Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen will be back in Times Square for the eighth year in a row to host CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live 2025 special and we have all the details you need to know.
The special begins at 8:00pm ET and will continue until 12:30am ET.
Throughout the night, CNN reporters will providing coverage from around the country and the network’s Sara Sidner, Harry Enten, and Cari Champion will take over the celebration at 12:30am ET, counting down to the new year as the Central Time Zone rings in 2025 from Auditorium Shores in Austin, Texas.
The special will air live on CNN and stream live on Max for subscribers.
So, who is performing?
Keep reading to find out more…
PERFORMERS LINEUP
Mickey Guyton – singing “Imagine” live from Times Square
50 Cent – performing live from Las Vegas residency
CNN REPORTERS
Richard Quest from the crowds in Times Square and inside Madame Tussauds
Randi Kaye from Key West, Florida
Stephanie Elam from Atlantis, Paradise Island in the Bahamas
Gary Tuchman from Prescott, Arizona
Lynda Kinkade in Sydney
Mike Valerio in Seoul
Hanako Montgomery in Tokyo
Kristie Lu Stout in Hong Kong
Will Ripley in Bangkok
Bijan Hosseini in Tashkent
Becky Anderson in Dubai
Eleni Giokos in Athens
Melissa Bell in Paris
Larry Madowo in Luanda
Victoria Rubadiri in Nairobi
Pau Mosquera in Madrid
Isa Soares in London
Julia Vargas Jones in Rio de Janeiro
Brianna Keilar, Julia Chatterley and Coy Wire in New York City
Check out who will be performing on all of the other TV networks on New Year’s Eve.
