Taylor Swift Will Headline New Year’s Rockin’ Eve

Taylor Swift’s been tapped to headline Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2013 on ABC. The special, which helps ring in the New Year, will feature Swift performing in front of an audience of one million revelers in Times Square.
 
Swift just released her latest album, Red, and has been all over the country (and on assorted talk/entertainment shows) promoting the new release. Her performance on the New Year’s Eve special will cap off a successful 2012 for the six-time Grammy winner and 10-time American Music Award winning musician. She’s now in the record books as the only female singer who has had two albums hit 1 million in sales during their first week in release. She’s also the current record-holder for the most digital sales in a week and the highest iTunes first-week sales.
 
“I remember meeting and listening to Taylor Swift perform before she even had her first single. I was blown away by her talent and just knew that she would be a huge success,” stated Ryan Seacrest. “Taylor is truly this year’s global star and is the perfect artist to ring in the New Year for us at the crossroads of the world.”
 
Details on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2013 [Courtesy of ABC]:
 
The New Year’s festivities kick off at 8:00 p.m., ET with a two-hour live special featuring a tribute to Dick Clark, hosted by Fergie and Jenny McCarthy, New Year’s Rockin’ Eve Celebrates Dick Clark. The special celebrates, through clips and reminiscences, the legendary television personality and producer who rang in the New Year for four decades and launched and nurtured the careers of countless artists. Ryan Seacrest makes a special appearance.
 
Beginning at 10:00 p.m., ET, Ryan Seacrest will host Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2013 from New York, with Jenny McCarthy returning to interview the revelers in Times Square. Fergie of The Black Eyed Peas will return to host the Los Angeles-based portions of the specials. In addition to Taylor Swift, some of America’s hottest artists and groups will perform throughout the night. The bi-coastal celebration will include over 5 1/2 hours of special performances and reports on New Year’s celebrations from around the globe, and Ryan Seacrest will lead the traditional countdown to midnight from Times Square in New York City.
 
Source: ABC