Carrie Underwood‘s out with the previous, in with the brand new perspective solely utilized to the 12 months. Because the headlining performer for Dick Clark’s New Yr’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2025, the nation star bid 2024 farewell with a medley efficiency of hits spanning her two-decade-long profession.
From Occasions Sq., the artist carried out “Earlier than He Cheats” from her 2005 debut album Some Hearts, 2016’s “Church Bells” from Storyteller, and “Pink Champagne” from 2022’s Denim & Rhinestones. Underwood additionally revealed her upcoming Reflection live performance particular coming to Hulu in January.
“I’ve such enjoyable reminiscences of acting on New Yr’s Rockin’ Eve in Occasions Sq. in each 2007 and 2015, and I’m so excited to carry out simply earlier than the ball drops once more this 12 months,” Underwood stated in a press release when her efficiency slot was first introduced. “I’m thrilled to have a good time 20 years since profitable American Idol by becoming a member of Ryan as he hosts his twentieth New Yr’s Eve in Occasions Sq..”
Nation music made a number of noise in 2024, crossing over into pop and hip-hop whereas additionally launching fairly a couple of stars of its personal. A few of the style’s largest performers, together with Dasha, Megan Maroney, Thomas Rhett, Blake Shelton, Ernest, and Cody Johnson, additionally carried out throughout the New Yr’s Eve particular.
Rockin’ Eve stored the occasion going from coast to coast. Quite a lot of performances have been held in Las Vegas with host soccer star Rob Gronkowski. Ryan Seacrest and Rita Ora held it down in New York, and Jeannie Mai additionally returned because the West Coast correspondent for the present.
And it wasn’t an all-out nation fest. The Jonas Brothers, Tinashe, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Kesha, and Alanis Morissette additionally joined the lineup. Hip-Hop artists Ja Rule, Fats Joe, Slick Rick, and Doug E. Recent rounded out the lineup.
Dick Clark’s New Yr’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2025 aired reside on ABC and will probably be out there to stream on Hulu starting Jan. 1. (Penske Media Company owns Dick Clark Productions, which can also be the mum or dad firm of Rolling Stone.)