LOS ANGELES (CNS) — After testing positive for COVID-19, hip-hop singer LL Cool J has canceled his performance in "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2022," according to a report posted on the ABC 7 website.

The actor and rapper was expected to perform from Times Square in New York before midnight on Friday.

"We were ready and I was really looking forward to ringing in 2022 in my hometown in a special way, but for now I wish everyone a healthy and happy New Year. The best is yet to come!" LL Cool J said in a statement to Variety.