Jordan Davis, Tucker Wetmore & Russell Dickerson

Jordan Davis, Tucker Wetmore and Russell Dickerson are among the 38 acts set to perform on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026 on Dec. 31 starting at 8 p.m. EST on ABC, with next day streaming available on Hulu.

This year will mark the 54th edition of the New Year’s Eve countdown, and will feature eight hours of programming, an additional 90 minutes from last year. Ryan Seacrest will co-host this year’s event with Rita Ora from Times Square. Chance the Rapper will host the first-ever central time zone countdown from Chicago, while Rob Gronkowski and Julianne Hough will be on the ground in Las Vegas.

Additional performers include The All-American Rejects, AJR, BigXthaPlug, Charlie Puth, Chappell Roan, Ciara, Demi Lovato, DJ Cassidy’s Pass the Mic Live! Starring Busta Rhymes, T.I. & Wyclef Jean, 50 Cent, Filmore, 4 Non Blondes, Goo Goo Dolls, Jess Glynne, Jessie Murph, KPop Demon Hunters, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI, Leon Thomas, LE SSERAFIM, Lil Jon, Little Big Town, Madison Beer, Maren Morris, Mariah Carey, New Kids on the Block, OneRepublic, Pitbull, Post Malone, Rick Springfield, 6lack and Zara Larsson.

Dick Clark Productions and iHeartMedia will broadcast Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest live across 150 iHeartRadio stations nationwide, as well as on the iHeartRadio app. The evening is produced by Dick Clark Productions, with Ryan Seacrest, Michael Dempsey and Barry Adelman serving as Executive Producers.

Megan Moroney. Photo: Amber Asaly

Megan Moroney has slated “The Cloud 9 Tour,” kicking off May 29 in Columbus.

The 43 date run will see Moroney playing major arenas across the U.S. before heading overseas. Stops include Chicago’s United Center, Boston’s TD Garden, Portland’s Moda Center, and the final U.S. stop at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Aug. 21.  Internationally, Moroney will visit Oslo, Paris, Glasgow and more before wrapping up the tour on Oct. 1 in Belfast.

Tickets for “The Cloud 9 Tour” will go on sale Dec. 12 at 10 a.m. local time here.

Additionally, Moroney will receive Storyteller of the Year honor at Variety’s Hitmakers event this Saturday (Dec. 6) in Los Angeles. Other honorees during the evening include Sabrina Carpenter, Tate McRae, Addison Rae, Rosé and more.

“The Cloud 9 Tour” Dates:
May 29 – Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center
May 30 – Indianapolis, IN – Gainbridge Fieldhouse
June 2 – Chicago, IL – United Center
June 5 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
June 6 – Greensboro, NC – First Horizon Coliseum
June 8 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
June 12 – Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center
June 13 – St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
June 16 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
June 18 – Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest
June 19 – Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena
June 20 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
July 7 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
July 9 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
July 10 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
July 11 – Philadelphia, PA – Xfinity Mobile Arena
July 14 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
July 16 – Orlando, FL – Kia Center
July 17 – Tampa, FL – Benchmark International Arena
July 18 – Sunrise, FL – Amerant Bank Arena
July 24 – Monticello, IA – Great Jones County Fair
July 25 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center
July 26 – Lincoln, NE – Pinnacle Bank Arena
July 28 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
Aug. 1 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
Aug. 2 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
Aug. 5 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center
Aug. 7 – Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena
Aug. 11 – Glendale, AZ – Desert Diamond Arena
Aug. 14 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
Aug. 15 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
Aug. 16 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center
Aug. 18 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
Aug. 21 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
Sept. 13 – Oslo, NO – Sentrum Scene
Sept. 15 – Stockholm, SE – Annexet
Sept. 18 – Cologne, DE – Carlswerk Victoria
Sept. 19 – Tilburg, NL – 013 Poppodium
Sept. 21 – Paris, FR – Le Trianon
Sept. 23 – London, UK – Eventim Apollo
Sept. 26 – Manchester, UK – O2 Apollo
Sept. 27 – Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy
Oct. 1 – Belfast, UK – SSE Arena

Country Radio Seminar has announced special registration rates for CRS 2026, including day passes, student and unemployed rates, and a dedicated rate for members of Women’s Music Business Association (WMBA), the Independent Broadcasters Association (IBA) and the Society of Leaders in Development (SOLID).

This year’s student registration is $199. For those who have experienced job loss within the past year, the Unemployed Professional Rate is $299. Day passes are available for $349, with a limit of two per person. Members of WMBA, IBA, and SOLID can also take advantage of a dedicated $450 industry organization rate.

Applications for the Student and Unemployed rates must be submitted by February 18, 2026, through the CRS registration portal. Applicants should select the appropriate registration type and upload any required documentation.

General Registration for CRS 2026 is currently available for $698 per person for those not applying for discounted rates. Information about all registration can be found here.

Tickets for the New Faces of Country Music Showcase are sold separately for $100 and are limited.

Trisha Yearwood performs at the Nashville Symphony Schermerhorn

Three-time Grammy winner Trisha Yearwood brought her signature warmth to a cold night at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Center on Tuesday (Dec. 2), launching her “Christmastime with Trisha Yearwood: 12 Days of Christmas Symphony Tour” with a festive, elegant performance alongside the Nashville Symphony, led by conductor Enrico Lopez-Yañez.

Across the evening, Yearwood interwove selections from her new holiday album, Christmastime, with a handful of her own timeless hits. She sparkled on whimsical Christmas favorites such as “Christmastime Is Here,” “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” and “Cool Yule.” She also laughed about adding songs to the album that aren’t technically Christmas songs—because, as she noted, “you can do that when it’s your album”—before delivering crowd-pleasing renditions of “My Favorite Things” from The Sound of Music and “Pure Imagination” from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.

Trisha Yearwood performs at the Nashville Symphony Schermerhorn

The audience especially loved her symphonic take on “Take a Walk Through Bethlehem” from her 1994 holiday project The Sweetest Gift, as well as “The Man with the Bag” from her 2016 holiday album with Garth Brooks, Christmas Together.

One of the night’s standout moments came with “Merry Christmas, Valentine,” a newer song she and Brooks wrote together over the years. Before performing it, Yearwood shared how, in her 20s, someone once told her she wasn’t a songwriter, and how reclaiming that part of her artistry has shaped both of her 2025 albums, Christmastime and The Mirror. Another emotional high point followed with a moving performance of “When October Settles In” from The Mirror.

Of course, no Yearwood show would be complete without a few of her country classics. She had the crowd on their feet with an energized “Wrong Side of Memphis,” boosted even further by the full orchestra, and kept the room dancing with “She’s in Love with the Boy.”

Throughout the evening, Yearwood took time to recognize the people who’ve shaped her career from the ’90s to today. She frequently applauded her band and the Nashville Symphony, reflecting on what a true gift they are to the city.

She closed the night with a gorgeous, heartfelt “Over the Rainbow,” sending the audience back into the blustery evening wrapped in the glow of the season.

Spotify has released its 2025 Wrapped, the annual year-end tradition that allows Spotify users an opportunity to view the analytics about their top played music throughout the year.

This year, Spotify gave fans nearly a dozen new statistics. A few of these options include listening age, top albums, top audiobook genre, your author clip, fan leaderboards and more.

Spotify also released the top music, audiobooks and podcasts across the platform.

In the United States, I’m The Problem by Morgan Wallen takes the top album spot, followed by SOS Deluxe: LANA by SZA, and DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS by Bad Bunny, Taylor Swift, Drake and Wallen hold the top three artists positions respectively.

DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS by Bad Bunny, KPop Demon Hunters by KPop Demon Hunters Cast, HUNTR/X, Saja Boys, and HIT ME HARD AND SOFT by Billie Eilish hold the top global album spots. Bad Bunny, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd took the top three global artist spots.

More information on Spotify Wrapped is available here.