Plot Synopsis

Each year, iHeartMedia stations across America host Jingle Ball concerts in local cities featuring performances by top recording artists and emerging new talent. As part of this holiday event, since 2013 The CW has televised THE IHEART RADIO JINGLE BALL, a long-form special that features performance from that year's Jingle Ball at New York City's Madison Square Gardens, from 2013-2022. Because of COVID, Ryan Seacrest and Elvis Duran welcomed fans to a virtual event in 2020, inviting music fans into the homes of artists, who shared their personal holiday traditions and performed their biggest hits along with never-before-heard covers of iconic holiday songs. ABC began televising the event in 2023.
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On Thursday, December 21, 2023 from 8-10pm ET/PT, ABC debuted THE IHEARTRADIO JINGLE BALL 2023, a two-hour special that presents the best performances from this year's concerts. This season's live music event -- which captures the music and holiday spirit on iHeartRadio stations across America and the iHeartRadio app, with performances by this year's biggest artists, including Olivia Rodrigo, Usher, Nicki Minaj, SZA, Niall Horan, OneRepublic, AJR, Sabrina Carpenter, Miguel, Jelly Roll, Big Time Rush, NCT DREAM, Flo Rida and more. This year, The Jingle Ball Tour stops in Tampa, Florida; Dallas/Fort Worth; Los Angeles; Chicago; Detroit; New York; Boston; Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia; Atlanta; and Miami/Fort Lauderdale.

The holiday special features performances from its annual nationwide tour, specifically the Madison Square Garden concert in New York City and the Forum concert in Los Angeles. The show features select performances by this year's biggest artists, including Olivia Rodrigo, SZA, Niall Horan, OneRepublic, Sabrina Carpenter, Jelly Roll, Doechii, Paul Russell, Melanie Martinez, David Kushner, AJR, Pentatonix, Big Time Rush and a very special performance from Cher, including her smash hit "Believe." In addition to the live performances, the two-hour primetime special also showcases backstage segments with featured performers and special presenters including Jared Leto, Jimmy Fallon, Andy Cohen, Martha Stewart, Dixie D'Amelio, Maddie Ziegler and Ariana Greenblatt, with pop-ins from Kendall Jenner, Hailey Bieber and Tate McRae.