Gloria Gaynor to Close Out 2020 With 'I Will Survive'

Singer will appear at Times Square event honoring essential workers
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Dec 15, 2020 8:03 PM CST
Gloria Gaynor to Close Out 2020 With 'I Will Survive'
Singer Gloria Gaynor attends the Angel Ball, hosted by Gabrielle's Angel Foundation for Cancer Research on Oct. 23, 2017, in New York.   (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

The New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square will be a celebration of perseverance, honoring essential workers and featuring Gloria Gaynor singing her anthem, "I Will Survive," organizers said Tuesday. They had announced previously that the annual event will be virtual this year, with no public audience as in other years, and aimed at broadcast viewers. The broadcasts that usually set up shop in Times Square will be there, including "Dick Clark's New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2021," which will have a performance from Jennifer Lopez, the AP reports. Other performers include Cyndi Lauper and Billy Porter.

Organizers said they would be honoring essential workers as the “Heroes of 2020" and designate a group of them as Special Guests, an annual tradition since the 1990s. Tim Tompkins, president of the Times Square Alliance, said in a statement, "This year, it feels most appropriate to shine a spotlight on the individuals who are tirelessly leading our nation through hard times with unshakable strength, determination and poise."

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