Overview
- Ross will take the Times Square stage minutes before midnight to perform a medley featuring “I’m Coming Out” and “Upside Down.”
- ABC will air the special live on Dec. 31 from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. ET, with next‑day streaming on Hulu.
- A 39-artist lineup will perform across New York, Chicago, Las Vegas and Puerto Rico, with names including Mariah Carey, Post Malone and Chappell Roan.
- Ryan Seacrest and Rita Ora host in New York, Chance the Rapper leads the Central Time countdown from Chicago, and Rob Gronkowski with Julianne Hough co-host from Las Vegas.
- The event continues its cross-platform push with a live iHeartRadio simulcast across 150 stations nationwide.