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\n\tChappell Roan<\/a> helped ring in 2026 with a performance of \u201cThe Subway<\/a>\u201d on Dick Clark\u2019s New Year\u2019s Rockin\u2019 Eve With Ryan Seacrest<\/em>, which was pre-recorded from her Kansas City show. The star released the track this summer, a highly anticipated song for her fans ever since she began singing it during her live sets the year prior.<\/p>\n \n\tRoan was part of a supersized New Year\u2019s Rockin\u2019 Eve<\/em> telecast<\/a> featuring performances from coast-to-coast. The main event in New York City\u2019s Times Square was hosted by Seacrest and Rita Orr, and featuring Diana Ross, Ciara, Maren Morris, Le Sserafim, and Little Big Town.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tOn the other side of the U.S., Rob Gronkowski and Julianne Hough hosted from Las Vegas, with a stacked West Coast lineup featuring Mariah Carey, Madison Beer, 50 Cent, Charlie Puth, Demi Lovato, 4 Non Blondes, Goo Goo Dolls, and KPop Demon Hunters<\/em>\u2018 Ejae, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami as Huntr\/X. Rockin\u2019 New Year\u2019s Eve<\/em> also broadcasted from Chicago with Chance the Rapper, and Puerto Rico with Daddy Yankee<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tFor Roan, the performance capped off a busy year as she continued to support her breakthrough album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess<\/a><\/em>. She also released a pair of new songs, \u201cThe Giver\u201d<\/a> and \u201cThe Subway,\u201d<\/a> with the latter recently earning Grammy nominations<\/a> for Record of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance. (Roan\u2019s 2025 notably began with her taking home Best New Artist<\/a> at the Grammys, too.)\u00a0<\/p>\n