Tonight was NEW YEAR’S EVE LIVE: NASHVILLE’S BIG BASH 2023, a star-studded entertainment special hosted by country stars and GRAMMY® nominated artists Jimmie Allen, Elle King and Rachel Smith.
More than 200,000 people attended the event, which set a record. Collaborations throughout the night include Jimmie Allen and Flo Rida, Kelsea Ballerini and Wynonna Judd, Sheryl Crow and Ashley McBryde, Steve Miller with King Calaway, Thomas Rhett with Riley Green and Zac Brown Band with The War And Treaty.
CMT’s Cody Alan and WCBS’ Lonnie Quinn were live from New York City for the Times Square ball launch before the Nashville crowd chimed in the New Year at center hour.
Full Lineup of Performing Artists: Jason Aldean, Jimmie Allen, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Brooks & Dunn, Kane Brown, Luke Bryan, King Calaway, Sheryl Crow, Flo-Rida, Riley Green, Wynonna Judd, Elle King, Little Big Town, Ashley McBryde, Steve Miller, Thomas Rhett, Darius Rucker, Lainey Wilson, War and the Treaty and Zac Brown Band. The five-hour broadcast is a dizzying parade of 50 consecutive performances spanning multiple time zones, live from the country music destination home. Nashville counted down the East Coast to midnight and kept the party going until midnight Central Time with the city’s famous Music Note Drop®.