Ryan Seacrest Shares GIF of Jelly Roll Hugging and Picking Him Up on 'Dick Clark's New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’

Ryan Seacrest is memorializing his delightful New Year’s Eve moment with Jelly Roll.

During Sunday night’s Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest special to ring in 2024, the country music star, 39, inadvertently created an adorable, viral moment when he was so thrilled after his performance that he hugged and picked up Seacrest, 49. 

After clips of the pair's embrace made the rounds on social media, Seacrest had a little fun on Monday by answering fans’ requests that somebody make a GIF of the interaction. 

The TV star posted a Reel on his Instagram Story featuring footage of him wishing the “Wild Ones” singer a happy new year and his joyous response, as well as one fan’s hilarious post about how they couldn’t stop watching it. 

“I need someone to make this a GIF immediately,” the fan wrote. “No greater joy than Jelly Roll meeting Ryan Seacrest on NYE. The kick! I can’t stop watching it.” 

On the next slide of his Story, Seacrest pulled through with a GIF of the memorable moment, writing, “Done ✅,” alongside it. 

In the original clip from the annual holiday special on ABC, the host approached the singer-songwriter onstage after his set wrapped up, only to be greeted by a huge hug that led him to kick his feet off the ground. 

“Good to see! Congratulations!” the On Air with Ryan Seacrest host said while Jelly Roll held him and exclaimed, “I love you, man!” 

“I love you too, man,” the TV personality responded once he was set back down. “So much texture in your music and your performance there.”

“What a year it has been,” he continued. “Congratulations on the Grammy nominations, as well. Can you believe it?”

Jelly Roll (whose real name is Jason Bradley DeFord) then opened up about how much appearing on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve meant to him. “I’ve been watching this show since I was a kid, and to be standing up here next to Ryan Seacrest on New Year’s Eve in New York City — what a crazy dream come true going into 2024 as a Grammy-nominated artist, baby," he gushed.

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During the show, the CMA award winner took the stage to perform a medley of three songs: his latest single “Halfway to Hell,” the 2023 hit “Wild Ones” and “Need a Favor” off 2022’s Whitsitt Chapel. 

The “Son of a Sinner” artist’s live performance on the program capped off a major year which saw him earn his first-ever Grammy nominations. The musician is up for the coveted best new artist award at the 2024 Grammys, as well as best country duo/group performance for his collaboration with Lainey Wilson, “Save Me.”

In December, the country star reflected on his whirlwind year in an interview with PEOPLE and opened up about the progress he’s made after struggling with addiction. 

“I always said that if I ever got in this situation, I would do everything I could to give back," he said. "The fact that just me showing up places can make people happy is such a gift, and I feel like if God gave me that gift, I should show up."