Happy New Year, America is an American television special that aired on the CBS television network to celebrate the New Year. It first aired on December 31, 1979 (leading into 1980), and last aired December 31, 1995 (leading into 1996). In 1991–92, CBS aired Hard Rock Cafe New Year's Special, with Paul Reiser hosting from New Orleans Hard Rock Cafe, with live performances by Bonnie Raitt, John Mellencamp, and pre-taped appearances by Sting, INXS, Dire Straits and the Neville Brothers. Paul Shaffer hosted the return of HNY in 1994–95.