Chance the Rapper has secured a groundbreaking function as co-host of ABC’s “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026,” the community introduced Sunday.

The Grammy-winning artist will signify the Central Time Zone in the course of the December 31 broadcast, internet hosting reside from Chicago’s Wacker Drive alongside co-hosts Ryan Seacrest, Rita Ora, Rob Gronkowski and Julianne Hough.

The appointment marks the primary time a significant phase of the long-lasting celebration has been hosted reside from Chicago by a Chicago native. Chance the Rapper may also ship a efficiency instantly earlier than midnight, bringing his hometown’s vitality on to hundreds of thousands of viewers nationwide.

“This marks the first time a major segment of the show will be hosted live from Chicago by a Chicago native,” in line with the announcement, positioning the 32-year-old artist to showcase his metropolis’s tradition on the nationwide stage.

The internet hosting alternative caps an distinctive yr for the unbiased artist, who accomplished his “And We Back” North American tour and launched his critically acclaimed second studio album, Star Line, in August.

The 17-track venture debuted at No. 2 on Spotify’s Top Albums Debut USA Chart and No. 3 globally, that includes collaborations with Joey Bada$$, Lil Wayne, Smino, Vic Mensa, BJ the Chicago Kid, Young Thug, Jamila Woods, Do or Die and Jazmine Sullivan.

Star Line represents considered one of Chance’s most bold initiatives up to now. The album attracts inspiration from Marcus Garvey’s pioneering Black Star Line imaginative and prescient, channeling themes of resilience, diasporic delight and group all through its narrative arc.

Production credit embrace business luminaries Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, Peter CottonTale and Nico Segal, whereas the album’s visible id was helmed by Brandon Breaux, the inventive thoughts behind Chance’s iconic early paintings.

The venture emerged from the artist’s travels to Ghana, Jamaica and international artwork gala’s, incorporating Pan-African influences right into a cohesive trendy reflection.

Chance’s look on the Grammy Museum in October supplied perception into his inventive course of behind “Star Line,” discussing how the album serves as each a private and cultural milestone.

“Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026” airs reside Tuesday, December 31, starting at 8 p.m. EST on ABC.

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