Dick Clark News

Two dazzling specials featuring some of the biggest names in music will bring melodies in December: “A Very Backstreet Christmas” celebrates the holidays with The Backstreet Boys, and “Finding Harmony” is an uplifting story featuring EGOT winner John Legend and David Brown, founder of the Columbus-based Harmony Project in Ohio.

For the first time ever, the “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” star and current “Dancing with the Stars” contestant will take the AMAs stage to usher in music’s hottest night of the year, which will feature showstopping performances and exciting moments highlighting music’s biggest names.

Reigning Favorite Male Latin Artist Bad Bunny is this year’s most-nominated artist with eight nods. Powerhouses Beyoncé and Taylor Swift are the most-nominated female artists with six nominations. Close behind with five nominations each are Adele, Harry Styles, and The Weeknd, including Artist of the Year. Check out the full list of nominations!

The Golden Globe Awards are viewed in more than 220 countries and territories worldwide. It is one of the few awards ceremonies to recognize both motion picture and television achievements. NBC has a long-standing history of broadcasting the Golden Globe Awards and will be televising this year’s show as part of a one-year agreement.

Complete with smooth, rhythmic beats and triumphant hooks, the track is available now on all streaming services, with a companion visualizer. The new offering continues to build on Masked Wolf’s impressive rolodex of collaborations with Mike Posner, G-Eazy, Bring Me the Horizon, Bebe Rexha, Alex Gaskarth (of All Time Low), and more.

Emmy®-winning producer Jesse Collins will return as showrunner and executive producer along with Jesse Collins Entertainment’s Emmy-winning executive producer Dionne Harmon, Emmy-nominated executive producer Jeannae Rouzan-Clay, and longtime American Music Awards producer Larry Klein for the showcase of global superstars.

Ryan Seacrest will receive the 2022 National Association of Broadcasters’ Distinguished Service Award (NAB DSA), the organization’s highest honor, which recognizes those who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the American system of broadcasting.

Gearing up for the holiday season, Jimmy Fallon, Willie Nelson, Billy Ray Cyrus, Jimmie Allen, Zach Williams and Miley Cyrus have been cast as guest stars in NBC’s “Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas.” In addition to the legendary Dolly Parton in the lead role, the film will star Tom Everett Scott, Ana Gasteyer and Angel Parker.

Masked Wolf unveiled his new single “Madhouse” featuring Mike Posner. Masked Wolf has teamed up with a diverse array of acts such as G-Eazy, Bring Me the Horizon, Bebe Rexha, Alex Gaskarth (of All Time Low), and more, while Posner has collaborated with a number of industry staples including Justin Bieber, Maroon 5, Big Sean, Nick Jonas, and more.

Masked Wolf has joined forces with G-Eazy, Bebe Rexha, and most recently Bring Me The Horizon on “Fallout,” while All Time Low teamed up with blackbear and Demi Lovato on their hit single “Monsters,” which spent 18 weeks atop Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart, marking the group’s first #1 at radio.

Players from participating lottery jurisdictions will travel to New York City to ring in the New Year and have the chance to win $1 million in a special drawing broadcast live on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2023,” the No. 1 New Year’s Eve programming special, on ABC.

Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts (PTPA) announces a brand new edition of Jokes on Main, its comedy series featuring the Tri-State's funniest stand-up comedians, Steve Shaffer, John McClellan, Patty Rosborough & Rich Aronovitch on Friday, June 24 at 8:00pm. Some material may not be suitable for children. Lobby and bar concessions open at 7pm. Tickets are $30 plus fees. Save $5 per ticket when ordering 10 or more tickets - use code GROUP2022. Tickets can be purchased online anytime at PatchogueTheatre.org or at the Box Office, (631) 207-1313, 71 East Main Street in Patchogue. Advanced ticket purchase is strongly recommended. PTPA COVID-19 Restrictions have been lifted.

The new tour will kick off on October 15 in Greenville, SC, making stops in 43 U.S. cities including New York’s Madison Square Garden, Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, and L.A.’s Crypto.com Arena before concluding in Seattle, WA on March 17.  Underwood will be joined on THE DENIM & RHINESTONES TOUR by special guest Jimmie Allen on all dates. Get the full tour schedule.

The album is a digital compilation featuring recordings from Darin's years with Capitol Records and Motown Records in the early 1960s, including “More” and “Call Me Irresponsible,” which was recently featured in the hit HBO show “Euphoria.” The singer's management also signed with 7S Management for Estate representation. 

With a career spanning more than half a century, he was a 1989 inductee into the Country Music Disc Jockey Hall of Fame and a 2007 inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame. He has been called “the Dick Clark of Country Music” and the dean of Country Music broadcasters.  

The Times Square Menorah Project (FestivalofLightsNY.com) announces plans create the world's largest menorah reaching 52' into the sky as preproduction begins on a celebrity filled TV special to light the giant menorah on Dec 18, 2022.

Multiplatinum star Avril Lavigne has unveiled an acoustic version of her new single “Bite Me.' Her first new music since 2019 and label debut for Travis Barker’s DTA Records, “Bite Me” arrived last month to a raft of praise from the likes of Rolling Stone, Billboard, USA Today, People, and Vulture. Watch the new music video now!

Billy Porter has revealed his official music video for “Children”. The visual is Porter's first video with his new team at the Island/Republic record label. “Children” is a high-energy dance floor anthem co-written with GRAMMY® Award-nominated songwriter MNEK [H.E.R., Dua Lipa] and Little Mix’s Jade Thirlwall.

Billy Porter, who co-hosted last year from Times Square, will return to New Orleans as co-host to shepherd the Central Time Zone countdown. Billy co-hosted from New Orleans in 2019. He joins Ryan Seacrest, Liza Koshy, and Ciara for the 2022 countdown.

Billy Porter, who last month released “Children,” his anthemic debut single for Island Records UK/ Republic Records in the US, dropped his new single “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas,” on November 19th.