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Cyndi Lauper‘s performance on the Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve special has fans scratching their heads because they can’t quite comprehend what they watched.

The legendary entertainer first hit the stage with Billy Porter, the star of her Broadway show Kinky Boots, for a duet of “True Colors.”

After the performance, the cameras never cut away from Cyndi, but her glam squad went on stage to touch up her hair and makeup. While they were fixing her up, she shooed them away and said, “I’m on camera. I’m on camera.”

Cyndi then gave a short speech about having “hope” while heading into 2021 and she then performed her song “Hope,” which has an EDM feel.

“See me untethered / See me now / And see us together,” Cyndi sang while a DJ bopped up and down behind her.

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The 2021 Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve special is happening live in Times Square right now with hosts Ryan Seacrest, Lucy Hale, and Billy Porter appearing in New York City!

Even though Times Square is nearly empty this year due to the pandemic, the TV shows are still broadcasting live from the historic location.

Billy, who is best known for his Emmy-winning performance in FX’s Pose and his Tony and Grammy-winning work in Broadway’s Kinky Boots, showed off his musical talents during the show. He performed twice, including a duet of “True Colors” with Cyndi Lauper.

“It was a big year for sweatpants. Decided to give my favorite pair a well-deserved break tonight. #RockinEve,” Ryan tweeted with a photo of his outfit.

If you’re wondering, the few people allowed to watch the ball drop in Times Square this year are all first responders and essential workers who were all selected to receive the special tickets.

FYI: Ryan is wearing Taft shoes. Billy is wearing a gray Rick Owens coat. He is wearing a Botter suit under the red coat.

Miley Cyrus hits the stage at the Hollywood studio to open the show during the Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve 2021 special, which aired on Thursday night (December 31).

The 28-year-old singer kicked off the special by performing her smash hit song “Party in the USA” and she wore a festive American flag outfit for the performance.

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“Was my honor to perform PARTY IN THE USA opening tonight’s @NYRE after the year we’ve experienced. This song represents TRIUMPH (check the belt) 🇺🇸 🎉 🎸 looking forward to 2021 wishing everyone a happy and safe NY celebration! 2 more songs to come!” Miley tweeted after the performance aired.

You can watch a clip of the performance below from the Rockin’ Eve Instagram page.

NeNe Leakes is seemingly asking fans to boycott the CNN New Year’s Eve special amid her feud with host Andy Cohen.

The former Real Housewives of Atlanta show recently asked her fans to boycott the Bravo franchise and made accusations of black women being demoted while others were promote behind the scenes.

Andy and his longtime best friend Anderson Cooper are hosting the CNN show this year and while NeNe didn’t point out which show to boycott, it seems she’s referring to that one.

“Be Smart and DO NOT SUPPORT count down shows TONIGHT that aren’t supporting or respecting BLACK WOMEN creativity/equality and blacklisting us from working if we speak the truth abt their wrong doings,” NeNe tweeted on New Year’s Eve.

“Don’t believe me, believe your eyes,” NeNe continued. “In 2021, we will form a March outside of these racist studios #blackwomenmatter.”

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You’ve probably heard “Auld Lang Syne” every New Year’s Eve, but are you still wondering what it means? The literal translation of the phrase is “old long since,” but the meaning is “days gone by.”

The song started off as a poem written down by Robert Burns in 1788, though it is believed that it was written before that date by someone else.

The song is interpreted to raise the question if it’s right to forget old times and never think of them again. It’s the perfect song for New Year’s Eve as we move into a new year and try to decide if we will look back at moments from the past year or forget them and move forward.

“Auld Lang Syne” has been covered in tons of movies like When Harry Met Sally, Sex and the City, New Year’s Eve, and more. Mariah Carey and Barbra Streisand are some of the iconic artists who have put their spin on the song.

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NBC’s New Year’s Eve 2021 is set to kick off tonight with a lot of celeb performers set to take the stage from across the country!

Unfortunately, this year, because health and safety are of the highest concern due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there will be no public access to the New Year’s Eve countdown to the ball drop in Times Square. However, NBC has put together a great lineup to keep everyone entertained at home.

NBC’s New Year’s Eve 2021 will air tonight from 10-11 pm ET with a break for local news before kicking back off at 11:30 pm to catch the ball drop live.

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Fox’s New Year’s Eve celebration is coming up in just a few hours and we can’t wait to check out the Toast & Roast 2021.

This year, Ken Jeong and Joel McHale are teaming up to “Toast & Roast” all that was 2020. The duo will commemorate the past year from coast-to-coast with a live, three-and-a-half-hour toast and roast of 2020.

Part one of the special will kick off tonight at 8pm ET and part two will pick back up at 11pm ET.

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