Brandy and Monica will take the stage together on New Year’s Eve, extending the momentum of their recently completed ‘The Boy Is Mine Tour’ with a nationally televised performance on CNN’s annual NYE celebration.
The R&B stars are part of the star-studded entertainment lineup for CNN’s ‘New Year’s Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen‘ originating from Times Square in NYC, officially kicking off Wednesday, December 31, at 8 p.m. ET.
The broadcast will feature musical performances by Robyn (from Times Square), Shakira (from Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla.), Brandy and Monica (from The Black Promoters Collective/The Boy Is Mine Tour), and Bryan Adams (from Madison Square Garden) Also slated to appear are Flo Rida, Brandi Carlile, Florence + The Machine, RAYE, Patti LaBelle, Michelle Williams, and Aloe Blacc.
Additional guests include Late Show host Stephen Colbert, SNL‘s Sarah Sherman, Leanne Morgan, Rebecca Romijn and husband Jerry O’Connell, B.J. Novak, Amy Sedaris, and mentalist Oz Perlman.
Throughout the night, CNN reporters will provide live coverage of celebrations across the country, including Randi Kaye in New Orleans; Stephanie Elam in Atlantis, Paradise Island in the Bahamas:, Isabel Rosales in Greater Lauderdale, Fla.; and Harry Enten in Prescott, Ariz.
The live broadcast will follow New Year’s celebrations in more than a dozen cities around the globe. CNN’s New Year’s Eve programming will also stream on CNN’s new subscription platform (available at CNN.com/AllAccess), and on CNN’s mobile app and connected apps on smart TVs. Pay TV subscribers can access the stream by logging in with their Pay TV credentials.
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