Rob Gronkowski and Jeannie Mai to join ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ coverage

Rob Gronkowski, retired NFL tight end, and television personality Jeannie May will help bring in the new year as co-host of “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest.”

Gronkowski will help host the show from Las Vegas, and “The Real” star Mai will hold down West Coast coverage for the show when the clock strikes midnight on December 31st. The new details were announced Monday on “Good Morning America.”

Gronkowski will celebrate the new year and all that will come in 2025 from the Fountains of Bellagio, the famous water fountains outside Las Vegas’ Bellagio resort.

Gronkowski will hand over West Coast coverage to Mai. Among the previously announced musical artists set to take the stage in Las Vegas are Blake Shelton, Cody Johnson, Thomas Rhett and Lenny Kravitz.

In this composite photo, Jeannie Mai attends “Unforgettable: The 22nd Annual Asian American Awards” in Beverly Hills, December 14, 2024, and Rob Gronkowski attends “The Greatest Roast Of All Time: Tom Brady” in Inglewood, California, May 05 , 2024.

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Ryan Seacrest will host the party for the 20th time with co-host Rita Ora in Times Square.

The West Coast party with Mai will include artists like Alanis Morissette, with special guest Reneé Rapp, Dasha and DJ Cassidy’s Pass The Mic Live!, a performance that includes stars like Ja Rule, Kesha, Natasha Bedingfield, T-Pain and more.

The Jonas Brothers, Carrie Underwood, Megan Moroney and Sophie Ellis-Bextor are also set to perform before the ball drops in Times Square at midnight.

Jungle will perform from London and play songs including their hit song “Back On 74.”

Coverage of “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest” will air on ABC on December 31, starting at 8 PM ET and will stream the next day on Hulu.

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