NBC is sending Carson Daly to go head-to-head against Dick Clark on New Year’s Eve.

The MTV host will anchor NBC’s first New Year’s Eve special – featuring a batch of pop music stars – from Rockefeller Center.

Dick Clark’s annual show has been a holiday fixture for more than 30 years – and, until now, has been pretty much unchallenged.

Daly has often been compared to Clark because they both hosted afternoon music shows – albeit in two different eras.