New this year, Jamestown, owner of One Times Square – home of the iconic Ball Drop Celebration – created a first-of-its-kind virtual New Year's Eve experience.
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The full Times Square New Year's Eve 2021 event lineup also featured live performances by Jennifer Lopez, Billy Porter, Cyndi Lauper, Jimmie Allen, and Machine Gun Kelly for ABC's "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve," as well as an array of special activities and appearances that happened throughout the evening.
In addition to Andra Day and Gloria Gaynor, the live webcast included musical performances by Anitta, Pitbull, the USO Show Troupe, and The Waffle Crew.Īctor and beloved TV personality Jonathan Bennett returned to the celebration as Times Square New Year’s Eve Host. Two-time Grammy winner and global music legend Gloria Gaynor performed her global anthem of encouragement and inspiration, “I Will Survive,” along with, “Joy Comes In The Morning" and her hit song, “Never Can Say Goodbye.” She performed her Grammy Award-nominated single “Rise Up,” as well as her song “Forever Mine.” Day continued the New Year’s Eve tradition of singing John Lennon’s “Imagine” just before the Ball Drop Celebration when the world unites to countdown the final seconds to the new year. Acclaimed singer-songwriter Andra Day headlined the live commercial-free webcast and TV pool feed for New Year's Eve 2021.