Global reggaeton icon Daddy Yankee is set to take part in Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2026 with a live performance broadcast from Puerto Rico on December 31, joining a celebration that will welcome 2026 across multiple cities including New York, Las Vegas, Chicago, Nashville and Puerto Rico. The Puerto Rico segment of the show, where Daddy Yankee will appear, is hosted locally by actress and producer Roselyn Sánchez and will air live on ABC starting at 8 p.m. ET.

This appearance marks one of several uplifting moments highlighted in Latin music recently, placing Daddy Yankee alongside other artists such as Elena Rose and Fuerza Regida in a week of positive developments within the genre.

Daddy Yankee has been active this year following his return to music after announcing his retirement and conversion to Christianity, releasing his first studio album in three years titled Lamento en Baile in October 2025 and charting with the single “Sonríele.”

The New Year’s Eve performance is part of a broader lineup of diverse artists featured on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve 2026, which includes hosts and performers across several major U.S. cities as the world celebrates the transition into the new year.