On December 5, 2024, Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve and ABC announced some of the musicians who will be performing on December 31 via their Instagram accounts. They revealed that the legendary country music star Carrie Underwood will be taking the stage this year to usher in the New Year.

Meghan Moroney and Sophie Ellis-Bextor were also announced as performers for the Times Square event, which will air live on ABC at 8/7c. Taking to Instagram, X, and Facebook with images of herself and the show’s host, Ryan Seacrest, Underwood confirmed her participation.

She wrote, “✨ I’ll be closing out 2024 as I perform LIVE from Times Square on @RockinEve just before the ball drops! 🪩” The vocalist ended her message by expressing excitement about closing the year with Seacrest.

Underwood’s fans couldn’t contain their joy at the announcement. One Instagram user commented, “[The] best way to end the year and even better to begin a new one! ❤️.” Another exclaimed, “YES! FINALLY! Somebody worth watching !!”

Another fan remarked, “What a great ending to 2024 and an even better beginning to 2025!” while someone else added, “About time someone well worthy of closing the year🤷🏻‍♀️.” One netizen expressed, “Finally, a reason to stay up and watch the ball drop.”

Another person wrote, “What a way to close out the year!! 😍,” while the Academy of Country Music (ACM) simply referred to Underwood as an “ICON.” On Facebook, people responded enthusiastically to Underwood’s announcement.

One user shared, “Omg that’s so exciting!! I can’t wait to watch! So many great country singers on rockin eve [sic] this year!!” Another remarked, “Outstanding, someone worth watching.” A fan celebrated the news, stating, “Amazing news. Gives me a reason to return to viewing this year!”

An impressed Facebook user added, “Good, someone with talent!” Fans on X also joined the conversation, with one person stating, “I will definitely be staying up to watch Carrie close this year out! She’s worth losing a little sleep over.”

Retweeting Underwood’s post, a thrilled individual shared their excitement. They wrote, “I literally just SCREAMED with excitement in my classroom. My third graders think I’m crazy and that’s OK! I’m so excited!! Will this mean new music or an oldie but a goodie???? I can’t wait!!!!”

Another person retweeted the post, saying, “Idc [I don’t care] what anyone says but @carrieunderwood gets the coolest gigs and has such an awesome fulfilling career! I love being a fan of hers and love all the exciting things she always does! So much variety, and I love it!”

The Rockin’ Eve event has already begun counting down to the big occasion and the arrival of 2025 on its website. A few days before revealing Carrie Underwood and the other two female musicians as performers, the event announced some of the other stars scheduled to perform.

The event confirmed that fans could look forward to seeing Cody Johnson, Lenny Kravitz, Teddy Swims, Thomas Rhett, and Tinashe, with more to be announced. Rita Ora was named as a co-host alongside Seacrest.

Dayanara Torres was announced as the Puerto Rico co-host for the event. Sharing the news, Torres wrote, “I’m so excited to share that I’ll once again be co-hosting the @RockinEve celebrations from Puerto Rico,” while reposting the announcement.