Fergie will host the So-Cal festivities for the ninth year on New Year's Eve, according to Billboard. The event will be broadcasted as part of ABC's New Year's Eve telecast.

The star-studded "Billboard Hollywood Party" in L.A. will feature performances from One Direction, Charli XCX, Iggy Azalea, Jason Derulo, Bastille, Meghan Trainor, Pentatonix and Fergie.

Epoch Times reported that the celebration in L. A.will start around 7 p.m., and about 30,000 people are expected to come.

There will be three stages and one designated for the "countdown" stage which features Mr. Little Jeans, Made in Heights and Breakestra. Other performances include Ceci Bastida, Omid, Dorothy and L.A.'s favorite DJ's such as Chris Douridas, Aaron Byrd and Trinidad.

On the opposite coast, Ryan Seacrest will ring in the New Year in the biggest party on TV, "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve," Latin Times reported. The night will be filled with live performances from popular artists in the Big Apple and pre-recorded performances from singers in Los Angeles.

Pitbull is starting a new tradition this year on the Fox network called "Pitbull's New Year's Resolution" in Miami. He will feature performances from Enrique Iglesias, Fifth Harmony, Fall Out Boy, The Band Perry and Becky G starting at 8 p.m. ET and going through the New Year.

Also catch NBC's "New Year's Eve With Carson Daly" at 10 p.m. ET for guests like Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga, Seth MacFarlane, Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani and Pharrell Williams.

Check out a livestream of the New Year's ball drop at iDigitalTimes.

"There's over 190 million Americans counting down together at the same time. I can't think of any other time in our lives where we're all doing the same thing at the same time," Tim Tompkins, the Times Square Alliance president told Hollywood Take.

Those who want to enjoy the ball drop from their mobile phones can download the free Times Square Ball Drop app available on iTunes and Google Play.

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