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Star Gazing: Celebs Ring In The New Year And Hit The Ground Running Into 2022

As we say a celebratory goodbye to 2021 and gear up for a productive new year, celebrities hit the stages and the streets in style
Star Gazing: Celebs Ring In The New Year And Hit The Ground Running Into 2022
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 31: Ashanti (L) and Ja Rule perform onstage during the Times Square New Year’s Eve 2022 Celebration on December 31, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)
By Rivea Ruff · Updated January 6, 2022
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2022 is in full swing, and your favorite celebrities have already kicked off Q1 with style.

Starting New Year’s Eve, stars took to stages across the country for celebrations bidding 2021 goodbye and looking forward to the future with dynamic performances.

From Big Boy & Sleepy Brown, to Ja Rule and Ashanti, from Ciara to Saweetie, there was no shortage of upbeat jams and dance moves to ring in the third year of the 20’s.

Star Gazing: Celebs Ring In The New Year And Hit The Ground Running Into 2022
DICK CLARK’S NEW YEAR’S ROCKIN EVE WITH RYAN SEACREST 2022 – “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2022” marked the milestone 50th anniversary of America’s biggest celebration of the year and included over five hours of special performances and reports on New Year’s celebrations from around the globe. The most-watched annual celebration, “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest,” will air FRIDAY, DEC. 31, live on ABC at 8:00 p.m. EST. (Eric McCandless via Getty Images) BIG BOI, CIARA, SLEEPY BROWN

As the confetti was swept away and January officially kicked off, comedians like Cedric the Entertainer and DL Hughley took to the stage to regale an Atlanta crowd with jokes, Doja Cat performed her hits in the Bahamas, and some of our favorite shows, Black-Ish and This Is Us, kicked off their monumental final seasons.

Take a look these scenes from 2022’s first week below:

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Ciara
Star Gazing: Celebs Ring In The New Year And Hit The Ground Running Into 2022
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Big Boy, Ciara, Sleepy Brown
Star Gazing: Celebs Ring In The New Year And Hit The Ground Running Into 2022
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Big Boy
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Ashanti, Ja Rule
Star Gazing: Celebs Ring In The New Year And Hit The Ground Running Into 2022
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Liza Koshy
Star Gazing: Celebs Ring In The New Year And Hit The Ground Running Into 2022
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Saweetie
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Saweetie
Star Gazing: Celebs Ring In The New Year And Hit The Ground Running Into 2022
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50 Cent, Cuban Link
Star Gazing: Celebs Ring In The New Year And Hit The Ground Running Into 2022
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50 Cent
Star Gazing: Celebs Ring In The New Year And Hit The Ground Running Into 2022
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LeVar Burton
Star Gazing: Celebs Ring In The New Year And Hit The Ground Running Into 2022
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Dionne Warwick
Star Gazing: Celebs Ring In The New Year And Hit The Ground Running Into 2022
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Doja Cat
Star Gazing: Celebs Ring In The New Year And Hit The Ground Running Into 2022
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Ye
Star Gazing: Celebs Ring In The New Year And Hit The Ground Running Into 2022
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Cedric the Entertainer
Star Gazing: Celebs Ring In The New Year And Hit The Ground Running Into 2022
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DreamDoll
Star Gazing: Celebs Ring In The New Year And Hit The Ground Running Into 2022
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Anthony Anderson
Star Gazing: Celebs Ring In The New Year And Hit The Ground Running Into 2022
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Laurence Fishburne, Yara Shahidi, Anthony Anderson, Miles Brown, Michelle Obama, Marsai Martin, Tracee Ellis Ross, Marcus Scribner, Jenifer Lewis, Katlyn Nichol
Star Gazing: Celebs Ring In The New Year And Hit The Ground Running Into 2022
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Faithe Herman, Sterling K. Brown, Susan Kelechi Watson, Lyric Ross, Eris Baker
Star Gazing: Celebs Ring In The New Year And Hit The Ground Running Into 2022