RING IN THE NEW YEAR FROM NASHVILLE WHEN THE STAR-STUDDED ENTERTAINMENT SPECIAL "NEW YEAR'S EVE LIVE: NASHVILLE'S BIG BASH" RETURNS TO CBS ON SATURDAY, DEC. 31

Country Music's Hottest Superstars Will Perform from Downtown Nashville, Including First Announced Acts Brooks & Dunn, Kelsea Ballerini, Little Big Town and Zac Brown Band

Country music's hottest superstars return to celebrate the new year when CBS presents NEW YEAR'S EVE LIVE: NASHVILLE'S BIG BASH, Saturday, Dec. 31 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT, 10:30 PM-1:30 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+*. The inaugural broadcast in 2021 peaked with 5.51 million viewers in the midnight hour.

Originating from downtown Nashville across multiple locations, the star-studded special will be packed with high-energy performances celebrating the excitement and anticipation of a new year. The first round of performers announced to ring in the new year include Brooks & Dunn, Kelsea Ballerini, Little Big Town and Zac Brown Band. Additional artists and information about the special will be announced at a later date.

Music City has built an outstanding reputation for throwing the most musical New Year's celebration and country's biggest party. The five-hour celebration features nearly 50 performances from locations across the city, including the mainstage in Nashville's Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park. The broadcast will cross multiple time zones, with the traditional countdown at midnight ET, culminating with the renowned Nashville Music Note Drop and fireworks at midnight CT.

NEW YEAR'S EVE LIVE: NASHVILLE'S BIG BASH is executive produced by Robert Deaton and Mary Hilliard Harrington in partnership with the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp. The special will be directed by Sandra Restrepo.

*Paramount+ Premium subscribers will have access to stream live via the live feed of their local CBS affiliate on the service as well as on demand. Essential-tier subscribers will have access to on-demand the day after the special airs.

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