NEW YORK – Ryan Seacrest will ring in “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” from Times Square in 2023, featuring iconic bands from the 1980s and 1990s, plus a member of BTS and a TikTok sensation.
Duran Duran, fresh from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction, will play from a catalog that includes hits like “Hungry Like the Wolf,” “The Reflex,” and “Rio.” R&B and pop group New Edition celebrate their 40th anniversary with a medley of chart-topping and solo hits like “Rub You The Right Way”, “My Prerogative”, “Poison”, “If It Isn’t Love” and ” Cool it now.”
J-hope, South Korean songwriter and member of BTS, will perform a medley of his band’s “= (Equal Sign)”, “Chicken Noodle Soup” and “Butter”. And Tik-Tok star Jax will sing pop hits “Victoria’s Secret” and “90s Kids.” Singer and rapper Farruko will be performing from Puerto Rico.
Actress and producer Liza Koshy will return as co-host alongside Seacrest, actress and singer Roselyn Sanchez will be co-host from Puerto Rico and Billy Porter will be back in New Orleans for the Central Time Zone countdown.
There will be recorded appearances at Disneyland by Aly & AJ, Bailey Zimmerman, Ben Platt, Ciara, Fitz & The Tantrums, Halle Bailey, Lauren Spencer Smith, Maddie & Tae, Shaggy and TXT. And from Los Angeles there are performances by Armani White, Betty Who, Dove Cameron, Finneas, Nicky Youre and Wiz Khalifa.
Heir to ABC’s legendary “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” by Dick Clark, Seacrest reached 19.6 million viewers between 11:30 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. last New Year’s Eve, according to Nielsen. During the 15-minute break the ball dropped in New York’s Times Square, its audience increased to 24.2 million people.
“New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” airs December 31 on ABC.
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