“DICK CLARK’S NEW YEAR’S ROCKIN’ EVE WITH RYAN SEACREST 2016”
ADDS PERFORMERS TO THE BILLBOARD HOLLYWOOD PARTY:
5 SECONDS OF SUMMER, FALL OUT BOY, ANDY GRAMMER,
ELLIE GOULDING, ELLE KING, TOVE LO, RACHEL PLATTEN
AND WALK THE MOON
The New Year’s Celebration Begins Live at 8 p.m. ET/PT
on ABC from New York’s Times Square
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Los Angeles, CA (December 8, 2015) – 5 Seconds of Summer, Fall Out Boy, Andy
Grammer, Ellie Goulding, Elle King, Tove Lo, Rachel Platten and WALK THE MOON join
the biggest music celebration of the year on ABC’s telecast of “Dick Clark’s New
Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2016.” Fergie hosts the Billboard Hollywood
Party in Los Angeles and will be joined by the night’s headliner, One Direction. The starstudded evening will reach millions of fans worldwide in the hours surrounding the 2016
countdown. With over 38 performances and 5 ½ hours of music, America’s biggest
celebration of the year will take place on THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31 beginning at 8
p.m. ET/PT on the ABC Television Network. Additional performers will be announced
soon.
The show will include special performances and reports on New Year’s celebrations
from around the globe. Ryan Seacrest will host and lead the traditional countdown to
midnight from Times Square in New York City as he has for the last 10 years with live
reporting from actress and comedian Jenny McCarthy. As previously announced, New
York headliner Carrie Underwood will be joined by Luke Bryan, Demi Lovato and Wiz
Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth, who will perform for over one million fans live in Times
Square and millions more on TV.
5 Seconds of Summer – Hailed as the “biggest new rock act in the world” by Rolling
Stone, 5 Seconds of Summer is the only band (not vocal group) in history to see its first
two full-length studio albums enter the Billboard 200 at No. 1. They played their first gig
in late 2011, performing for about a dozen people at a hotel in their hometown of
Sydney, Australia. Three years later, 5 Seconds of Summer headlined the Forum in Los
Angeles, where they played for 25,000 fans during a sold-out, two-night stand. 5
Seconds of Summer’s self-titled debut album entered the Billboard 200 at No. 1 in July
of 2014 and has since sold more than three million units worldwide. 2015’s Sounds
Good Feels Good, the follow-up, charted at No. 1 in 12 countries, including the U.S., the
U.K. and Australia. In December 2015, 5 Seconds of Summer’s first official DVD/Blue-
ray – How Did We End Up Here? – Live At Wembley Arena – went to No. 1 on
Billboard’s Music Video Sales chart. The band has won an American Music Award, a
People’s Choice Award, an iHeartRadio Music Award, five MTV European Music Awards
and an MTV Video Music Award. On 2015’s Rock Out With Your Socks Out tour, the
band played to more than one million fans across three continents. The
documentary/concert film How Did We End Up Here? – Live At Wembley Arena includes
a live set from the band’s sold-out, three-night stand at the legendary London venue. 5
Seconds of Summer will launch the Sounds Live Feels Live world tour in Japan in
February 2016.
Fall Out Boy – who just won FAVORITE ARTIST: ALTERNATIVE ROCK at the 2015
American Music Awards, BEST ROCK VIDEO at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards,
BEST ALTERNATIVE BAND at the 2014 People’s Choice Awards and was a finalist for
Top Rock Artist and Top Rock Song (“Centuries”) at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards –
have cemented their position as one of rock music’s biggest-selling bands. Their sixth
studio album AMERICAN BEAUTY/AMERICAN PSYCHO debuted at #1 on the Billboard
200 and peaked at #1 on iTunes in more than 22 countries upon its January 20, 2015
release. The album – released on Island Records & DCD2 Records – debuted with more
than 218,000 units consumed. The album’s first single “Centuries” has been certified
platinum and has more than 80 million streams between YouTube and Spotify alone.
The band is currently on a global tour in support of the record. AMERICAN
BEAUTY/AMERICAN PSYCHO is the follow-up album to the GRAMMY-nominated
band’s gold-certified album SAVE ROCK AND ROLL, which debuted at #1 on the
Billboard 200 and #1 on iTunes in 27 countries upon its April 2012 release and features
the multiplatinum hit “My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up)” and hit
“Alone Together.” SAVE ROCK AND ROLL was the band’s second #1 debut; Platinum
selling “Infinity On High” topped the chart in 2007 which followed multi-platinum
breakthrough album “From Under The Cork Tree” released in 2005. Fall Out Boy also
wrote the song “Immortals,” featured in the Oscar®-nominated Disney hit movie Big
Hero 6, which topped the box office upon its November 7, 2014 release and has already
surpassed $222 million at the domestic U.S. box office. Hailing from Chicago, Fall Out
Boy—Patrick Stump (vocals/guitar), Pete Wentz (bass), Joe Trohman (guitar) and Andy
Hurley (drums)—has appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone and other prestigious
publications. They have performed on Saturday Night Live, The Today Show, America’s
Got Talent, The Voice, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,
Conan, The Late Show with David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live and many more. More
information can be found at www.falloutboy.com.
Andy Grammer – Los Angeles-born, New York-raised singer songwriter Andy Grammer
has gone from hustling street performer on Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade to
platinum-selling recording artist. With his 2011 self-titled debut album, Andy became the
first male pop star in a decade, since John Mayer in 2002, to reach the Top 10 at Adult
Pop Radio on his first two singles, "Keep Your Head Up" and "Fine By Me," certified
platinum and gold respectively. Andy's second album, 2014's critically acclaimed
Magazines or Novels, continued his success with triple-platinum hit single “Honey, I’m
Good.” – a clever twist on the traditional love song – which continues to rack up millions
of streams while simultaneously hitting #1 on iTunes Pop chart. A deluxe edition of his
sophomore album, Magazines Or Novels, out now features Andy’s brand new charttopping single and radio hit, "Good To Be Alive (Hallelujah.)" Ellie Goulding – Since the release of her debut Lights in 2010 and Halcyon in 2012,
Cherrytree / Interscope recording artist ELLIE GOULDING has sold over six million
albums and 27 million singles worldwide, scored seven consecutive platinum singles in
the US, won two Brit Awards, and has video views and streams both in excess of one
billion. This year’s “Love Me Like You Do” was a worldwide No. 1 single, hitting the top
spot in 70 countries. Goulding recently released her third album, Delirium to rave
reviews. Rolling Stone notes, “The British pop singer with the one-of-a-kind voice soars
high” and Time calls Delirium “infectious…one dance-floor banger after another.” New
York Magazine raves, “Her new album of sleek, soulful pop is sure to make her a
household name Stateside.” Goulding, who has performed at the world’s biggest
festivals, including Coachella, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Glastonbury, and Outside Lands,
embarks on her Delirium World Tour in 2016.
Elle King – Pop, blues, and rock’n’roll singer Elle King whose platinum-certified hit
single “Ex’s & Oh’s” has just been nominated for 2 Grammys for “Best Rock Song” and
“Best Rock Performance” has been topping the Alternative, AAA and Hot AC radio
charts at #1. “Ex’s & Oh’s” has been Top 10 on the Billboard Digital Songs Chart for the
last 10 weeks, #1 on the iTunes Alternative Songs Chart for 13 weeks, #1 on
the Billboard Hot Rock Songs chart for 8 weeks and #4 most viral track of 2015 on
Spotify. “Ex’s & Oh’s” is featured on her debut album LOVE STUFF. Elle recently
wrapped her tour with James Bay in the UK, including 3 sold out nights at the Brixton
Academy in London, a nearly sold out U.S. headlining tour this summer and fall, along
with a run of festival dates including Bumbershoot, Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Reading
Festival, Leeds, T in the Park and London Calling. She was named Vh1’s “You Oughta
Know” artist this summer and was one of the most buzzed about artists at SXSW. Elle
King will be performing on select tour dates with Vance Joy from February 17- March
12th in the U.S. Elle has been described by The New York Times as “a sassy, harddrinking, love-’em-and-leave-’em hellion with bad tattoos and a broad pedigree across
rock, pop and country. She has Adele’s determination and Joan Jett’s stomp, Brenda
Lee’s high-voiced bite and some AC/DC shriek" and has been featured by The Wall
Street Journal, Entertainment Weekly, Teen Vogue, People Magazine, Cosmopolitan,
USA Today, and many more. She debuted “Ex’s & Oh’s” on Late Night with Seth
Meyers and has also performed on the season finale of Dancing with The
Stars, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Today
Show, Late Late Show with James Corden, Live with Kelly and Michael, Jimmy Kimmel
Live, The Talk and VH1 Big Morning Buzz Live, in support of her debut LOVE
STUFF which has received overwhelming critical acclaim. www.elleking.com
Tove Lo – Swedish singer and songwriter Tove Lo set the universe on fire in 2014,
when her first worldwide single, “Habits (Stay High)” impacted charts in two dozen
countries, hitting #1 and Top 5 in various markets, reaching #1 on
several Billboard charts in the U.S., and #3 on the Hot 100. Gold, platinum and multiplatinum certifications peaked with triple-platinum U.S. sales in excess of 3 million
copies. “Habits (Stay High)” eventually passed 1 billion streams by late
2015. “Talking Body,” Tove’s follow-up single mirrored the global success of its
predecessor, earning RIAA double-platinum status. “Habits (Stay High)”, “Talking
Body”, and Tove’s new single “Moments” are featured on her critically hailed and
platinum-selling debut album, Queen of the Clouds, which entered the iTunes
Alternative Albums chart at #1.
As a member of Max Martin and Shellback’s
songwriting collective, Tove Lo earned her first cuts with her compositions for Icona
Pop, Girls Aloud and most recently for Hilary Duff, Adam Lambert, and Ellie Goulding. In
the U.S., Tove has made television appearances on Late Night with Seth
Meyers, Conan, Jimmy Kimmel Live! Watch What Happens Live, The Tonight Show
Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with David Letterman, Good Morning America,
Ellen, and The Late Late Show with James Corden.
Rachel Platten – Born and raised in Boston, Rachel Platten has been an independent
musician for the better part of the last decade, fighting for her big break in music. This
past year, the singer/songwriter's “Fight Song” would be just the break she hoped for,
becoming the life-changing inspirational hit of 2015, topping charts around the world and
selling more than 2 million downloads in the U.S. alone. The fire that “Fight Song” ignited
has connected not only with music fans but also Columbia Records. With her anthemic
new single "Stand By You" climbing the charts, Rachel kicks off the new year with the
release of her major label debut album "Wildfire," available everywhere January 1.
WALK THE MOON – Hailing from Ohio, chart topping alt pop rockers WALK THE
MOON have dominated 2015 with their wildly popular multi-format and chart topping
triple platinum smash, “Shut Up and Dance”. “Shut Up and Dance,” spent a record 27
weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Rock Songs chart and 32 weeks in the top 10 on
Billboard’s Alternative Songs chart with 4 consecutive weeks at #1. The song also spent
8 weeks at #1 at the Adult Pop Songs chart, 6 weeks at No. 1 on Adult Contemporary,
and climbed to No. 2 on the Pop Songs chart. WALK THE MOON spent most of 2015 on
their TALKING IS HARD headlining tour in support of their album TALKING IS HARD
(RCA Records) which was released in December 2014. WALK THE MOON consists of
Nicholas Petricca (lead singer, songwriter and keyboard player), Eli Maiman (guitar,
vocals), Kevin Ray (bass, vocals) and Sean Waugaman (drums, vocals).
“Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2016” is produced by dick
clark productions with Ryan Seacrest, Allen Shapiro and Mike Mahan serving as
executive producers and Barry Adelman and Mark Bracco are co-executive producers.
Larry Klein is producer.
The complete lineup Thursday night, December 31 on ABC is:
8:00 - 11:00 p.m. – “Dick Clark’s Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest
2016”
11:30 - 1:09 a.m. – “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2016, Part
1”
1:10 - 2:13 a.m. – “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2016, Part
2”
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