Apple Music Announces Star-Studded New Year's Eve Lineup with Björk, Skepta, Uncle Waffles

Apple Music Announces Star-Studded New Year's Eve Lineup with Björk, Skepta, Uncle Waffles

By Marcus Delano Thompson

December 19, 2024 at 09:10 PM

Apple Music is hosting exclusive New Year's Eve livestreams featuring performances from Björk, Skepta, Uncle Waffles, and other prominent artists to welcome 2025.

Three artists perform on New Years

Three artists perform on New Years

The celebration includes two main events:

Audio-Only Stream (December 31, 9 PM GMT):

  • Björk performing a rare DJ set
  • Tim Sweeney
  • DJ Naina
  • Broadcasting on Apple Music Club and Apple Music 1

Video Stream (December 31, 11 PM GMT):

  • Skepta
  • Uncle Waffles
  • Available on Apple Music, Apple Music Club, and Apple Music 1

Both events were recorded at London's The Cause. Additionally, Apple Music will feature a 24-hour program with special DJ mixes from artists including Justice, Rüfüs Du Sol, horsegiirL, John Summit, Jyoty, Kayan, DIDI Han, SPINALL, and Skratch Bastid.

This event joins other major New Year's celebrations:

ABC's Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve featuring:

  • Tinashe
  • Teddy Swims
  • Thomas Rhett
  • Cody Johnson
  • Lenny Kravitz
  • Alanis Morissette
  • Reneé Rapp
  • Blake Shelton
  • Luis Fonsi
  • TLC

CBS' New Year's Eve: Nashville's Big Bash featuring:

  • Post Malone
  • Shaboozey
  • Lainey Wilson
  • Luke Bryan

The announcement follows Björk's recent "Natural Manifesto" sound exhibition at Paris' Centre Pompidou, which featured AI-recreated extinct animal sounds merged with spoken word vocals, and the release of her Cornucopia tour companion book.

Person strumming ghost-themed electric guitar

Person strumming ghost-themed electric guitar

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Ticketmaster donates to venue trust

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