Taylor to Rock New Year's Eve

Taylor Swift will join The Jonas Brothers and Lionel Richie to ring in 2009 on the ABC-TV special, Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, Dec. 31 at 9 p.m. ET.

All three acts will perform live during the telecast, joining Dick Clark in New York along with his co-host Ryan Seacrest. Kellie Pickler also will be on hand in Times Square with live reports on the festivities.

• published December 29, 2008
• story by Bob Paxman