Cardi B and LL Cool J Join ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’

LL Cool J and Cardi B
LL Cool J and Cardi B join ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest’ (Photo Courtesy of ABC)

Grammy winners LL Cool J and Cardi B have joined the lineup of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2024 performers. LL Cool J featuring DJ Z-Trip is confirmed to perform a medley of hits in the minutes leading up to midnight. Cardi B will help send off 2023 from the Fontainebleau Miami Beach.

ABC also announced Gabriel ‘Fluffy’ Iglesias, Matt Friend, Ms. Pat, and Sebastian Maniscalco will contribute comedy segments during this year’s broadcast. Plus, Airrack will spend the final hours of 2023 attempting to set a new Guinness World Record.

The Details:

  • Leading stand-up comedian Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, with almost 1 billion views on YouTube and over 25 million fans on social media, will rank his least favorite fashion trends of 2023.
  • Comedian and impressionist Matt Friend will join Ryan Seacrest and Rita Ora live in Times Square to wish viewers “Happy New Year” through a variety of celeb impressions.
  • Comedian, author, radio host, podcaster, and actress Patricia Williams (aka Ms. Pat) will discuss things that went on strike in 2023.
  • Multihyphenate Sebastian Maniscalco, who celebrated a string of record-breaking sold-out arena shows, will share pop culture moments in 2023 that “ain’t right.”
  • Innovative content creator Airrack will end his current “30 Videos in 30 Days” series by traversing New York City and making a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS attempt by visiting the most fast food restaurants in 24 hours. Airrack will make the record attempt even more challenging by only visiting counter-service pizza shops. Earlier this year, Airrack clinched the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS’ title for making the World’s Largest Pizza.

The just-announced performers join a roster that includes Megan Thee Stallion, Tyla, Jelly Roll, Sabrina Carpenter, Aqua, Doechii, Ellie Goulding, Green Day, Janelle Monáe, and Loud Luxury x Two Friends with Bebe Rexha. Post Malone, NewJeans, Ludacris, Nile Rodgers & CHIC, Paul Russell, Reneé Rapp with Coco Jones, and Thirty Seconds to Mars are also confirmed as performers.

New Year’s Rockin’ Eve airs live on ABC on Sunday, December 31, 2023 at 8pm.