'New Year's Rockin' Eve 2025' will be headlined by Carrie Underwood, Lenny Kravitz
"New Year's Rockin' Eve" fans will ring in the holiday later this month with not only longtime host Ryan Seacrest but also performances from stars like Carrie Underwood and Lenny Kravitz.
"Dick Clark’s New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2025," airing Dec. 31 on ABC, will count down to midnight by celebrating "the year's very best in music." Underwood will mark a milestone 20 years since she won "American Idol" by performing a biggest hits medley in Times Square, while Sophie Ellis-Bextor will bring her viral 2001 hit, "Murder on the Dancefloor," to the Manhattan stage.
Megan Moroney, fresh off her Country Music Association Awards new artist of the year win, will also appear in Times Square to perform songs off her sophomore album, "Am I Okay?"
Kravitz, who released his 12th album "Blue Electric Light" earlier this year, rounds out the New Year's Eve lineup alongside "Lose Control" singer and Grammy nominee Teddy Swims, "Nasty" songstress Tinashe and country singer-songwriters Cody Johnson and Thomas Rhett.
British pop star Rita Ora will share hosting duties with Seacrest, and Dayanara Torres will co-host from Puerto Rico. This marks the 20th year Seacrest is hosting the ABC holiday special. His other on-screen duties include hosting "Wheel of Fortune" — having replaced Pat Sajak in September — as well as "Idol."
Underwood previously performed on the New Year's special in 2007 and 2015, but this year she's officially back in the ABC fold as the judge replacing Katy Perry on "American Idol." She's the first "Idol" winner to join the panel.
How to watch 'New Year's Rockin' Eve'
The New Year's Eve special will begin airing on ABC at 8 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Dec. 31.
The show will be available to stream on Hulu the next day (Jan. 1).
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 'New Year's Rockin' Eve 2025' performers include Carrie Underwood
