Rihanna to perform on New Year's special

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Recording artist Rihanna has been booked to perform on "NBC's New Year's Eve with Carson Daly" special in New York, the network said Monday.

Rihanna is to perform multiple songs as part of a music lineup that includes the rock group Green Day.

The two-hour special is to air live Dec. 31, beginning in prime time from 10-11 p.m. EST and continuing at 11:30 p.m. with the countdown to 2010 and the first performances of the year, NBC said.