Every year for as long as I can remember, my family has tuned in to Live on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin Eve live television special from Times Square in New York City. From watching the interviews with the artists, chit-chat among the hosts, the slew of musical performances, and of course toasting with my family at midnight for the ball drop, I have always enjoyed every second of this tradition on New Years Eve.
That tradition became even more special for me when it was announced that my favorite country music duo Dan + Shay would be one of the many artists who would perform a few of their hits during the event on December 31, 2018, this year with Ryan Seacrest as the main host. My mom and I watched the entire live telecast and I had a huge grin on my face each time Dan + Shay took the stage!
One of the songs that Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney performed that night was their upbeat love song "All To Myself" from the duo's self-titled album. The track was released to country radio in February, 2019 as their next single and reached number one status later that year. Despite the rain that fell during their performance, that did not stop Smyers or Mooney from giving it their all. Smyers and Mooney both moved around the stage to engage with the massive crowd, and even had some audience participation moments during the song. In addition, the duo's producer (Smyers) and lead vocalist (Mooney) put all of their energy into telling the story of the song. The crowd cheered and applauded the guys after they sang the last note. To me, it looked like the duo genuinely had a lot of fun performing on the biggest stage on New Year's Eve!
This was Dan + Shay's first time being part of the line-up in New York City and I have a good feeling that it will not be their last based on the three performances I got to witness that night. Stay tuned for future posts with my thoughts and review of their performance of "Tequila" and "Speechless"!
Below is the "All To Myself" performance video from Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest that was posted on Dan + Shay's YouTube channel January 2, 2019. Enjoy!
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