New York City marked the start of 2021 with its famous Times Square ball drop - but it was largely closed off to the public, with Americans instead forced to watch via live-streams.
The same place that last year saw over a million people pack in to watch the annual tradition as well as live music performances was far more somber.
Only a handful of invited guests, including health care workers and others from the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, gathered to usher in the New Year.
Singer-songwriter Andra Day headlined the festivities - broadcast as a commercial-free live webcast, with other performers including Gloria Gaynor, Jennifer Lopez and Machine Gun Kelly.
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