Rock Out This New Year’s Eve With Drake & La Roux

Drake, La Roux, Train and Jennifer Hudson are a few of the artists helping ring in 2011 on ABC’s annual TV special, “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest.”

Fergie has once again signed on to host the Hollywood party portion of the show with Clark and Seacrest holding down the fort in New York.

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Morumbi Stadium, Sao Paulo, Brazil

“Fergie is back to host a terrific lineup of performances in Los Angeles that celebrate the most outstanding songs of the year,” producer Larry Klein said in a statement. The 2011 special marks The Black Eyed Peas singer’s fifth time hosting the west coast party.

Jenny McCarthy is joining the fun as a Times Square Correspondent.

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Day two of Voodoo Experience, City Park, New Orleans, La.

Viewers will also enjoy performances from Willow Smith, Ne-Yo, Avril Lavigne, Jason Derulo, Mike Posner, Natasha Bedingfield and Far East Movement.

“Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest” begins at 10 p.m. EST on Dec. 31.

Clark first hosted the New Year’s Eve special in 1972. Seacrest joined the program as his co-host in 2005.