Star-studded collaborations for this year’s ‘New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash’ have been announced. The live broadcast, hosted by Elle King and Entertainment Tonight‘s Rachel Smith, will air live on Sunday, December 31st on CBS, and stream on Paramount+ live and on-demand. TV and radio host Cody Alan and CBS anchor Lonnie Quinn will be corresponding from New York City’s Times Square, along with Dustin Lynch, who will also perform live from there.
Among the collaborations announced were: Lainey Wilson with Grace Bowers and Jackson Dean; as well as Brothers Osborne with Trombone Shorty; and Blake Shelton with Trace Adkins.
The full lineup of artists set to perform includes Trace Adkins, Grace Bowers, Kane Brown, Jackson Dean, Old Dominion, Hardy, Elle King, Cody Johnson, Parker McCollum, Megan Moroney, Brothers Osborne, Jon Pardi, Carly Pearce, Thomas Rhett, Blake Shelton, Trombone Shorty, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Morgan Wallen, Lainey Wilson and Bailey Zimmerman. Viewers can also anticipate a special guest appearance from Tennessee Titan and five-time all-pro wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins and actor/comedian Rob Schneider.
The five-hour broadcast, live from Music City, will see Nashville counting down with the East Coast at midnight; and then again will join the countdown in the country’s central time zone, taking place with the Nashville’s renowned Music Note Drop at the Bicentennial Mall stage. The famed red Music Note will be dropped on a 138-foot tower at midnight to ring in the new year.
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