year as host of the Hollywood Party. YouTube returns as the presenting sponsor and will produce special content featuring top YouTube trends and stories from 2019 during the live broadcast.

"Hosting 'New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest' has become something I look forward to every year, and now my friend Lucy Hale and Billy Porter have joined the family, so the party just leveled up!" said Ciara. "I am going to be performing my new song 'Melanin,' so I hope all my melanin kings and queens tune in to rock out with me and the amazing lineup of performers this year."

"Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2020" marks the 48th anniversary of America's biggest celebration of the year and will include five hours of special performances and reports on New Year's celebrations from around the globe. In addition to Ciara on the West Coast, Ryan Seacrest will continue his reign as host of the prime-time festivities for his 15th year and lead the traditional countdown to midnight from Times Square in New York City, joined by newly announced co-host, Lucy Hale.

Emmy, Tony and Grammy Award-winning actor, singer, director, composer and playwright Billy Porter will host the 4th annual Central Time Zone celebration from New Orleans, providing viewers with exclusive performances and celebrity and fan interviews leading up to the midnight countdown and stunning fleur-de-lis drop at the dawn of the New Year.

Additionally, country artist Jessie James Decker will reveal the first-ever First POWERBALL Millionaire of the YearSM during this year's live broadcast of "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2020."

Decker will provide live updates from the First POWERBALL Millionaire of the Year party throughout ABC's live telecast and the big reveal announcing the winner will air just after midnight on January 1, 2020.

Special content produced by YouTube will run throughout the broadcast. Announcements on creators and talent featured will come at a later date.
"Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin'?Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2020" is produced by dick clark productions with Ryan Seacrest, Barry Adelman and Mark Bracco serving as executive producers. Larry Klein is producer.

Follow "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin'?Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2020" on social (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube) and join the conversation by using the official hashtag #RockinEve.

For more information, visit www.newyearsrockineve.com.

OTHER NEW YEAR?S EVE CELEBRATIONS TO WATCH INLUDE:

HODA KOTB AND JENNA BUSH HAGER RING IN THE NEW YEAR WITH NBC PRIMETIME SPECIAL

Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager are set to ring in the 2020 with an all-star New Year's Eve primetime special, ?A Toast to 2019!? on Dec. 31 at 8 pm/7c on NBC.

Kristen Bell, Martin Short, Maya Rudolph, Tony Hale, Terry Crews, Nikki Glaser and more will join Kotb and Hager as they break down the biggest pop culture moments and trends of the year.

A Toast to 2019! will also feature interviews with Lauren Ash, Andrea Canning, Chris D'Elia, Dylan Dreyer, Ryan Eggold, Ben Feldman, Akbar Gbaja-Biamila, Willie Geist, Brad Goreski, Lester Holt, Matt Iseman, Sheinelle Jones, Carson Kressley, Loni Love, Howie Mandel, Josh Mankiewicz, Craig Melvin, Natalie Morales, Brent Morin, Keith Morrison, Dennis Murphy, Patton Oswalt, Al Roker, Ashley Tisdale, Johnny Weir, and many more.

Viewers are invited to join the celebration using #Toast2019. A Toast to 2019! is an NBC News Production.

David Corvo is the senior executive producer; Liz Cole is the executive producer; Adam Gorfain is the senior broadcast producer; Charmian Ling is the supervising producer; Justin Smith is the coordinating producer.