Blondie, Icona Pop, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, And Miley Cyrus To Perform In New York's Times Square As The Country Counts Down To The New Year!

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Blondie, Icona Pop, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and previously announced Miley Cyrus to ring in the New Year on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2014" with live performances from New York's Times Square, in front of an estimated 1 million people and tens of millions of television viewers nationwide.   Ryan Seacrest and Jenny McCarthy ("The View") will be live from Times Square as Ryan leads the traditional countdown to midnight.

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"Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2014," is a bi-coastal celebration with a West Coast celebration hosted by Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas.  Coverage of Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2014," will feature hours of special performances and reports on New Year's celebrations from around the globe, beginning at 8:00 PM ET/PT on ABC."

"New York's Times Square is one of the most iconic places in the world to celebrate New Year's Eve. This year we once again will have megastars in our line up including Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Robin Thicke, Jenifer Hudson, Enrique Iglesias, Blondie, Miley Cyrus at midnight, and many more. We're going to have the country's biggest party," said Ryan Seacrest.

"There's nothing like New Year's Eve in New York with the energy and excitement from all of the people that gather throughout Times Square," added Jenny McCarthy.  "I have such a great time with Ryan Seacrest, these amazing artists and fans across the country.  You never know what's going to happen and, as the saying goes, what happens in Times Square…is seen by millions of people around the world, so you better keep it classy.  Or so they keep telling me."

Previously announced West Coast performers include Capital Cities, Daughtry, Jason Derulo, Fall Out Boy, Florida Georgia Line, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson, Enrique Iglesias, Robin Thicke and The Fray.

The complete lineup Tuesday night, December 31 on ABC is:

"New Year's Rockin' Eve Presents The 30 Greatest Women In Music" 
Ryan Seacrest, Jenny McCarthy and Fergie host a fascinating two-hour countdown of the 30 greatest female artists in music, through clips and interviews from the archives of dick clark productions. (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET)

"Dick Clark's Primetime New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2014"
Ryan Seacrest spotlights some of the year's hottest artists, groups and songs. Fergie hosts the Los Angeles party, and Jenny McCarthy is live with all the festivities in Times Square. (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET)

"Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2014, Parts 1 & 2"
Ryan Seacrest counts down to midnight live from Times Square, and then the party continues with some of the year's hottest acts from Los Angeles and New York. (Part 1, 11:30 p.m. – 1:08 a.m., ET) (Part 2, January 1, 1:08 – 2:12 a.m., ET)

"Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2014" is a presentation of dick clark productions, with Ryan Seacrest and Allen Shapiro serving as executive producers and Barry Adelman as co-executive producer. Larry Klein is producer.

For additional information "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2014," visit Facebook.com/NewYearsRockinEve.  Join the Twitter conversation by following @officialNYRE or by using the official NYRE hashtag #RockinEve. 

Music Choice and Yahoo are official promotional partners of "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2014."  

ABOUT DICK CLARK PRODUCTIONS 
dick clark productions (dcp) is the world's largest producer and proprietor of televised events.  dcp produces perennial hits such as the "American Music Awards," "Golden Globe Awards," "Academy of Country Music Awards," "Hollywood Film Awards," "Billboard Music Awards," and "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest."  dcp also produces popular weekly television programming, including "So You Think You Can Dance," and owns one of the world's most unique and extensive entertainment archive libraries with more than 55 years of dcp's award-winning shows, historic programs, specials, performances and legendary programming.  In 2014, dcp will debut "The PEOPLE MAGAZINE Awards" on NBC and joint venture Keshet DCP will premiere the weekly television series "Rising Star" on ABC.   For additional information, visit www.dickclark.com.

MEDIA CONTACTS:

ABC Media Relations:
Patrick Preblick
(212-456-7819), [email protected]

"Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 2014": 
Shannon Leigh Turbeville
(615-254-9389) [email protected]

Ryan Seacrest Productions:
Kelly Mullens Brown
(323-634-6910), [email protected]

dick clark productions:
Liz Morentin
(310-255-4602), [email protected]

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