Rita Ora to Co-Host ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2024′

Ryan Seacrest will have a pop superstar by his side to ring in 2024. ABC and Dick Clark Productions announced on Tuesday morning (Dec. 5) that Seacrest will be joined by new co-host Rita Ora on this year’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2024, with the “Let You Love Me” singer slipping into the co-anchor slot for the live countdown from New York’s Times Square.

Also joining this year’s broadcast is Emmy-winning TV personality Jeannie Mai, who will co-host the Hollywood portion of the broadcast in the Pacific time zone; Ora and Mai will take over from Liza Koshy and Ciara, who’ve co-hosted for the past few years. In addition, singer/TV presenter Dayanara Torres will return as a co-host to ring in the new year in the Atlantic time zone from Puerto Rico in a Spanish language countdown from the grounds of the Puerto Rico Convention Center at DISTRITO T-Mobile. This year’s edition will not feature a central time zone countdown from New Orleans for the first time since 2017.

More from Billboard

• Jeezy Says Couples Therapy Couldn’t Save His Marriage to Jeannie Mai: ‘I’m Disappointed’

• Jamie Foxx Says He 'Saw the Tunnel' During Mystery Medical Issue: 'I Wouldn't Wish What I Went Through on My Worst Enemy'

• 'Money Can Buy You Class' After All, Luann de Lesseps Sings With Help From a 'RHONY' Pal in New Uber Eats Ad

The 52nd edition of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2024 will air on Dec. 31 live on ABC beginning at 9 p.m. ET, kicking off more than five-and-a-half hours of performances and special guests, with additional performers slated to be announced closer to show night. Last month, ABC and Dick Clark Productions extended their agreement for the popular New Year’s eve countdown for another five years, locking in the ABC broadcast through Jan. 1, 2029.

Last year, the countdown — which has been the top-rated NYE programming special for more than 30 years — attracted 13.8 million total viewers.

DCP is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a Penske Media Corporation (PMC) subsidiary and joint venture between PMC and Eldrige. PMC is the parent company of Billboard.)

Best of Billboard

• Kelly Clarkson, Michael Buble, Pentatonix & Train Will Bring Their Holiday Hits to iHeart Christmas Concert

• Fox Plans NFT Debut With $20 'Masked Singer' Collectibles

• 14 Things That Changed (or Didn’t) at Farm Aid 2021